Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-23
CONGRESS.
Senate.

L.
Morgan frequently addressed himself per-
sonally to Mr.. Sherman, who sat across 1 Inc
senator for the series of financial acts win
which he is identified. At times MI. MOT
gan was bitterly personal he referred ,oa ~
who was near his Waterloo and who would
be consigned to ST. Helena. In the MALL
however, the speech was scholariy 1PPi i'ui,s
eoll ae With VI lt the Two North Carolina sena
tors brought out considerable dlscusslon o.
the New York senator's political conslsi-
ency and was amusing to the CROWDED sal-
leries for the sharp sallies ana WHY re-
jolnders during the triangular debate
to the thu wi Widow Of the late Brg-Gen Coggs
well. representative in Congress ron i
Massachusetts at the. time OF his death IN,
14th. Mr. Hill and Mr.. Mills wanted in
formation as to the system pursued IN
granting these special pensions: and NJ
zaEng of wse d on as opposed
to any distinction between the. widow OF
the private soldier and that OF prigso aien-
generals, majorgenerals or any other gen
erals 1t was the plain private soldier
he added, who met the brunt of the war.
To hear senators talk it would be thousHIt
was a species of neutrality-suspicious. ana
funkeyisn'' 1t was an un-American dis
elimination. Later the bond silver bill was
taken up. but there was 10 action on IT,
Senator Mills speech on finance, with
frequent direct criticisms of the President
and secretary of the treasury was S. the ne
on the 18th There was added interest i'll
the speech from the fact that Mr.. Mills has
were temperate and dignifed the senator
giving expression to his hiSh personal re-
cial policy Mr. PETER followed with a
speech against bonds d and II H. fapor r OF Tlne
Ala.) gave notice that On the Goth he would
press to vote without debate resolution
that all government obligations should DE
paid in either silver gold
The consideration OF the silver bond bill
proceeded in the Senate on the 10th. with
Mr.. PETER continuing his speech of the day
before As vet no suggestion has been
made as to bringing the measure to vote
Foreign questions received considerable at
an hour in favor Of a Pacific cable connoect-
ing the United States and Hawaii. The
senator expressed the opinion that the an
neXatlon of the Hawaiian islands to tn,
at an early day. The Cuban question was
briefly discussed in. connection with Mr..
partment for information on the status of
the uprising. The Monroe doctrine also re-
s see attention noc, r ESQ by MI
the doctrine and stating that President
Cleveland's attitude was an extension of
the doctrine beyond its original scope. A
department for further information on Turk
isll-Armenian affairs.
House.
The House, after devoting an hour to the
consideration of routine business on the
18th, went into committee Of the whole and
took up the pension appropriation bill.
General debate on the bill consumed the
f fa BLY, w. sf9nf its a IN chaTge car Of
ried Sill, $50, a reduction Of S53, $50 from
the estimates: The amendments to exist,
pensions granted under the act Of 1890
should date from the first application no
matter how many times they had been re-
jected or dismissed for~defect or informally
in the application. and repealed the pro-
vision of the act of 1890 requiring widow
to prove that she was dependent for her
terms of the amendment she must prove
that her net income does not exceed $500
aad he da no know TO many r wdoMs
would receive pensions under the amend
ment, but it mattered not whether it would
result in giving pensions to one 100000
that it could not afford to pension the
widows of the defenders Of the Union. Gap
The House spent the 14th in further de-
bate upon the pension appropriation bill.
The speakers. with q single exception, We're
Republicans, and all favored a liberal ad-
ministration of the pension laws and the
adoption of the changes to existing laws
proposed by the bill: among the speakers
H. "A.
distinction in the Confederate army from
Manassas to Appomattox. He is the only
Republican representative from Virginia.
HIS assurance of the good feeling that
listed in the South toward the Union soldier
and the lack of hostility toward the pension
system was warmly received on both sides
Another day was consumed by the House
In oratory upon the pension appropriation
Dill on the 10Th. in the course of which the
policy of the present administration toward
the veterans was scored by both Republic
ans and Democrats and defended by two
or three Democrats. The most notable Incl
dent OF the debate was the attack made
BY Mr. Grow N'a) upon what he termed
the extraordinary pr: attempt by the Presi-
prerosatves Of the egisative br upoa 'n nf
the government. He denounced Secretary
Carlisle for sending a financial bill to Con-
having read the famous letter to Mr. Catch
ings OH the Wilson bill just before a vote
on the bill, which he said was an attempt
sent such encroachments upon it's preroga-
tives, Mr.. Grow declared. The Speaker an
nounced the appointment of Mr.. Allen
i'll the place Of Mr.. Curtis (kas.), resigned.
The general discussion of the pension bill
in the House, closed on the 18th and it
was an interesting episode inspired by Mr.
Grow (Rep; Pa, who declared that the
phlet printed by that body and widely cir
culated had cast reflections upon the good
faith Of the House. The pamphlet criticised
the House for not paying Canadian sealers
the 100000 it was asserted had been arbi.
trated and awarded to the owners of the
seized vessels. Mr. Grow demanded to be
allowed to speak upon it as a question of
p PR but MI T.; Crisp Dem, Ca made
question of privilege. The House then re-
sumed the consideration of the pension bill
and an order was adopted that general de-
bate be closed and the bill be taken up by
paragraphs the next day under the ffve-nin-
ute rule
The House on the 18th passed the pension
appropriation bin, to the consideration of
which it has devoted the entire week. and
then adjourned until the Goth. Mr. Bart
lett. Dem. n y raised points of order
against all new legislation proposed in the
way Of amendments. such as that looking
to making pension vested right" etc.
and Mr. Dingley AIe,), who was in the
chair, sustained them. In this way the
clause in the bill changing existing law so
as to allow, widows to obtain pensions
under the act Of 1890 whose net incomes
did not exceed $500 per annum was strick-
en- out. Mr. Bartlett however. did not
ni1,f niy,.< l.