New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-15
CHRIS T MAS
C1F rs.
MONEY FOR PENSIONS Voted
THE ADMINISTRATIONS POLICY SHARPLY
CRITICISED.
TRIEl-TEs TO THE VETERANS FROM MEssRs.
GRosvENOR. sIcKLEs AND PICKLER-
GREsHAMs BARGAIN WITH THE
sEALERs TO BE LOOKED INTO.


GREsHAMs BARGAIN WITH THE
sEALERs TO BE LOOKED INTO.
WashingtonsA Dec. 1.-THE second week OF the
nresent session OF Congress closed with the SEES
sion Of the House to-day. In that time three
general appropriation bills for the year ending
June 80 1896 have been passed. carrying total
of sli3 us POI nearly half the annual expend-
lures of the Government. aside from the perma-
nc Mt appropriations Besides these. an Urgent De-
dciency bill for the current year has been passed
carrying a total OF s2.00j595. making grand total
~ sil 72i 1913 appropriated thus far at this ses-
sion.
The Pension Appropriation bill was discussed
four hours to-day and then passed without amend
m.nt General Grosyenor Rep.. Ohio) maze the
principal speech. In which he severely criticised
the pension policy OF the Administration one
point he made that there are nearly 5"lVO)
original claims for pensions still unadjudicated
He could not understand how this was possible
and +, GO rtainly ought not TO be. MIR. GrosvenoF
complained particularly Of the management OF the
bureau because It suspended and dropped enough
pensioners to create "A fund sufficient 10 pay the
claims due on account OF new certificates Issued
Most II not all OF these were dropped without
notice and In defiance OF every rule OF justice.
and far Ohios quota was concerned they
were restored to the rolls mainly upon request OF
Democratic politicians for the purpose OF MAKING
Democratic votes AT the polls But the plan seehei
to have been without success so tar as ONO was
concerned. The whole principle ought to be
changed by the introduction OF two radical re-
forms one was 10 make a soldiers certihcate the
ONLY evidence necessary to place him on the roll
the other was to make gralations IN pay depehd
upon service and not upon rank III Is NOT rlSh''
said Mr.. Grosvenor. that the soldier who served
IN save nv country should be made the football OK
party politics.
The debate was further continued by Mcssrs.
Torsc 1Ttco MassD. Lacey crop. Iowa.. Baker
| Itcp. y H.. and Sckles d,er.. y. ". Inc Iast
| evoked 4 round OF applause from the Repup"cahs
! 10y saying in conclusion: Il want to say rsh'
here to-day. FOR 1t may be the last opportunity
: shall have to say II here. IN vindication OF my
comrades that that roll Of million names, with
so few instances OF fraud. s a monum, NJ OF honor
to American soldiers only less worthy, only less
admirable. than the heroic services they per
! formed in the preservation Of this Union. for
which services their pensions are awarded
Mr. Picker CRep. ID referred to the hgures
! in the report OF the Commissioner OF Pensions
showing tina, only ,hirty-nine convictions Of pen
son.rs and claimants had been secured IN ne last
! year the result Of Investigations BY me u1 1
On the other side to stop rtferrlng % the pension
| rol as rol OF dlshonor AMI take the otheF We"
Mr. Dunn Dem. y j. asked Mr.. Picker IL h;
| thought ire Government ought 70 DE prec.u''
! from examining into even ih.rty-n cases o'
M. Picker Certainly not, ..,,,ns ,,oo, then,
/ I.lugh'erD . 4,
! III Pck.cr-To show ina, TIE persion roll Is a
/ roll ~ honor
MIR V.rkf,r tescftellyl-- Tho '1nalission'r ~
=, aslon, ia demasogle. ,al bis report show.
iha, ~. Trcs.I.a, - ~ United states is the chief
| l,gtrugur. 40, t o..
I s., la.ra lmeu,s w.r' mtic e. me h,!, am f"
81. ~ .r'-i 20 tse Hou-e with iaVor'o'' recon
I urnil.llu an. passed 81,
/ Mr. o4frv.tlt. tp..n. Ohiol chairmln of thr
D ,~,rlnit,'.. uu Military Nfi'rs. reported tie u!.
making appropusuons for M m'Nitry ''''o'SN'
m~n, f5r the year ending Junc 80, !~h ma,
I'M. rr.o..It'ua introduced boy MI iiit. htrp, III =
F asking tho SECRETARY - state for the CORRESPOND
. enc. r.',firx O. th. promise by THIS Governments
/ - nav ti5 80 % Great Britain IN account of Claims
/ maj. ~ Canadian s-alsrs growing OUT ~ IN,
D. U.hrfrp controversy. was ftNornbN rfPofte
I ,ro~, he committee ga Foreign Anlirs ana rasSsl
The House then took recess unH " CLOCK Ia,.
/ go. ,.rstn bis wer- considered AZ the evening"
scion m he close Of which the House adjourned
D rr.u \. nily