The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-24
THE HOUSE.

In the House Monday at the opening Of
business. a resolution was offered instruct
ing the committee on foreign affairs to in
qure into the eXpediency of reporting to the
House an expression OF this government in
regard to the Armenian Dutragcs and look
ing to tn" cooperation O! the allied powers
to wipe I'll. Turkish government OIL the
face Of tn" earth IL referred TO the
committ"" on foreign affairs. Th" day being
III" second Monday in the month. was. under
the rule. set aSid" for IL" consideration Of
business Of Columbia. am, two measures Of
no real interest w"r" passed. The pension
appropriation lill for the fiscal year ending
June 30th. 1887 the first of III" general az
preparation bills reported was then taken
mp in committee OF the whole. II apprO-
PIRATES t141 1925, $40. which is some $50 100
less than the amount carried by the last bill
and about the same amount below the
estimates. Mr.. Gran, Republican, Of
Illinois gave notice OF an amendment max
ing pension Il vested right and attacked
tho present pension policy.
For four hours Tuesday the debate on the
general pension appropriation bill ran along
in the House without especial incident. The
military academic appropriation bill was
presented and placed on the calendar. The
Speaker announced the following members
of the Joint committee on the inauguration of
the Chickamaugn and Chattanooga National
Park. h" report OF which has not yet been
mad" 70 Congress: Grosvcncr. kcifer.
Strong. Avery. Bowers JEepuhliransD
Wheeler. Cox. .: Tennessee: Maddox and
Crisp.
In tn" Ho,l~" on Wednesday Mr.. Johnson.
E"pIbii.an. of Indiana. presented the report
oi elections committee No. ,. upon the con
test OI Robert II. Ihcshrough for the seat
occupied by George Il. Mcclellan. from the
18th district % New York. Mcclellan was
declared entitled to his seat The House
then. III "ommittece OF the whole. resumed
consideration OF III" general pension bill. and
,"onSi'."r;Ihl" time was consumed in its dis
.cdsSion. The House adjourned without tax
ing action on the bill.
The House Oh Thursday concluded the
general debate on the pension appropria-
ton bill. Speeches were made the Irin"ipn!
topics ri which wcr" III" honor and valor
.uf the soldiers of III" !at" war. AMI this con-
.sUmci most uf the days session. Mr.
Hooker. r"port"! from the rommittc" on
rivers and h:rbOr- Il h.li extending until
January y. 1899 tn" period within which
TN" Arkansas Pass Harhor Company must
Iimpr"v" the harhor by securing a depth Of
20 fee; over the bar. Mr.. Moody. OF Mas
sachus"tt>. announced tn: death oi hi, pre-
d""rsSor. Gen. WIN. CogSweil. III the usual
mark of respect the House adjourned.
After debate continued almost unintcr-
lruptedly over live days the general pension
bill. for the year ending June
10th, 1897, was passed by the House Friday
afternoon, which then adjourned until Mon
day. Mr. Bartlett. Dem ocrat, OF New York,
Succeeded in enforcing his announced policy
'oi oppostionto further extension OF pension
legislation hy raising points of order against
them. by the same device h" succeeded in
having struck ont Of the bill Ia" provision
reported 10y I'll" committee that during tn"
fiscal year il shall not b" n",.r--ary iur Il
widow. il! establishing her 'laim u q pension
under Tn" provision OF the act Of 1880. 10
prov" that sh" il without other means Of sup
port ihan her daily labor: provided. that be-