Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-18
PENSIONS OF THE WIDOWS
Proposition to Bar Them
From Rolls Defeated.
House Spent the Entire Day Filibus-
tering Against Two Bills of Minor
Importance-speake Reed Attacked.

tering Against Two Bills of Minor
Importance-Speaker Reed Attacked.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The contest
which has been waged in the house
committee on invalid pensions ever
since the assembling of congress on the
question of barring from the pension
rolls the widows and children of.sOl-
diers who marry hereafter, came to an
end today in the defeat of the PROPOSE
ton. A motion, with this end in
view, was introduced by Smith, of New
York, and it had the indorsement,o of
Commissioner of Pensions Evans. The
question had been agitating the COM
mittee at all OF Its meetings, and to-
day, after very spirited discussion,
Representative Norton brought it to a
sudden close by demanding vote on
the question of favorably reporting it
to the house. The vote disclosed five
members of the committee in favor of
it, and seven against it, the division
not being on party lines. The vote
was:
Ayes-Ray, Warner, Henry, Smith,
Republicans, and Griggs, Democrat.
Noes-Sulloway, Kerr, Gibson, Stur-
tevant, Republicans; Norton, Demo-
crat, and Botkin and Castle, Populists.
This practically ends the effort to Sc
cure the enactment of general meas
ure along these lines at this session.
Chairman Ray, who was instructed
at the last meeting to appoint sub
committee to draft service pension
bill, notified the committee today that
he would appoint the subcommittee in
a few days.
During the entire time of the senate
today, the Indian appropriation bill
was under consideration. The reading
of the bill was completed and all the
committee amendments were adopted
and subsequently several amendments
of a minor character were attached to
the measure.
Allen enlivened the proceedings a
few minutes before adjournment by
making an attack on Speaker Reed for
preventing the enactment, as the Ne
braska senator declared, of meritorious
legislation sent to the house by the
senate. He denounced the speakers
action in this regard as "a disgrace"
to congress and to the American people.
When a point of order was made
against him for the use of improper
language concerning the other branch
OF congress, Allen said he was stating
only the truth and that he was respon-
sible here or elsewhere, at any time for
his statements.
1t was expected to conclude the con-
sideration of the pending bill today,
but when an appeal was taken from
the ruling of the vice-president against
Allen that an amendment offered by
Thurston was not in order, the point of
order was made by Allen that quorum
was not present. A roll-call disclosed
the absence OF quorum, and the SEN
ate adjourned.
The house was in very bad temper
today, and the whole session was con-
sumed in tilibustering against two bills
of minor Importance, one to issue
a duplicate check, and the other to make
Rockland, Me-, a SUPPORT of entry.
Neither got farther than the engross-
ment and third reading. The trouble
arose over the enforcement of the rule
against the discussion of irrevelant sub
jects, when Handy attempted to reply
on the floor during the consideration OF
those bills to letter recently written
by Thomas +. Bayard, in denunciation
of the free-silver democracy. Roll-call
followed roll-call all day long, and par.
tisan spirit reached high pitch. FL
nally, when it became evident that nc
progress could be made with the bills
presented, adjournment was taken until
Monday.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The Senate
committee on appropriations has re-
ported the Indian appropriation bill
The increase is $173, 900 over the house
bill. A proviso is made in regard tC
the detailing of army officers for agent,
at such agencies as in the opinion O
the president may require the presenc,
OF an officer. The number of Indiar
inspectors is increased to five, and eacf
one shall be competent in the location
construction and maintenance of irriga
tion works.
The Dawes commission is increased
to four, and provision is made for tn,
commission to make up the rolls of the
hve civilized tribes, and it is declared
that when the rolls are made up an,
approved by the secretary of the inter
ior, they shall be final.
The time fixed for opening the Un