The herald., 1894-03-06
Debate on the Pension Bill in
the House.
A New Bill introduced by
Mr.. Bowers.
The Seigniorage Bill Laid Before
the Senate.
1t VIII Receive Immediate Consfd era.
tIon-stewart Offers a Free OoIn-
age Amendm rnt-supreme
Court Decisions.
By the Associated Press.

| ny the AbsOc1ated Press.
WASHINGTON, March SIN the house.
today Speaker Crisp presented, by re-
quest, petition from the governor and
legislative assembly of Utah protesting
against the removal of the Southern Ute
Indians from Colorado to Utah. and .
memorial from the same source for the
allotment of Indian lands in severalty.
| Representative Bowers OF California
introduced ia the house a bill extend.
ing the mineral land laws so they will
apply to all lands embraced within the
existing reservations, created by presi-
dental proclamations also extending
the grants of rights of way for canals
and bitches provided by the act repeal
ing the timber culture laws, so they
will include rights of way for electrical
power lines.
Breckinridge reported the urgent de-
ficiency bill, with the senate amend-
ments. The latter were concurred in
and the bill was sent to conference.
McCreery of kentucky asked unani-
nous consent for the passage of the SEN
ate resolution for the appointment of .
commission to represent this govern
ment at the Antwerp exposition. Bailey
OF Texas objected,
A bill to make Bonner's Ferry, Idaho,
port OF entry was passed.
Delegate Joseph asked asked immedi-
ate consideration for the bill for the ad-
mission of New Mexico. Cannon of Iii
nois raised the point of no quorum, and
the bill was withdrawn.
The house then went into committee
rafk = kko al An~
Hepburn (Rep.) of Iowa declared that
the confederate states contributed not
one dollar to the payment OF pensions
of the $3.50, ,000, 900 internal revenue
taxes the south paid less than $9,000,-
600; of $l77, ,000, 900 customs receipts
the south paid but 1900 600; of mis-
cellaneous receipts less than $4,000, 900.
80" said he, addressing the southern
members. tyou contribute less than
! $l5, 10000 to the revenues of the gov
eminent. How do you get that back
Nine millions returns as sugar bounty,
$1,000, 600 in pensions and $4,000, 900 as
the deficit in postal receipts. You,
therefore, receive back $3,O00.000 more
than you contribute. You contribute
not cent to northern pensions. What
difference does it make to you what we
do with orr own moneys" lRepablican
applause.
The first proof of hostility to the PEN
sionera by the administration Hepburn
found in the fact that Grover Cleveland
was president, second, Hoke Smith
secretary of the interior.
Cannon of Illinois concluded the de.
bate for the afternoon. In the course CT
his speech he drew General Black into
a most subtle colloquy. Oannon's pur-
pose being to commit General Black to
the lstter's opinion of Cleveland's pen
sion policy during his first sjministra-
tion. All his 6nesse, however, availed
nothing, as Black was on his guard and
refused to be trapped. Cannon then
sought to get an expression upon the
present pension policy. The general
replied that he had already given his
opinion of the Democratic idea of
pensions. "The country" replied Can
non, "cares not three hurrahs in hades
what the Democratic party thinks; what
it would like to know is whether the
pension policy of Grover Cleveland is a
just one. | believe my colleague, Cen
eral Black, does himself an injustice
when he seeks to make his own mag
nificent war record cover a malicious
and wanton attack upon his comrades"
The committee then arose and the
house adjourned.