Evening star., 1894-03-05
PAYING PENSIONS
Debate in the House on the Appro-
priation Bill.
THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT CRITICISED
The Bill to Admit New Mexico to
Statehood.
A POINT OF NO QUORUM

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Dwight L. Moody, the evangelist. who is
conducting a series of revivals here with
Mr.. Sankey. delivered the prayer in the
House this morning.
MIR. Breckenridge Ry) reported the
urgent deficiency bill. with Senate amend
ments The latter were non-concurred in,
and the bill was sent to conferences
Mr.. Mallory C'la) asked unanimous con-
sent to consider bill to amend the act of
March 3, 1887, for the construction of a
bridge across the East river between New
York and Long Island City, so to make
| the lowest part of the superstructure 135
instead of $50 feet above mean high water.
Mr. Coombs explained that if the bill was
passed 1t would make its hecht conform to
that of the other East river bridge. There
was no objection and the bill was passed.
The Antwery Exposition.
Mr.. McCreary QKy) of the committee on
foreign affairs asked unanimous consent for
the passage Of the Senate resolution for the
appointment of a commission of five to rep
resent this government at the international
exposition which opens at Antwerp May 8.
He made brief statement to the effect
that the resolution carried no appropriation.
Belgium had Hospitality entertained the
| monetary conference and had been the first
country to accept our invitation TO the
worlds fair.
Mr.. Cannon Qll) contended that IL a COM
mission were to be appointed the United
States should defray their expenses.
Mr.. Bailey (TeX) objected.
On motion of Mr.. McRae (Ark.) a bill au-
| thoriznS the Texarkana and Shreveport
Railroad Company to construc. a bridge
across the sulphur river in Arkansas was
passed
At the request of Mr.. Sweet Qdaho) bill
| to establish a port of entry at Bonners
Ferry, Idaho, was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Hopkins Qll) tried to secure unani-
| nous consent for the consideration of a bill
| to reclassify the railway mail service so as to
| increase the number of classes from five to
seven and fixing the maximum salary to be
paid in each instance
| Mr.. Bynum QndD demanded the reyula n
order and Mr.. Richardson CTenn) called up
| the privileged resolution for printing the
eulogies on the late Representative Lilly of
pennsylvania, and 1t was agreed to-.
| The Diplomatic Bill.
Mr.. McCreary reported the diplomatic and
| consular appropriation bill.
| To Admit New Mexico
The Speaker then recognized Mr. Joseph.
the delegate from New Mexico. to move the
passage of the bill for the admission of New
Mexico under suspension of the rules This
|
second morning hour for two months. hut
since the tariff fight began The House has
never passed to the second morning hour
other business having constantly interyeu-
| ed.
! The Quorum Broken.
| Mr.. Cannon Qll) demanded a second. The
republicans, as a rule, declined to vote and
the quorum was broken, III, Mr. Cannon
making the point.
When Mr.. Cannon made the point of no
quorum, the Speaker instructed the telIsrs
| to resume their places
After few minutes however, II being ap-
parent that the. democrats alone could not
muster a quorum, Mr.. Josephs withdrew
| the bill, and the House went into commit
tee or the whole on the pension appropria-
| ton bill.
| The Pension Appropriation BILL
Mr.. Dolliver QowaJ took the floor. He
would not have obtruded himself in this
debate. he said. were he not daily in re-
! ceipt of letters complaining in terms that
excited mis- sympathy of the present man
| agement of the pension office The debate
on this bill had been marked by the regu-
lar features OF pension debate. 1--WE have
had, SAID he. the annual alteration.
reaching almost the dignity of one of those
old-fashioned fsticuffs which Character
lzed those famous and splendid days of in
tellectual culture before the war; we have
! n
| tatives of the southern states for The 3a
serving Union veterans, and for the second
| time we have had the well-Worn e,Ilosy of
| the commissioner of pensions and his rec
| ord OF herosm and devotion exhibited in
order TO detract public attention from his
official conduct as the head of the pension
| bureau"
He appealed to the other side TO snare
the Old age of the men and women who ba5
poured out the treasury of their loyal hea rts
| that the Union might live
A Talk to Late COnfederntes
Mr.. Hepburn Uowa), who followed de-
clared With emphasis that the late confeder-
ate states contributed not one dollar to tba
| payment of pensions. OF the $1500OO oao
| internal revenue taxes the south paid less
| than S9,OO0,000. of the s171,OOO. 600 custom
receipts the south paid but s4OOOOoO of the
miscellaneous receipts, less than 81 600 600
so that, said he addressing the southern
members, you contribute less than ST. ooo :
600 to the revenue of government How al
| you get that back? Nine million returns a
sugar bounty, $5000,O00 In pension and &
oO,ooO as deficit in postal receipts yo,,
therefore receive back $4,000 more tbon
you contribute. You contribute NOT a cent
TO northern pensions. What difference docs
II make to you what we do with our mon
ey? Republican applause).
ne nrSt proof of hostility to pensioners
by the administration is found in the "a ~
that Grover Cleveland was President: the
second that Hoke Smith was Secretary Of
the Interior. When Hoke Smith Went into
ONCE. he continued, SO, 900 applicants
were pending. The applicants We're diving nj
the rate OF 1000 year. Instead of adm
dlcatlng these cases, the department went