The morning times., 1897-02-20
GALUsHA CROW OBJECTED
The Venerable Ex-Speaker In
sisted on the Right to Speak.
SUSTAINED By THE HOUSE
He Discussed the Oklahoma Home
stead Bill and Connected 1t With
Debate in Which He Partci-
pated in the Old Hall Forty
three Years Ago.

a snimteddcbate began yesterday House
proceedings. 1t was based on conference
report which showed that the House con-
ferees surrendered To the conferees of the
Senate on a bill granting SO month
To the widow Of Bngadier General and
Brevet Major General Carr instead OF $50,
as provided by the House bill.
Nr Layton explained that Mrs. Carr had
served through the war as an army nurse.
and that she had an invalid daughter to
support He believed that she deserved
the full amount as much on account Of her
own services as her husbands.
Mr.. Hull told the House that the private
soldiers resented the making of such great
distinctions between pensions for widows
of general officers and those of privates.
On a division the House by vote OF Al
to 100 refused TO agree TO the conference
report. which was sent back TO further
Conference. with instructions TO insist on
q pension of $50.
on motion OF Mt. Cannon, chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations, the House
went into committee OF the whole on the
general deficiency appropriation hill.
An attempt was made to limit the debate
10 one minutc, but the House declined to
do it.
Mr.. Cannon then asked unanimous consent
tolimit general debate to forty tw minutes;
but MIR Grow objected Then the House
went into committee of the whole without
agreement, and Mr. Grow explained that
be had been forced to assert his right as
q Representative, because, when he asked
the Chairman OF the appropriations Com
nnttee to give him thirty or forty minutes
To discuss the Oklahoma free homestead bill
the latter replied that he did not know
whether there would be time Mr. Grow
said he proposed tospeak on the homestead
bill, which had heen pending ten years, and
began to speak to that measure. The
venerable ex-Speaker told how, forty-five
years ago, he had. in the old hall OF the
House, advocated the right OF settlers TO
home: now he was there to advocate his
rightful ownership to il.
Mr.. Grow : remarks were frequently in
terrupted by applause When he sat down,
at the end Of forty minutes, the reading OF
the deficiency bill 10y sections was proceeded
with. Mr.. Sayers reserved the right to Of
fer an amendment 10 tie Pacific Railr
item.
A long discussion was started by Mr
IL
torneys for defending suits against the
United states Mr Richardson wanted tC
know the use Of paving attorneys to defend
suchcases whenUhe Judgments given against
the United States, particularly III claims
under the Bowman act, were never paid
Many members spoke with regard to The
propriety of paving the Bowman claims
but when the afternoon was nearly ovel
the discussion was dropped. The bill wa
not finished at O'Clock, when the HOUSE
took a recess for three hours.
Mr Savers gave notice that he woul6
offer amendments TO the deficiency ap
propriations in behalf of the Southern Pa
gific Railroad Company,
Two hours were frittered away by tn,
House at tie night session over the private
calendar Friday evenings under the rulei
are devoted exclusively TO the consideration
OF private pension and relief bills. WheI
tie House met at s O'clock Mr. Talbet
OF South CaTolina, wanted to call up meas
ura granting pension to tie widow o
Gen. Rice of Iowa, tut his motion wa
ruled out OF order by the chair (Mr. ShcT
man. OF New York on the Glound that
coald be made only in Committee of TIA
Whole Then filibustering began. Rol
rails on points of no quorum and motion
TO adjourn followed each other Just he
fore 10 O'Clock the Committee On lnvallo
Pensions decided to give up the attemp
10 do business and the House at 9: 81
p'clock adjourned until tomorrow