The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-26
LAST WEEK OF CONGRESS
SPEAKER CRISP BESTEGED WITH
UNFORTUNATE MEMBERS.
Pleading for Recognition To Get Some Pet
Measure Pefore the House-Ths Pen
sion Grab Business
TIMES BUREAU. RApLEY BUILDING.
WAsBIrGToN. February %. 1895. I

AZ noon, one week from to-day, the
Fifty-third Congress, with all of fits acts
Of omission and Of commission. will have
passed into history. The country VII be
glad Of an adjournment simply because
81 is wearied of much law making, and
not because OF any particular disregard
Of the present membership of Congress.
country. which history will appreciate far
| beyond the current comment Of the day
This Congress has held its sessions during
a period Of financial and Industrial de
| pressioi, which could not possibly be
! legislated into immediate prosperity. and
/ the =, opIe troubled from natural causes
| have very generally brought their gricv-
ances. like Coxey and his horde and
piled them up at the doors of Congress.
sPEAKEE CRISP IN DEMAND.
Beginning with tomorrow the House
works under rule winch permits the
suspension OF the rules and the taking
up Of any bill on the calendar. ANY mem
I her. however, to make a motion for such
| suspension. must first obtain tho rccoGui-
! ton Of the Speaker, and all day long to-
! day Mr. Crisp has been besieged by i'm
! Fortunate representatives. who are plead
I
l'mcasurc through. The urgent deficiency
! bill was taken up to-day, and passed. I'M
! der the management OF Colonel Breck.n-
! ridge. Of Kentucky. This Is the last Of
J these appropriation bills In the House,
J and. except for the consideration Of such
| amendments as may he put on in the
! Senate. the House could well adjourn to-
/ day, but
Satan viii End mischief, still
For idle hands to do
and before the week is out there will he
many measures passed, which it would
be just as wen TO let slumber forever
on the calendar.
LITTLE HoPE FOR THE NICARAGUA BILL
Hon. George y. Wise has but little hope
now that the Nicaragua canal bin can be
gotten before the House in the remaining
lew days,.as the House will scarcely vote
TO take up any bill from the calendar
which will cause any protrdcted debate
An effort is to be made 20 call up new
bill relative to the Pacific railroads. II is
said that the President IS very anxious
10 have some action taken by this CON
Gress upon this subject, and II Is probable
that the friends OF the Administration
Will urge a vote upon tho new bill. This
matter was thoroughly discussed few
weeks ago. when the House defeated the
measure that was then pending and the
forthcoming bill Is said to have been
framed to meet all Of the objections then
expressed
It is more than likely that as soon as
all of the days are spoken for, some
Of the members will urge night sessions, |
indeed, some Of the members OF the ma !
Val committee are now trying to get 2 |
night session on their bill for the cor
reCtiOn of the personnel Of the navy.
FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Strenuous efforts were brought TO bear
OF the Committee Oh Rules to-day ~ /
ConGresstnau Tyler and other congress
men who are Interested IN The erection Of
Government buildings in their districts.
10 allow tomorrow 10 be set apart for
The consideration of bills already report
ed from the House Committee ON Publc
Buildings and Grounds. General Catch
iHgs, from the committee, was absent. |
but the Speaker promised TO give them
Tho day If possible.
Mr.. Tyler win make every effort. in
case they secure that day. 10 pass the
Senate bill providing for The erection Of
q public building at Newport News. and
Congressman Bower Of North Carolina,
is equally anxious to dispose of the Sa-
lem-Winston public building bin.
Ii Is generally understood, however that
me blll providing for the purchase OF a
site Tor new Government printing Of
fee Will be- given me right OF way. and
# this IS done there will be small op-
pcrtunity for the consideration OF any
other business.
Wednesday will be given to the House
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. Mahone's lot is the first to be
considered as suitable place for the
nlN ttF. d. .t,ft
subject will be disposed Of i'm an hour
Thee is q chance OF the Newport News
building being considered.
The vote Of the Virginia DELEGATION on |
the resolution granting an extra months |
salary to Capitol employees was as fol-
ows Mcssrs. Wise, Edmuuds. Turner and |
Epes for and Messrs. Jones. Tucker
swanson and Tyler against Meredith and |
Marshall absent.
FIGHT FOR PRIVATE Bills,
As the Fltty-third Congress rapidly ap- !
proaches the hour of its final dissolu-
ion the anxiety OF the members 10 secure
favorable action on certain classes of
bills ViSibly increases. \ full attendance
II House and Senate is rather the rule
low tnan the exception and the early
morning hours, which are generally de
.oted 10 miscellaneous business, expire
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or, who seems suddenly TO have awaken
d TO the fact that ne was sent to Wash
hgtoh to at least do a little work. Most
81 the bills called up now are Tor pri- !
ate claims, and, Of course a ma iOrity
u these are for pensions. No less than
MY members ranged themselves in front
u the Speaker this morning. and their
lanor Tor recognition would have hope (
essiy confused less levcl-headcd pre- ;
idinS officer Than the present Speaker. :
Congressman Sayers had his hands f,,u G
o prevent the loOting Of the Treasury {
~ general principles. while Congressman O
ones made special feature of the PEN t
ion cases. c
THE PENSION GRAB BUSINESS. :
That most Of these were defeated on his h
bJec tons goes without the saying, and l.
hat they should be. the following case, e
ihich is a fair sample Of most OF them. I a
lill show:
\ lady here Ia Washington, who is the
idow OF Lieutenant Heiner, is now
rawing a pension of 80 per month. +,
'h!ch she has asked to have raised to 81
%. on the grounds that the amount she n
aceived was inadequate TO her maintcn- a.
nee. Inquiry into her circumstances re- L,
ealed the fact that in addition 10 her II
snsion she received 800 per month from m
le Government for oTnamentne sine ti
ire in the Treasury Department, and Il,
lat she had no incumlTance whatever.
er only son holding the position of lieu ia
nant IN the United States navy. This f.
one of the cases defeated by MI. Jones, m
Notwithstanding the most strenuous eX- al
'tions were made by some of his col ~,
agnes to almost coerce him into yield "A
< 10 the passage OF the bill. Con-
l. OF l.. .,sI. 1.