The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-07
The House Serves Notice on the
Dilatory Senate.
The Honse Votes Q Pension to the
Widow Of Gen. Gresham.
final Vote ON tho Bond Resolution Co
BE Taken at Z O'Clock This Alter
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. tf Made, Will
BE by senate Finance Committee.

day served notice on the senate and the
country that It had transacted it's oasi-
ness and aas ready for final adjournment.
by the passage, without division. Of
resolution for final adjournment on Mon
day. Nay IS The reading vas received
with an oItburst OF applause from MEM
bers on both sides OF the house. Wheeler.
Dem. Ala. denounced the majority for
proposing to desert their posts- He as
serted that during the campaign of 1894
the Republican party had pledged Itself
10 the relief Of the people from existing
depression. Caused by the Democratic
party" interjected Miiliken, Rep. Ae.
Dingley made no reply to Wheeler. and the
resolution was adopted without a division.
Tho report on the contest election case
OF Thompson vs.. Shaw. from tho Thisd
North Carolina district. which was unani
mously In favor OF the sitting member.
was adopted.
The house then proceeded under the spe-
ciai order adopted yesterday. to consider
private pension bills, and acted on them
At the rate Of about one every five min
utes. By the terms Of the order the de-
bate on each bill was limited to Ten
minutes In five and a half hours today
seventy-tno bills were favorabiy acted
upon. Among them were bills granting
the widow of the late Secretary Walter
q Gresham a pension OF 500 per month.
10 fsltLdptsB w heSfncN. GadSHter or
Gen. Phi kcsrney. $25 per month; to
the widow OF the late Senator George f.
Spencer, Of Alabama. so per month; to
Gen. James c. Parrot. so per month; to
the widow Of Gen. James II. Blunt OF
Kansas. SO per month. and TO Gen. Ma
than kimball. 500 per month. An attempt
was made 10 reduce the amount OF the pro-
posed pension to the widow Of Gen. Gres-'
ham. and eloquent tributes were paid to
h. ms hx pteEt
s. d.. Curtis. Rep, n. Y, and Evans,
Rep. KY. but the Democrats took no part
whatever in tire trief debate.
Cro.thcr. Rep. Mo-. moved to reduce
tho rate OF sho proposed pension TO $50 per
month.
Pickier urged the house not to reduce
the pension carried by the bill. Gen. Gres-
hams distinguished services In military
and civfi life. he said. made the bill in
every way exceptional He died In the
harness. Picker said. and he thought
In view OF the great popularity OF Gen.
Gresham. whose friends all over the coun-
try had been legion. that the house owed
II 10 itself to pass this bill without amend
ment.
Crowther. however. contendcd that there
was no reason why such a distinction
should be made In favor of Gen. Greshams
widow. There were thousands as deserv-
ing widows as she.
Blue Rep. Kan. offered a compromise
proposition of x7s per month He referred
to the fact that the house had declined 10
give more than SIS per month to the
widow OF Gen. Blunt, of Kansas. and
thought Mrs. Gresham stood on no better
footing than she. Mr.. Gresham" he said
had been en- the pay roll OF the govern
mert almost incessantly for thlrty-five
years, and IL his widow was not In easy
circumstances there must have been some
profiigaey somewhere
Gen. Curtis. Rep. ". Y: Cannon. Rep,
Ill, and Evans. Rep. KY. warmly ad-
socatcd the bill as reported. Cannon
thought the bill but simple and scant
Justice" In view of the large pensions to
other eminent commanders. and Evans ex-
pressed his sincere hope that both amend
rnents would be defeated. Both amend
menis We're rejected. one without a d.
vision. the other by a vote Of A TO e.
Several OF the Democrats. including ex-
Speaker Crisp. did not vote. The bill was
passed.
Pickler. chairman OF the committee on
invalid pensions. desired 20 keep the house
IN continuous session in order to 10 ahead
passing bills all night. bat the committee
on rules protested, stating that the special
order did not contemplate prolang.ng the
sessions beyond the regular hour for ad-
tournfneat. He sought to prolons the see-
sion despite the protests OF the leaders.
and bad many Republicans with him.
when the quorum failed shortly after
O'Clock. the speaker recognized pingiey to
move an adjournment.
!'iekler Indignantly protested. This Is
an Internal piece ~ snap Judgment" he
shouted. There were 100 members pres
ent- and We were entitled TO go into the
committee Of the whole g"
Il call the gentleman 20 order" said
Payne
The gentleman will take his seat" or
deresi The speaker
Tn stating the truth" Pickier replied
defanily but be sat down after being
again aamonished by the speaker.
After that exhibition, think we had
better sd1oarn." called out Evans. XIV.
but Picker rallied his forces and defeated
the motion 10 adjourn. r 90 81
He then moved a call Of ,he house Wise
Rep. Del. supplemented with another mo-
ton TO adjourn and Il looked as n P.cfle-
intended to fgh; il out as long as he eoul3
se' a handful % supporters 70 stand hv
him. Ru; on the next roll call the Ao,fsa
voted. y 20 g. to adtourr and the session
closed sher.ly after O'clock.