The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-17
RTLET ON PENSIONS
Gensral Debate on This Measure Concluded
byaPtroratlon from BarlIaii,o New York.
DEAuNClATORY REPLY TO DETRhCTORS
Feels that Iscr,ubiicnns owe Gain, 81
Vote OF Fhnnlls-A Aftnchs EEili by
anurm,so H.cavcs 1t to Tile House
81 Iiis Arguments Gould he char.
nctcrisrH as Rot.

Washington, Ian. IG-IIousc.-At the
beginning of the proceedings of the
House to-day Mr. Grow Qtcp), OF Penn
syivaniu, sent to the clerks desk 10 be
read rs the basis of II statement upon
Il question Of privilege, an extract from
a pamphlet published by he New York
Chamher OF Commerce. to the effect
that Congress had refused to pay 500
600 for the seizure of Canadian ScalcIS.
ana FOUND to be due by the Paris T,i-
bunal of Arbitration, thereby prevent
ing the Government from settling
debt which ii was in honor bound 10
Nay. ON II point made by Mr. Crisp.
Speaker Reed ruled that IL presented no
question of privilege, but Mr, Grow
succeeded in dcnouncing the pub!ica
tion as false
The House then concluded the gene
raj debate on the pension upproprat ion
bill. Speeches were made the princi-
pal topics of which were the honor and
"alor OF the soldiers of the late war.
ana II dcnunciation of the statement
made 10y MIR. BARTLETT (DemJ. or New
York, in his speech ON Monday 10 the
effect that the efforts To secure further
pension legislation had for their object
the looting of the Treasury.
MIR. Bartlett UDcmD. of New York.
closed the debate in opposition to the
proposed chlngc of the law. lie said
he felt that vote of thanks was due
him from the Republicans OF tho House
for being the means whereby the
mouths Of many of them had been open
cd and the House inundated hy the
Hood of oratory which had ragged the
naSt few days. In that time he had
been made the target of attack and
abuse. and some Of the charges made
against him. he thought. II might he
well TO refer to. Generally, the speeches
had i1en fallaci0us In argument. 9th
crS had hecn mere invcctivc and rant
and I'm one case the speaker had grossly
violated parliamentary Drupricty by
descending into profanity and cOarse-
ness. That member. said Mr. Bartlett.
had not the courage TO avow the words
as his own but put them in the mouth
or one who sat beside him. Although
the statement was of such character as
would warrant him HartlctD in sum.
moning him To tive bar of the House
the member was not worthy 10 be 50
diGnilitd. In the course OF the speeches
made by Republicans ION this uues-
ton. continued MIR. Bartlett. the policy
he held regarding the subject of pen
sions. policy held hy many distinuuish-
cd Democrats. including the Senator
from Maryland. MIR. Morgan. ana the
Chief Executive of the nation. nnd the
arguments he had advanced in support
OF that policy, had been characterized
ns rot" He would leave II 10 the
iudgmer' of the House whether any
argument he had eyer had TIL" honor
to make before II. legal or otherwise
constitutional or based on moral
grounds, justified any one In character
izing ii as rot"
In the course Of the debate Mr. Bart
lett said hc had been charged with be-
ing appcsed to the payment Of pen
sinns at all, and hostile To the old sol
diers. These he denounced rs unqual-
ficdly false
At the conclusion OF MI Burtlett's
speech the committee ruec.
MIR. Moody RepD Of Massachusetts.
announced the death af his prcdccrs-
Sor. General William Cagswal on May
22d last in The usual resolutions, which
We're adopted. and as II marx of re-
Spect the House at $50 adjourned until
Tomorrow.
Ssnatc.-Alr Allen Uop1 cf Ncbras
Ea called attention to the adverse re-
port made yesterday by Mr. Sherman
from tho COMMITTEES on Foreign Rcla-
lions on his tAllcm's) bill prchibiting
the acceptance by any American citi- |
zen at TILE on degree OF honor from |
any 'olcISn g 1Ncrnincnt, and asked that |
instead Uf hring postponed irdp:initcly |
rs was ordered yesterday IL hc placed |
on the calendar.
No objection was made and Mr. AL
lens request was compiled with.
Mr.. Cullom offered II resolution. witch
was agreed TO- calling OH the Secretary
of state for Information as to whether
naturaiiZcd citi2cus Of Armenian birth |
arc allowed tu visit Turkey ON business
or 10 see their families. ard whether ,
United states passports. held by them. |
are recognized hy The Turkish Govern |
mrnt: also whether the families of such |
Armenian citizens residing in Turkey |
are permitted To leave that country to /
come to thc iricd states: also whether
such Armenian naturaliHei citizens |
nave the Same rights to protection in |
Furkey as those naturnlizcd In Great
Britain. France, Germany or Russia
MIR. C&il offered q resolution calling
on the Secretary OF State for copies Of
dispatches Of United States Cunsuis in
Cuha relating to the war now carried
on i'm that island
MIR Sherman, chairman Of the Com
mittcc ON Foreign Relations. questioned
the propricty of calling on the state
Department FOR such dispatches. the
publication Of which might expose the
officers 10 arrest.
Mr.. Platt also opposed the resolution
ana it was laid On the table for the
present.
Mr. sewell CRepD Of New Jersey oGer-
ed . resolution on the Monroe doctrine
az Originally propnundcd. and asked
that II lie on the table
The bill offered by Mr. Hale GRepJ
on the 20 of January ito facilitate the
construction and maintenance Of tele-
graph cables in the Pacific ocean for the
use OF the Government IN lis foreign
intercourse" was at his request laid
before the Senate and MIR. Hale made