Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-03-15

ference.
The house soon took up the regular
order Of business, consideration OF the
pension bill
Mr.. DoIEyer, Of Iowa, spoke briefly
and was followed hy Mr.. Hepburn of
Iowa, who declared that the late con
federate states contributed not one dol
lar to the payment of pensions.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Enloe and Cannon
Washington, March Elm the senate
today Mr.. Hell presented u resolution
setting forth that, as there is an an
nounced deficit Of S7S,0OO,O0O for the
current fiscal year; as the Wilson bill
proposes to discard that much revenue
from the tariff and meet the double de
hciency By internal direct taxation, the
finance committee be directed 10 frame
amendments to the bill emitting the
proposed new internal taxes and made
instead provision for sufficient revenue
by taritiing other foreign imports, and
otherwise revising the tariff without
creating a deficiency.
Several futile attempts were made
during the days session to get the
Bland seigniorage coinage bill before
the senate for consideration
Washington, March G.-It 5 expected
that subcommittee Of the house com
mittee on judiciary will 20 to Milwau-
kee TO investigate the strike decision Of
Judge Jenkins. The resolution to in
yesdgate passed by the house today
provides for an inquiry by the fun com
mittee, but il is expected that Chair
man Culberson viii on Friday next
designate a Subcommittee with Repre-
sentative Boaner, of Louisiana, as
chairman.
The resolution as adopted directs the
committee to investigate aud report
whether Hon. J @ jenkins exceeded
his jurisdiction Ia granting writs Of in
junction, abused the powers Of said
court or oppreSs,yely exercised the
same or used his Office as judge to in
timidate or restrain employees of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company, the
officers of a labor organization with
which said employees were affiliated in
the exercise of their rights and priyi-
leges under the laws of the United
States, and If so what action should be
taken by this house or by congress. :"
II the house today Mr. Strait, demo
crat, OF South Carolina, rose to z cues
ton of privilege on the ground that his
rights had been invaded by the secre-
tary Of the navy ia appointing and
charging TO his district a naval cadet
from another state.
Mr.. Cummings. chairman of the
naval committee stated that the COM
mittec agreed with Mr.. Strait and re-
ported a bin to prevent such mistakes
in the future Mr. Strait asked for the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved That the appointment by
the secretary Of the navy of a naval
cadet for the fifth district of South
Carolina from he sixth Alabama dis
rlct is without authority of law and
void" Adopted.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole for further conSiderah ton
Of the pension appropriation bill. Mr..
Sickles, democrat, Of New York. made
the opening speech and made state
ments concerning the pension commits
sioner which BROUGHT forth republican
applause
Mr.. Afilliken, Of Maine. made a brief
speech in favor Of liberality in pensions
and was followed by Mr.. Grosy enor,
Of Ohio. The charge that there is
wholesale fraud in the pension rolls
General Grosvenor stamped as false
ana malicious.
Mr.. CoOmbs, of New York, took the
republicans to task for constant at
tcmpts to make political capital out Of
the pension business. Mr.. Blair, of
New Hampshire, said that as far back
as 1881, in order to get at fraudulent
pensions the entire pension roll was
published 1t was examined in every
community and as far as he knew not
one single. solitary case Of fraud had
developed. Mr. Mcmahon. of Penn
sylvanla, declared that he did not be
lieve the commissioner Of pensions
would have pursued his policy toward
veterans had he not been forced to do
SO at the dictaton Of teo president
At the end Of his remarks the house
adjourned.
Washington, March An interesting
debate was precipitated in the senate
today by Mr.. Harris molten for a see
oud reading OF the seigniorage bill
This was opposed by Mr., sherman
who moved its reference 10 the finance