The San Francisco call., 1896-04-28
GENERAL PENSION BILL.
Debate Limited and a Vote VIII Be
Taken To. DGu.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 27-Con-
sideration of the general pension bill after
three days discussion was concluded in
the House of Representatives to-day, and
vote upon its passage will be taken to-
morrow Immediately after the reading OF
the journal. BY special order reported
from the Committee on Rules, further de-
bate on the bill was limited to one hour
and half to-day. The adoption of this
order was antsgonlzed by Crisp CD OF
Georgia. 1t was passed, however, by a
vote of 119 to 49, about score of Republi-
cans voting against it because it restricted
the opportunities to amend the measure.
The hour-ard- half discussion resulted in
the adoption of just one amendment to
the first section offered by Hepburn, pro-
viding for liberal construction of the law
by the Pension Bureau in the interest OF
claimants. AS thus amended it was Or
dered to be engrossed ana to third read
ing by a vote Of 113 to IA.
Senate amendments to the sundry civil
appropriation bill were disagreed to and a
conference ordered.
After passing a few private bills the
regular order was demanded. being bust
ness pertaining to the District Of Colum-
bia-a bill regulating marriages therein
upon which the previous question had
been ordered at the last District day. A
resolution was reported from the Com
mittee on Rules providing for the con-
sideratlon of the pending general pension
bill for an hour and half under the five.
minute rule, the vote to be taken to- morrow
Immediately after the approval of the
journal.
Crisp (D.) of Georgia criticized the order
as remarkable in that it shut out al
amendments.
Dingley (R.) of Maine called Crisp's
attention to the fact that the order was
almost precisely the language of the orde,
under which The Wilson tariff bill was
passed-while the gentleman from Georgia
was Speaker and chairman Of the Rules
Committee.
Henderson (R.) of Iowa urged the adop-
ton Of the rule. He wished the pension
bill passed as soon as possible and sent to
the Senate, where the question of adjourn.
ment had already been considered.
Cannon (R.) of Illinois said the bill did
not go as far as he wished, but it was the
best that could be done now.
Hepburn tR.) of Iowa opposed the rule.
He thought the Republican majority
could be trusted to legislate without any
such restrictions for the old soldier.
On a division the vote on the adoption
of the rule was 20 to 66. The ayes and
noes were then called, resulting: Ayes
119, noes SS. So the resolution was
adopted.
The House voted to disagree to the
Senate amendments to the sundry civil ap-
propriation bill and ordered conference.
Henderson (R.) of Iowa gave notice that
tomorrow, after the general pension bill
had been disposed of he would call up the
general bankruptcy bill.
The following Republicans voted against
the resolution, which was opposed by the
Democrats solidly: Blue, Bowers, Burton
OF Missouri, Calderhead, Connolly, Cook,
Cooper of Wisconsin, Crowther, Danford,
Dewitt, Eddy, Fenton, Graft, Hager, Hart
man. Henry of Connecticut, Hepburn,
Johnson of California, Kirkpatrick, Nc
Clnre, Miller of Kansas, Minor of Wiscon-
sin, Smith of Illinois, Southland, Strong,
Sulloway. Tawney, Towne, Tracewell,
Updegraff. Van Horn. Wanger. Wilson OF
Idaho.
Connolly tR.) of Illinois offered an