The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-26
IN THE HOUSE.
TaIbert. ms Usual, succeeds In biocA
ing Considerable Private rem
sion Legislation.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The house de-
voted two hours today to the cohslue -,
ton of the Alaskan civil government plli
without completing 1t. Inc session rom ,
noon until adjournment was devoted uii-
der the rule to private pension pllls. la
bert who abandoned obstructive tacucs
a few weeks ago, was again IN evidence
TODAY. After 100 bills had been favorabiy,
acted upon by the house committee OF
the whole. Talbert blocked their passage
in the house with the point OF no quorum.
Among the bills favoraby acted upon
today were the senate bills to pension
the widow of the late Capt. Gridley, VINO
commanded the Olympia in the battle OF
Manila to $50 per month; the widow OF OF
the late Commodore w. s. Mead at Sio
per month. and the widow of the late
Gen. NJ. f. Force. of Ohio at $50 per
thetic one Gen, Force was the Repub-
lican candidate for governor of ONO IN
1878. Subsequently he was minister TO
France. Since his death. Mrs. Force has
fallen into destitute circumstances and
is now engaged in truck farming near
Cincinnati
The house met at 10 o'clock today, be-
sion, and considered the Alaska civil
bill until noon, when the legislative day
of Thursday expired.
Bartlett (Georgia) offered an amend
ment, which was adopted. empowering
the government to proceed against trusts
and unlawful combinations. At noon,
after disposng of 3lS pages of the bill,
assembled.
This being Friday, was devoted, under
the rules, to private pension bills The
house went into committee of the whole
and proceeded with consideration of the
pension bills on calendar.
During consideration of one of the bills,
Talbert made an assault on the manner
through. He cited the case of Arthur
Dinsmore, a 1880 department clerk for
whose benefit congress recently passed
bill increasing his pension from S24 to $12
per month. Congress. he said, was so
ashamed of its outrageous action, after
it discovered what 1t had done, that the
bill was recalled from the president after
1t had gone to him for his signature.
Dinsmore was private in the Third
Michigan infantry. Talbert charged that
in addition to his government salary and
pension. he was drawing 500 a month as
secretary of one of the members of the
invalid pension committees of the house.
Mr.. S. w. Smith, of Michigan.
Mr.. Snnth replied and said Mr.. Dins-
more's condition was deplorable and pre-
vented him attending to his duties. so
that he had to pay all save about 500 of
his salary from the speaker for assist
ance in doing the work, and had to lose
three to five months each year from the
pension Office without pay.
Gardner. who knew Mr. Dinsmore per-
sonally. also gave the house graphic
description of his suffering. Every dol
lar of his pension money, s24 per month.
he said. went to pay doctors bills
Talbert said If these things were true
the pension office should grant Mr.. Dins-
more SI2 per month.
Among the bills favorably acted upon
was senate bill to increase the pension
OF the widow of Capt. Gridley, of the
Olympia, to $50 per month.
one hundred and ninety bills were ia
vorably acted upon in committee of the
whole. but their passage was blocked in
the house by Talbert, who made the
point of no quorum.
At 4:5o p. m. the house adjourned.