Show gallinger criticizes criticises the N Y paper IT FACTS in regard to the pension bills BOND resolution korgan wants the cuban patriots recognized as at onee washington feb 24 galling N H chairman of the committee on pensions rose to a question of personal privilege when the senate assembled today and in vigorous language denounced a publication in the new york sun purporting to be a report 0 tho action of senate in passing a number of private pension bills last tuesday it bad been asserted that all the records had been broken by the senate mill billa being passed in an hour with little or no consideration few members being present etc gallinger declared this was a tissue of misrepresentation sixty seven billa were passed in two and three quarters hours and the total increase was for the year the senator waa very caustic concerning this violation of journalistic privilege hoar mass said each pension bill passed after inspection of the Senate and house which was greater in number than the membership of the supreme court or the court of appeals hawley connecticut said it was impossible for a newspaper to avoid being led into occasional errors he fully upheld the facts stated by the chairman of the pension committee but added there was quite a prevalent feeling against the large pension A bill was passed granting the widow of the late general gresham a pension oe a month there was some discussion on tho lodge resolution directing the finance committee to inquire into the circum stances of the bond issues of 1894 B aff hill opposing the investigation at 2 the bond resolution was seta aide and the cuban question was taken up morgan resuming his speech ia support of the resolution to recognize the cuban patriots aa belligerents |