Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-01

charge of the bill, indignantly denied
the charges made.
consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill WAS resumed nv the
House. today. When the provision re-
latlhS TO state or territorial homes for
disabled soldiers and sailors was reach
ed Bell Oem., Calif) assailed the poi
icy in force at these Institutions re-
gardins the disposition of the inmates.
He strongly urged the holding of their
pensions by the home officials In trust.
Referring to the home in his own state,
he said its officials had degraded the
state to the position of conducting a
saloon and dram shop. l stand instea Il
of being an instrument and means of
temperance the home offers induce
ments for the Old soldiers to march to
the aGjutants desk and get his canteen
check. He offered an amendment to
the bill in terms along the lines of the
law applying to the soldiers home in
this city.
Hem"nway Gtop. Ind.) in charge of
the bill opposed the amendment be-
cause it was not legislation on an ap-
preparation bill.
IN the course of the discussion which
state homes not only secured from the
government 500 q year for the care of
each soldier but with held Il part there
by specializing on the generosity of
the government.
BELL Interrupted to inquire if tn,
state was not specula ling on the pen
sions of the old soldiers when the mon
-
II am ashamed of any state that
would do that" remarked Mr.. Hemen-
way.
And I AM ashamed to say my state
docs it," Mr.. Fell declared, land l am
here to stop it,
Hemenway replied that he would be
ashamed to represent n state that
robbed old soldiers. No such cordi-
tons. he said, existed in Indiana OF in
any of the states where such homes are
maintained.
Bcll protested that he was proud of
his state. but ashamed of the board of
governors of the home.
Crumpacker, Rep, Ind. differed from
ten view of his colleague, Hemenway,
ana said the matter resolved itself into
question simply of observing a rule
of the House.
\ point of order by Hemenway
against teh amendment was Cverruled.
Taking the floor again Bell vigorous
l. protested against the canteen at the
California state home and urged the
adoption OF his amendment The
amendment provided that no part of
the appropriation shall apply to any
state CT territorial home into which the
wives and daughters of soldiers are adj
mitted and maintained, nor shall any
part Of it be apportiOned to any state
or territorial home that maintains Il
lar or canteen where Intoxicating Ii
GuOrs are sold.
Shirley, DEM. Ky. offered an amend
mont to the amendment striking out the
anti-canteen features. He was, he said
as deeply grieved over the condition
of affairs in the California home as was
Bell. but he emphatically declared
against that species of paternalism
which undertakes to exchange the NOR
ais Of people
Shirley's amendment in favor Of the
canteen was voted down. The Bell
amendment then was agreed to by a
rising vote. 50 to 81.
lflICEcocN 'iJc III, tNeb.) T1Hh an unSuc-
ccssfu1 attempt to amend the bill by pro
vding that no salaries shall be paid Unit
ed States district attorneys who for six
months after the passage of the bill shall
fail to proceed by suit in equity or Grim
inal prosecution against persons firms or
corporations violating the antitrust law
Benton dem. Mo- interrupted the
rcG ding of the bill to call attention to the
remarks of himself and liemrnway, yes
teTday. regarding the appropriation for
furnishing the White House He said he
did not want to be put in the attitude of
having suggested that n steooo White
no foundation for the statement.
Hcmcnway said the President informed
him he did not want stable and the
speaker also referred to the fact that
Col Symons had withdrawn the esti-
mates.
Mann made n point of order which was
sustained. against the last para graph in
the bill. providing that government car
riages used for public purposes shall have
painted thereon the name of the dpDart-
nient to which they belong.
HemcnwdY got around the point by of
foring a substitute. slightly different in
language. hut preserving the requirement
Of the original paragraph. The substitute
was agreed to.
A new section was added to the bill