The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
CONGRESS-.
senate.


( cupied less than an hour A resolution pre-
Sented by Mr.. Allen Pop, Nebl, declaring
It to be the sense of the Scuate that the
tnitcd states Sh"uid recognize the political
independence Of Cuba was made the subject
of remarks by the Nebraska senator, in
which he criticised the President for not
carrying into effect the peige OF the Re
publican party made in its last platform
70 recognize the independence Of the Gu
pans. Mr. Hoar Mass presented Il reSolu-
/ non expressing the regret of the Senate at
the news of the death Of Representative
Ashley Is. White Of MASSACHUSETTS, and pro-
vidiRe for an adjournment as n further mark
or respect. At l2:55 O'Clock the resolution
was adopted and the Senate adjourned
The Senate on the 9th did n considerable
amount of business, although DO very i'm
portant measures were Considered or passed
aud there was very little debate Senator
Taillnger, chairman Of the committee on
pensions, called attention to the increasing
demand for private pension legislation. nd
requested senators 10 be careful in the fu-
ture to see that their bills for private pen
sioi!S We're neTit0ri0uS bcfor" they were in
troduced. MIR Mcbride tor) secured the
passage OF resolution asking the secretary
or war for such information concerning the
needs OF the Alaskan miners in the Yukon
valley as he might have in his possession
The Senate then began the consideration Of
private pension bills under the special order.
During the hour allowed forty-tivc bills were
passed the majority of them being for in
cfeaSt% 10 pensions now received.
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts made an ef.
Tort IN the Senate on the 18th to secure au
Immediate vote on his immigration bill
which Is substantially the same measure
which was passed by the Fifty-fourth Con
gresS and vetoed by President cleveland
Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska objected to an i'm
mediate vote and suggested that the final
vote on the amendments and the bill
be taken on January IT, at 8 p. NJ.
IhiS suggestion was accepted by Mr..
Lodge and the order for vote at that time
was made. Mr. GOrman. chairman Of the
Democratic fsi 81 n
order, which was adopted, rearr2 2nging some
OF the committee assignments Of Democratic
members. made necessary by the incoming
OF some new members.
The session Of the House or the sth lasted
only fifteen minutes w. A Stone (Rep
Pa reported the pension appropriation bill
the first Of the appropriation bills, and gave
notice that he should call il up Immediately
after the reading of the journal tomorrow
The com nittces on election and the com
mittee on banking and currency were given
leave to sit during the sessions Of the House.
Then, at l2:l5, the House adjourned
The House on the 9th entered upon the
consideration of the pension appropriation
bill ana stirred up debate that promises
to continue for several days Several of the
Southern Democrats offered criticisms, and
Private John Allen of Mississippi who led
the ,ault in speech replete with his char
acteristic hulnor presented a series of
amendments. designed, as he said, To cor
rect some of the most glaring evils They
prohibit the granting of pensions To widows
whose applications were not filed during
their wid0whood, and the granting OF pen
siOnS TO widows whose applications were
based on marriages contracted after the
passage Of this act and To permanently in.
sane or IDIOT" minors wqu had reached their
majority. Mr.. stone, in charge of the bl,l,
yielded to MIR. Cannon, chairman Of the com
mittce un appropriations who took occasion
10 make general statement Of the estimates
submitted by the secretary of the treasury
for the public service of 1929 for the purpose
he said of diSabusiug the minds of members
and the country of Il false impression made
by a comparison OF these estimates with
those Of preceding years
The House on the 10Th passed the pension
appropriation bill without amendment and
adjourned until the 18th. The amendments
offered by Democrats to correct alleged CX-
iStiug abuses We're all ruled out on the point
Of order that they we're new legislation. As
passed, the bill carried S14l, ,26%. $50. The
debate covered wide range. II touched
not only tn" question Of our pension policy.
ceipts ana expenditures Of the treasury un-
der the binglcy law.
Excepting the recording of the legislative.
executive and Judicial appropriation bill,
which is To lie considered soon, the House
did no public business on the 18th. The SeS-
sion was consumed En adjusting a personal
dispute between Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa snl
Mr.. Norton Of Ohio. which created the con
tToypTSy that occurred last week during the
debate on the pension bill The important
issue was as 10 whether q certain word used
claimed any intention Of using, should ap-
pear i'll thep ornament record. The House
by a party vote Of 1876 10 l3l sustained Nj.
Hepburn.