The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18
Congressional Proceedings.


portant amendment. That is that the SEN
ators from that state shall not be admitted
to their seats until January, 1896. This was
the only condition upon which the demo-
| Gratis would consent to favorably report the
bill from the committee. This demand in
dicates conviction on the part Of the dem
ocrats that the new senators may be repub-
lican, and they do not wish to have them
admitted to the senate until the latest pos
sible moment. Mr.. Daniel OF Virginia Of
fered the following resolution, which was
heartily adopted by the senate without dis
cussion: "Res0lUed, That.the senate endorses
the prompt and vigorous measures adopted
by the president OF the United States and
the members of his administration to re-
pulse and repress by military force the in
reference of lawless men with the due
process of the laws of the United States and
with the transportation of the mails Of the
United States and with the commerce
among the states. The action of the presi-
dent and his administration has the full
sympathy and support of the law-abiding
masses of the people of the United States and
he will be supported by all departments
of the government and by the power and re-
sources of the entire nation" The diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was passed
and the pension appropriation bill was taken
up. This bill appropriates $50 900 for
army and navy pensions The management
of the pension Office under Commissioner
Lochren was assaulted by Mr.. Cullom of
Illinois and Mr.. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, and defended by Mr.. Palmer of IL
linos. The discussion closed with a final
shot by Mr.. Palmer at those politicians
who make the claims of the old soldiers a
shuttlecock." Mr.. Gallinger offered an
amendment to prohibit the commissioner of
pensions from annulling or reducing PEN
sions on a difference of opinion between
himself and previous commissioner The
amendment was rejected and the bill was
passed 60 The message from the senate
to the house announcing the passage of the
bill to admit Utah to sisterhood was re-
ceived with applause on the democratic
side. No business of importance was trans
acted.
THURsDAY.-In the senate the army ap-
preparation bill was taken up. Mr.. Mills of
Texas moved to strike out the paragraph
referring to the pay department ON the
ground that paymasters should be APP
pointed from civil life. Mr.. Proctor of Yer
mont opposed the motion, arguing that
military men should be paymasters. Some
of the severest battles of late years, he said
had been fought by paymasters and their
escorts on western plains. The course in
: European armies, he said, was to do away
with the several staff departments and to
merge them all into supply corps; and he
= hoped that the time would come when in
; the army of the United States the quarter
master commlssary and pay departments
would all be one. Mr.. Mills replied that il
he had not known that Mr. Proctor had
been secretary OF war his speech would
have shown him that he had been in the
closest contact with the army. His views
: were army views But the people had d
right to have door into the army opened
to them. A paymaSter was simply the
banker who carried the funds and paid the
troops; and that officer had been kept
t within the reach of the people for hundred
years. The greatest men who had pre-
: sided over the government had shown that
they had been in touch with the genera
, sentiment on that point by appointing civ
ilians as well as military men in the pay de
\ partment. Mr.. Mills amendment was
= adopted. - The senate amendments tc
3 the bill to admit Utah as a state were
&. agreed to in the house and the bill wen
/ to the president for his signature The
-. house committee on labor favorably re
l ported bill to confne to the state il
which they originate the sale of articles
D produced or manufactured by convict labor
FRIDAY.-In the senate the bill to author
0 ize the construction of bridge over the
!, Mississippi river was taken up and passed
l The legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was then taken up. The
y first committee amendment was provsC
. that senators shall draw their salaries only
j from the date of their election or appoint
o ment. 1t was agreed to, after an explana
ton by Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri, in charg,
of the bill, that it was meant to prevent thu
men who would be elected from Montana
Washington and Wyoming drawing an ex
e twenty pages of the bill, it was laid aside
Q A resolution was offered by Mr., Brice o
J. Ohio and referred to the committee on con
= tingent expenses authorizing the Pacif
o Railroad company to make personal ex
$ animation of the Pacific roads, with view
y OF ascertaining their present status and tn
t ability of the companies to pay their in
n debtedness to the United States, and how
r much indebtedness can be adjusted anC
r paid. The senate then adjourned. -
| The house went into committee of tn,
}, whole on the private calendar bill. The
y entire day was spent in considering meas
0 ures reported from the committee on wa
: claims
Z SATURDAY.-The consideration of the leg
: islative, executive and judicial appropria
u ton bill was resumed in the senate. TIL,
question of recognizing the several execu
tive departments of government caused
lively discussion. 1t was favored by Mr.
y Proctor of Vermont and Mr. Cockrell o
/! Missouri, and opposed by Mr.. Sherman o
y Ohio. Mr.. Sherman's motion to strike on
4 all paragraphs relating to such reorganiza
. ton was rejected by vote of 40 to 4. NJ
: final action was taken on the bill before
!, adjournment. - In the house, euogie
/; were delivered on the late Representative
George w. Houk of Ohio. AT their close
as further mark of respect, the house ad
y journed till Monday.
, MoNDAY.-The legislative, executive ant
+ judicial bill was passed by the senate afte
p rejecting the amendment providing TIVE
p new officials for the supreme court, clerl
:, at $1,000 year and a messenger at $3.50
2 The agricultural appropriation bill was theI
taken up. senate amendment, reducing
+ the appropriation for clerical services in tn,
y department of agriculture from S49520 t,
r $4,000, was agreed to and the bill was re
i ported to the senate, but was not passed
T The house anti.option bill was taken from
p the table, and, on motion of Mr.. WashburI
q of Minnesota, was referred to the COMMITTEES
4 on agriculture. - The house passed
a without division a resolution introduced b,
= Mr. McCreary, chairman of the commtte,
on foreign affairs, indorsing the attitude o
h the government in suppressing the Deb
4 rebellion. There was only one discordan
3 voice. that of Late Pence, the young populis
4 from Colorado The proceedings in botl
q houses have shown that the only party il
# the United States whose representative dare
4 to apologize for anarchy is the populist
a but there were not revolutionists enough L
o call for division, and the resolution wa
r. passed under a suspension OF the rules
q The NOn-partisan Trust.