The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-19
HAS PASSED
The HOUSE.
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Bill for Deficiency Approximation
for Pensions Goes Through I
After Stormy Session.
AMENDMENTS ARE OFFERED { !: 1: D
Fight on the Measure Was Party
Onc-Chincsc Exclusion
Bill, Was Accepted.
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WASHINGTON. April 1s.-Thc House
to-day passed tho last OF tho supply bills
Of the government tho general deficiency
appropriation measure, after stormy
session, which lasted until BIB In the ove-
ming rho contest was u party ore over
tho deficiency approprla ton for pensions,
which the Democrats tried ineffectivclyt
= 10 amend BY Incorporating as law. tho
recent executive age disability pension
order. An effort was n1ado by Mr.. Moon,
OF Tennessee. to secure q yea and nay
vote on his amendment as TO the ngo
disability ORDER but tho Speaker re-,
a fused to recognize him for this ptlr-
pose. on pro formation to reconmit
the bill the Democrats angered by tho
ereakcrs refusal to recognize Mr.. Moon.
secured roll call. but after the vote
had been taken all further opposition
ceased. and tho bill was passed.
Mr.. Underwood democrat, Alabamal
offered an amendment reducing the total
deficiency appropriation for pensions tr
y e. 400, 900, and Mr.. Livingston Democrat.
Georgin) offered another providing that
no part Of tho appropriation shall DO
paid to any claimant for pension under
4 the Presidents order. Another ,amend-
rnent BY Mr.. Mlers democrat. Indiana)i
e increased tho appropriation to 81, 200. COZ.
wililc.5still another amendment was OF
v fcrcd By Mr.. Moon Democrat. Tenncs-
sce) providing that persons who served
u ninety days pr more In the service in the
4 United States during the Civil 3NVar y shall
4 when they reach the nge OF sixty-tWo
= years, receive Sc q month; a fter isixty-flvcl
q ts.>o o ~. ffa,@ ut u.
80 month; after seventy years. w ..
month. SIX 81 Il ss
Z i / developed that this hist amendment
4 was a sharp move BY the Democrats. Mr.
3 Hemenway made poiEtyof trdcragairsi
# It because re said Eit chnngsd existing
4 law. Mr.. Underwood promptly stated ..ti
NJ that IL followed word for word the sires--
4 iIantts order and inquired II the Presl-
dcilt was more entitled to Violate exist
Ing Law than the House.
3 Mr.. Hemenway declared that IN the
confusion, he did not get tn, drift OF the
amendment and in defending the APP
Iropriatton as provided by the bill. said
a tho Democrats had been wandering
around for two months for an Issue in
q the coming campaign. and they thought
they had 1t now, but, he said, the Re-
Is publ!cuns would meet them on that Is
b Duc. l5i8f iii i t5t ss5
saitl the order was ano Their illustration
y OF executive ,usurpat ton He empbaticalz,,
e i. declared that the order was n change
CT exIs ting law and insisted that the COM
missioner OF pensions had committed an
impenchable offense.
Mr.. Moon Indignantly denied that he
offered his iamcndnh.nt for political ef-
fleet. His amendment he explained. was
& offered solely that there may be no doubt
OF what the soldiers are entitled to. be
cause hs believed the order q wiso and
se..shlc one. II enacted into law In pur-t
suanre OF the Constitution.
Tho point OF order against the Moon
amendment was sustained, amid derisive
laughter from the Democratic side.
All amendments were rejected. and
the bill was reported to the House and
passed.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Hit offered
his Chinese exclusion bill introduced
Saturday as an amendment to the gem
crar. deficiency bill, and u was ac-
cepted. !,
Mr.. Williams (alissIssippD sarcasticallys
declared that this amendment demon
strated how easy 1t was for tho ma
d 1ority to do things. He congratulated the
4 Republicans for having found that sub
stantial Legislation was thing superior
to technical rules. The bill, he declared,
was q feonious assault, q lynching bee,
directed against the rules Of the House..
But, he said, no Republican voice had
suggested 1t was not in order. Mr.5VVil-
liams produced laughter when, noticing
Speaker Cannon occupying n seat on tho
Il foor, he said that he was almost struck
with paralysis by the fact that the.
4 Speaker is sitting now by tho gentle
man from Indiana (Mr. Hemenway),s
aiding and abetting him In this fclonlous
attempt to strangle thegrules,
Conference reports on the tons
and army appropriation bills were agreed