The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-06

sion a private soldier, which he was doing
his best to defeat But he soon found that
he was not at home in that field and gave
over the work of antagonizing the passage
of these bills to the petty eating guns on
that side. / congratulate him on his ele-
walton and leave those who have taken his
place to make IN from their own stand
point conscience fund with which 10
settle with their creator"
zone of the gentlemen on that side,
said Mr.. Henderson, g moment later,
charged the republicans with having Il
soldiers trust In that respect, and In
that only, / viii concede that the demo-
cratic members are consistent and con-
scientious anti-trusters.
Referring to a suggestion by Mr.. Crisp
that the House had wasted its time in dis
cussing measures for purely campaign
purposes, Mr.. Henderson said he would
hurl the imputation back to his teeth.
The gentleman will find,' he said, with
great earnestness, that on this side, the
members, many of whom served with
these poor fellows, can serve their con-
stituents quite as well in respect of these
bills as in the matter of filled cheese. bank
ruptcy and insolvent debtors (Applause).
L call the gentlemans attention TO the
fact that he and his associates have cam
paigns on hand as well as other members
and that they can go back home and safe
~ make boasts of having been obstruc-
tonists in the way of doing justice to
the union soldier"
In conclusion, Mr.. Henderson said that
democrats. some, not all, had been oo-
structionists at the Friday night sess-
ions with the result that this rule was
necessary in order to clear the calendar.
They were the ones who had reopened the
old wounds of the wal and If they would
cease that line of action, Mr.. Henderson
said, there would come that era of good
will and unity for which ne loved to labor.
(Applause).
Mr.. Crisp responding, said the gentle
man from Ohio had resorted to his old
trick of setting up man Of straw and
then with a loud voice knocking him
down. He had made no attack, he said,
upon private pensions bills, he had only
called attention TO the fact that the House
after disposing of the general appropria-
ton bills had devoted five days to the dis
cussion OF a general pension bill, with
the object of permitting gentlemen to
make speeches for campaign purposes,
and had devoted the same period of time
to the bankruptcy bill. The point he had
made was that if the House believed
these bills to be of Importance, and Mr.
Crisp conceded that they were, then it
should proceed to consider them in the
usual manner. But the gentleman from
Iowa (Mr. Henderson,, Mr.. Crisp said had
only fallen into his old habit; he could
not help it and really did not mean any
thing by it. Uaughter)
The resolution was then put to a vote
and declared carried: Yeas, 172; nays, Sc.
The following democrats voted aye:
Messrs. Downing, Cummings, Layton,
Sorg and Sulzer. Messrs. Loud and Set
The question of concurring in the Sen
ate amendments to the naval appropria-
ton bill reducing the number of new
]
two, coming over from yesterday, was
called up by Mr.. Boutelle, and Mr.. Say
ers addressed the House in favor of his
| motion to concur. He expressed the opin-
/ ion that this was a business question and
that no politics were involved. He did
| not propose to criticise the appropria-
! tons that had been made at this session.
/ The appropriation bills Independently of
/ the contracts authorized by them, he re-
/ garded as fair and reasonable, and not ex-
! travagant. He directed the attention OF
/ the House to the estimated revenues for
! the next fiscal year, which were placed
| bv the Secretary of the Treasury at 464,-
| 7q3 go including the postal revenues. The
! appropriation that had passed the House
amounted to 1886 100000 If to these he adj
| ded the permanent appropriations
/ amounting in round numbers to Sis, 900, 000
| there was a total appropriation of $685.
! Ci00gO as against estimated revenues OF
| S46400GO00 OF the permanent .appropria-
/ tions, s50,OOO.0O0 was estimated for the
Mr.. Boutelie expressed regret that the
| gentleman from Texas and those who
/ agyeed with him had not Vouchsafed
| these economical views at time when
| the attitude of the congress and OF a
part of the public press might have been
! described as "hamboyant." There was
| no telling he said, what influence they
/ might have then had upon legislation and
| good sense. He referred to the action Of
! the House at the time the bill was passed
| stating that the committee on naval .