The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
THE BILL PASSED.
Only One Amendment Permitted by
the House-Incidents OF the Debate.

Only One Amendment Permitted by
the House-Incidents OF the Debate.
WASHINGTON, March 7. - After five
days Of debate the pension appropriation
bill, carrying $151, 600, 900, was passed this
afternoon without division. Throughout the
debate there had been no criticism OF the
amount carried by the bill, debate being
on the one hand confined to an assault on
the manner in which the present Commits
sioner of Pensions had administered the Of
flee and his alleged unauthorized suspension
of pensions, and on the other to a defense
of the attempt of the Commissioner to
purge the rolls Of those who were not en-
titled to place upon them. To-day there
were several very spirited speeches, those
by General Henderson of Iowa, Mr.. O'Neil.
In closing the debate, and ex-Speaker Grow.
All the amendments to the bill, save one.
that of Mr.. Pickler, to make the reports or
the examining surgeons open TO the In
spection of the applicant or his attorneys,
were defeated. They all fell under points
of order that they were not germane. The
one which attracted most attention was
that of Mr.. Enloe to repeal a portion OF
the provision included in the act OF last De-
cember to prevent the suspension Of any
pension except on thirty days notice. so
as to permit the suspension In case OF
plain prima facie evidence that the PEN
sioner had procured his pension by forgery,
perjury or other palpable frauds This
amendment was offered at the suggestion
OF Commissioner Lochren himself. who.
under the opinion of the Attorney general.
declared that If the act Of last December
stood, over 100000 would have to be paid
out to suspended pensioners who were
all 10 he
longer entitled to the pensions they had
been drawing. Mr.. Outhwaite. the chair
man OF the committee of the whole, how
ever, ruled the amendment out on Mr..
Martins point of order that il was not ger
name
At the opening Of the session this morn
ing Mr.. McCreary, from the committee on
foreign affairs, asked unanimous consent
for consideration of the Senate joint reso-
luton for appointment of commission 10
represent the United States at the Antwerp
international exposition. which opens May
8. There was no objection and the resoiu-
Mr. Flynn secured the passage OF a bill
granting 10 Oklahoma City for educational
purposes an abandoned military reservation
in said city.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
Two resolutions of inquiry, one calling on
ton as to the authority under which the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing had sub
mitted proposals to the Postoffice Depart
ment for the manufacture Of adhesive post
age stamps and the other upon the POST
master general for copies of proposals for
the manufacture of these stamps under the
last and present administration, were
adopted.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole and the debate on the pension ap-
propration bill was resumed. Alr. Hudson
criticised the conduct OF the Pension Office
both under the Harrison and Cleveland ad-
mnistratiOns. He was drawn into a lively
alteration with some Of his Republican
colleagues from Kansas over the campaign
ing tours OF Pension Agent Campbell, OF
tlIaI oCaIe. In Kansas. ne said, there were
forty thousand pensioners receiving an
average OF $l60, while In Massachusetts, there
were $4,000 pensioners receiving an aver
age of $3.50 per annum
do you think the Massachusetts, soldiers
receive too muchy' intertected Mr.. Walker.
Let me tell the gentleman that Massa-
chusetts has paid her soldiers S2S. 10000 in
addition TO all they had received from the
general government"
Mr.. Morse agreed with Mr.. Sckes that
the Commissioner OF Pensions was guilty
not only OF bad law but OF bad manners
Mr.. Stockdale supported the pension poll
lev OF Commissioners Lochren and the Presi-
dent They were trying. he said. 10 rid the
roll of the camp followers and coffee cool
ers and deserters In order 10 make Ii an
historic and honored roll OF the Nations
Mr.. Johnson. of Indiana made vigorous
onslaught on the policy OF Secretary Smith
and Commissioner Lochren. He also re-
pensions"
SPRINGER'S INQUIRY
After brief speech by Mr.. Thomas Mr..
Springer took the floor in defense OF the
policy OF the Pension oaice He wanted