The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-03


in the appearance of the House this
morning. Tho galleries were compare
lively deserted and the floor was almost
positively bare of members.
Bankhead (Dem., Ala.), chairman of
the committee on public buildings and
grounds, asked cansideration of a reso-
luton authorizing the committee. either
in whole or by SUB committee, to inves.
tiRate the question CT the erection of a
now public bulldog at Gu ,cago, with
permission to hold sessions in Chicago.
The resolution was agreed to after being
amended SO that only a sub committee
should be authorized to proc eed 70 Chi
cago.
lat the request Of Mr. Dockery dem.
Mo- the repurd of the auditor of the
Worlds Fair, showing receipts and ex.
penditures, was ordered to be printed in
the Record to complete the Congress
siopal history of that affair
McRae. (Dem., Ark chairman of the
committee on public lands, reported,
claiming it to be privileged under the
rules, bill regulating the disposal by
the Secretary OF the Interior OF abau-
doned military reservations. Sayres,
(Dem., Tex chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations, raised the ques-
ton OF consideration against tho report
in favor OF the Notifications bill, but,
by q vote of so to ST, the House decided
to consider the land bill After expla-
nation and some debate by mem bers
from public land States, the bill was
passed without a division
An interesting incident marked tho
proceedings at this point Taking a
place in the center aisle Holman, the
father OF the House," addressed tho
chair. He said that thirty one years
ago the Hon. Galusha A. Grow had left
the place now filled with so much
honor by the Speaker at a period when
the country was in the throes of civil
war. Now, after this long period Mr..
| Grow returned to the House, having
| been elected last week o representative
at large from the STATE of Pennsyl-
vania.
| He asked unanimous consent that MIR.
Grow, who was present, be sworn in
the certificate Of the governor not hay
ing arrived. There was no obje ction,
and, leaning upon the arm of Holman,
the venerable ex-speaker appeared be-
fore the bar and the oath was admins
tered to him by Speaker Crisp.
The routine OF proceedings was re-
sumed, and Boatner, (Dem, La. J en-.
deavored to secure considera ton for the
resolution agreed upon by the commit
tee on the judiciary directing an inves
tigation of the injunc tion issued by
Judge jenkins, forbidding the employees
of the Northern Pacific railroad to
strike against the schedule of wages
promulgated by the receivers Kilgore
objected, demanding the regular order
The House resolved itself into com
mlttee OF the whole and took up the
fortihcationS bill. Under the fl We min
ute rule amendment recon merded by
the committee were agreed TO, am ong
which was the following: Assessing ono
half the expense of constructing q sew
erage system atFort Monroe, Va against
the Hotel Company and other nom
military residents on the reservation
The Dill was then reported to the House.
the amendments agreed to and the bill
was passed.
The House again went into the com
mittee of the whole on tho pension ap-
preparation bill. This bill carries an
appropriation OF $751;, 5Sl, $40 for the
year 1894 95, against estima tes OF Sl62,.
63l,57O and an appropriation for the
present year Of Sl6l, 53l, $50
The debate upon the bill soon be-
came political and heated and from
that to personal. O'Neill (Dem Mass),
$3.50 oAoh VI thO buO lEUGb III
charge Of the bill, made n statement
covering the movement OF the total OF
the pension roll in recent wears, to
snow why the proposed reduction had
been made in tho bill from the amount
OF estimates.
Grout of Vermont, criticised Pension
Commissioner Lochren and the pension
policy of the administration He re.
ferred at length to the order taking
away from the local examining boards
the power to FIX the rate Of disability,
and said that the soldier was far safer
with them even though they were com
posed in some instances Of ex.confed-
crates, than TO be left to the tender
mercies of the pension bureau with the
duty assigned it OF providing for a large
Treasury deficiency.
Meredith (Dem., Va said that he
came from State that paid five times
as much as the Green Mountain State,
from which the last speaker came, for
pensions, but which got no benefit
therefrom.
johnson (Rep Ind. THAT'S because
you were on the wrong side, wasn't it?
Meredith Maybe so, but want to
remind the gentleman that the differ
ence between patriot and rebel Ia
that success makes one and defeat the
other.
Livingston Dem, Ca That was
the case in &c, anyhow
Continuing, Meredith said he and the
people he represented believed that tho
pension roll should be roll OF honor,
and not contain the names OF persons
who are not entitled to pension, Of
which class there are hundreds and
thousands on the roll TO day.
(frOut askad for nroof and MoroI;th
stated that he could give it, and that
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