The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-08
PENSION BILL PASSED.
The Appropriations Go Through
the House Unamended.
THE TARIFF BILL IS FINISHED.

n Is Now Before the Full Finance Com
n,Ittes of tho Senate. but May Not Reach
the Senate Itself for Two or Three Weeks
to Come.
WASHINGTON, March e.-After i've days
Of debate the pension appropriation BILL
carrying 1851 100000, was passed by the
house yesterday afternoon without di-
vision. Throughout the debate there had
been no criticism Of the amount carried
by the bill, the debate being, on the one
hand, confined to an assault on the man
ner In which the present commissioner
had administered the office and his al
legged unauthorized suspension of pen
sions, and on the other to defense Of the
attempt Of the commissioner to purge the
rolls of those who were not entitled to
place upon thom. Yesterday there were
several very spirited speeches--those by
General Henderson, Of Iowa, Mr.. O'Neill,
In closing the debate, and ex Speaker
Grow.
All the amendments to the bill save
one, that of Mr.. Pickler, to make the re
ports of examining surgeons open TO the
inspection of the applicant or hjs attor-
neys were defeated. They all fell under
points of order that they were not ger
mane. The one which attracted most at
tention was that Of Mr.. Enloe, to repeal
portion of the provision included in the
act of last December to prevent the sus-
pension of any pension except on thirty
days notice, so as to permit the suspen-
aon In case of plain prima facie evidence
that the pensioner had secured his pen
ston by forgery, perjury or other palpable
fraud
This amendment was offered at the sug
gestion of Commissioner I.ochren himself,
who. under the opinion of the attorney
general, declared that II the act Of last
December stood over $500, 900 would have
TO be paid out TO suspended pensioner,.
Who were proven beyond question not to
ia|ionger entitled to the pensions they
had been drawing MIR Outhwaits, the
chairman Of the committee of the whole,
however, ruled the amendment out on
Mr., Martins point of order that IL was not
Eermsne.
An exciting and interesting debate was
precipitated in the senate by Mr. Harris
motion for the second reading of the seign-
forage bill. This was opposed by Mr..
Sherman, who moved its reference to the
finance committee, and in the course Of n
strong speech in opposition to the bill said
from its Legitimate purposes -- a thing
which in Ohio would be a penitentiary of
Tense, His motion was defeated however,
and the bill taken up as unfinished bust
ness, and almost before anyone was aware
OF what had happened 1t passed its third
reading and was on the point of passing
the senate. Then it's opponents recovered
from their surprise and endesvored to pre-
went its passage, and on request of Sena-
tor Sherman II went over. ..
) In the morning hour MIR. Morgan intro
duced a resolution calling on the presi-
dent for information as to the occupancy
Of Bluefelds, Nicaragua, by the British.
THIS was agreed TO. The house bill appro-
pr!atiuS $3.50 for saving the Kearsarge
was also passed, as did the bill permitting
General o. o. Howard to accept from the
French government the decoration of
commander Of the Legion Of Honor.
J The Wilson tariff bill was submitted to
the full senate finance committee today,
aud Is now under discussion. Senator
Voorhees, said this morning that the com
:. RiLtee-Yould be given few days to con
slider the bill rs a whole, and that, after II
should be reported to the senate at least
Aweek of additional time would be per-
mited before there would be an effort to
have the bill taken up In the senate.
! The sugar schedule was the last thing to
receive the attention Of the committee
and the work was brought TO a close by
placing the figure at one cent q pound or
about that figure, on sngar showing so
degrees iineness according TO the poaris-
eopic test, and increasing the amount
gradually with the increase OF the purity
of the article. 1t is known that the in
crease doss not reach a fourth of cent
but it cannot be definitely stated just what
Il is.
It is learned from another source than
Shat quoted to the effect that the tax on
whisky will remain the same as now stated
in the Wilson bill, that the whisky tax
will probably be increased to 81 10 per gal
lou and the bonded pericd extended to
i've years.
The Democratic members Of the finance
commit Sc do not consider that the seig-
piorage bill will bs In the way of tho tariff
bill when tho time shall come for taking
pp the latter as they think it will have
been disposed of before the tar!d eau pos
Eibly be reached.
While Mr.. voorhees, believes that the
nnapes committee Will be through with
tke tariff bill at the end Of the present
rcek. the Republican members ofthe com
piittee say they will ask for not less than
Two weeks, and possibly three.