The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-27
The NATIONAL
CONGRESS.
Some Record Of What the Peo'
pies Representatives Are
Trying to Do.
ALLEN AND CALL SPAR
On The Question Of PsnsioBs To Onieers
and Private Soldi~rs-A Great Pension
Csrnivai-Ths Urgent Deficiency Bill
Call Pleads FOR Cuba.

anO, SWitZland, who Is very learned
Investigator and historical student,
praying that the 24th day Of June,
the anniversary OF the discovery OF
the North American coast by the Cab
OTIS in 1897, be made a national holi-
day.
Senator Sherman presented a petit
ton In the shape OF a resolution pas
sed by the Ohio legislature, favOring
the election Of Senators by a direct
vote Of the people.
The Agricultural Appropriation bill
came up. Mr.. Blanchard offered the
following amendment.
"For investig eating the spread and
Of the cottOn-bOll weevil
(AnthOnomus grandis) and for exper-
iments looking to its destruction and
eradication, 100000" |
Appropriation bills were discussed
during the day.
Twenty-four pension bills were in
trOduced.
The urgent deficiency was taken
up. AS originally passed by the louise
it carried $4,OO0,OOO. The Senate
amended it SO as to carry $6,W4,OOO.
The House did not agree to the amend
ments, and q committee Of confer
ence was appointed.
Appropriation bills were discussed
the remainder Of the day.
Tuesday. Feb. Isth.--Senate
Nine pension bills introduced.
Senator PETER tried to get his resO-
luton to investigate the bond issues
adopted, but peanut politician Hi
fought it on the ground that he did
not want that matter Investigated at
any time by anybody. We should
think not. ED.
Discussions on the naval academy
and pension appropriation bills.
| Thirteen pension bills introduced.
wednesday, Feb. 19.-Senate.
| Nine pension bills introduced.
Mr.. BUTLER presented petition of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of North Carolina, praying for
the enactment of q Sunday-rest law
for the District of Columbia.
He also presented q petition, in the
form of resolutions adopted by the
Bladen County Alliance, of Elizabeth
town, N. c., expressing sympathy
with Cuba aud endorsing the Monroe
doctrine.
/. 1t was pension day in the Senate.
Among the bills passed were those
pensioning the widow Of Brevet Brig
!. adler General Horace BrOughtOn at
s75 monthly; the widow of COmmO-
dore whiting at 800; the widow OF
General o. NJ. Poe at 500; the widow
t of General Nathan Kimball at 800:
? George Hughes, of Portland, Ore, q
survivor of the Mexican war, at $50
e Breyet Major General J. X. West
4 United States volunteers, at 800; the
widow of General Thomas Ewing al
r 800; the widow of Surgeon Gen
# eral sutherland, u. s. A, at $75; thu
= widow of General Blunt at 800; tn
n daughter, Ellen Sanford, of revolu
n tionary soldier, who served from III
d to Isl at $25; the widow of Genera
Morrow at SIS 1.-The widow of Genera
n John Gibbons at 800.
y The bill granting a pension of 81
n to the widow of ex-senator Spencer
n of Alabama, as Colonel OF Alabam
It regiment, provoked a lengthy discus
d sion on the general question Of dis
tinctiOns between officers and privat
d soldiers, and was recOmmitted 90 tn
e Pension Committee.
The bill pensiOning the widow {
|
e der General at 5000 monthly, with a
ID amendment making the amount $ll
monthly, went over without action
IN order to permit Mr.. VOORHEES, to spea
T. against this amendment.
le During the pension discussion NJ
10 Allen again declared his opinion tn
lie the widow of an officer was not el
ly titled to larger pension than wido
of a private soldier. Mr.. Call took
- sue with Mr.. Allen and there WI
IL some fun. Allen charged Call with
II desire to establish an aristOcracy
30 position and Call kicked like Tex
At steer to free himself from the chare
re Mr. CALL. If the Senator believ'
that, he would 60 to England or
tn Russia, as he says; and l ask hi
ok whether he ought not to take but
dollar and half day for his servic
m. here, and is he not bound to decli
tn every dollar that the GOvernme
of pays him over q dollar and half
in day? .,.
oh Mr.. ALLEN. l am perfectly will
RS, to enter into . contract with the Sc
ow ator from Florida to take the same P
he takes. Laughter.
,.u Mr.. CALL. Oh, we'll, would !
on on take that. You are safe in maxi
tly that proposition.
~ Mr.. ALLEN. And think l can es
a.n as much here or elsewhere as can
Senator from Florida.
its, Mr.: OALL. P lo.ess - us sn od .cc
rri- ator turning 1Iouuu ~ Nc nS W,
CO. ions when the Senator is propos
that every man shall be so poor t
none but plutocrats and rich men
hold public office. The Senator Is
man who is advocating a plutocrs
W, and not l.
AZ Mr.. ALLEN. No, Mr.. President.
iocA Mr.. GALLINGER. If the Senator
permit me
egro Mr.. ALLEN, In a moment l
Weld to the distinguished SEM
the from New Hampshire. -.
the Mr.. GALLINaER. You are very ki
ain, thank you.
aoro Mr.. ALLEN. do not want p
zine oracy in this country. should
y to to get the plutoracy out:of the Sen
the / should like to get it our OF the d.
MIS- of Representatives; l should Tx
wav. get it out of the White House; sh
CAP. like to get it out OF the SUPP
Court and l should like 10 get
~ people enthroned in this Governn
hED in every branch Of it.
nnot Mr.. CALL. By making them SO
n that they cannot afford it!
ear. Mr.. AILHN. 1 want to tell the
'eaf, tinguished Senator from Florida
onal nov that the Populists have succe
y an in destroying the Democratic par
cous M HARRIs. Since when?
When Mr.. ALLEN. In this Chamber
we q the locusts, we are migrating y
near Republican party, and We Propo,
losed destroy tnem' 700 d la1E nv he a" ~
Mess result VIII ;n T the ;nh.r;tance Of
q out VIII 'o''
'rmal W. W. CHANDLER. Why does the
,oyed .tor put it of to 1900, let me ask?
| are Mr.. ALLEN. put IL on 70 lsV
thing cause the scalawags VINO nave e =
the tionized this govel daoniv ;n eve,