The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-06
Mr. Crisp Opposes The Use Of Time in
Congress for this Purpose.
TWO EORE DAYS OF PENSION DEBATE
Non-Concurrence in the senate Amend
ment Reducing the Number OF Battle
ships and IL is Keforred to "a Con-
ference Committee ia the senate.

stant. for tho consideration OF private
bills, and which failed to pass FOR want
Of quorum. was presented by Mr. Hen
derson d1epuDllcan). Of Iowa, as an order
to-day, from the Committee on Rules.
AIr. Henderson stated that there were
four hundred and hfe private pension
bills upon the calendar, and it was to get
rid or these that the Committee on
Rules proposed 10 &c.
Mr.. Cusp WemocrsD, Of Georgia, op-
posing the adoption of the order. said
.the general pension laws were very
liberal. lie criticised the action OF the
invalid Pension Committee Ia reporting
bills defining distinct classics OF pensioners
not included within the terms OF the
general law. IL was intended, air. Crisp
said. that the invalid Pensions Commit
See should consider cases within the spirit
OF the general law, but excluded by its
letter. But DC did IUt cOnlue itself 10
that class, transccndlne I'M his opinion, the
powers conferred upon &c. Hc had been
informed that there were $3.50 applicants
before the committee for pensions, and The
eases of many of them bad been reported.
As 10 the rule itself. air. Crisp sud
it, would not permit intelligent c0nsldcrl-
ton OF the biis-many of the reports
made by the c0mmittee could not De read
in the five minutes allowed fOr the al
nrmatiye discussion oil the bill. "Can
it De possible Dee asaei. "that the COM
mittee has reported bids which II does
NOT desire or dare TO have thc coantry know
the facts2 ! shall oppose tine rule
and ia so doius believe that J shall De
doing my duty as rpIesentatiye.'
NOT SO SACRED.
Mr. Loud ORcp.l, 0f Alabama. also op-
posed the order He Said he did not be-
lieve that even q hu' t0 pension AN old
soldier was so sacred That it should not
receive suitable consideration. II hail
been stated that there Were four hundred
Of these bills on the calendar and Alr.
Loud said that in h!s opinion 40 commit
tee. i'm the time devoted To- these bills.
c0uld hive properly Investigated that
number. Ho thought tle gentleman mis-
appteheudcd the sentiment of the country
Zoo respect of this class of bills. and he
should vote against thc rules as he had
voted against the resolution yesterday,
because he believed I'll to De the right po-
sition for himself and the Republican
party 10 take.
Mr HuHck Rep). Of Ohio: What
remedy would the gentleman propose TO
get ria of these bills"
Mr.. Loud: Mr.. SPEAKER. 9S per cent.
OF these bills, as ! believe. are without
merit. Let the con 'flee cohlne itself
to meuiOri0us cases. and there will be
no trouble about disposing OF tAem."
Mr. Henderson. replying to Mr.. Crisp.
said that that gentleman complained that
ten minutes was not sufficient In which
% consider a Dill. why Mr.. Hendor-
son asserted, with characteristic Nigor.
'.lt ten hours We're allotted % Il bill there
would bc found Democratic tongues,
tinged with eail and bitterness. 20 exhaust
that time in talking against the bill
remember Dee continued. "that the first
time / crossed swords with the gentleman
from Georgia llr CrsW. when We were
both entering upon our career iu the same
Congress. 10 was uuou a bin 10 pensiou
a private soldier. wlich hc was DOING
his best to defeat. but hc soon found
that he was nor at homo u that u..4.
and gave over th, work of anfap,riziu.,
th, r,a..ao. oe tf... halls q. tr. ,.tt,.
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'at,d blr, am his el..,fiou and l.ava mos.
VINO hat= tak,n his place 10 MAX. lp
from th.-r oy.r ef..u.lo.inf "a cou..iaf.r.
fund vim which 4, settle yyf,b fbeir
creator"
conc of tine gentlemen ON that side" ."
said Air. Henderson "a rnoro,-.f later
-.hareed The Repubilcaus witn having "A
soldiers trust fn that respe.t ANA
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