Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
THE HOUSE.


tine business awaiting reference several
bills were called up in the House today and
unanimous consent for their consideration
vas asked, but in most cases this was re-
hused.
Mr.. McKeighan of Nebraska succeeded in
getting unanimous consent for the passage
Of a bill for the relief of Wesley aIontgom-
cry. and then objection was made to the
consideration of other bills, by unanimous
consent. and the regular order was de-
manded.
The Legislative Bill.
At 1870 o'clock the House went Into COM
mittee Of the whole to consider the legisla-
tive appropriation bill and Mr. Richardson
was called to the chair
When the pension paragraph was reached
Mr.. Dingley (Me.) opposed the appropriation
Of 100000 for special examiners In the field,
engaged in investigation of alleged pension
frauds. He was opposed to making de-
tectives of these examiners. and not more
than 10 per cent of the cases of fraud were
reported by the force in the field. the rest
being reported by the board of revision.
NJ. Van Voorhis On. " sought to have
these words struck out: And no person so
appointed shall be employed In the state
from which he Is appointed" He did not
want New York pension cases to be ex-
amined by men from Texas, Mississippi or
prejudiced. He thought that the examiners
engaged In New York should be residents of
that state. Mr.. Dockery explained that the
provision was the same as had been con-
tanned in all the recent appropriation bills
and was avowedly for the purpose of pre-
venting examiners from being affected by
home Influences. The amendment was lost.
No other amendment was offered 20 the
pension paragraph, and the clerk resumed
the reading of the bill. Mr.. Cannon of lii
nois undertook to have the salary CT the
director Of the geological survey increased
from 5000. as in the present bill, to $1,000.
but the amendment was lost.
Another Strike at Civil Service.
Another anti-civil service amendment was
offered by Mr.. Anderson Of West Virginia,
who is one Of the principal champions of
opposition to that cause in the House.
striking out the appropriation for contin-
gent expenses for the civil service COM
mission included in the paragraph for con-
tingent expenses for the office of the Sec
Rotary OF the Interior. 1t was lost. $40.
Mr.. Anderson asked to reconsider the
vote on the ground that many democrats
had voted under a misconception. and, fall
ing in that. demanded tellers but the
chairman CMr. Montgomery ignored the
demand and ordered the clerk to proceed
1t was only when Mr.. Dockery and others
who are not in sympathy with the anti
civil service crusade asserted that the de-
mand for tellers had been made m time that
the chairman ordered the vote taken by
tellers. when the amendment was voted
down, 81 to sc. Mr.. Wilson of Wisconsin,
continuing upon the line he started upon
q few days ago. delivered a vehement
speech against the inequalities in the APP
propriations for surveyor general Of the
various states.
Ills remarks were mora particularly d.
rected at the land Offices % E-,ortda and
Louisiana, il the former OF which he as
serted that appropriations Of 81 500 for sur
veyor. 1900 for clerk hire and 500 for rent
were made for the purpose OF doing $40
worth Of work. In Louisiana $500 were
given in order to enable the office to do sos
worth Of work. while Washington got only
1900 for surveyor general and $1,000 for
clerks. with the amount Of filed work
amounting to SIS. 900.
Mr.. Cooper F'la.) and Mr.. Robertson la }
replied to the attacks on their states and
the debate was taken part in by Mr.. Ding
ley (Me.). Mr.. Payne On. W and others. The
question was then allowed to drop.
The Postmaster Generals Salary.
Mr.. Van voorhis On. " offered an amend
ment which was comewhat of a shock, be-
ing q proposition to increase the salary of
the Postmaster General from $1,000 to
$4,000. which was ruled out on a point of
order made by Mr.. Dockery. Mr. Van
Voorhis then went to the other extreme
and offered another amendment, reducing
his salary from 5000 to $1,000 his reason
Tor 50 doing. he said, being the belief that
2 mans pay should be commensurate with