The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
PENSION
BILL IS
PASSED
All Amendments Made
by Democrats Are
Ruled Out.
APPROPRIATION OF
S14I,263. $50.
Again the Civil Service Law
Is Attacked During the
Debate.
DlNGLEY'S INTERESTING
STATEMENT.
Predicts That Receipts VIII Equal
Expenditures Before the Close
of the Fiscal Year.
Again the Civil Service Law
Is Attacked During the
Debate.
DINGLEY'S INTERESTING
STATEMENT.
Predicts That Receipts VIII Equal
Expenditures Before the Close
of the Fiscal Year.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL
CALL OFFICE. RIGGS HOUSE !

appropriation bill without amendment
and adjourned ill Monday. The amend
meuts offered by Democrats to correct al
legged existing buses were all ruled out
on the point Of order that they we're new
'egi latjon. As passed the bill carries
Sal 263, $50.
The debate to-day covered wide range.
touched not only the question OF our
pension policy, but that Of civil service
reform and the receipts and expenditures
the Treasury under the DIngley law.
On the latter question Dingley made an
important statement, in which he ex-
pressed the opinion that the receipts
would equal the expenditures before the
clO>s of the present fiscal year and pre-
dicted a surplus of SIC, 900, 900 next year.
he civil service law was savagely at
lacked by several members, notably by
Brown (R.) OF Ohio, and Linney (R.) of
y tn Carolina, and was warmly de-
IradeC by Johnson (R.) of Indiana. Just
before ne close of the session Hit, chair
man of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
Attempted to secure unanimous consent
tor the passage OF the bill to prohibit
pelagic sealin by American citizens, but
objection was ma oe. Il WILL under agree
ment. however, be considered Monday.
At tie oIeling of the session OF the
House Today, It was agreed that when the
II use adjourned it should be TO meet on
Monday. On motion OF Foss (R.l of
Illinois, Saturday, December is, was set
apart for paying tribute to the memory OF
the ate Representative Z. D. Cooke OF
Illinois.
Brown RI of OHIO attacked the civil
service law because 1t protected some OF
q Z 1rr1a mo hoo Do Na,,t 4
under the last administration. He styled
II ''an abomInauon, " and was Justify ap-
Ulauded by many of has colleagues. He
aid the soldiers of his district regarded
this law as inimicaI to their interests, and
ne favored Its repeal or radical modltca-
uon. He declared that the President was
mistaken when he affirmed that the civil
service law had the approval OF the peop E.
The Republicans and the press OF his
district had denounced it. The last Re-
publican State convention OF Ohlo had de-
Ciared against the law, and on TINS plat
form he stood II disloyalty to the law
was disloyalty TO the Republican party.
then he was disIoyal. LGreat applause in
the galleries.
At tue conclusion of Browns remarks
the House, by unanim Gus consent, agreed
10 close The general debate at 3:I0.
B.omwell (R.) OF OHIO said he concurred
win his colleague, Brown, but he insisted
hat true civil service reform was a carui-
mai principle OF Repubiicanism. 1t is be-
lieyed he said that Grover Cleveland b nd
love more TO discredit the true spirit OF
evil service reform than all the others
,om bined, and he thought Mr.. Mckinley
cou.d De relied upon 10 bring it back into
/ proper channel.
Maxwell (Pop.) Of Nebraska submitted
some remarks in favor of a liberal pension
ald was followed by Grosvenor (R.) of
OHIO, who said that while his colleagues
from Ohio seemed to differ on the civil
service question, he thought they were
practically OF one mind. so lar as he as
concerned he had enlisted before the war
against the law. In discussing the pen
slcn matter Grosvenor said if he could he
would abolish the pension examining
BOARD and much of the expense of admin
ist,ation in the Pension Office and sub
stiute a general service pension system
csefully safeguarded.
In reply to Morton's criticism vester-
day Grosvenor reviewed the records OF the
two parties on the pension legislation of
Congress, showing that in the aggregate
1O34 Republican votes were cast In Con-
gress for general pension examination and
buttwo against it, while ADD Democrats
have been in favor of such legislation and
SIG votes in opposition.
Sullivan (D.) Of Mississippi in support
of an argument against the payment of
pensions TO those who were wealthy and
d d not need them, quoted at length from
V. Boynton, whose testimony against
abuses In the present system, he said, wa s
entitled 10 respectful consideration by tn Q
other side.
Johnson (R.) of Indiana in defense OF
civil service reform, which be said was be-
jng attacked on tnis floor by mem bers
from The Presidents own S.ate, reiterated
t.s statement OF the other day, that CIVIL
service reform was an essential prln CT pie
n ReDubIjcanism. lie referred to the
declarations of State Republican conven-
tions ana read from platforms adopted at
Republican convention tor twenty years
il, support of his contention Hayes, Gar
tieId Harrison and Mckinley all stood for
the law. and the Presidents last utter
- ance in its favor had received the over
wheiming approval OF the hePuoic
press of the country. Johnson oscIareo
that the enemies OF the law were not at
tacking it openly They hoped, as the
friends of true vii service reform" TO
taar II down piecemeaI and do coVertly
what they feared to tempt directly
Carmack. Gaines and Sims, Democrats
of Tennessee spoke briefly in favor OF re-
tenchment IN pension expenditures
These remarks drew an important state
ment from Dingiey regarding the Ptospec-
i've revenues and expenditures lot the en-
s.fnp fiscal wear. Preliminary 10 the
statement Dingley gave new !nterpreta-
lion to the estimated increase IN pension
expenditures, conteudlng that the maxi
mum was reached in 1893, when the pen
SION nayments reach $159 600, 00o In 1894
frev feiI to SAL 000, 900; in 1895 $l4l; 600 :
coo. in 1896 Sl39 000,0 U, and IN 1897, Sl4L-
ou0 O00. Il the expe cultures Tor pensions
during the mex fiscal year should DC $l45-
ODO 600 as has been estimated the increase
Dinpley said, would not be due 10 new
legislation, but TO more raplo aomlnlstra-
tion of the present laws. 1t would, there.