The Dickinson press., 1894-03-17
WORK OF CONGRESS.

WORK OF CONGRESS.
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS or TlIN
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Trnnsnctions Of Our National Law.
Branches.
Washington, March 1.-THE debate on
the pension appropriation bill was con-
tinucd to-day ia the house, the feature of
the day being Gen. Sickles' speech crit
tcizing the action of Commissioner Loeb.
rem An agreement was reached where
ny the debate on the bill will close to-
morrow. Before the debate began to-
day the resolution for the investigation
OF Judge Jenkins writ of injunction
against the Northern Pacific railway en-
plcyes was taken Np and passed.
A somewhat amusing episode cnlivened
the senate proceedings to-day, inaugur-
ated by Senator Berry's personal ex-
planation. A New York newspaper had
included him in group If portraits Of
nine Democratic senators whom it
charged with being ''obstructionists" to
the tariff bill. Mr.. Berry denied that he
had ever been anything but an earnest
advocate of the bill, and on ell occasions
had urged its speedy report to the senate
without modification. His explanation
was followed by explanations from SEN
ators Faulkner, Call, McLaurin aud
Morgan, which led to much amusement
in the senate chamber. The main inter-
est of the day ceutered about the dis
cCssion as to the disposal of the Bland
bill. Mr.. Stewart gave notice that to-
morrow he would move to take it up
and make it the business before the sen.
ate until disposed of. Mr.. Teller also
spoke on the same subject.
Washington, Mar.h S-After FIVE days
of debate the pension appropriation bill.
carrying $151 100000, pas cd the house
without division. Throughout the debate
there had been no criticism of the amount
csrried by the bill, debate being on the
Cne hand confined to an assault on the
manner in which the present commissions
er of pensions had administered the Of
fee and lis alleged unauthorized saspen-
sion of pensions, and on the other to a
defense of the attempt of the commits
sioner to purge the rolls of those who
were not entitled to place upon them.
Yesterday there were several very spir-
tied speeches, those by Gen. Henderson
of Iowa, Mr.. O'Neill in closing the de-
bate and ex-Speaker Grow. All the
amendments to the bill, save one, that Of
Mr.. Picker to make the reports of the
examining surgeons open to the inspec-
tion of the applicant or his attorneys,
were defeated. They all fell under points
of order that they were not germane.
The one which attracted most attention
was that of Mr.. Enloe TO repeal a por-
ton of the provision included in the
act of last December to prevent the sus-
pension of any pension except on thirty
days notic> as to permit the suspension
in case of plain prime facie evidence
that the rensioner had procured his PEN
sion by forgery. perjury or other palpable
fraud. This amendment was offered at
the suggestion of Commissioner Lochren
himself, who, under the opinion of the at
torney general, declared that if the act of
A<eSS DCSCtAuSh SNOOA ONSA pOOV,VoO NOulU
have to be paid out to suspended pen
sicners who were proven beyond all ques-
tion not to be longer entitled to the pen
sions they had been drawing. Mr.. Outh-
waite, the chairman of the committee of
the whole, however, ruled the amend
lnent out on Mr.. Martins point of order
thar it WAS not gcrmanc.
An exciting and interesting debate was
prccipitated in the senate yesterday by
Mr.. Harris motion for the second read
ing of the seigniorage bill. This was op-
posed by Mr.. Sherman, who moved its
reference to the finance committee, and
in tic course of strong speech in op-
position to the bill said that its object
was to divert u trust fund from its le-
gitimate purpose--a thing which in Ohio
! would be penitentiary offense. His mo-
ton was defeated and the bill taken up
as unfinished business, and almost before
any one was aware of what had hap
pened it passed Its third reading ana wa
on the point of passing the senate. Then
its opponents recovered from their sur.
prise and endeavored to prevent its pass.
age, and on request of Senator Sherman
1t went over until tomorrow.
Washington, March 8. - The Bland
seigniorage bill was laid before the sen.
ate as unfinished business. Mr.. Sher.
man bitterly opposed the pending bill
and expressed the hope that the motion
to reconsider would prevail, as he wanted
the bill open to amendments. Mr.. Harris
claimed that the bill had reached its
present stage through the regular chan.
nels of the senate procedure and he
knew of no reason why the bill should
not be disposed of within thirty minutes
He would not consent to reconsider the
bill until the majority by an aye and
nay vote decided it. The bill went over
without action until Tomorrow, when q
vote will be taken.
In the house the conference report on
the urgent deficiency bill was presented
by Mr.. Ayres and agreed to. A resolu.
tion of inquiry calling on the secretary
of the treasury for a report of all un.
settled claims up to date against the
Southern and Central Pacific railroad
and their branches for Transportation
service was adopted. The house then
went into committee of the whole fol
the consideration of the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill. After de-
bate the committee arose and the house
| adjourned.
Washington, March 1O.-To.day was g
field day for Senator Pettlgrsw. He in
troducc'l bill removing The charge ot
desertion from the name of H. III. Cool
of Sioux Falls anl another giving to j
| W. Taylor Of Canton a years pay fo,
the year he served during the rebellion
when he was so young that he could lot
be regularly enlisted. He was only
twelve years old when he first went out
and WAS regularly enlisted year later
The senator also secured the passage Of
tn. bill appropriating $2OOOOO for tn.
relief of Grow Greek reservation settlers
The house committee recommended onl,
$4,000 for this purpose, and the amount
will have to be settled in conference. HI
further offered lengthy re esolution of in
quiry designed to throw some light or
the silver question. The senate discussed