The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-06
DENOUNCED BY MIR. TURNER.
Republican, Senator's Scored TO,
Their Policy of Delay.

Republican Senator's Scored for
Their Policy of Delay.
During the debate on the bill to es tab ISL
| a court OF pensions, in the Senate yester-
day. Mr.. Turner arraigned the Republican
fecting the welfare of the people Of ths
United States. He demanded that the
Democrats insist upon Congress rem aiming
in session until all important bi Is had been
passed, and announced that the Grand
Army Of the Republic was bitterly opposed
to the present Republican Administration.
Mr.. Turner had called up bill establish
ing a court Of pension appeals. and at
tempted to have it considered, stating that
officers Of the G. A. r. had requestei him to
do so. Mr.. Gallinger stated that he did not
want the bill to pass at present, and moved
to have it go over.
This is the same old cry" said Mr.. Tur-
ner. I'VE have before US the Nicaragua
Canal bill. measure of the most intense
interest to the people Of tle United States,
4 measure Of more Importance than any
other matter to come up before Congress at
this session. Then there is the Antitrust
bill and other measures. Yet in the face
of these things we are handed resolution
asking that Congress adjourn at noon To-
morrow. Why. we should stay here three
months If necessary to pass the Nicaragua
Canal bill.
'It has been publicly announced that
the Republican party would not allow the
Canal bill to be passed at this session, and
all intelligent men know this to be true.
| believe that the Republican party has
had this programme Of delay outlined for
months in order to fool the people, but
they will learn of these things.
I'VE have learned that General Otis
landed at San Francisco yesterday, and in
his usual manner announced with blare of
trumpets for the ten thousandth time
the insurrection in the Philippines had
been entirely suppressed. II his words
be true. we should stay here to defeat the
Philippine measure, which makes the
President the car. the nabob, of that
archipelago as soon as this insurrection
has been put down.
Now Otis says it has been put down
and l want the Senate to stay here until
we find out just how true this is. and IL it
be true. then let us defeat this bill
There is much Legislation OF impor-
tance to be attended to and 1t should be
attended to il We have to sit here until
September. Those who desire to adjourn
at noon tomorrow are Republicans and as
a friend of the old soldier / demand that
we stay here long enough to at least act
upon this bill for Court OF Pension Ap-
peals."
Mr.. Gallinger spoke at length on the bill
and said that the Republican party was
not stingy with pensions, but had done all
possible for the old soldier.
Mr.. Turner asked that the bill be re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims. He
then said that the Grand Army Of the Re
public was against the party of the Senator
from New Hampshire and was bitterly
against 1t. II did not make any political
material out OF this said he. ''the old
soldiers are doing that themselves and
will be heard from"
He then attacked Mr.. Gallinger's methods
and those of the Secretary of the Interior.
The latter. he said. had treated the old
soldiers unfairly and. SO had the Commits
sioner of Pensions.
After further discussion the bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Pensions.