The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-06
CRISP AND PENSIONS
He Opposes the Rule Setting Aside the Day
for Consideration Of Private Pensions.
HENDERSON HAULS HIM OVER THE GOALS
Says Tint Under Any circumstances
Democratic Tongues Would be
Found Tinged with Gall ana Bit.
terness to Talk h.Riust Each Bill
Crisp Gives As Good AS Is Sent.

Washington, May 5.-House: The
resolutions introduced yesterday by
Mr.. Piclsler setting aside Wednesday,
the 9Th and 18th insts. for the consid-
Grafton of private pension bills, and
which failed to pass for want of q quor-
um. was presented by Mr.. Henderson
(Rep., LAD, us an order to-day from
the Committee on Rules.
Mr.. Henderson stated that there were
4o5 private pension bills upon the cal
endar, and it was to get rid of these
that the Committee ON Rules proposed
the order.
Mr.. Crisp, opposing the adoption OF
the order. said the general pension
laws were very liberal He criticised
the action of the Invalid Pension Com
mttee In reporting bills defining dis
tinct classes of pensioners not included
within the terms of the general law.
1t was intended, Mr. Crisp said. that
the Invalid Pensions Committee should
consider cases within the spirit OF the
general law, but excluded by the letter.
But II did not confine itself to that class
transccnding in its opinion the powers
conferred upon 1t. He had been in
formed that there were 1900 applicants
before the committee for pensions. and
the cases of many or them had been re-
ported
AS to the rule itself Mr. Crisp said
II would not permit Intelligent con-
sideration OF the bills. many of the re-
ports made by the committees could not
be read in the five minutes allowed for
the discussion of the bill. Can it be
possible" he asked, that the commit
tee has reported bills which 1t does not
desire or dare to have the country to
know the facts? l shall oppose the rule.
and In doing so believe that I shall be
doing my duty as representative"
Mr.. Loud (Rep., Cal) also opposed TIE
los. Ia
even Dill to pension nm old soldier
was so sacred that IT should not receive
suitable consideration. 1t had been
stated that there were 400 of these bills
on the calendar. and Mr.. Loud said that
In his opinion no committee In the time
devoted to these bills could have prop
erly Investigated that number He
thought that gentlemen misapprehend
the sentiment of the country in respect
TO this class of bills, and he should vote
against the rule as he had voted against
the resolution yesterday. because he
believed II to be the right position for
himself and the Republican party to
take.
Mr.. Hulick (Rep) of Ohio: What RENE
dy would the gentleman propose to get
rid of these bills?
Mr.. Loud: Mr.. Speaker, 9S per cent. of
the bills. as believe. are without merit
Let the committee confine itself to meri-
Bile about disposing Of them
Mr.. Henderson, replying TO Mr.. Crisp
said that that gentleman complained
that ten minutes was not sufficient in
which to consider a bill. Why" Mr..
Henderson asserted. with characteristic
,igof' II ten hours were allotted to a
Dill. there would be found Dem era tic
tongues. tinged with gall and bitterness.
exhaust that time I'm talking against
the bill. / remember that the first time
! crossed swords with the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr. Crisp. when we were
ooth entering upon our career in the
same Congress, il was upon bill to pen
sion private soldier. which he was do
ing his best TO defeat But he soon
round that he was not IA. homo in
that field, and gave over the work of
antagonizing the passage OF these bills
10 the pretty Gatling guns on that side.
congratulated him on his elevation,
One of the gentlemen on thai side
said Mr. Henderson. charged the Re
publicans with having a soldiers trust
In that respect, and in that only. I will
concede tha: the Democratic members
are consistent and conscientious anti
trusters."
Referring to a suggestion by Mr. r,risn
that the House had wasted It's timn
IN discussing measures for purely cam
paign purposes, Mr. Henderson said ne
would hurl the imputat!on back TO his
teeth. The gentleman will find" he
said. with great earne:tness. that on
this side. the members. many of whom
served with these poor fellows. can serve
aheir constituents quite as well I'm re-
Spect OF these bills. as I'm the matter ~
niieu cheese bankruptcy, and nsolyent
debtors. CApplause) i call the gentle.
mans attention 10 the fact that he and
ms associates have campaigns on hand
as we'll as other members, and that tbnv
can go back home and safely MAKE
boasts of having been obstructlonists IN
the way Of doing justice to the Union
soldier"
In conclusion Mr.. Henderson said
democrats, some not all. had been oh
struct!onists at the T., iday night session
with the result that this rule was necas
sary In order to clear the calendar.
Ihey We're the ones who had reopened
the old wounds of the war. and If thev
would cease that line of action Mr.
Henderson said there would come that
era OF good vii! and unity for which he
ioYed to labor. (Applause)
Mr. Crisp, responding, said the gen
tleman from Iowa had resorted to his old
trick of setting up a man of straw
and then with u loud voice .knockins
him down. He had made no attack he
said, upon private pension bills; he had
only called attention to the fact that
the House, after disposing of the gem
cral appropriation bills, had devoted five