The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-15

greater than that among men among
the ranks. He asked IL Aliens logic
would lead him to approve placing the
salary of General Miles. commander oi
the army. at s13 per month.
1T would doubtless measure the
value of his services in many cases, y
answered Mr.. Allen.
The Cogswell pension bill passed
without amendment, the motion OF AL
len to reduce the pension to $50 per
month being supported by most of the
democrats.
Hoar asked IL the Nebraska senator
did not pocket 5000 a year while some
poor constituent made only rs cents a
day
AT least / pocket no more than
IS. .o0o." replied Allen. suggestively, and
added that senators talked as though
God made some distinction between the
soldiers and the general.
Then who made the distinction
asked Hawley.
You gentlemen make It," replied
Allen.
Thurston made his maiden speech in
the senate in support of liberal pen
vices of his deceased father as a plain
soldier. He urged that the war heroes
have the amplest pensions. This bill
Cthe CogswelD instead of having Its
advance reduced, should serve TO
advance the allowance of those who
served in the war. Thurston expressed
satisfaction that his first words in the
senate should be in support of a pen
sion.
Villas said the senate would certainly
show full justice in granting pensions,
but he pointed out that certain peculiar
influences prevailed, resulting in dis
ordinations in pensions to widows of
officers which bore severely on the old
soldiers, and they felt 1t. The sugges-
tion of peculiar influences" was hotly
resented by Lodge. Allen disclaimed
all purpose of attacking the widow, and
added that it was only when the blue
blood was touched that Lodge grew
eloquent.
A motion by Allen to reduce the al
lowance to $50 was not agreed to-23 to
36-the democrats, with some excep-
tions, supporting the motion and all
the republicans voting against it. The
bill was then passed without division.
The associated press bulletin an
nouncing the election at Columbus, o.,
of Foraker to the United States senate,
was received in the senate and started
a buzz of comment among the senators.
Sherman read the bulletin and nodded
his head approvingly. Brice was not
present
A new phase of the financial question
was presented by Mills, in the form of
a resolution giving seven declarations
of policy, substantially as follows:
First, against the retirement of out
standing legal tender notes. Second,
favoring the coinage OF the silver bull
lion in the treasury. Third, the issu-
ance of emergency legal tender notes
in case of a deficiency. Fourth, against
the interest bearing bonds. Fifth, es-
tablishing a policy of the United States
in paying obligations in both gold and
silver. Sixth. repudiating the theory
that a public debt is a public blessing.
Seventh. urging the rapid extinguish-
ment of the national debt and the main
tenance of the sinking fund therefor.
Mills resolution went to the table un-
til tomorrow, when he may make some
remarks upon II.
2 o'clock, and Butler offered an amend
ment prohibiting the issuance OF inter
est-bearing bonds and directing the
secretary of the treasury to pay in
gold or silver, according to the market
value of the coins. Butler spoke in op-
position to bond issues. 1t would not
do, he said, for either the republicans
or the democrats of the senate to evade
responsibility by saying that IT had no
majority. Il pledge" said he, six peo-
pies party votes i'm this chamber to
either party that will stop the further
issue of bonds, and six votes will give
that majority to either side. In fact.
either party can have a ma ajority in this
body when 1t desires to pass any law in
the interest of the American people"
Butler spoke of the Benedict Arnolds
of finance. who were betraying their
country into the hands of the gold spec
ulators. He referred to the wild cranks
and fanatical remedies of Cleveland
and Carlisle in ministering to the fin
ancial patient
Butler closed at ABS. and the senate
held a brief executive session, and ad-
tourned until tomorrow.