The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-10
NINETY-SEVEN PENSION BILLS
In the Houses First Day Pension ses-
siOn--LoudS Attack ON Pensions

SEOH--AOuUS AItdck ON PENSIONS.
Washington March 9.-The irst Gay
| pension session of the house provided for
Under the new rule adopted yes arday,
proved great success. There vas ccm
paratively little friction AID ni1ety-sevep
bills were favorably acted upon in COM
mittee of the whole and subsequently
passed by the house. The only incident
of the session was a brisk echange be-
tween Mr.. Loud of California and Mr.
Sulloway of New Hampshire on the gen.
eral policy of pension legislation, in
which the former attacked and the latter
defended the system.
Under the new rule adopted by the
house yesterday. setting aside the seconI
ard fourth Fridays of each month for
the consideration of private pension bills.
Mr.. Sulloway On. HI chairman Of he
committee on invalid pensions, immedi-
aiCiy after the reading of the journal,
moved that the house go into committee
of the whole for the consideration OF prl-
vale pension bills. True to his an
r-unced intention of insisting upon the
presence OF a quorum, Mr.. Talbert 8. c.
made the point Of no quorum. The
116 members present and the doors were
closed and a call of the house ordered
Mary absentees appeared during the cru
snd it developed the presence Of 2IS
members.
The house In committee of the whole.
Mr.. Lacey of Iowa in the chair. then
proceeded to the consideration of phi
vate pension bills
Mr.. Loud (Cal) delivered some general
remarks in criticism of the policy OF
passing private pension bills. He said
that IS Per cent of the special bills pass
ed by congress never should have been
favorably conidered. All OF them he
said. had been rejected by the pension
office after the claimants had exhausted
every effort TO establish their claims
He knew 1t was unpopular TO say these
things. but said he, 10 man ever made
a mistake by pursuing the right. OF the
million and . quarter old soldiers. and
widows OF old soldiers. who survived the
war. almost one million were on the pen
sion roll. Mr. Loud warned the members
that II things went on as they were go
Ing during the life OF the direct de-
sceudauts Of the youngest member 81 the
house congress would stiu Dc legisiatins
for the pensioners OF the civil war. Il
might 5e surprising "a some members 70
know but Il was nevertheless tTue. that
congress was stiH Iegislsting for cases
arising out of the revolutionary war. Afr
Loud said he had never objected % a
mer1tor5oUs case
Nr suIloway N. HI. chairman II the
COMMITTEES on invalid pensions. replied %
Mr.. Lozd. He said he sioried n the fact
that his country had done more than any
other far the care % those who had de-
Tended the flag While a single cid sol
die- was hungry and cold. his body rack
"a with physical pain ard his mind ~ith
mental agony. he prayed - Cod that The
pension roll would Increase
NInefy-sevea bills were passed ~ the
house. Including one 70 pension the wid-
ow u General Moses y. Bane, Fiftieth
Illinois. So SO 4 month. sad o1s % go
sion Sarah Campbell widow . ire lzis
General Charles T Campbell. vbo vas
r-,ezsbar - re Fo-ty-s@venth. Fortv-
eighth a-1 Forty-asnth cong-essss - ~
a raouth- Al 4zS ?. n, tae hguse al
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