The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-07

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The house to-
day served notice on the senate and the
country that it had transacted it's bust
ness and was ready for final adjournment,
by the passage without division, OF a reso-
luton Tor final adjournment on Monday,
May Is.
The reading of the resolution was re-
ceived with an outburst of applause from
members on both sides of the house.
MIR. Wheeler Dem. Ala.) denounced the
majority for proposing to desert their
posts. He asserted that during the cam
palgn OF 1894 the Republican party had
pledged itself to the relief OF the people
from existing depression.
Caused by the Democratic party" in
terJected Mr.. Miliikep Qeep. Maine.)
Mr. Dingley made no reply to Mr.
wheeler, and the resolution was adopted
without division.
OF thompson vs. Shaw, from the Third
North Carolina district, which was unan-
lmously in favor OF the sitting memper,
was adopted
The house then proceeded. under the
special order adopted yesterday, 10 con-
slider
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
and acted on them at the rate of about
one every five minutes. BY the terms
OF the order the debate on each bill was
united to ten minutes. In five and a half
hours today, seventy-two bills were favor
aOiy acted upon. Among them were bills
granting the widow of the late Secretary
Walter q. Gresham a pension of 500 per
month; to Elizabeth Walls Kearney,
daughter of General Phil Kearney, $l5
per month; TO the widow of the late Sena-
tor George L. Spencer of Alabama, $50
per month; TO General James &. Parrot
$780, to the widow of General James II.
Blunt of Kansas S7o per month, and to
General Nathan kimball 500 per month
An attempt was made to reduce the
amount OF the proposed pension to the
widow of General Gresham and eloquent
tributes were paid to
GENERAL GRESHAM'S MEMORY i
by Mr.. Picker (Rep. S. d., Mr.. Curtis
(Rep. N. " and Mr.. Evans (Rep. KY.
put the Democrats took no part whatever
in the brief debate. Mr.. Crowther Rep
MOI moved to reduce the rate of the pro-
posed pension to $50 per month
Mr.. Picker urged the house not to re-
duce the pension carried by the bill. Gen
eral Gresham's distinguished services in
military and civil life, he said, made this
bill in every way exceptional. He died in
the harness, Mr.. Picker said, and he
thought, in view of the great popularity
over the country had been legion, that the
house owed to itself to pass this bill
W1thout amendment.
Mr. Crowther, however, contended that
ton should be made in favor of General
Gresham's widow. There were thousands
as deserving widows as She
MI. Blue (Rep. Kan.) offered a compro-
mise proposition of SIS per month He
referred to the fact that the house had
declined to give more than SO per month
to the widow of General Blunt of Kan
sas and thought Mrs Gresham stood on
no better footing than she.
DEMOCRATS DO NOT VOTE.
"Mr. Gresham he said, had been on
the pay roll of the government, and if
necessarily for thirty-tiVe years. and if
his widow was not in easy circumstances.
there must have been some profiigacy
somewhere
General Curtis Rep. n. V. Mr.. Can
non (Rep. ILL.,, and Mr.. Evans Rep XVI
warmly advocated the bill as reported.
Mr. Cannon thought the bill but simple
and scant justice" in view of the large
pensions to other eminent commanders.
and Mr.. Evans expressed his sincere hope
that both amendments would be defeated
Both amendments were rejected one
without division. the other by a vote of
"A to 62.
Several of the Democrats, including ex-
Speaker Crisp, did not vote. The bill was
passed.
Mr.. Picker. chairman of the committee
on invalid pensions, desired to keep the
house in continuous session in order to
go ahead passing bills all night, but the
committee on rules protested, stating that
the special order did not contemplate pro-
longing the sessions beyond the regular
hour for adjournment. He sought to Iro-
long the session despite the protests of the
leaders and had many Republicans with
him. When the quorum failed, shortly
after o'clock, the speaker recognized Mr..
Dlngley to move an adjournment.
PICKLER INDIGNANT.
Mr.. Picker Indignantly protested.
This is an Internal proof of snap iudg-
ment,' he shouted. There were 100 mem
bers present and we are entitled to go
into committee of the whole
II call the gentleman to ORDER" said
Mr.. Payne.
1.-THE gentleman will take his seat" or
dered the speaker.
Pm stating the TRUTH Mr.. Picker re-
piled detiantly, but he sat down after
being again admonshed by the speaker.
after that exhibition, I think We had
better adjourn" called out Mr. Evans
Oep. Ky), but Mr.. Picker rallied his
forces and defeat the motion to adjourn,
1851.
He then moved a call of the house Mr..
Wise Rep. Del) supplemented with an
other motion to adjourn, and it looked as
if Mr.. Picker intended to fight it out
as long as he could get a handful of sup
porters to stand by him. But on the next
roll call the house voted 52-4S to adjourn,
and the session closed shortly after
o'clock.