Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-28
THE PENSION BILL.
Adoption Of a Rule Cutting on Debate
Upon II.
ALABAMA ELECTIONS IN 1894.
Another Report by senator Chnnd-
Ter, Alleging Democratic Frauds,
and ImpugnIng the Right Of sena-
tor Morgan to Hts Seat.

the Committee on Rules proYldlng 1cT the
consideration OF the pending general pen
sion bill for an hour and half under
the five-minute rule, the vote to be taken
tomorrow Immediately after the approval
OF the Journal.
Mr.. Crisp criticised the order as re-
markable, in that 1t shut out all amend
ments.
Mr.. Dingley called Mr. Crisp's attention
to the fact that the order was In almost
precisely the language Of the order under
which the Wilson tariff bill was passed
while the gentleman from Georgia was
Speaker and chairman Of the Rules COM
mittee.
Mr.. Crisp called attention to the waste
of time Of to-day's session after the hour
and a half of debate was over. and SAID
II was very apparent the leaders OF the
House had decided that the pension Dill
must pass. and nothing else. Thls order
was necessary, he said, TO protect the
15O Republican majority from itseI.
Mr. Henderson (Republican), Of Iowa,
wanted TO "say a word In reply 10 the
voice from the solemn star chamDer Oh
the mast" He urged the adoption OF the
,,Ia THE nension bill had been amply
discussed and there was all necessary op-
portunity to perfect the bill IN the houl
and a half-which could be enlarseu oy
the committee. He wished the pension
bill passed as soon as possible, anu sen.
20 tho Senate. where the question or aus
iorrnment had already been considered.
Mr. Cannon Republican). OF illinois,
uros n member OF the Fifty-irst Congress-
which had passed the pension law OF 1851
henedting 10000 deserving old soiuiers.
The nresent administration had by one
stroke of the pen taken away the rlsn's
Of 20 900 OF these, and had put the REMAIN ~
,na ,brea hundred and odd thousand IN
a state OF fear. The bill did not go as
far as he wished, but 1t was the pest tla'
couldnbe done now. m
Mr.. Hepburn Republican,, OF iowa, op
nosed the rule. He thought the tlePup.l.
ran r,aiority could be trusted to legisiate
SaN ~ ..e IA soldters without any such re-
strictions. .Ao odontton
OF the rule was 20 to 76.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Tho yeas and nays were then called, re-
suIting-yeas. 1l9; nays o.
lutlon was adopted. ,u.
THE following Republicans vote1 asa.ise .e
,be resolution, which was opposed py the
Damocrats solidly: Messrs. Blue to"sio'
pur,on of Missouri, Calderhead' Coh-
III, Cook Cooper of Wisconsin, crow
tbar DanforG. Dewett, Eddy fehtoh'
GraT. Hager, Hartman, henry Ut III III
nectlcut. Hepburn, Johnson OF CaIioI.,a' Il'.n,
Kirkpatrick. Mcclure, Miller Oh nHr9' n,s,I.a,,
Minor of Wisconsin, Smith OIL lI,o,' t'.I,ol1'
Southard. Strong, Sulloway' Iawney'
Towne. i'racewell, Updesran'
Wanger. and Wilson of Idaho. .Ao
TIe IIouse voted to disagree 10 the
senate amendments to the sundry elsii
annronriation bill and ordered oon-
NJ henderson G2epublican), OF iowa
- notice that tomorrow alter .i
General pension bill had been DISPOSED ~,
he would call up the general paiiN' "''
bill. !, NJ Evans. OF
Kentucky, March 18th, from Ii'e ,S,ya Tor
. .se O ,,,i,bdrawal Of distilled spirits from
Sandod warehouses by the dlstliier '
49, u,as recommitted to the Coiiiiiii'-
tee on Ways and Means I'm than
conslderation Of the pension Dill tileh
proceeded. ,>,,,, ,rrc
pension To EX-CoNFEDERATEs'
Mr. Connolly Republican). OF lLii,o,s'
orfered an amendment 10 the =,
on, -,.,,tcb would linlt the granting OF
aaSions 70 ex-Confederates whose ser
TO in the Confederate army was invoi-
,,o,arv or which ended at least ninety
davs before the close OF the war a.,
- The discussion which followed MI
,,iias cDemocraD. of Maryland, READ
in,tor frono Pension Commissioner loch-
~ In which he designated TINS GLASS;
of soldiers as galvanized rebels,
M LAYTON Democrao, OF ONO Oh
go as a substitute for the nrst section
a oraded-service pension measure Ior
moro than ninety days service III was
ruled out on a point OF order, anu On
anneal by Mr. Layton, the ruIihg OIL 'ile
chairman. Mr.. Payne ChepuDiieaip oi
New York, was sustained 60,
Tho amendment offered by Mr.. Connoi-
ly was rejected.
Mr.. Hepburn Republican), OF iowa OF
fared an amendment providing that
hereafter. In the administration OF the
Pension Bureau, all laws shall be con-
strued literally I'm the interest or the
claimant. and In no case shall the claim
ant he required TO furnish a measure OF
nroof that excludes all reasonable DOUBT
hui shall be required only TO establish MS
claim by fair preponderance OF proof
THE amendment was agreed TO.
Mr. Wheeler DemocraD, OF Alabama,
orrered an amendment providing for the
estahlishment of battle pension-roll,"
ON which shall be placed only the names
of soldiers who fought in battle. 1t was
ruled out on a point Of order.
The period provided for the considera-
tIon of the bill under the order expired
when only two OF the seventeen sections
Of the bill had been read. 1t was then
reported to the House by Mr. Payne. by
a vote OF 1l3 TO Ia the bill was ordered
TO be engrossed and ratified BY the
terms of the rule the vote on the passage
OF the bill will be taken tomorrow morn
ing after the reading Of the journal.
At 40 o'clock the House adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
senate Proceedings.
A supplementary report TO the report
heretofore made by the Committee on
Privileges and Elections In favor OF an
inquiry into elections in Alabama In
1894 was presented by Mr.. Chandler Re-
publcan). Of New Hampshire. to-day,
and ordered printed. II states that the
new report is made because the minority
report is not forthcoming. after the lapse
OF forty-eight days. The report re-
cites the statement made by Senator Al
len. of Nebraska, I'm the Senate, Feb
ruary II. 1895, showing that 1900 fraudu-
lent votes were cast for Oates in
the fifteen black-bet counties. which.
being deducted would show the election
of Kolb by about 1000 majority; that
Kolk Legislature was elected; that In
four black-belt counties two Kolb Sena-