New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-28
ANOTHER BATTLE OVER PENSIONS.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION OF THE HOUSE MORE
THAN USUALLY EXCITING.

LAST NIGHTS SESSION OF THE HOUSE MORE
THAN USUALLY EXCITING
Washington March 27.-The evening session OF the
House was unusually exciting. The first bill on the
calendar was that discussed last Friday night-a
Senate bill granting pension or s3o month 10
Charles f. Jones. a photographer, for injuries re-
sul,!ng from a wound received while taking pct
ure OF Longstreets Notifications at Suffolk. va.
Mr. Connolly Rep.. I'D antagonized the bill ana
In the course OF his speech severely criticised the
Committee Invalid Pensions for bringing in bills
10 pension men who were not enlisted men III all
while hundreds Of cases OF bona fde soldiers re-
rnalned In the committee room.
Mr. Picker (Rep, :. d., chairman OF the commit
tee demanded that the gen,leman's words be taken
dou,, nm, Withdrew the demand. and Mr.. Connolly
finished his remarks
He was followed by MIR. Picker VINO bitterly re-
scented the criticism Of Mr. Connolly. declaring that
(, was not fair ard that his assertions were Dase
Islander on the Invalid Pensions Committee mat
committee had reported only other bill this ses-
sion he said to pension civilian shot while In the
ss-,ic. of the Government The committee had
reconam.n ded nothing FOR which 1t had not the
precedent OF many Congresses past. AFTER aHeiu-
ing the bill so 10 give penslonabie status 10 the
man and leaving to the Pension Bureau the deter
mination Of the amount 10 be paid 10 him. the Dill
WAS laid aside with a favorable recommendation
Subsequently Mr.. Mahon (Rep, PENN. appar-
entity laboring under suppressed feeling said that
n statement had been made on the moor which
ougb, NOT 10 70 uncontradic.ed. When the gentle
mn, from Illinois Connolly had charged that n
certain gentleman whom he need not name. Dut
whom all the Republicans recognized as their lead
r ,applauseD had lnterfered suppress legislation
in behalf OF the old soldier he spoke without oun-
da,ion The Speaker Of the House, Mr.. Mdhon as
serted had always given preference In granting
recognition members to those having pi''s io'
tho old soldiers The House had spent hfty-hVe
hours this session IN considering private pension
bills and had pa ssed forty giving the average oil HI
hour and A half TO each bill. II the members
van,ed TO take up the time In making speeches
which was their right, Mr.. Mahon conceded they
c,,,ld do so but they should not criticise others
and charge that candidates for the Presidency or
their friends were using the old soldiers as ioo'
ball e., =, .t,ii,r
strain advising Connolly before he UNDERTOOK 10
arrairn Tho Republican majority to have more &c
tail 10 go on than he had AZ present ne ~.
comuittoe was all right. Mr.. GrosVenor saiu, p, ut
Tho o,r vas I'm the system OF legislation ana the
AS TO the Speaker of tho House. Mr.. Grosvenor sad
ne smoke OF what he knew when ne shlu that tns
old soldiers OF the country had no better irsehd
than Mr.. Reed o., ~. l., hoa ,,,1o
Mr. Connolly responding said tha Inc ne mao He
no attack on the Speaker; he had beeh most gen
erous.y treated by him. What ne had seiu WAS
th4 with great Republican majority IN the Iiouse'
a Renub,Ican quorum failed 10 appear az these i IL
caydidates for the Presidency and their friends In
This Congress- engaged IN promoting tneIr
TO do justice the soldiers IN the matter Oh pe"s'o
leg Station 49,. ,,.,ru oc,od favorable
On four hills and al l0.3o o'clock the House ad-
journed until Monday.