The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-07
Two WEEKS MORE.
The House Is willing to Adjourn on Mon
day. MAY Is.

day. May Is.
Washington. May 6.-The house to-
day served notice on the senate and
the country that ii had transacted it's
business and was ready for final ad-
journment, by the passage. without
division, of a resolution for final ad-
journment on Monday, May IS. The
reading was received with an outburst
of applause from members on both
sides of the house. Wheeler, demo-
crat. Alabama, denounced the major
ity for proposing to desert their posts.
He asserted that during the campaign
of 1894 the republican party had
pledged itself to the relief of the peo-
pie from the existing depression.
Caused by the democratic party"
interJected Milliken, republican. Maine.
Dingley made no reply to Wheeler and
the resolution was adopted without di-
vision.
The report on the contested election
case of Thompson VS.. Shaw, from the
Third North Carolina district, which
was unanimously in favor OF the sit
ting member, was adopted.
The house then proceeded to consider
private pension bills and acted on them
at the rate of about one every five min
utes BY the terms of the order the
debate on each bill was limited to 10
minutes. In five and a half hours to-
day 72 bills were favorably acted upon.
Among them were bills granting the
widow of the late Secretary Walter @.
Gresham a pension of 800 per month: I:
to Elizabeth Walls Kearney, daughter
OF Gen. Phil Kearney. $25 per month; to
the widow of the late Senator George
+. Spencer Of Alabama, $50 per month; I;
to Gen. James C. PARROT, $40; TO the
widow Of Gen. James II. Blunt of Kan
sas, s75 per month, and TO Gen. Nathan
Kimball. 500 per month.
An attempt was made to reduce the
amount of the proposed pension Of
General Gresham and eloquent tributes
were paid 10 General Gresham's memo
ry by Pickler, republican, South Da-
kota; Curtis. republican, New York,
and Evans, republican. Kentucky, but
the democrats took no part whatever
in the brief debate. Crowther. repub-
lican, Missouri, moved to reduce the
rate of the proposed pension to $50 per
month.
Picl1ler urged the house not TO re-
duce the pension carried by the bill.
General Gresham's distinguished serv-
ices in military and civil life, he said.
made this bill in every way exception
al. He died I'm the harness. Pickler
said. and he thought, in view OF the
great popularity of General Gresham,
whose friends all over the country had
been legion, that the house owed IL to
itself to pass this bill without amend
ment.
Crowther. however contended that
there was no reason why such a dis
tinction should be made in favor OF
General Gresham's widow. There were
thousands as deserving widows as she.
Blue. republican. Kansas. offered a
compromise proposition Of SIS per
a that
the house had declined to give
more than SIS per month to
the widow of General Blunt
OF Kansas and he thought that Mrs.
Gresham stood on no better footing
than she. MIR. Gresham" he said.
had been on the pay roll of the gov
ernment almost necessarily for 30
years, and IL his widow was not In
easy circumstances there must have
been some profigacy somewhere"
General Curtis. republican. New
York; Cannon, republican, Illinois. and
Evans. republican. Kentucky. warmly
advocated the bill as reported. Cannon
thought the bill but simple and scant
justice in view of tho large pensions OF
other eminent commanders and Mr..
Evans expressed his sincere hope that
both, amendments would be defeated.
Both amendments were rejected, one
"a to 81. Several of the democrats. in
Guiding ex-Speaker Crisp. did not vote.
The bill was passed.
Pickler desired to keep the house in
continuous session in order to go ahead
passing bills all night. but the COM
mittee on rules protested, stating that
the special order did not contemplate
prolonging the sessions beyond the
regular time for adjournment He
sought to prolong the session despite
the protests of the leaders and had
many republicans with him. When
the quorum failed shortly after 6
o'clock, the speaker recognized Ding
ley to move an adjournment. Pickler
Indignantly protested This is an In
fernal proof Of snap judgment" he
shouted there were 100 members
present, and we were entitled to go in
the committee Of the whole"
Il call the gentleman to order" said
Payne.
"The gentleman will take his seat. ="
ordered the speaker.
"T'm stating the truth" Pickler re-
piled defantly. but ne sat down after
being again admonished by the
speaker.
After that exhibition. think we
would better adjourn" called out
Evans, republican, Kentucky, but Mr.
Pickler rallied his forces and defeat
ed the motion 10 adjourn-S5 TO 81. He
then moved a call Of the house. Wise.
republican. Pennsylvania, supplement-
ed IL with another motion 20 adjourn.
and on the next roll call the house
voted 52-4s to adjourn. and the session
closed shortly after o'clock.
R-gardiug Pensions
washington. May 6.-The house COM