New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-13
DODGE PENSION INCREASE
To Avoid Vote House Democrats
Adjourn Until Tuesday.
fFrom tn. Tribune Bureau.l

Washington. May I2.-Arbitrariiy s'ue
stepping the consideration OF Dill To-" -,
cred by one OF their own number Una. w." nno
increase the pension rolls about sfo'"''V'
the Democrats Of the House forced al ."
journment to-day until Tuesday neA' "
avoid action on the calendar for the u,'
charge OF committees, which. under 'ne
rules OF the House. would have peeh '"e
order OF business next Monday.
The neat Democrat manpuvre was enc
cuted over the protests Of the RepuDlica"'
who demanded a rollcall on the motio" -,
Representative Underwood to adjourn UNI"
Tuesday. The motion was adopted ioi "
So. only two Democrats-Representat
Anderson. Of Ohio. and RepresentatNe
Conry Of New York-votins against 'he
prearranged plan OF the majority.
Ex-Speaker Cannon, detecting the motive
behind the apparently Innocent motion OF
Mr. Underwood. asked and even PLEADED
for five minutes In which to address the
House The Democrats ascertained that
he proposed to protest in behalf or the
old soldiers bill, and Mr.. Underwood de-
creed that unanimous consent to MT. can
mons speech should he refused.
The House transacted little business
other than routine. resolution was
passed directing the Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor to transmit TO that body all the
information in his possession relative to the
destruction Of seals In Alaska Represen-
tative Payne suggested that~this resolu-
ton was Ill timed. as the representatives
Of interested nations are now meeting here
to devise plan whereby the tndiscrim-
mate destruction OF seals may be prevent
ed. but the resolution was finally passed.
After adopting resolutions authorizing va
rious committees to have printing done. Mr..
Underwood made his yelled motion that
when the House adjourns to-day 1t ad-
journ TO meet on Tuesday next"
Representative Mann objected and asked
for a rollcal, although II was apparent
that the Democrats had the votes to carry
the motion The Democrats won out. and
there will he no call next Monday Of the
committee TO discharge committees. in
order on the first and third Mondays Of
each month.
AT the head OF this calendar, except for
one unimportant motion, stands Repre-
sentative Anderson's demand that the Com
mttee on Pensions be discharged from the
consideration Of his bill 10 Increase the
pension rolls. following the line of the
Sulloway BILL passed by the House last
session. The Democrats are out for an
economy record, and they frown on the
efforts OF Mr.. Anderson. himself Demo-
| crat, to embarrass the House by asking It
to appropriate s45, 900 additional for PEN
| sions. But Mr. Anderson comes from n
| constituency in which there are many
| Union veterans. and he is oLdurate; hence
| his move to discharge. This accounts for
Mr. Anderson's vote against the Under
wood motion.
| The Southern Democrats especially are
averse TO appropriating any more money
for Union veterans. The Northern Demo
up against II If they vote for the bill and
will he in the same fix II they vote against
| II. Adjournment over Monday was thought
| Of as an expedient to postpone the agony
as long az possible.
The Anderson motion. however, still re-
mp II the House is ever in session on a
| first or third Monday, a contingency which
| is worrying the Democratic leaders, who
cannot hope 10 repeat indefinitely their in
consistent performance OF to-day. In the
mean time Republican members Of the
House are quietly waiting to see to what
extremes the Democrats will 60 In order
10 avoid meeting a question Of this char
acter squarey.