The herald., 1896-05-09
IN THE HOUSE
Members Provide far a Living During the
Vacation

WASHINGTON, May S-The members
of the house today voted themselves 800
Per month for clerk hire during the re-
&C sses of congress. Gder a resolution
passed by the fifty-second congress the
members of subsequent congresses re-
ceived 800 per month for clerk hire dur
ing the sessions Today the proposition
extending the allowance tomembers dur
ing recesses of congress came up in the
form of the Hartman resolution, adverse
ly reported from the committee on ac-
counts. 1t occasioned some very sharp
debate 1t had the support of Mr.. Can
non, chairman of the appropriations
committee, but was opposed by Mr.. Ding
ley, the floor leader of the majority.
Mr.. Aldrich, Republican, of Illinois.
said il would involve an additional eX
penditure of S216, 900 per annum.
The resolution was advocated by
Messrs Cannon, Morse (Rep., Mass).
Hepburn Rep., Iowa., Boutelle and
Henderson and opposed by Messrs.
Docllery CDem. Mo-, Pitney (Rep,, n
-. Tracy (Rep., Mo-. Wheeler Dem.
Ala). Skinner (Rep., n. H.). and Talbert
(Dem.. S. c..
The resolution was amended so as to
except members who are chairmen OF
committees having annual clerks, and as
amended was passed. 100 to los. An an
alysis of the vote shows that 144 Repub
beans. IS Democrats and l Silverite
voted for it. and 90 Republicans, 5S Dem
ocrats and Populist voted against it.
The house today agreed that when 1t
adjourn today it be to meet on Monday
Bills We're passed to quiet title to lands
in persons who purchased the same in
good faith without notice and for val
liable consideration, and to enable the
government to issue patents on such
lands and to establish a life-saving sta
tion at Point Bonita Golden Gate, Cal.
On motion of Mr. Stahl Republican of
~ to-, Init ton, cl1
reuesting the president to inform what
if anything had been done to carry out
the provisions of last years sundry civil
bill directing him to negotiate with the
government of Great Britain for the alb
rogation or modification of the existing
regulations of that government which
require the slaughter of cattle imported
from the United States at the port of en-
try
A bill was passed to appropriate $15,-
900 for the deportation of the Canadian
! refugee Cree Indians from the state of
| Montana. There are about 500 of these
Indians. They have been in Montana
| since the close of the Riel rebellion.
! The pension bills favorably acted upon
! at the last Friday night session were
| taken up and passed.
At 4:30 p. m. the house took a recess
until o'clock, the evening session to be
devoted to the consideration of private
| pension bills.
Twenty-Five private pension bills were
| favorably acted upon at the night ses-
| sion of the house. Among them Were
bills to pension the widow of the late
Major General Thomas Ewing ar tbs
rate of s75 per month, the widow of tho
late Major T. j. Creight at the rate of S1f
per month, and the widow of the late
Major General j. Z. Carr at the rate o.
$75 per month.
Mr.. Picker chairman of the commit
tee on pensions, stole a march on the OPP
| ponents to pension legislation Just he
fore adjournment by having tire sew
| enty-two bills faVorably acted on IL
committee of the whole last Nesdnes
day, formally reported to the house
| Those bills We're left suspended on las
Wednesday. Mr.. Erdman, Democrat o
Pennsylvania. protested against the nc
ton tonight. and the question will PROB
ably come up on Monday.