The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-26

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Mr. Hay said he would not sign con
ference report giving the President powe
| in his discretion to increase the army
| but that question was not before the con
| ferees. He had been advised by Demo
| cratic Senator of more than twenty years
| experience in Congress that even though
! he had been voted down il was his duty t.
! sign the conference report, and believing
that to be good advice he had taken il.
Mr. Hull at los moved the previous
question on the report and il was ordered
| The question was then on agreeing to tn,
report and the Chair ruled that the aye!
had it, whereupon Mr. Richardson de.
manded division and Mr. Hull called fol
the yeas and nays. which were ordered.
The result of the vote was 1873 yeas. 100
nays. IL present The report of the con-
fe- 'cs was therefore agreed to.
The Naval Bill Passes.
Mr.. Hemenway at this point reported
the Notifications Appropriation bill
The House, at 1:30 o'clock. went into
Committee of the Whole. with MIR Moody
of Massachusetts, in the chair, for the
further consideration of tie Naval APP
preparation bill.
MIR Cannon moved to strike from the
bill the provisions for the erection of
three houses and the furnishing of them
for three astronomers at cost of $751;
900.
Mr. Cannon assailed this paragraph
Thursday on a point of order. but failed.
He said that the pending proposition would
probably be followed by one to maintain
the houses in repair and to furnish SER
wants, messengers. etc. This would be
followed by a proposition to furnish
homes for the naval officers at the OBJ
servatory. There is, Mr. Cannon said. a
tendency all along the line to grant PEN
sions TO civil employees of the Gov
eminent and to furnish them with
homes and servants. MIR. Cannon
pointed out that there was quite set
Element around the Observatory and rapid
transit cars connecting the Observatory
with Georgetown and Washington
Mr.. Cannon said the residence of the
superintendent had been built against. he
thought the wish of Congress. The SUI
perintendert is a naval officer detailed in
Washington and has no more right to be
supplied with residence at public ex-
paise than any other naval officer in
or the Public Printer or any
other Government officer in Washington.
If it was necessary 10 provide quarters for
astronomers at the Observatory, the su-
Mr.. Cannon said. should be
turned out of the residence which he &C.
cupieE and the astronomers given accom-
modations there.
Mr.. Newlands asked if the Observatory
should not be taken from under the juris-
fiction of the Navy Department and Mr.
Cannon answered yes
Mr.. Dayton opposed Mr.. Cannons
amendment. He said the Naval Observa-
DRY is in many respects superior TO any
,ther in the world. He reviewed the as
economical work OF the Observatory. Mr.
Ia vnnda ralp ha
ion of the buildings as set 70. th in the
Jill
He said that the astronomers were OBJ
aimed from the navy, and their salaries
we're so per cent less than those paid to
men of corresponding ability and &c
Iuirements in civil life. 1t was
heir duty 10 be at the obser-
atory at night. and to be ready 10
make observations whenever the atmos-
heric conditions would permit. Frequent
Y it would happen that after midnight,
When the cars had stopped for the night, |
he sky would become clouded or a storm !
you'd break These men would then have I
o make their way home. sometimes at /
long distance from their work, as best /
hey could. They could not, on their sal
ries, afford to keep a team. He thought, I
s Congress had provided residence for
he executive head OF the institution, 1t
upNl 10 provide houses lot lle men VINO
o the scientific work Mr. Cannon. re-
lying, alluded to the fact that Mr. Day
ON belonged to committee which had but
ne appropriation bill to prepare and re-
ort, and like a specialist, was apt to
ldguify the importance OF that in which
e was interested. Mr.. Cannon said that
e belonged to a committee which pre-
AIRED appropriation bills which covered
ractically the whole line OF governmental
Expenditures. "a hen with a whole brood
chickens" Mr.. Cannon said. will walk
long and make very little noise on dis
lay, but take a hen that has only one
licken. 0and she will run her legs off
aking a show of herself" This caused
good deal of laughter.
Mr.. Cannon's motion to strike out the
preparation was carried-e3 10 30. The
III was then reported to the House. Mr..
key moved to recommit, with instruc-
ems to report a bill which should con-
in no provision for new bsttleships. The
otion was defeated and the bill was
used
Private Pension Bills.
Consideration vas then begun in Com
ittee of the Whole, Mr.. Capron in the
hair, of private pension and relief bills.
Upon debate of one of the bills it APP
ined to increase the petitioners pens on
r total disability for the reason that the
7idencc did not show, beyond the
ladow of a doubt that the disability
as of service origin. This brought Mr.. |
to his feet with a hearty de-
notation OF the principle of action. IF
is OF statute origin" he said I'VE ought |
repeal ii; If il is matter Of regula- |
on, it ought to make him who promul-
ted it accursed."
The petitioner was already on the rolls
s36 month, which, said Mr.. Grosvenor,
AZ evidence that the bureau deemed the
juries for which that pension was
anted to be of service origin Now he ,
as totally incapacitated to care for him
II, but the. bureau declined 20 consid-
* due to the same cause. 1t was stated /.
the House that the pensioner had been :
rec times wounded by gun shots in &C
IN, and this statement led Mr.. Grosyen-
to further assert that the regulation
question violated every principle of
W that he knew.
Two bills removing charges of deser-
On aroused the ire of Mr.. Talbert. who
clared that as long as he was in the
ouse he would do all he could to pre-
mt the passage of such measures.
In all. seventyseyen private pension
lis were passed, and at SOS the House
jourped until today.
THE NOTIFICATIONS BILL.
or Cereu Million nnIIurs IN IA.