The sun., 1894-03-07

gs-. sishIss Di-aerrs. With ress,ou Co--
rIrstorer I.oehrsu.

ae-. stskIss Disserrs. With ressiou Cos-
missioner Loshrsn.
WASHINGTON, March a-After discussing for
a short time the practice Of the Navy Depart
ment Of appointing naval cadets from one State
and creditinG them to another. the House to-
day passed a resolution dsnouncinR as un-
authorized and void the recent al ointment by
Secretary Herbert OF a cadet from the district
OF Representative Bankhead OF Alabama and
creditinR him to the district OF REPRESENTATIVE
Strait Of South Carolina A resolution was
passed authorizing an Investigation OF the
order OF Judge Jenkins In the Northern Pacific
Railroad receivership. The House then pro-
ceeded to consider the Pension APPROPRIATION
bill under an agreement TO close general de-
bate at p NJ tomorrow.
Mr.. Enloe Dem. Tenn had read the addi-
tional section OF which he gave notice yester-
day. interpreting the law Of Dec. 21. 1893 80
that pension believed to have been procured
by fraud upon the United States may be tenn
porsrily suspended pending examination.
Gen. Sickles Dem. n. " quoted from Presi-
dent Clevelands letter Of acceptance in 1892
his declaration on the subject OF pensions.
Upon the strength OF that declaration.
Gen. Sickles said many thousand SOL
diers voted for the nominee Of the
Chicago Convention. II that declara-
tion had been lived up to In the
Pension Bureau. he believed most Of the COM
plants and friction that had arisen. over the
ADMINISTRATION Of the bureau would have been
avoided. Pension laws. MIR. Sickles said. had
& heen ssIen ,or e5 al IN sdsa snu s pTopr
ated larger sum than was ever voted for pen
sions by any Government; He could not agree
to his Interpretation of the law Of 1888. In his
letter to Congress. in ans wer TO the resolution
law was "inexacth and "inapt," Before
that letter was sent to Congress his
missioner with n direction to treat Congress
and It's legislation with more respect. Laugh
faulty W in pPs law "a he ia in his manners said
Gen. Sckles. lie need only hay. consulted q
law dictionary to determine TIE mesnipF r,sN, R Gt
quoted from Bouyier and said that the use OF
the words in the statute was apt. appropri-
alon once to the contrary Notwithstanding.
SO that we not only have bad manners In the
Continuing Mr. sickIes said that the declara-
ton o, right contained II The act oi Dec; ~.
Itself long @ P before V the act was passed lie held
compilation Of the pension laws issued by
The Pnt tnsp iST Ssor
selves" He marked twenty Sesti'ns in that
coTpiatOI which Sd that s.,nr psSorn
the Claimant ' shall %s'' Te entitiodd to so
many dollars, . month from, the, Govern
ernment was based uron the rights Of the PEN
sioner. The country frownei when II saw the
inaNims OF common lustlce yi9lated IN tns IN
claims Of the wards OF tho nation. The law Of
1898 was passed pursuant to that sentiment.
and IL would stand
In conclusion, Gcn. Stckles said: 80 much
for the law of this case In larger and
PASSED. the people Of this country decreed
that from time TO time. as an expression
OF their grateful appreciation Of the services
OF the defenders Of the Union. money. ample
sums Of money. should be appropriated as an
expression OF the nations gratitude. That
decree In as good to-day in tho hearts OF the
American people as 1t was when made. That
decree will never lie modified. rescinded. or
revoke cd as long as one surviving soldier OF
tho war lives" lAppIause.
The other speakers were Messrs Coombs
Dem. n. y. \. Mllliken tRep. Me.L Grosyenor
Pa