The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-08
GOING THROUGH
WITH A RUSH
The SelSnlOra8e Bill Travels Rapidly in the
Senate,
HON. C. A. GROWS FIRST Speech
Ably Advocates the Cause of the Veter-
ans-Senator Sherman's Last Effort
to Stay the Tide-The Bill viii Prob
ably Pass Today-Mr. O'Nell Tries
to Excuse the Pension Whiting.
Sarcasm of Mr.. Henderson.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March Z.

IN BILL appropriating $l5. 900 for
IAN the purpose OF reclaiming the
I1( United States ship of war Kear-
II u sage and her equipment was re-
ported to the senate and passed.
Mr. Harris, Tennessee, called for n
vote on his motion for second reading
OF the seiRniorass bill. Tie bill was
read in full and the presiding officer
said the bill was in committee Of the
whole and open to amendment. No
amendment being offered he followed
with the announcement that the Ques-
tion was on the engrossmont and third
reading OF the bill and that the stage
being rapidly passed he said that the
question now WAS on the question shall
the bill pass
All this had been accomplished 80
deftly and speedily that the opponents
of the bill did not seem to realizs that
their opportunities had slipped away.
Finally Mr.. Hoar inquired what bad
become OF an amendment which Mr.,
Stewart had offered or proposed to of.
fer He WAS informed that Mr.. Stewart
had abandoned the purpose, and as the
presiding officer put the question,
Shall the bill now pass?' Mr.. Hoar
interposed motion to adjourn and
called for the yeas and nays. The mo-
tion to adjourn was taken by yeas and
nays. 1t was defeated-yeas 12,
nays so.
Mr.. Sherman spoke briefly and in an
unimpassione1 manner, but with great
earnestucss az linst what he tsrmsd an
attempt to rush bill through. The
precedsnts of the senate had been set
aside, and the day would come when
this would return to plague the senate
Mr.. Sherman said that he desired to
address the senate at length. No one
dreamed that the bill would be passed
today, and he was not prepared to
speak now.
After some further collOquy the bill
was allowed to 90 over till tomorrcw
principally for the accommodation OF
Mr.. Sherman, but with no indication
that there would be tomorrow an
abandonment, or yielding of the par
liamentary advantage which it occu-
pies. After action on Mr.. Allson's
motion to reconsider, the next vote is
to be on the passage of the bill After
short executive session the senate at
3. 20 adjourned until tomorrow.
PENSION BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The discussion of the pension appro-
priation bill was resumed in the house
this morning. Mr.. O'Nelll (Dem.,
Mass J. in charge of the bill,
closed the general debate. He
reviewed the various speeches
by Republican members and
replied to their several criticisms of
and charges against the bureau. The
cause of the great sudden decrease of
the issue OF pension certificates, he
said, was decision made by Assistant
Secretary of Interior Bussey, in the
late administration, which reduced the
allowances OF n certain class of certifi-
Gates 3 per cent The bill then came
up for consideration under the 5-minute
rule and for amendment.
After several amendments ts had failed,
Mr. Henderson rep, II caused some
thing Of sensation by referring to the
speech of Mr. Black Dem, Ill) He
said that gentleman had stood up here
with bouquet of rhetoric in one hand
to attract the votes OF the soldiers,
while in his other, his withsred one,
he held dagger to drive into their
hearts.
HON. @. A. GROWS FIRST SPEECH
Mr.. Grow, (Rep. PENN, offered an
amendment making the lowest month
ly pension rate for disability, $l2 If
the government were to do anything
for the old soldier, he said, it should
10 something substantial. Dollars
and cents should not be weighed in
tho national scales against the heroic
deeds of the defenders of their co untry.
The magnitude of the struggle of 1861
6j md the magnanimity OF tho vi ctoTs
to the vanquished were the subject of
nm eloquent fivt-minuts outburst by
the ex-sDeakor.
Ii was his first speech since re.enter-
ing the house and he was listened to
with close attention. His voice waI
full, round aud impressive, and his
stirring sentiments evoked a round of
applause The amendment. however
was obnoxious to the point of order
that it changed existing laws.
The committee then rose and tbs
bill was reported to the house. Tht
Pickler amendment wns agreed to and
the bill passed without division.
At 410 the house adjourned until
tomorrow