St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-03
UNCLE SAM WANTS MONEY
TIE HOUSE PASSES THE F0RTiFicA-
TiOk BILL.
PENSION DEMANDS TAKEN UP.

Lochren Cuts Down the Estimates
for His Department, for Which
He is Attacked by Repub-
lican Congressman-Two Mem
bers Come Near Fighting Over
Fraudulent Pension Talk.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The house
today entered upon the consideration OF
appropriation bills. The fortification
bill, carrying something over 81, 600.
was passed in twenty-five minutes. and
then the pension appropriation bill was
taken up. This bill usually leads to
considerable display Of political feeling,
and today was no exception. An alter
cation occusred between Mr.. Meredith,
of Virginia, and Mr.. Funk, of Illinois,
over the formers attempt to prove that
there were many fraudulent pensions
on the rolls. which almost resulted in
personal collision. Mr.. Meredith, who
was the aggressor, rushed over to tho
place where Mr. FInk was standing
and shook his fist in the latter's face.
Hot words were spoken, but friends
interfered, and the speaker restored
order before any blows were struck.
At the opening of the session OF the
house this morning Mr.. Bankhead,
chairman of the committee on public
buildings, offered a resolution for the
appointment of subcommittee to go to
Chicago and investigate the poStOffice
building there, with a view to determln-
ing the question of its safety, etc. MIR.
BankE cad explained the pressing ne
cessity for examination. The commit
tee has been considering the matter
some time, and there was a diversity of
opinion on all matters of interest, as to
whether there should be a new site, or
anew building should be erected on
THE PRESENT SITE.
1t was also questionable whether
suitable quarters could be obtained
while the building was being prose-
Guted, which would require from three
to ten years. The amount involved
was large. and the committee was un-
willing to make a recommendation
without personal Investigation. The
resolution carried an appropriation of
$500. 1t was passed. Mr.. kilgore then
presented his resolution of yesterday,
calling upon the sergeant-at-armS for
his reasons for not carrying out the
provisions Of the law which require
that he deduct from the salaries OF the
members for such time as they are
absent. 1t was referred.
Mr.. McRae called up from the COM
mittee on public lands the bill which
has been before several previous con-
crosses TO provide for the opening of
certain abandoned military reservations.
Mr.. Sayres, chairman of the appIo-
priatiOns committee, raised the question
of consideration against him, but the
house decided to go on with the bill.
Mr.. McRae explained the provisions of
the bill. There were plenty of such
reservations. The act only applied to
reservations of 5000 acres area, and
they were to be opened only to bona fide
settlers. to be paid for at not less than
the appraised value. After some debate
the bill was passed. On motion of Mr..
Holman,
EX-SPEAKER GROW,
the newly elected congressman-at-larg
from Pennsylvania, was then sworn in.
"Mr. Crow" SAID Judge Holman, ad-
dressing the speaker, "afser serving as
a representative from Pennsylvania
for twelve years, left the place you now
so highly honor thirty-one years ago. in
the midst of the blood and strife of civil
war. After this long period of time he
returns again to the theateI of public
affairs when the flag of the republic is
honOred and revered IN all sections of
the country. lnasmnch as his creden-
tials have not yet arrived, / ask unan-
imous consent that he be now sworn
in"
AS Mr.. Holman finished. a burst of
applause greeted the tall form of Mr..
Grow as he stepped down the aisle to
; take his place at the bar of the house.
His hair and beard are white, but his
eyes are bright and his form erect, and
: he gives no undue evidence of the
weight of years which rests upon his
: shoulders. MIR. Holman escorted him
to the bar. where, with upiifted hand,
the oath was administered. Another
round of applause followed him to his
seat.
Mr.. Boatner asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of the resolution
to investigate the action of Judge Jen-
kins in granting the Injunction against
the employees of the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr.. Kilgore objected, and on motion
Or Mr.. SayerS the house went into COM
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Outhwaite in
the chair, for the consideration of the
Notifications appropriation bill.
Mr.. Livingston, in charge OF the bill.
explained the provisions. The total
sum carried by the bill was S2,219. .654.
upon an estimate of S7,4SS,4l3 The
Notifications bill in the Fifty-tirst con-
gress carried S4,232 935. He explained
the necessity for rigid economy.
MIR. Bingham, of Pennsylvania. on
behalf OF the minority, said that he had
no objections TO urge against the bill
itself, but 1t was like all the other ap-
propriations that would follow. 1t was
the declaration of depleted treasury.
The Republican side of the house would
probably be met with the statement
that the present economy was made
necessary by the extravaganza of the
FIfty-first congress, and it would be
charged on the other hand that the
proposed unwise tariff legislation was
the source of the poverty of the treas
ury and the cessation of industry. Gen
eral debate was closed, and the bill
was then read by paragraphs for amend
ment.
Mr.. Livingston offered an amendment
llldL lllc CiNll TpSluenIS OI
Fort Monroe. Va, should bear one-halt
of the
EXPENSE OF CONSTRUCTING
sewerage system at Fort Monroe. The
appropriation for carriages for field gun
batteries was reduced from S61,OO tC
$4,000. and that for carriages fol
breech-loading rifles mortars of 12-incl
caliber was increased from $4,000 to
SIS, 900. These We're the only amend
ments. The committee rose, twenty
five minutes having been occupied in its
consideration. 1t was passed-7O to g
The house went back in committee OF
the whole for the consideration of the
pension appropriation bill. Mr. O'NeilI
of Massachusetts, in charge of the meas
ure. explained its provisions. The bill
carried for the fiscal year, ending
june, 30, 1890, s14, ,5l9,35 less than the
bill last yeaI, The original estimate
for the coming fiscal year was Sl62, 900,
GOO, but it had been revised and cut
down later by Commissioner Lochren