New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-17
Mr.. GROW MADE HIS POINT
HE CONTRADICTED \ STATEMENT OF THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THE GOVERNMENT NOT IN HONOR BOUND TO PAY
100000 DAMAGES To CANADIAN SEAL
ERs-DEBATE on THE PENSION
BILL. CONTINUED.
Washington Jan. 1G-Immcdately after ,ae read
ing of the journal in the House this morning Mr.
Grow Gep. PENN to a question of privilege.
and sent 10 the clerks desk 10 be read the following
extract from a pamphlet issued by the New-York
Chamber of Commerce. relating to disputes between
the United States and Great Britain:
Then came the Alabama claims and the fisheries
dispute. the first being decided in favor and the
and paying the award Ike business men. Then came
the seizure Of Canadian sealing vessels by the United
about 100000 awarded 20 the owners Of the seized
of Congress to make an appropriation therefor and
which We are in honor bound 10 settle without
further delay.
Mr.. Crisp dem. Ga) made the point that the
matter read presented question OF privilege.
Mr. Grow responded that in his opinion the matter
was question of privilege because. If true, the
House derelct in the performance Of Its duties
in that 1t failed to keep promise to which the Ma
tiona faith pledged But. he said. the state
ment was true the Paris Tribunal expressly de-
cned TO arbltrate the question Of damages. What
Congress had refused to do about 5000
which the Secretary Of State had offered 10 pay in
settlement of the claims account OF seized vessels
1t Was shown. he said that two-thrds OF the claims
for vessels owned by Anne leans who had made
sham sales OF them TO Canadians that claims for
damages might he made.
Mr. Crisp called the gentleman from Pennsylvania
to order. and the Speaker ruled that question Of
privilege had been made out.
Mr. Grow-Very well / am satisfied. GauehterD
A resolution reported from the Committee on Print
ing by Mr. Perkins (Rep. Iowa.. providing for the
printing Of 1900 copies of compilation OF custom
on motion OF Mir Murphy Rep. Arz) the House
bill authorizing the leasing OF lands in that Ter
riory granted for school and educational purposes
MIR sherman (Rep. y v favorably reported from
the Committee on Indian Affairs the resolution
offered by NJ, Cannon Dep, Utah calling on the
proceedings and expenditure made to carry ont the
provisions Of Sections 20 q and - Of the last Indian
Appropriation bill and TO tell the House the probable
time when certain lands within the tncompahere
Reservation in Utah. known as the asphalt lands. VIII
he restored to the public domain The resolution
was agreed to.
THE PENSION BILL TAKEN Up
W. A. Some Rcp.. PENN called up the General
Pension Appropriation bill for further consideration
| in Committee OF the Whole. He said that. pursuant
| to the request Of numerous members who stN de-
sired to discuss the bill it had been decided to e'
| general debate run on to-day and Tomorrow take
| it up under the hv--minuie rule.
w the hDnor v p of ,9P r 81 o %h6 6
late war and denunciaton Of The statement
on Monday to the eject that the effors to secure
further pension legislation had for their OBJECT tho
| Iowa., Griffin daep.. Wisj. Hatch Rep. ind.
h Mr nnR s p ana ca p an S
| occasion 10 inveigh against the internal revenue
| Of existence of the whole system and the passage
| OF tariff laws which would provide sufficient row
| Mr. Bartlett Dem. y. " closing the debate in
opp9sluon to me proposed rnangs IL tae "a" s rr
| he felt that vote OF thanks was due to him from
|
opened and the House inundated by the food OF
oratory which had ragged for the last few days In
and abuse, and some Of the charges made against
orally the speeches had been sophomore in sty.e
| and faacious in argument. Others had been mere
| invective and rant; and in one case tho speaker
| had grossly violated parliamentary propricty by
ember Nr H,rintt sa haI rot tSe courage
avow the words as his own; but put them In ne
statement was Of such character az would war
rant him Nr. Bartletp in -ummonins him 70 the
be 50 dienihed In the course of the speeches mad~
| Democrats. including the Senator from Maryland,
| Mr. German and tie chief Executive Of the Ma
ton. and the arguments he had advanced IN sup
"Tot. lie would leave to the judgment Of the
| House whether any argument he had ever had th-
honor to MAKE before IT, legal or 9therwse, con.
eu T., or bad on moral grounds justified any
since listening 10 the speeches mace IN Response
| to his remarks few days ago. Mr.. Bartlett said.
| he had doubted that Representatives VINO agreed
with him wcr" free men; whether or not they hai
| the right to raise voice against lavish cXpend.-
| being held up to abuse gentlemen on the other
| side" he said. have conjurcd UP visions Of the
they hold it to be crime that should sit at wen
time before the fire in my own mouse ana lndulS.
actual want that fact Is aiduccd on which 10 base
the, charge that am desttnte Of any sympathy
| In the course OF the debate Mr.. Bartlett said he
had been charged with being opposed to the pay
| m pensions
| ders These statements he denounced unqua-
fed falsehoods. iie had also been charged with
said was the man who refused for supposed pay,
tisan and political purposes to sanction an unlawful
or ILLEGAL expenditure of the public funds lie had
special cases Of necessity and he did not consider
| the payment OF pensions an improper depletion Of
the revenues Of the Government or OF the funds In
Mr. bartlett read letter from a constituent which
stand in the midst of IAN acre OF demagOgues" and
antagonize further pension legislation and in clos
making in 1891 said that II time call halt
| I'm the matter of pension legislation
TO REBUKE THE PENSION BUREAU.
Mr. Rme CRep. Kan), who reported the BILL said
that before the House entered into discussion Of
q under tho ive-minute rule there should be full
| to,ement OF the provisions Of the bill. The com
routce he said cut down the estimates Of the Sec
NIT NIT of the interior by $3.50 The other provi
| sions. Mr. Blue said were inserted by the com
Tenflv action Of the Pension Bureau. not as new
/ Cor but EXPRESSION OF Vnat tne ia"
IeEIs - of what the proper construction should be
W va, t,,,,e briefly reviewed NJ Bartletts speech
MI; otd mat the gentleman from Michigan. who
ahc his speech rot, was as elegant az
en-, cha, member from New YORK When ne SPOKE OF ioo,
ing ti'r rter quoted by Mir. Bartlett who described
me House as an acre Of demasosnes'
Inc ttnnker C2ep, n. V reported IRON me com,
mtee on and aT6os p b eTf emo n
yanuaIfS rTor Company must improve me harDor ~
/, securing depth Of wei owmSrS '''' o''' WV
was Moody Rep Mass announced the death OIL o,
his prec,ees IN The usual resolutions, which were