The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-15
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SENTATlvES.
Our National Law-Makers and What They
Arc Doing for the Good OF tho Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed
and Acted Upon.


Doi2Es Of Congress.
The debate On the pension appropriation
hill continued ell day Monday in the
House. aud Mt times considerable
spirit was displayed. The principal
speakers were MessrS Deliver. Hepburn.
Enloe, and Cannon. The Senate
held short session. and hut little business
OF Importance was transacted A brief de-
,ention expressed by the Vice President to
refer the Bland seisniorage bill which
had just been received from the House.
to the Finance Committees Mr.. stew
art. Of Nevada. opposed this disposition OF
the bill. and asked that it be allowed to lie
on the table subject to being called up At
any time This was finally ordered. Mr..
Stewart at the same time offered a free
silver amendment to the bill. The only
other event Of interest was the Offer
ing bv Mir. Morgan. o, Alabama. OF a
resolution looking to the appointment OK
tariff commission. which he offered as an
amendment to the tariff bill A number
Of bills OF minor Importance were passed
The feature OF the pension debate In the
House tuesday, WAS the speech Of General
Daniel +, sickieS OF New York. Mr. Milli-
ken tRep, Maiuel made brief speech In
favor of !ibcraiity in pensions. and was
followed by Mr. Grosvcnor tsen. Ohioh
The charge that there was whole
sale fraud in the pension rolls General
Grosvenor stamped AS false and malicious
slant attempts to make political capital
out OF the pension business. aud the
unjust charges OF hostility to the sys-
tenn upon the Southern Representa-
tivcS The Southern members. he said.
had quietly mcQu!csced in the demands
for pensions. They did not even reply To
the taunts OF the other side Nit Blair
(Rer. n. H. said that the cry that the
cry that the pension roll was a roll OK dis
honor, tainted with fraud. had long been
i,,t lap AS fNr
In order tn get ut the fraudulent
pensions. the entire roll was pub
lished. 1t was examined IN every
community. and rs far As he knew
developed. MIR. Mahon rep. Pa com
cluded the debate for the day. A. the end
OF his remarks the committee rose Mr..
Dockery pre>ented bill from tho Joint
committee on expenditures In the depart
ment to improve the methods OF auditing
| accounts III the Treasury Department. ard
then ut 40 o'clock tho House adjourned.
The Senate confirmed q number OF post
mastcrA
The pension appropriation bill. carrying
| $50. coo, 900. was passed Wednesday after
noon without division Throughout the
| debate there had been no criticism
| OF the amount carried nv the bill
| All the amendment to the bill save enc.
| that OF Mr. Picker TO make the re-
| ports OF the examining surgeons open 10
| the inspection OF tho applicant or
| his attorneys, wero defeated. They all fell
under points OF order that they were not
| permaue The one which attracted most
| attention WA. that OF MIR Enloe. ~ repeal u
| portion OF the provision included in the act
| Of last December to prevent the suspension
| of any pension except on thirty days
notice; also To permit The suspen-
| sion in case OF plain prima facie
! evidence that the pen>ioner mad pro-
cured his pension b. forgery. perjury
or other palpable fraud. This umendment
| was offered AT the suggestion OF Commits
| sioner Lochrcn himself. who under the
| opinion OF the Attorney General declared
| Tint II the act OF last December stood over
s50c. 600 would have to be paid out TO sus-
| pended pensioners who were proved be-
| yond all question not TO DO longer en-
titled to the pensions they had
been drawing. Mr. Outhwaite. the Chair
| man, OF the committee OF the whole, how
! ever. ruled the amendment on: on Mr..
Martins point OF order that 1t was not
| germune. The Senate struggled all day
| with tho seiyniorage coinage bill. and con-
| siderable progress was made. 1t will soon
| be out OF the way. On motion OF Mr. Glib
| son the Senate passed the House bill ap.
propriating s45. 600 for the rescue OF the
armament and wreck OF tho United states
| steamer Kearsarge
The President transmitted some ad.
ditional Hawaiian correspondence 70
the House Thursday morning The Sen.
| ate bill to amend tho act to establish
the Smithsonian Institution was passed.
| The conference report on the urgency
| deficiency bill was presented NY Mr..
Ayres and agreed t.. Mr.. X chardSon.
| OF Tennessee. from tho joint commits
| sion on expend iturcs in the executive de-
partmcnts. called up the bill to reform the
| method OF accounting and auditing ia the
customs department Of the Treasury Tho
| bill abolishes the Office Of Commissioners
| and Assistant Commissioner OF Customs
The discussion over the bill took = wide
range and was participated In by Mcssrs.
Baker. Henderson. Hepburn. Cannon aud
| Dockery. The bill was passed. The House
! then went iato committee Of the wh lie for
, the consideration OF the District OF Column
| bia appropriation bill and. after debate.
sion conf med lot OF postmasters in Kan
| sas Illinois Michigan and Iowa
In the House Friday. after transact!ng
| eome business OF minor Importance. the
Houre went into Committee Of the Whole
for further consideration OF the District
OF Columbia bill In the course 1T de-
| bate Mr. K.l.ore denounced the District
nress as subservient to all jobs in the
| District to plumber the Treasury. At
| O'Clock the debate closed and voting took
| place on various amendments Without
| com plotting the consideration o: the bill
the House took u recess until 9 O'Clock. the
evening session to be devoted to pri-
| vate pension bills Tho eight session
| was devoted to the passage Of IN
d;vtdual pensions. and at 1925 the
| House adjourned. In the Senate Mr..
PETER introduced resolution for an in
vestiea,ion into the Senatorial sugar spec
| ulat.on. The House bill authorizing q
bridge over the East River between
New York and Long Island passed
wtthou, objection A bill was passed APP
prnpriating 100000 to pay the damages
resulting to persons who went upon the
| Crow Creek and Winnebago Indian ReseP.
walton in S1uth Dakota between Feb II
and %. 1ssa Thon came up the Bland
seiSniorace bill! as unfinished business.
which occupied the rest OF tho day.
just the Kind.