Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-14

| SstHOt btlN.
Il object" shouted Mr.. Burton, Of
Ohio. eIpphaticnily.
| MIR. Hepburn then took steps to over
| come this opposition and a petition to
| the Committee on Rules was prepared
| requesting that body to fix time for
taking up the canal bill. Mr.. Hepburn
! circulated the petition to the Republic
| can side and up to the time OF the ad-
journment secured sixty-one sigma
lures.
Mr.. Adamson. who circulated the Pc
titiou on the Democratic side. said:
DEMOCRATS NOT OPPOSED.
There IS no opposition whatever on
this side. and every man present to-
day has signed the petition. The num-
Der exceeds sixty"
Notwithstanding these efforts, It was
intimated pretty strongly in well-in-
formed quarters that the Committee
on Rules was not likely to bring In
special rule. The members of the COM
mittee declined, however, to make any
definite statement on the subject
Following Mr.. Burton's objection. the
House proceeded with the regular or
dcr-the consideration OF private pen
sion bills.
a SOUTHERNER CENSURED.
Mr.. Talbert. of South Carolina, sent
TO the clerks desk and had read some
letters from old soldiers in various parts
of the country, protesting against the
special acts ground out by the Con-
Srcssional bureau" One of them said
the old soldiers were very "sore." Mr..
Tasbert said the letters were simply
samples of hundreds he had received.
Later on Mr.. Talbert, who was de-
manding the reading of the report in
each case and who several times made
points OF no quorum. became involved
in Il controversy with Mr. Shattuc, of
Ohio, who expressed the opinion that
opposition to pensions came with i'll
grace from Il former Confederate SOL
der Mr.. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, said
simple calculation would show that
it cost $4,000 n day for a session of the
House, or $1,000 an hour. The time
irittered away by MIR. Talbert since he
came to Congress, he said, would more
than pay all the special pension bills
passed during that period.
Mr.. Norton (Ohlo) protested against
Mr. Talbert's course. II he found an
it was unjust he (Norton) and many
members on the floor would join him
in defeating 1t. He appealed to Mr.
Talbert TO abandon his course.
ANGRY AT A vIRGINIAN.
Mr.. Lamb tvirgini1 Joined in the
appeal, and his remarks drew forth n
scnthing denunciation from Mr.. Tai
bert. He said the trouble was the gen.
| tleman from Virginia had claims be-
fore the House he desired to ges
through. The same was true of other
gentlemen. 1t was log-rolling com
bne. They dared not fight these un-
Just pension bills as he was doing.
When he went into the Confederate
army, he said. he and his had staked
everything and had lost it. They were
not passing the hat around now.
Mr.. Fordney (NIichigan) attacked Mr..
Talbert n little later He said that
when Mr.. Talbert said he was Il friend
of the soldier he would not believe him
on oath.
NIP. TALBERT VERY MAD.
Mr.. Talbert. with a great show of
wrath, replied that when the gentle
man imputed untluthfulness to him he
hurled 1t back. and "crammed 1t down
his rotten throat" He grew so excited
that the Chair was obliged to call him
to order. When quiet had been re-
stored Mr.. Fordney raised a. roar of
laughter by remarking quietly:
Il believe In the Biblical promise
that we shall be born again hope to
God that when Mr.. Talberts time
comes he will be etlll born"
The House favorably acted upon So
bills. among which were two Senate
bills to increase the pensions of the
widows OF Captain Allyn Capron and
Captain Allyn X. Capron, father and
son. who fell during the Spanish war
in Cuba. The Senate fixed the rate OF
each of these widows at $40. The
House reduced the amount to s25 In the
case OF the former and $50 I'm the case
of the latter. At sos the House adj
journed.