The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-05
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Much Important Business Trans
acted mt n Lengthy SessiOn.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Miers.
rising to question of privilege. sent
to the Clerks desk House Resolu-
ton 264 and made the motion that
the Committee on Invalid Pensions be dis
charged from the further consideration of
the resolution. 1t follows:
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Interior is
hereby requested and directed to transmit for the
information Of the House of Representatives, all
the papers, official reports, and correspondence on
file relating to the dropping from the pension roll
certain widows; especially the reports and CORE
spondence from special examiners William NJ.
Goodlove, W. s Harris. A. W. Room, and Gen. j.
II. Stibbs and each Of them, relative to said
widows: also all letters and correspondence by
said Stibbs and the Commissioner of Pensions to
and with said Stibhs, Harris. Room, Goodloye, aud
each Of them.
The object of this was that If the COM
mittee could be discharged the resolution
might be brought directly before the
House. In speaking to his motion he made
vigorous attack on the special exami-
ners named whom he denounced for their
Islander OF, and insulting questions Of,
widows who apply for pensions.
He said that more than thirty widows
had been dropped from the rolls upon the
report of Mr.. Goodlove. who had asked
the widows questions which could not be
repeated in the House.
Messrs. Harris and Room, he was in
formed, had made special reports upon Mr..
Goodlove's action, for which both had been
reduced.
Mr.. Ray said that so far as he could
gather the remarks of the gentleman from
Indiana were either intended as an attack
on the administration of the Pension Blu
reau or on certain special examiners. He
said that the words Of the resolution were
certain widows" He insisted that names
and residences should be given.
Give us the name of one widow" cried
Mr.. Ray
Mr.. Miers-'I will. to the gentleman's
shame
lis the gentleman prepared to give the
names Of the widows who have been Of
persisted Mr.. Ray.
II will respond In my own time" re-
piled Mr.. Miers.
The gentleman's response" retorted
Mr.. Ray. Shows the purpose of this reso-
luton. II is a covert assault on the Sec
rotary Of the Interior and the Commits
sioner of Pensions"
Mr.. Lacey said the resolution had at
forded Mr.. Miers an opportunity to get
in a speech and he supposed that was all
that was desired.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri thought il such
questions had been asked the American
public ought to know 1t.
Mr.. Lacey claimed that the resolution
was covert attack on the character of
The soldiers widows.
At this point Mr.. Payne made the point
Of order that no debate was allowed on
1 motion to discharge committee from |
resolution Of enquiry and after a discus
sion between Speaker Henderson and Mr.. |
Mr.. Payne's point was sus-
aimed.
The motion to discharge the committee |
was defeated, ia to 1871.
The conference report on the District |
Appropriation bill was then discussed.
Mr.. Cannon presented the conference re-
port on the Sundry Civil bill. He made an
attack on the Senate for attaching to the
bill so many new provisions. which, he
said. were unauthorized by law. The Sem
ate, he said. had the House at disad-
vantage, as it could hold up great appro-
priation bills until Its amendments wer.
adopted. He would not characterize the
situation as Infamous" but would saw he
thought it thoroughly bad"
Separate votes were demanded on =,
number of the Senate amendments in dis
pute.
The conferees agreed upon the following
items: For special repairs to the Court
House at Washington, s4,350; for complet-
ing the isolation wards of Garfield Hospj-
tai, $1,000; for widening Adams Mil Road
from Columbia Road to the Geological
Park, $4,000 (reappropriateD; for purchase
Of specimens for the National Museum
10000. The conferees disagreed upon the
item of $4,000 for a fence for the Zoo
logical Park
Among other items agreed to were those
Tor quarantine station near Key West
omitting the proviso that II shall not he
within five miles Of Key West Island; 500
200 for Porto Rican light house establish
nent; Denver mint, limit OF cost $3.50 00O
and $4,000 appropriated; Hawaiian ana,
,ntine service $4,000; apprepriating sal
,ries for Hawaii: classification OF Montana
and Idaho mineral lands. $25, 600; placine
fellowston Park improvements under Chief
y Engineers of the Army; appropriating
800. 900. as proposed by the House, for tns
Eads Mississippi jetties; salaries for new