Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

yer bond bill was the event of the Senate, al
though sharp personal colloquy between Mr.
Hill. Mr.. Butler and Mr.: Pritchard enlivened
the early h urs Mr. Morgan frequently adj
dressed himself personally to Mr. Sherman.
who sat across the aisle, and for two hours
arraigneJ the Ohio senator for the series of
financia al acts with which he is identified. At
times Mr.. Morgan was bitterly personal. He
referred TO Dir Sherman the Napoleon of
finance who was near his Waterloo, and who
would be consigned to St Helena. In the
main, however the speech scholarly pre-
ser.s alton of the silver question. MIR. Hills
colloauy with the two North Carolina senators
brought out considerable discussion of the New
York senator's political consistency, and
amusing to the galleries for the sharp sailies
and witty reioinders during the triangular de-
bate
1s,c House, after devoting hour to the
consideration of business reported from the
Dish :ct of Columbia committee, took up the
pension appropriation bill General debate on
the bill consumed the day. w. A. Stone of
Pennsylvania, in charge of the bill.
planned its provisions. Mr.. Graft of Illinois
offered the amendment abandoned by the
committee, inhibiting the suspension OF pen
sions for fraud until the fraud had been proved
in United States court and Mr. Bartlett of
New York opposed the proposed extens sion of
the dependent act of $50 by the removal of the
inhibition of widows pensions until they had
proved their dependency on their daily labor for
support He estimated that the pro posed X
tension would add $1,000 names to the pension
rolls.
Jan, 1.-THE bond silver bill was consid cred
in the senate. Mr. Butler of North Carolina.
spoke for two hours in opposition to the bond
issues and in favor of silver legislation. The
encjy hours of the session brought out an ex-
tended controversy over pension dis
crho nations Mr.. Lodge sought to pass bill
grart:sg pension to the widow of
General CogsweI. but Mr.. Allen lead vigorous
opposition, claiming tE@it the widows of gen.
erals were being unduly preferred over the
widows of the plain soldier. The bill was
finally passed Mr.. Mills offered resolution
declaratory of the policy of the government
against issuing bonds, favoring the speedy ex-
tinctiOn of the national debt and for the COIN
age of the silver bullion in the treasure.
The House spent the day in debate upon the
pension appropriation bill. The spea kers, with
a single exception, were all Republicans, and
all favored liberal administration of the PEN
sion laws and the adoption of changes to exist
ing laws proposed by the bill. Among the speak
ers was General John A. Walker, who served
with distinction in the Confederate
army from Manassas to Appomattox.
He is the only Republican representa-
tive fir I'm Virginia. His assurance of the
good feeling that exists in the South toward
the Union soldiers and the lack of hos tiIity to-
on both sides of the house. Mr.. Cummings.
Democrat. OF New YORK, created sensation by
severe arfaignment of the pension office for
hostility to the old soldiers and strong repudi-
alton of the speech made vest s9iay Sy Mr.. Ba
lett, who is also of the Tammany congress-
men from New York. Mr. kirkpatrick of Ar
kansas arraigned the pension bureau in an ex-
tended speech.
Jan. 15-Senator Mills speech on finance
with frequent direct criticisms of the President
and Secretary of the Treasury, the main
feature of the Senate session. There added
interest in the sp ,ech from the fact that Mr..
Mills has been prominent in the Senate as
champion of the presidential policy. His criti-
cisms were temperate and dignified the SezAa-
tor giving expression to his high personal re-
gard for thu executive, although differ
! ing with hum radically on the ques-
ton of financial policy. Mr. Pugh gave
notice that on Monday next he would
| press to a vote, without debate a resol ution
! that all government obi yatiens should be paid
| in either silver gold. The rest of the day
| was taken up by Mr.. PETER, of Kansas, in
! speech against the bond issue.
Another day consum d by the house in
oratory upon the pension appropriation bill.
in the course of which the policy of the present
| administration towards veterans was scored By
| both Republicans and Democrats and defended
| by two or three Democrats. Am png the speak
| ers was Mr.. Crowthar. of Mis- so uri. who scored
| the admlnist- att ms PENSION polio.
Jan 1.-The consid Aration OF the silver
| bond bill proceeded in the Senate, with Mr..
PETER continuing his speech begun yesterday.
! Interest III The discussion has begu to lag. as
| was evident b. the scant attendance on the
! floor and in tn galleries As yet no sugges-
ton has been made as to bringing the measure to
vote Foreign questions received consider able
attention dur ng the day. Mr.. Hale
| spoke fer an hour in favor of a
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| States with Hawaii The Senator expressed
the op.njon that the annexation of the Ha-
! waiian islands TO the United States was certain
to be accomplished at early date. The
! Cuban question briefly discussed in
connection with Mr. Calls resoIu-
ton calling on the state department.
| for information the status of the up
rising. The Monroe doctrine also received
attention in resolution by Mr.. Seweu. of New
Jersey. &c ;larng the limitations of the doctrine
and declaring that President Cleveland's atti.
tude was an extension of the doctrine beyond
| its original scope A resolution adopted
requesting the state. department for further
! information on Turkish Armenian affairs. At
:45 the Sen tie adjourned until Monday.
The general de bate on the pension bill in the
hCus clio ed to-day. 1t will be TAX up by par
agraphs Ter he five minute rule tomorrow.
| Mr. Bartlett ma lie vigorous ply to the at
| tacks which lave been made upon his first
! speech during the two days since he made it.
| Mr. Blue of Kansas, a member of the appropria-
| tons committee, explained the provisions of
stho bill. and attrcked Mr BartietGs position in
| humorous way
/ VENEZUELA DISPUTE.
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