The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10

.nere were flashes of his inifnitable b,,,,nr
mat set the house into n roar ~ iauch,ar
ne gravely commended Mr.. Canpon's an.
peai LOT economy, but avo,ved that the 10
$500, y. .ne chairman Of the appropriations
ephnittee did not do the situation .ustirs
lie produced figures that showaS a.. as,,
mated deficit for the next year Of sTs mo !.
900. 's~i vi S'-'VV"'-
nc re!erred 10 the increaDes In tho pen :
SION roll under the present adn,inis,rn. IN,
anu ridiculed the idea of decrease unlass
, .ne iate increase was to be attributed 70
si au eXIgehcies.' He read from Commits
slvner Evans testimony before the appro
priations committee predicting n dcfIc,t y,
noin se,ooo,oOo to $4,000, 900 in pensions
ourlhs the next fiscal year. Ths maximum
nsu NOT yet been reported. This question
VI maximum pension roll, observed Mr..
I'm, I'M is one OF the things that has pro-
tlasted my stay in congress. When I first
ane mere they were talking OF maximum.
! stayed ten or fifteen years 10 see IL. hut
~ mas not yet come, and guess will have
W come back again" U.aughterl
Mr.. Allen directed the batteries of his
humor at the pingley law as revenue
producer. pisedring the intense anxiety of
we ch2tsmsn of the ways and means com
NO. at the extra session to, get bill on
- statute BOOKS that would strike a hal
ahce between the receipts and expenditurss
ana predicting another extra session and
| anxiety on the part of Mr.. Dingley newt
sprlng at another extra session called for
the same purpose.
MI Allen criticised some classes Of psu.
slohs granted. In conclusion he apoke OF
| hardships. this great tax burden ,,lac.h ~.
the people of the South. who were Ibn i
sad being relentlessly burdenod by the
eoid STANDARD and ~ cent cotton.
MT. DeArmond dem, Mo } followed with
| some andltlonal criticism of some of tho
classes ON the pension roErs.
| Mr. Lacey (Rep.. Iowa. defended the
present liberal pension poicy.
| When Mr.. Lacey concluded Mr.. Auer
again got the fl0o- aud disclaimol any in
'ention OF attacking the Federal soldiers
| on the pension rolls; but he said he could
not but marvel at tbs fact that 976 OO(
names were now on the rolls and that
there We're 10000 applicants in the pcn-
| sion office. There were hut 2,22o 900 men
IN the Federal army, and he was reminded
| Oh meeting between an ex-Confadcrate
and an eX-Federal at blue and cray re-
union. They We're felicitating on the dlsap-
| pearance OF all hostility. III there should
be another war" the eX-Fcd,ral said. "w,
| Will be standing shoulder 10 shoulder un.
| der one flag"
We Will, but you won't retorted The
| eX-Confederate.
What do you mean?" asked the OK.
| Federal
Legally. you are disabled" Uaughie r
Mr.. Allen gave notice that he would offer
amendments to prohibit the granting of q
pension to a widow whose application was
not filed during her wdownood 10 prohibit
the pension of widows who had not married
| prior TO the passage of this act, and tC
strike from the rolls the names OF all ,er.
mansntly insane or helpless children wnt
had reached their majority.
Mr.. McKae (Dem., Ark.) advocated as tn,
first step the transfer OF tue ptns on Office
to the war department, where it would l.,
out of politics.
Mr.. Smith (Rep.. Mich.) said he woult
make the pension vested right II he hat
the power
Mr.. Norton dem. Ohio) declared tha
1t was not the democrats OF the lous,
who We're assaulting the pension roll. lie
charged that Commissioner Evans, both or
the streets and before the pension Comuit
| tee, had advocated a Law that would here.
after cut off the widow and tbs orphan
He protested his friendship for the ole
soldier. Bring on yonr pension bill" h'
| cried, addressing The republican side
Raise it as high as yon dare and It will
have the vote OF every Northern democrat
on this side"
Messrs Myre Dem. Ind and Campbell
Dcm., Ills) submitted brief remarks II
favor of liberal pensions.
Mr.. Hepburn OF Iowa replied to som'
criticisms of the pension roll that can't
from the other side lie was pretty sever
in his condemnation OF a remark by MI
| Norton. which he characterized as mon
strous." The statement was 10 the eiiec
that the regulations OF tie pension offlc
compelled most soldiers to stand on thu
rejected list "or commit moral and lega
perjury to reach these rolls
Mr.. Norton discaimed having used the
word most" With change OF that word
he said, he stood by that statement.
The pension office required testimony
which Was not in existence. lie stood
ready. Mr.. Ncrtcn said, 10 aid in sweep
ing away these senseless regulations.
"While your party had the presidency an(
the senate and house." asked Mr. Stone
(Rep., Pa. why did you not remedy som'
OF the evils?"
when God, or the country had the mis-
fortune 10 give us the only democratic
president we have had since the civil war.
replied Mr.. Merton. 1--WE found il too late
He belonged 10 you and you owned hlm'
Democrats applause
Remedies do not begin with the pres!'
dent" said Mr.. Stone. but with congress
| Why did a democratic congress do nothln'
but reduce the pension roll? 1t does no
lie in your mouths to complain. tRepuh'
licau applause
"If we committed a wrong why should
YOU sit by supinely and not attempt II
correct it," Democratic applause and re-
publican jeers.)
Mr.. Hepburn denied that he had Put any
words into MIR. Norton's mouth. On the
contrary he insisted that he had heard ina
| w-rd most that he was corroDorated ny
all members about him 3nd by the offcia
reporters notes The gentleman from Ohio
| with all his boosted courage, was tryinf
TO run away from tho foul Islander he hac
uttered At this point the committee rose
and the house adjourned,
THE SENATE.