The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-10

granting of pensions TO widows whose 2p-
n;,rat!ons were based on marriages con-
tracted after The passage OF this act, and
- permanently insane o. id.otic miners
who nad ceacacd ;heir majority.
TIE Northesa Democrats, however.
united with the Republicans III thaii pro-
fees.oas OF friendship for the soldiers. and
ooe 81 them. Norton Of Ohio. declared
that tle Republicans could not make TIE
pensions too large fer rim.
I, was admitted or both sides OF ne
Ec,ase during the discussion tba. the &'o.-
.son 0sra carried by tie bill for pensions
would not cover the expenditures, h1t az
congress would Se In session. Cannon
satt. 4 would he easy 30 make good any
6encloncy that might occur.
stone. In eha-gc Of the hlii. yielded 20
Cannon. chairman Of the committee ca
concentrations. who took oCcasi3- 10
make . general statement ot the esti-
mates submitted by the secretary o: the
treasury for the ruilic service Of $50
'ri,s 4siiinated revenues fer 1Nss were $is2,-
eea Cd9; ths expenditures SS14. Noosi, show
.ns- IN estimated 1eflci; Of - 90. tis-
der Ihe les. Try civil act. ;he secretary
s.f tho treasury %a$ CONF relied - estimate
.fs.s year fof Sss ,sa 80 sar river and har-
:,r- work Sc .s97 0ea Of which had no, been
authorized by law. II this snrn. not here
tcEar~ included ir the estimates. were de-
,idc:ed .hsre would be an estimated sur
,.sus ~ s. t0o 0s0. Instead OF .he deficit.
G.1s; year the estimated deficit under he
last tartT n: vas sls fs'A. .r1a. - ,he s!7f10.-
c4 ior ~..-er and hnv0or work Cor which
tEs government then sto5i bound had
hssn .yefot9ed. the estimated deficit wonll
h7ve haea $50 99o con. Cannon ss,A s. might
~ ;het the expenditures for rsusiorS fer
ISe3 would exceed the estimates. The Co,n-
missioner cf pensions estimated the eN-
,s.>r.fituvcs A. sI4S eM so y he should
prove % ts right the Slla 0e 90 aoo-opri-
atca ~ 'hjs bill wo"}d gay an pensions
far the ars, eleven months cf the fiscal
wear and deficiency appropriation could
be easily made.
Allen grAtA.v commended C'apuau's sp-
neal tor economy. and produced figures
showing an est mated deficit f0r the next
vc@r - e. 80 a6 He -.ad from Commits
ssare- Evans testimony before the ar
rron~isfiors committee D~etSetirg a def
s,tt az from 8 na .af 20 So 1.s 90 in rereor,
expenditures during tne fiscal yC4r. say-
snr-
This question o. the maximum ot the
pension ro}} * ore ~ the things that has
arctr1ctsf NV >Eav iD congress. When
9~~t cAme hare they were f1lk G- c.. me
may imam I sfsye3 !v9 sr @sceeg re.~s II
~ta = bat Z has G0t SET rere and .ylff,sS
! ~! have % cone back agats." sIaucn-
teri
Alien d.ecto, the batteries ~ Ass haneo~
a. sne Dsu<iey Law IS q veve1.e p~otacev
rI1tuyfrS :he intense anxiety = .hs caa.r-
Yesan III the Mays a8d -7ears committee al.
;hs extra session - Est Il h..i ~ the stat
ute hooks that wcu]d @-g-ke = T. ta-ce be-
tween the fece!p.S a01 expenditures. er.s
predicting another Sess. 20 q anxiety CO.
Lsngiey'~ part reSt sar'rE VIII ar1.s.ar
extra sesssca would oc -al5ea fer -Ac same
,.g2rpssse. II ccac3sss!sn. ~ - o.-~ ~f rAa
n2g4salQs this great Lax 5a.@ea l.ace4s -.