Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15

The house soon took up the regular
order of business, consideration of the
pension BILL
Mr.. Dollver, of Iowa, spoke briefly
and was followed by Mr.. Hepburn, of
Iowa, who declared that the late con-
federate states contributed not one dol
! lar to the payment Of pensions.
The debate was continued by Messrs
Enloe and Cannon.
Washington, March Elm the senate
today Mr.. Hill presented a resolution
setting forth that, as there is an an
nounced deficit of S7S,OOO,OOO for the
current fiscal year; as the Wilson bill
proposes to discard that much revenue
| from the tariff and meet the double de
ficiency by internal direct taxation, the
finance committee be directed to frame
amendments to the bill emitting the
proposed new internal taxes and made
instead provision for sufficient revenue
by tariffng other foreign imports, and
otherwise revising the tariff without
creating a deficiency.
Several futile attempts were made
during the days session to get the
Bland seisniorase coinage bill before
the senate for consideration.
| Washington, March Cit is expected
that a subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on judiciary viii go to Milwau-
kee to investigate the strike decision Of
Judge Jenkins. The resolution to in
vestigate passed by the house today
provides for an inquiry by the full coIo-
mittee, but it is expected that Chair
nam Culberson will on Friday next
designate a SUBJ committee with Repre-
sentative Boatner, of Louisiana, as
chairman.
The resolution as adopted directs the
committee to investigate and report,
whether Hon. j. G.. jenkins exceeded
his jurisdiction i'm granting writs of in
| junction, abused the powers of said
court or oppressively exercised the
same or used his Office as judge to in
timidate or restrain employees of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company, the
officers of a labor organization with
which said employees were affiliated in
the exercise of their rights and privi-
leges under the laws of the United
States, and if so what action should be
taken by this house or by congress"
In the house today Mr.. Strait, demo-
crat, Of South Carolina, rose to a aues-
ton of privilege on the ground that his
rights had been invaded by the secre-
tary Of the navy in appointing and
Hb fI1r TO iSt1 lot OF
from another state.
Mr.. Cummings, chairman of the
naval committee, stated that the COM
mittee agreed with Mr.. Strait and re-
| ported a bill to prevent such mistakes
in the future. Mr.. Strait asked for the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the appointment by
the secretary Of the navy of naval
cadet for the fifth district of South
Carolina from the sixth Alabama dis
tTict is without authority of law and
void" Adopted.
The house then went into committee
of the whole for further consideration
Of the pension appropriation bill. Mr..
Sickles, democrat of New York, made
the opening speech and made state
ments concerning the pension commits
sioner which brought forth republican
! applause.
Mr.. Milliken, of Maine. made a brief
speech In favor of liberality in pensions
and was followed by Mr.. Grosv enor.
of Ohio. The charge that there is
wholesale fraud in the pension rolls
General Grosvenor stamped as false
and malicious.
Mr.. Coombs, of New York, took the
republicans to task for constant at
tempts to make political capital out of
! the pension business Mr.. Blair. of
New Hampshire, said that as far back
as 1881. in order to get at fraudulent
pensions the entire pension roll was
published. 1t was examined in every
/ community and as far as he knew not
one single. solitary case Of fraud had
developed. Mr.. Mcmahon. of Penn
sylvania, declared that he did not be-
I lieve the commissioner of pensions
would have pursued his policy toward
veterans had he not been forced to do
so at the dictation of IT, president.
At the end of his remarks the house
adjourned.
| Washington, March An interesting
debate was precipitated in the senate
today by Mr.. Harris motion for a sec
ond reading Of the seigniorage bill
This was opposed by Mr.. Sherman,
who moved it's reference to the finance
: committee, and in the course Of a
strong speech in opposition to the bill
he said it's object was to divert the
trust fund from it's legitimate purpose,
a thing which in Ohio would be peni-
Tertiary offense.
His motion was defeated, however,
and the bill was taken up as unfinished
business and almost before any one
was aware of what had happened it
passed to a third reading and was on
the point of passing the senate.
Then its opponents recovered from
their surprise and endeavored to pre-
vent it's passage and on request Of Sen
ator Sherman it went over until tomor-
row.