Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-19
HOUSE IN A TRIANGLE.
Pension Frauds Brought
Up in The House.
SUGAR BOUNTY DISCUSSED.
Emphatic Repudiation Of an agree
ment" on the Part of the Minority.

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house met il found itself with filibustering
ON its hands, caused by a motion to con-
rider appropriation bills, running counter
TO private bills.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was taken up after an
agreement was reached to close general
debate at 5 o'clock, and that the house
adjourn over Saturday. The discussion
of the bill opened up several interesting
and important questions, among them
being the su ir bounty question, the
pension fraud lt ltion and tho
docking of meLij r, i. for absence.
Considerable oppOsl } 70 the mode of
docking members was manifested, the
principal opponents being Representa-
tive Bostner (Dem., La.) and Representa-
tive Mahon rep. Pa), though both
members condemned sbsenteeism In the
abstract
The discussion on the sugar bounty
question was br ought about by the omis-
sion from the pending bill Of the pro-
vision for sugar bounty assessors. Repre-
sentative Cannon Questioned the pro-
prlety and courtesy OF the house declaring
by its aotions to senators that there was
not going to be any bounty In the next
fiscal year.
Mr.. Bingham, taking a. his text the apl
preparation Of e200, 900 In the last appro-
priation bill for investigating the alleged
pension frauds, made an attack on the
pension policy of President Cleveland and
Commissioner Lochren.
At 1890 the house adjourned until Mon
day, few private pension bills having
been passed at the night session
After the Storm.
The temper of the senate yesterday was
like May morning after the prolonged
and somewhat stormy session of Thars-
day.
The house bill authorizing the secretary
of the treasury TO take steps to locate the
northeast boundary line of the Pamaquid
light station, Maine, was passed. The
resolution calling on the attorney general
for information as 10 the existsnos Of
sugar trust In violation Of the antitrust
law, and whether that law In defective,
was also adopted.
The resolution offered at the close of the
long struggle Thursday night providing
that the senate should meet at 10 o'clock
instead of IL, beginning next Monday.
was laid before the senate by the vice
president Not word was said on either
side of the chamber, and the vice presi-
dent declared the question to be Oh the
adoption of the resolution. Silence being
the only response, he declared the resolu-
tion adopted.
Misunderstood by sherman.
Mr.. Sherman Immediately protested
that he had not understood the question,
and manifested n disposition to debate
the resolution, but being informed by Mr..
Hale that there was a tacit understand
ing that the resolution should be acted
upon he said he did not care to violate
any agreement.
After some discussion on this point,
Mr.. Frye got the floor. He explained
that his absence during the struggle
Thursday was due to an assurance he had
received that no important move would
be made He regretted his absence be-
cause he was fond of a contest II have
always had but one opinion with regard
to the tariff bill, he went on. defining
his position in emphatic terms, "but
there seems to be determination to
allow the bill to come to a vote after
reasonable debate. and have reluctantly
bowed TO the will of the majority.
Wants to Fight
Mr.. Dolph denied, rather hotly, Mr..
Frye's implied intimation that any agree
ment had been reached by the Republi-
can side to allow the bill to come to
vote. He knew of no such agreement
II there was division In the minority as
to the course to be pursued, he wanted his
(Dolph's) position distinctly understood.
He was willing to adopt any method to
defeat the bill. and could not be shaken
In his conviction by clamor or threats.
Mr.. Allison was emphatic In bis state
msnt that there had been no agreement
on the part Of the minority rs to what
should be DONE but he assumed that the
future would develop their attitude.
Mr.. Chandler also bore testimony to the
fact that no agreement had been arrived
at on bis side of the chamber.
At 1920 the tariff bill was taken up
Mr.. Gallinger was about to proceed with
his speech. bat at the request of Mr..
Hale asked the floor TO let the senate go
ahead with the consideration of the
schedules. In doing so Mr. Gsllinger
denied that he was engaged in making q
speech against time. His speech had
been carefully prepared, much time had
been spent In It's preparation, and he in
tended to deliver 10 IN an orderly manner.
The consideration of the paragraphs
passed over Thursday night during the
closing hour Of the session was then re-
sumsd. The debate was of the usual un-