Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-08
PENSION BILL PASSED.
Commissioner LOChren's
Amendment Out of Order.
SENATORS CAUGHT MAPPING
Seigniorsge Bill Passed Its Third
Reading.

WAsHINGToN, March s.-After Ave days
OF debate the pension appropriation bill,
carrying sl5i 900 900, was passed yesterday
afternoon without division.
Throughout the debate there had been
no criticism of the amount carried by the
bill, de ate being on the one hand con-
fined 10 an assault on the manner In
which the present commissioners OF pen.
sions had administered his Office, and his
alleged unauthorized suspension OF pen.
siOns, and on the other TO defense OF the
attempt OF the commissioners 70 purge
the rolls Of those who were not entitled
TO a place upon them. There were several
very spirited speeches yesterday; those hy
General Hvnd rSon; Mr.. O'Neil. In closing
the debate. aud eX-Speaker Grow.
All the amendments 10 the bill save one,
that OF Mr. Pickler 10 make the reports OF
the examining surgeons open 10 the in
spection Of the applicant or his attorneys,
were defeated. They all fell under points
OF order that they were not germane.
The one which attracted most attention
was that of Mr.. Enloe 10 repeal portion
Of the provision included IN the act OF last
December TO prevent the suspension OF
any pension except on 80 days notice. so
IA to permit the suspension In case OF
plain prima tacie evidence that the pen
sioner had procured his pension by
forgery, perjury or other palpabls fraud.
This amendment was offered at the sug-
ge-tion Of Commissioner Lochren himself,
who, under the opinion OF the attorney
general, declared that X the act OF last
Decem ber stood over, $500, 600 would have
10 be paid out 10 suspended pensioners,
who were proven beyond all question not
10 be longer entitled TO the pensions they
had been drawing. Mr.. Outhwaite, the
chairman Of the committee Of the whole.
however, ruled the amendment out on
Mr.. Martins point Of order that 1t was
not germane.
The silver Battle.
An exciting and interesting debate was
precipitated In the senate by Mr.. Harris
motion for the second reading of the
seigniorage bill.
This was opposed by Mr.. Sherman, who
moved It's reference TO the finance com
mittee and in the course Of . strong
speech in opposition 70 the bill said that
its object was 20 divert q trust fund from
its legitimate purposes-s thing which In
Ohio would be a penitentiary offense.
His motion was defea ted, however, and
the bill taken up as unfinished business,
and almost before any one was aware OF
what bad happened IL passed It's third
reading and was on the point Of passing
the senate. Then It's opponents recovered
from their surprise and endeayored to
prevent It's passage, and on request OF
Senator Sherman it went over until to-
day. .
In the morning hour. Mr.. Morgan I'm.
troduced a resolution calling on the pres
ident for information as TO the occupancy
of Bluehelds, Nicaragua, by the British.
This was agreed TO. The house bill ap-
propriating ti5,00o for saving the Kear'
sarge was also passed, as did the bill per.
hitting General o. o. Howard to accept
from the French government the decora-
tion OF the commander Of the Legion Of
Honor