The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-28

the Senate in possession of the informa-
tion contained therein.
MIR. Chandler of New Hampshire in
quired whether MIR. Fairbanks could tell
who paid for the publication OF this
literature and whether he objected TO the
payment for 1t by anybody who was able
to do so.
The inatter-some OF 1t, | may say,
replied Mr.. Fairbanks, us being sys-
tematically published and sent to Senators
in this chamber at the expense Of some
body. l do not know who pays the bills .
Mr.. Hoar said that the matter which
had appeared in the agricultural papers
with reference TO the question of expaD-
sion was simply being supplied 30 the
Senate for its information and as a
guide, so far as it might he considered to
be suoh, to Senators as to the views Of
the great Agricultural class of this
country. If there could be. he said, n
more absolutely harmless method of com.
mupicating public opinion he did not
know what II was. He indicated that the
expansionist press was being employed to
the same end and said he did not enter
any objection to it.
Then Mr. Chandler inquired OF Mr.
Hoar II he knew of any man with more
or less money who WIS paying for the ca
pansion propaganda.
Mr.. Hoar replica TIT he was merely
stating facts and hal 10 desire to i'm
pugn the motives OF anybody.
Consideration of the pension appropria-
ton bill was resumed
MIR. German called attention TO the
large amount carried by the measure,
about Sl45, 900 900 and said that notwith.
standing the fact that II per cent OF our
soldiers who had been ana We're still en-
gagged in the war with Spain in tropical
countries were suffering from illness that
would make them proper applicants for
mansions nfnVIElQn had la.n mad = in
the pending measure for this increase in
the pension roll.
MIR. Hale OF Maine. said that hs had
teen informed by "A prominent officer of
TIVE army that If our troops wera not re-
called from Cuba before June or July at
tie latest, the entire army on the island
would be down with illness
Continuing Mr. Hoar said that the war
with spain would swell the pension roll
by At least fifty thousand names. If the
troops were not We're not recalled from
the tropical cline by the Irst of next
Septer Der.
within three years from this date"
said Mr.. German, ''tle pension roll Will
amount to S!d5. 1850, 0oJ year. If you
add to that the cost of maintaining your
army (c thousand dollars man) the
American republic will in the year 1900
expend more Tor its army and pensioners
than any other nation on tbs facs of the
know now, III advance. what is coming
to them, II tho schemes anG projects that
are being forced upon us are carried out"
Mr. Perkins of California, in charge of
the measure, replied thai the committee
had drawn the bill according to the esti-
mates furpishe it by the department as
always had been done.
Referring to the speech of MIR Butler,
last evening, Mr. Gallinger of New
Hampshire thought il was a tritle late TO
enter now upon the discussion of q es-
lions with respe CT TO the civil conflict
that had been decided for all time. more
than a third of a century ago. The ones
tion of states rights had been submitted
to the arbitrament of the sword and had |
been so decided. He expressed his salts.
faction that Senator Bate and Senator
Iettus, both distinguished Confederate
soldiers had spoken as they had with
reference to Mr.. Buffers proposition and
the sentiments he had expressed in his
speech.
The pension bill was then passed
AT =. OF p. m, on motion of MIR. Davis,
chairman of the committee on forei gn re-
lations the Senate went into executive.
At 90 p. m, the Senate resumed bust
ness in legislative session, the order of
b nsiness being eulogies of the late Repre-.
sentative Cook of Illinois.
Addresses were delivered by MIR. Cullom
OF Illinois, Mr.. Allison of Louisiana, MIR.
Wellington of Maryland and Mir. Mason
OF Illinois. At the conclusion of the
eulogies the Senate at % p. H.. as a
further mark of respect adjourned.