The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26
an ANTITRUST PROVISION
Amendment to the Alaskan Code
Bill Agreed TO in the House.
The Measure Considered for Two
Hours in Committee of the whole
An Unusual Cnsc Brought Up Dur
ing the Discussion of Private PEN
sion BiIls-objections by TnIbert.

The House devoted two hours yesterday
to the consideration Of the Alaskan Code
bill, the Committee of the Whole insert
ing an antitrust provision. The rest of
the day was given to the consideration of
private pension bills. 100 being acted upon
| in Committee of the Whole. The vote
upon the passage of the first pension bill
by the House disclosed the absence Of
| quorum, necessitating adjournment.
The House at 10 o'clock yesterday re-
sumed Thursdays legislative session for
the further consideration of the Alaskan
bill. When adjournment was taken at
II so o'clock S1S pages OF the bill, more
than one-half, had been disposed of. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Bartlett in the
title governing corporations was agreed to,
authorizing the United States to sue for
the annulling of the charter of corpora
lions, whenever any such corporation or
association of persons shall combine for
the purpose of forming a trust or agree
ment to prevent competition, or to control
the price. production, or sale of any goods,
products, or merchandise.
At noon the House met again, and, it
being Friday, the day was. under the rule,
given over to private pension bills, and
the House went into Committee of the
Whole and proceeded with the considera-
ton of the pension bills on the calendar.
Almost Immediately the committee was
in a wrangle. precipitated by MIR. Talbert.
1t was asserted that bill had been passed
granting pension of s72 month to a
man named Dinsmore. who was receiving
81, SEQ a year in one of the Departments.
Mr. Bartlett said a resolution had been
passed, asking the President to return that
bill to Congress. Mr.. Sulloway, Chairman
of the Committee on Invalid Pensions, said
that the man was practically a total
wreck and that he had held place in one
of the Departments. probably as matter
of charity as was the case with many old
veterans.
Mr. Talbert further asserted that the
man was the clerk of a member of the
Committee On Invalid Pensions, of which
Mr.. Sulloway is chairman. The latter was
understood by Mr.. Talbert to deny the
statement, but when Mr.. Talbert at the
suggestion of Mr.. Bailey, designated S. W.
Smith as the employer Of Dinsmore, Mr..
Sulloway said he had not denied Mr.. Tai
BERT statement that he had only said he
knew nothing about 1t.
Mr.. Smith. shortly after made state
ment regarding Dinsmores condition and
his relations TO the public positions he oc-
cupies. When he came TO Congress, said
Mr. Smith. he found that Dinsmore had
been in the employ of his predecessor as
private secretary. He tSmith) had con-
tinued to employ him in that position, but
Of the 81 200 salary he saved but S2C0. pay
ing out the balance for a stenographer
and other expenses. 1t was true, Mr.. Smith
continued, that Dinsmore was On the pay
roll of the Interior Department, wkSre, By
faithful work he had been promoted 20
81 500. But from three to five months Ut
every year he was compelled to lay of 81!
pay for physicians and a nurse.
Dinsmore was wounded thirty-eight years
ago. and his condition was such that he
was photographed in several positions.
which appeared In volume of the "Surgi
cal Record of the War An examination
at the Pension Office would result in rat
ing him at $50 month, but Mr.. Smith
said he believed s72 month little
as he was entitled to. All that Mr.. Smith
said was confirmed by Mr.. Gardner. HIS
colleague, who lives at Dinsmore's house.
Mr. Talbert said that coIceding all that
had been said to be true. he could not us-
derstand and the intelligent men of the
House could not be made to understand,
how such physical wreck could earn So
600 year by his personal efforts Let
US give Hill StS Il iAloulI, tdht ou. vi
the Interior Department and out of his SUI
fering and torture, and give the gentleman
from Michigan new secretary"
No further objection. to the considera-
tion of bills in Committee of the Whole
was made, and 1870 were favorably report
ed to the House. Among them were bills
granting pension Of $50 month to the
widow of Captain Gridley of the Olympia,
who died on his way home after the battle
of Manila Bay; OF $40 a month - the
widow of the late Admiral R. w. Meade;
of $50 month to Buren, r. Sherman, twice
Governor of Iowa; of $50 month to the
widow of Gen. NJ. F. Force of Ohio. who
was Minister to France shortly before his !
deaths
Upon the passage of the first bill Mr..
Talbert of South Carolina demanded
division. resulting in ascertaining the fact
that no quorum was present. At 4:50
o'clock the House adjourned until today.