Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-02-18
PENSIONS OF THE WIDOWS
Proposition to Bar Them
From Rolls Defeated.
INDIAN BILL IN THE SENATE

House spent tho Entire Day Fnibus-
tering Against Two Bills of Minor
Importanee-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 f-om the pension
rolls the widows and children Of sol
diers who marry hereafter, came to an
end today in the defeat of the PROPOSE
tion. A motion, with this end in
view, was introduced by Smith, Of New
York, and it had the Endorsement 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
sudden close by demanding a vote on
the question Of favorably reporting it
10 the house. The vote disclosed five
members OF the committee in favor of
it, and seven against 1t, 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 se-
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 a service pension
bill, notified the committee today that
he would appoint the subcommittee in
O 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 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 m 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 flibustering against two bills
of minor importance, one to issue
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 f. 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 1t became evident that no
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 to
the detailing Of army officers for agents
at such agencies as in the opinion OF
the president may require the presence
OF an officer. The number of Indian
inspectors is increased to five, and each
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 the
commission to make up the rolls of the
five civilized tribes, and it is declared
that when the rolls are made up and
approved by the secretary of the inter-
ior, they shall be final.
The time fixed for opening the Un-
oompahgre land in Utah ia extended
six months.
The legislation Of the house bill re-.
garding the Pottawattamies and the
Kickapoos in Kansas is stricken out.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The Oregon
delegation expects to get favorable ac-
tion from the war department for the
Yaquina bay improvement, which
means the expenditure OF 81 900, 900