The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-28
CRISP ON HIS FEET
The Ex-Spsaker and Henderson En-
tertain the House.
OVER A COMMITTEE RULE
Pickier's General Pension Bill De-
bated-The Rule Is Adopted Af-
ter an Exchange OF Many
Very Significant Words.

tracked under an arrangement to give
the District the first two hours. sew
eral District bills were passed.
henderson, republican, Iowa. chair
man of the committee on fudiciarv
gave notice that he would call up the
bankruptcy bill tomorrow as soon as
the pension bill was disposed of. Hem
derson, from the committee on rules.
phen brought in a special order for the
consideration of the Pickler pension
Dill por one and one-half hours this
AFTERNOON, under the five-minute rule
the previous question then to be con-
sidered as ordered on the bill and pend
| ing amendments, with the provision
| Tor final vote tomorrow after the
reading Of the journal.
| crisp, democrat, Georgia, character
ized the rule as a remarkable one. He
| SAID IL pretended to do one thing, but
| did another. as only such amendments
as were adopted in committee could be
| voted on. The practical consequence of
the adoption of this rule would be to
force the house to vote on the bill
without amendments.
Dingley, republican, Maine, replie1
that the rule was almost a literal copy
of the rule adopted by the last house
when the Wilson tariff bill was pend
ing.
That rule permitted the house to
vote on the pending amendments when
the time for debate expired" said
Crisp. THE gentleman is not candid"
Dingley insisted that the spirit Of
the two rules was the same
Henderson said he made no guise of
the fact that the purpose of the rule
was to bring the bill to a vote He
said the situation in the senate must
be taken into consideration and also the
president In the white house urged all
the friends of the old soldiers to stand
ha n -
written on the statute books at this
time.
Crisp reiterated the statement that
the purpose of the rule was to destroy
the right of amendments, and followed
this with the charge that the bill had
been framed. not by the committee on
pensions, but by the leaders in control
of the house. who had resolved that the
house should pass this bill. as drawn.
or nothing. THE committee on pen-
sions." said he, spent days and weeks
perfecting bill. and then the gentle
men who control legislation and who
manage the affairs of this house made
this bill out in the Speakers room. This
certainly is not the bill reported by the
pension committee. Then the gentle
men brought in this rule to protect
themselves against this 15O republican
majority. If you adopt the rule, you
must take this bill as 1t stands, or moth |
ing" he concluded, sarcastically, ad-
dressing the republican side. IF you |
like the situation, you are welceme |
to it."
Henderson ridiculed the virtuous in |
dignation of Crisp. 1--WE now hear"
he said, "the solemn voice of the star
chamber committee of the past, whose
rules were clad In steel. appealing for
more time. I have no concealment to
make" he concluded. "The gentleman
said he appeals for opportunity to
amend this bill, presumably in the in
terest of old soldiers. In the same in
terest ask for action"
Cannon, republican. Illinois, said that.
as one of the $50 majority. he favored
the rule. He had voted for the act of |
1890. he said, which had placed 400. 600
new names on the pension rolls. When
the present administration assumed
control or the pension office, at one
stroke OF the pen 10000 names had been
stricken from the rolls and 300. 900 odd
pensioners had their pensions placed in
Jeopardy. This bill did not. perhaps. go
rs far as he wished. but Ii was the best
hat could be passed until the republi-
ian party came back to full power.
Hepburn, republican, Iowa opposed
The adoption of the rule. II there was
my question on which a republican
house could be trusted IL was that of
pensions, and he protested against the
|
rhe bill ought, he said, to be amended.
rhe rule was adopted. 119 to ss.
Thirty-four republicans voted against
he adoption of the order, as follows: !
Blue, Bowers. Burton (MissourD, Cal
lerhead. Connolly, Cook, Cooper.
Danford. Dewitt. Eddy, Fen, |
on, Graff, Hager. Hartman. Henry.
fepnurn' Johnson (California). Kirk /
,atrick, Mcclure, McIachlan, Miller.
diner (Wisconsin). Smith, southard.
strong, Sulloway. Tawney, Towne.
'racewell, Updegraff, vanhorn. wag-
Ter and Wilson. Qdaho.)
When the vote was announced. on I
notion or Cannon, chairman OF the ap- S
ropriations committee, the senate T
mendments to the sundry civil bill Y
1ere nonconcurred in and the bill sent r
D conference.
Under the rule adopted the pension
dii was taken up for amendment un-
er the nve-minute rule. Connolly. re- ;
ubllcan, Illinois, offered an amend
rent TO the section of the bill which {
rov1ded that no person entitled to a d
enslon should be disqualified from re- I
ewing pension by reason of any !,
rior service in the confederate army. :
. as to limit the provision to persons
no had performed Involuntary ser-v- a
e" In the southern army. Pickler on a
osed the amendment. on the ground |
nat II would be impossible TO prove s
hat service In the confederate army n
ad been Involuntary"
Pearson. republican, North Carolina
ppealed to his colleague CTaibert) not
oppose the soldiers from their sec
on, but to let the opposition. IL N n
iust come. come from the copper q
eads' of the North "
Miles. democrat, Maryland. denounc- q
! the men who deserted from the con-
IA "a q r~rarv 80 Ar-a~- -
I the close of the war as mere u1er- =
enaries who fought for gold and hon
red no flag.
Layton. democrat. Ohio, offered an q
as a substitute for rsoe firss, q
'ction of the bill. a service pension 81
H. Pickler raised a point against IL Il