The record-union., 1896-01-15

first grants to the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad Company the
right-of-way over a part of the Sac and
Fox and Iowa Indian reservation IN
Kansas and Nebraska, made necessary
by the encroachment Of the Missouri
River on the original tracks, and the
second gives a pension of SO a month
tn the widow of Brigadier-General
CogsWeH of Massachusetts. The pen
sion bill provoked a discussion which
lasted more than an hour and ha1
and which was of more than usual in
terest.
The remainder of to-day's session was
consumed in the delivery by the Popu-
list Senator from North Carolina, But
Ter, of a prepared speech on the House
bond bill. with the free silver substitute
to it, reported by the Finance Commit
tee. He advocated an amendment sub
nitted by him prohibiting any further
issue of United States bonds without
action by Congress, and requiring the
use of silver in the payment of green
backs. treasury notes, and of the in
terest and principal Of coin bonds
The Senate is also to be entertained
tomorrow with a speech by Mills
Oem.) Of Texas in support Of resolu-
tions on the financial question which
that Senator offered to-day. Among
various other things it requires the
coinage of all the silver bullion in the
treasury. and the use of the money SO
coined in payment of current expenses
and in the redemption of treasury notes.
For four hours to-day the debate on
the general pension appropriation bill
ran along in the House without especial
incidence, the only speech of variety
being the occasional efforts Of Bartlett
Dem9 of New York to defend the posi-
ton he had taken in his speech yester-
day. in which he supported the admin
istration by the Pension Bureau of the
laws intrusted to it for execution. Then
Cummings (Dem) of New York occu-
pied five minutes in a most vigorous at
tack upon the policy of the Pension
Bureau, which he declared caused
Union soldiers and their widows to
shiver with apprehension that they
would be stabbed in the back by a
bureau where they should receive only
encomiums and support. He repudiated
the speech of Bartlett. in the name OF
the Democracy of New York-the Tam
many Hall acy-which he as
serted had always been loyal to the
Union and the friend of the soldier OF
the Union. He was surrounded during
the delivery of his impassioned philip
pic by Republican members, who ap-
plauded nearly every sentence.
Just before Cummings spoke there
had been a partial defense of the Pen
sion Bureau by Poole (Rep) of New
York, and his attack was all the more
noticeable because of the contrast thus
afforded The debate on the pension
bin will probably continue two or three
days longer.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-After con-
siderable discussion about granting a
pension of SO a month to the widow OF
Brigadier-GeneraI -ogswell of Massa-
chusetts (volunteer army, the bill was
passed.
During the debate, Thurston (Rep.) Of
Nebraska made his maiden speech il
the Senate in favor of the measure
which Allen Pop.) Of Nebraska had op-
posed on the ground that higher pen
sions should not be given to widows o.
officers than to those of private soldiers
Allen moved an amendment reducing
the pension from SO to $50 month
i [
Mills Dem) of Texas offered resolu.
tions declaring that the outstanding le
gal tender notes shall not be retired
cancelled or funded into interest-bear
ing bonds. but shall be kept in circula.
ton; that the whole Of the silver bullio1
now in the treasury shall be coined a.
rapidly as possible, the coins for th'
seigniorag sc to be put out in current ex
penses and the rest in the redemption
OF treasury notes issued for its purchase
that whenever there is a deficit in tn
treasury, legal tender notes shall be is
sued to meet current expenditures anC
shall be destroyed when returned to th'
Treasurer; that all laws authorizing
the sale of interest-bearing bonds shal
he reDealed: that it is the established
policy of the United States not only t
keep all kinds of money issued under it!
authority at par. but to require all cred
itors. public and private, to receive golt
and silver coins in payment of all obi
cations where the terms of the contrac
istipulate for coin payment, and that
is the duty of the Secretary of tn
Treasury to pay United States notes il
both gold and silver coin.
He asked that the resolution lie on tn
table. and gave notice that he would ad
dress the Senate on it tomorrow.
A bin granting to the Atchison an
Nebraska Railroad Company and to tn
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Rail
read Company the right of way Owe
part of the Sac and FOX Indian Reser
walton was reported and passed.
At , p m. the House bond bill
with the Finance Committee silver sub
stitute was taken up.
Butler (Pop) of North Carolina Of
fered an amendment To the bill prohib
iting the issue of bonds for any purpos
whatever without further action 0
Congress, and requiring the payment Q
areenbacks, treasury notes and the in
terest and principal of the coin obliga
tions in either gold coin or silver coin
and he addressed the Senate on tn
amendment.
1t would not do. he said. for either tn
Republican or the Democratic side o
the chamber to evade responsibility b.
saving that it had no majority :.
rledge.s he said six Peoples part,
votes in this chamber to either part,
that win stop the further issue of.bonds
and six votes viii give a majority t
either side. In fact, either party ca