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

luton directing the secretary OF the treas
ufy to inform the senate what changes,
any, had been made in the plans at the
st. Paul postofiice building.
Mr.. Mcbride tOre.) presented AMI asked
for immediate consideration of a Joint res
olution for the relief OF American miners
and other sufferers In the valley Of the
Yukon and its tributaries
The resolution asks the secretary of war
to transport supplies to the suffering MIN
er~ and provides that not more than $780,
Voo be appropriated to carry out the pur-
poses OF the resolution. Ii went ever on
objection.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Chandler
OF New Hampshire and referred to the
committee on naval affairs providing for an
investigation of the question OF dry docks
ana naval stations.
me resolution reported by the Pacific
railway committee asking the attorney
general for information concerning the
Kansas Plcific was made.
Mr. Gallnger, chairman OF the commit
zee on pensions, requested that at the con-
ciusion Of the morning business today an
hour be set aside for the consideration OF
private pension bills. He said there were
over 200 on the calendar Endorsed by the
committee.
II want to say" said he, that there 10
laxity among senators about sending PEN
made by them as to the merit Of the meas
ures and our committee is flooded with cor
respondence concerning the details OF bills
that ought TO have been determined before
| the measures were laid before congress
Senators should be absolutely satisfied OF
the merit of measures before introducing
them | am and always have been friendly
to the soldiers but am constrained to
feel that we are going TOO far and that we
ought in future TO exercise the greatest
conservatism In the consolidation OF all
pension matters"
Mr.. Gallinger thought the practice OF
pensioning Remarked widows and several
other similar classes OF claimants ought TO
be stopped. He thought too, the recon-
nendation Of he commissioner OF pensions
that a law should be enacted specially pro-
Niding that no pension should be granted
10 widow II her marriage has been SUISSE
quent TO the passage of the law under
which he was drawing a pension. ought 10
be enacted into law.
In response 10 a question by MIR. Allen
of Nebraska Mr.. Gallinger said he was OPP
posed to the granting of large pensions to
widows Of distinguished officers.
We have lost the limit in chat regard"
said he. " and IT is time we should stop"
The order requested by Mr. Gallineer
was then made.
Mr. Mcbride, Oregon, secured the pass
age OF a resolution asking the secretary
OF war for such information concerning the
needs of Alaskan miners in the Yukon val
ley as he might have in his possession
The senate then began the consideration
| of private pension bills under the special
order and during the sour allowed forty
| five bills which were passed the majority
OF them being Increases to pensions now
! received.
Mr.. Gear, Iowa chairman OF the Pacific
railways commission, said too much credit
can not be given the present administration
| for the able manner in which VI has dis
posed Of Pacific matters. Mr. Harris face
tiously congratulated his friend from Iowa,
! MIR Gear. and his friend from Nebraska.
! Mr. Thurston. upon the change which h d
come over them since the consideration
of the Pacific railway question last spring.
| Mr.. Gear responded that so far as he
was concerned no change had been ex
! pcriencc6 and that he was Just as much
opposed to government ownership of rail
ways as ever.
| Mr.. Thurston congratulated the commit
tee on Ike result cf administration regard
| ing the Pacific railways. He said If the
plan proposed by Mr. Harris had been
adopted the United States would not have
received anything approximatiug the sum
which Rad been paid for the main line Of
the Union PacHc railway. MIR. Thurstsn
expire seed the opinion that the proep rous
! business conditions brought to the coun-
/ try by the advent OF the preser, admins
tration had improved tho main l.e of the
| Union Pacific and it would now probably
I earn dividends for the full ai~unt Of the
! large price paid for It. Mr.. ISarris in
CURED whether Mr.. Thurston thought
| the same conditions would correspondingly
| improve the KarFas Pacific. Mr. Thurston
ssid it was hardly to be exuected that
| branch line would be affected in the same
manner as a great transcontinental road.
! He noticed in the presidents message,
/ he said, that the ADMINISTRATIVE Is com
mitted TO the policy Of purchasing the
| Kansas Pacific branch unl-es better bid
was offered. He did not believe in govern
ment ownership of railways and he was
of the oninion the experiment OF such own
ershlp, If it was to be tried might better
he tried with some other than the Kansas
| Pacific
Upon motion of Mr.. Lodge. the imrnlgra-
ton bill was made the unfinished busiu SIS
OF the senate calenSar
| MIR. Carter. chairman Of the census COM
mittee, secured unalimous consent for tho
| consideration on Monday next OF his bill.
providing for the taking OF the Federal
I census OF 1900, MIR. Lodge agreeing not
TO press the immigration biz on Monday
or Tuesday. In vi,w Of the anxiety cf
! Mr.. Carter to secure tho consideration OF
| a census measure
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