The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-14
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
First Speech on the Free Silver Sub.
Stitute is Heard in Senate.
MR. HILL IS AGAIN SARCASTIC.
lie Claims That North Carolina Is Fickle.
An Amusing COlioquy-The Pension !
ApprOpriation-Mr. towards ResO.
lufion Referred to Committee.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
gan tDemocrat, Alabama| delivered Il
two hours speech In the senate today
on the house bond bill and the free sub
stitute for it reported from the finance
committee. Mr.. Morgan assailed bit
terly the course of Mr.. Sherman iRe-
publican. OhioD both as senator and as
secretary Of the treasury, in hostility to
silver AS currency ON parity with
gold. When he resumed his seat. the
floor was taken by Mr. Butler PopuliSt,
North Carollna) who will speak on the
bill tomorrow.
A concurrent resolution empowering
and directing the president OF the United
States to receive deputation from the
Cuban revOlutionists and to extend
belligerent rights to them was intro
duced by Mr.. Kyle tPopulist, South
DakOta) and referred to the committee
on foreign relations. A rather anus
ing colloquy between Mr.. Hill Demo
crat. New YorlO and the two North
Carolina sena tors Mr.. Pritchard IRE
publican) and Mr.. Butler UPOpulist>
took place apropoS of a sarcastic re-
mark of Mr.. Hin few days ago to the
effect that although the two North
Carolina senators were elected at the
same time and by the same combina-
one of them claiming that the state was
in favor of high protective duties. while
the other asserted that 1T was in favor
of tariff reform. Mr.. Hill declared that
it would be utterly impossible in the
next presidential election for either of
the two great parties to gratify the
fickl constituency of North Carolina.
House Proceedings.
Today being the second Monday in
the month. was, under the rules, set
apart for the consideration of business
relating to the District of Columbia,
and two measures of local interest We're
passed The pension appropriation bill
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1885,
the first Of the general appropriation
bills reported then taken up in
committee of the whole 1t appropri-
ates $l4l. .325S20. which Is some s50,OOO
less than the amount carried by the
last bill and about the same amount be-
low the estimates. w. A. Stone, Rep
PaD, explained the bill and the two
changes made by 1t in existing law
which were to make a pension granted
date from the time of the first applica-
ton without regard to intervening re-
jcctions. and limiting $500 the income
which dependent widows may receive
and vet be eligible TO a pension.
hIr. Graf, (Rep, I'D, gave notice OF
an amendment making Il pension a
vested right and attacked the present
pension policy. Mr.. Bartlett, Dem.,
n. ". opposed any further extension
of the pension system.
Mr.. HOward's Resolution.
Mr.. Howard. the Populist member
from Alabama. introduced the follow
ing resolution today:
Resolved, That Grover Cleveland
president of the United States, be re-
quested to furnish the house with the
following information:
What patronage did he use and
what places did he give to members of
congress to induce them to vote for the
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law?"
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on coinage, weights and meas
ufeS.