Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-02


ne would call up the bankruptcy bill to-
morrow as soon as the pension bill was
disposed Of
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee on
rules, then brought in a special order for
the consideration of the Pickler pension
bill for one and one-half hours this after
noon under the five-minute rule, the pre-.
vlouS question then to be consideration. a,
ordered, on the bill and pending amend.
ments with a provision for a final vote
tomorrow Immediately after the reading
of the journal.
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia characterized the
rule as q remarkable one. He said it pre-
tended to do one thing, but did another.
as only such amendments as were adopted
IN committee could be voted on The Dra2-
teal consequence of the adoption of this
rule would be to force the house to vote
on the bill without amendment
Mr.. Dingley of Maine replied that the
rule was almost literal copy Of the rule
adopted by the last house when the Will
son tariff bill was pending
THAT rule permitted the house to vote
on the pending amendments when the
time for debate expired" said Mr.. Crisp
The gentleman Is not candid
Mr.. Dingley insisted that the spirit of
the two rules were the same.
Mr.. Henderson said he made no guise
of the fact that the purpose OF the rule
was to bring the bill to a vote He said
the situation in the senate must be taken
into consideration, and also the president
in the White house, and urged all the
friends of the old soldiers to stand by the
bill as the best that could be written on
the statute books at this time.
Mr.. Crisp reiterated his statement that
the purpose OF the rule was to destroy the
right of amendment, and followed this
with the charge that the bill had been
framed, not by the committee on pensions,
but by the leaders in control of the house,
who had resolved that the house should
pass this bill as drawn, or nothing.
The committee on pensions" said he,
spent days and weeks perfecting a bill,
and then the gentlemen who control leg
islation and manage the affairs of this
house made this bill out in the speaker g
room. This certainly is not the bill re-
ported by the pension committee. Then
those gentlemen brought in this rule TO
protect themselves against this 100 re-
publican majority. If you adopt the rule
you must take this bill as 1t stands or
nothing. If you like the situation you
are welcome to n
Mr.. Henderson rldlcuIed the virtuous
indignation of Mr.. Henderson. I'VE now
hear" said he, the solemn voice of the
star chamber committee rules Of the )ast,
whose rules were clad in steel appealing
for no time. l have no conceament TO
make, and the gentleman says he APP
n |.
presumably in the interest of the OH sol
der In the same interest l ask for ac-
ton"
Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois said that as
one Of the $50 majority he favored the
rule He had voted for the act of 1890,
he said which had placed 400, 900 new names
on the pension roll When the present
administration assumed control Of the
pension office, at the stroke Of pen 20 900
names had been stricken from the rolls
and three hundred odd thousand pension
crs had their pensions placed III jeopardy.
This bin did not perhaps go as far as he
wished, but 1t was the best that could
be passed until the republican party OBJ
tanned full power.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa opposed the adop-
ton Of the rule. If there was any ques-
ton on which a republican house could
be trusted, it was that of pensions, and
he protested against the interference Of
the committee on rules. The bill ought,
he said, to be amended.
The rule was adopted-1l9 to So.
Thirty-four republicans voted against
the adoption Of the order. as follows:
Blue, Bowers. Burton Of Missouri, Cal
derhead, Connolly, Cook, Cooper Crow
Their, Danford. Dewitt Eddy, Fenton,
Graft, Hager, Hartman. Henry, Hepburn,
Johnson of California, Kirkpatrick, Nc
Clure, McI.achlan. Miller, Miner of Wis
consin, Smith, Southland, Strong, Tulla-