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Show CONGRESSIONAL. . SENATE. ffisHWGTOK. April 4. The senate mmittee en the World's fair today Lieredthe World's fair bill as it me from the house oa an objection by .airman Hiscock (New York) that the mmittee is not informed as to the jjity of the $5,000,000 subscriptions to World's fair stock at Chicago.- A b-committee was chosen to investigate d report within a week. The World's r manager at Chiiiago was tele-aphed tele-aphed to furnish the required ' infor-ition. I HOUSE. AVashixgton, April -4. The -house ifcup the prvaje pension bills this irning. The President has approved e joint resolution for the relief of the fferersof the Mississippi valley, and i urgent deficiency appropriation ' Die house committee on naval affairs ? directed a favorable report on the I to prevept the enlistment of aliens the navy. Speaking on oue of these bills, Stoue Missouri, declared no people had on despoiled and burdened under the me of patriotism, under the guise of nsion laws, as the' people of the lited States. - He denounced the de-inds de-inds of the G. A. R. and asserted that presidency is put up; sold to the best bidder. Thank God, he -was e of the grand army men ; who de-ned de-ned to be a party to such a e. Though his party had fallen had fallen bearing " a repu- I ion for wise, incorruptaDie. tesmanship and enjoying the' respect t every honest citizen. Applause on -! Peraocratic side. Benjamin.llar-on Benjamin.llar-on had attained, his .offitiobXiJJitsli -ed by Rananlaker and disbursed by dley. Mr. Ston believed the govern-nt govern-nt had been; generous enough to soils. soi-ls. He (Stone) favored granting lib-il lib-il pensions to true, brave soldiers, i was opposed to granting pensions undeserving soldiers or bounty jump- tlr.Chipman of Michigan, denounced speech made by the gentleman from ssouri. It was no time to talk of the ;t of pensions. Ho well remembered 1 day when the cost was not counted, en the government was prodigal of ney and lavish of blood; when the itives which brought men under the p were not scanned and analyzed; n no man was mean enough suggest that the men went i iu riss ineir lives ior f paltry pay of $16 per month. The m who would make such a sugges-a sugges-a M ould have been scourged, looked n as a rebel anil the gentleman from souri had cried halt, but the time a halt had not come and would not me until a reasonable provision was ;de for the needs of every soldier of country; the country needed the nee pension increased, pensions deaf and dumb, pensions ' widows aud a law establishing a o of testimony in pension cases iereby the oath of a private soldier nud receive as much credence as that an officer. The pension system must itmuc until the last "soldier who ned his country iu the war is dead, pplause.) After strong speeches in favor of lib-m lib-m pensions by Dolliver, of Iowa, and i w, of New York, the private pen-'S pen-'S bills passed. The house judiciary -Mutteethis afternoon voted to re-rt re-rt an amendment to the constitution owning for the election of United ites senators directly by the people. ' He house committee ou post offices 'I Post roads authorized a favorable Firt on the bill to fix the rate of post- on periodical publications contain-? contain-? Print or reprint of books. It makes -that of third class matter.. |