Show BLACK DEFENDS LOCHREX An Eloquent Speech in the Honsc Yesterday Washington March 3Tn the House bills were passed by unanimous consent con-sent granting pensions to Annie F Norton and to Andrew Franklin a veteran of the war of 1812 Bryan of Nebraska asked unanimous unani-mous consent for the consideration of a bill appropriating 42000 to reimburse reim-burse the state of Nebraska for expenses ex-penses Incurred in repelling the threatened threat-ened Invasion by the Sioux Indians in 1890 and 1S91 on the occasion of the Messiah craze which culminated In the Wounded Knee light Sayres objected Tie House went into committee o the whole for the further consideration of the pension bills A lrmg debate followed the ng folowed on pension pen-sion bB PIckier of South Dakota and Black of Illinois taking the lead The latter made a long speech defending de-fending Commissioner Lochren and Ipialcing an eloquent defense against the charge that Lochren was nominated nomi-nated by Hoke Smith He spoke warm ly of Lochrens courage at Gettysburg and other battlefields TJje speaker was warmly congratulated by his frIends at the close Of the speech The House adjourned at 355 |