The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
THE PROCEEDINGS.

~ was passed.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Gallagher IN. H.) chairman of the
committee on pensions, rose to a ques-
ton of personal privilege when the SEN
ate assembled today and in vigorous
language denounced a publication in
the New York Sun, purporting TO re-
port the action of the senate passing a
number of private pension bills last
Tuesday. It had been asserted that all
records had been broken by the senate
MILL, 120 bills being passed in an hour
with little or no consideration, few
members being present, etc.
Mr.. .Gallingher declared that this was
a tissue of Misrepresentation Sixty-sev-
en- bills were passed in two and three
quarter hours and the total increase
was $12,072 year. The senator was
very caustic concerning the violation
of journalistic privilege.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) said each pension
bill had passed the inspection of the
senate and the house committees,
greater in number than the member
ship of the supreme court or the court
of appeals.
Mr. Hawley Comm said it was i'm
possible for a newspaper to avoid being
led into an occasional error. He fully
upheld the facts stated by the chair
man of the pension committee but
added that there was quite prevalent
feeling against large pension expendi-
lures.
MRS. GRESHAM'S PENSION.
Mr. Galltngher called up the bill
granting a pension to the widow of the
late Walter O. Gresham as brigadier
general at 5000 per month with an
amendment reducing the allowance to
$780,
Mr.. Turpie Dem. Ind.) spoke in sup
port of the amended bill He said the
choice of Mr. Gresham as secretary of
state took the country by surprise.
Mr.. Gresham had never been known as
member of the Democratic party,
and his choice was regarded as a
marked departure from established
usage. He had stood at the front of
the Republican party and he now en-
tered the Democratic association in
which he had no close personal
friends At the outset he was threat
ened with isolation but his bon homme
won him personal friends, while his
special ability and tact commanded
respect. Mr. Turpie spoke OF the diff
ficulties in the Hawaiian and Boring
sea complications, and the tremendous
labor involved therein. labor greater
than that falling on the shoulders of
any secretary of state since the war.
A LOVE OF JUSTICE
was the absorbing motive of his life,
political and social distinctions disap-
pearing before this controlling trait of
his character The senator reviewed
the secretary's career as soldier. states
man and jurist
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Turpie's re-
marks, the bill, as amended at S10O
was passed without division
The resolution of Mr. Lodge, direct
ing the finance committee to INQUIRE
into the circumstances OF bond issues
during 1S94-56, was taken up
Mr. PETER offered an amendment
broadening the resolution and direct
ing that it be made by a special com
mittee of five senators.
Mr.. Lodge moved to lay the PETER
amendment on the table
Mr.. Hill had sought to discuss the |
subject, but Mr.. Lodges motion to |
table it cut off debate, the Massachu
sets senator remarking that the ex-
press purpose was to prevent lengthy I
81 shall find an opportunity to ex-
press my views ON the subject in !
terjected Mr.. Hill.
The motion to table was defeated,
yeas Is, nays 81.
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas: publicans-Aldrich, Allison. |
Chandler. Cullom, Frye, Gear. Hawley,
Lodge. Morrill,, Quay. Sherman, Wet |
more. Democrats-Bacon, German.
Gray, Palmer. Populists-none
Nays: Republicans Baker, Brown.
Burrows, Cameron, Cannon, Carter. |
Davis, Hansbrough. Mantle, Perkins. /
Pritchard, Shoupe, Teller. Democrats T
Bate, Berry. Caffery, Chiffon, Cock
rell. Gordon, Harris, Hill, LINDSAY. I
Martin, Morgan, Pasco, Roach, ETur- |.
pie, Vest, Walthall and White Pop
Butler, Jones CNev.), /
PETER
HILLS REASONS.
MIR Hin said he Voted against