The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-31

ss time as the law requires. The Secretary has
'.aed this law as going back to 1900 He has in
ID these funds in the purchase OF stocks, under
moi 1900. The pledge of the faith of the coun-
i. been made that il these funds are not sufi
NJ thcy shall be supplied by appropriations If
.ocal the act, you violate your pledgeyour faith
an, nromiscs And, furthermore, the act is incon-
,ot With itself; because you repeal the act author
NJ the appropriation of this money, and then make
.proprlaion for IL
/ III TILLINGHAST opposed the amendment.
4. mi was an appropriation bill-the majority Of
House we've willing TO 30 into Committee Of
Whole on the appropriation bll-but il was very
,.,ionabc whether they would have becn--on the
ec of repeating an act Of law making important
,,,,ons on which the very subsistence Of persons,
b, benefited, depends from day to day. II was
ely surprising that we had been called on thus
enly to act on an existing law Of the land ef
,ang not only the sustenance, but the encourage
,sl and honor Of the navy of the country There
A be reasons for acting the law of 81, very
zones for altering il, but he was opposed to in
-.riiing 1t with an appropriation bill We were
lid, before we can act on appropriation bill to act
mother subject.
1 ,aothcr rule had been violated by these amend
4 IN, That providing that no motion should be
e OH a subject, different from that under consile-
ua He said that they Were called by this amend
NIX 10 the consideration Of another subject to re
,aaw providing support to many individuals in the
nunty The idea seems to he that there ID such
b,, -
y the same time that they arc receiving monthly
i The effect may arise from special legislation
suppose il does arise from the law Of '37, shall
repeal the whole OF that act, and deprive the navy
one of It's chet supports Shall we take from the
uth of the widow and orphan the support which
deceased father has earned, when he has set sail
s The shores Of his country to do our naval ser
4 Il lie hoped that the action of the House would
4 ely return to the bill of appropriation.
4 m PlCkENS had but word to say in relation
jls motion. He had voted for this amendment
4 Thought he was following the gentleman from
Bs,athusetts he knew he was his friend from New
who made such an eloquent appeal before this
alse in relation to the injustice of the act of 81
thought he was following these gentlemen in
ng Tor the repeal of that law; that it was unjust
ought TO be repealed And now when the House
)lppeiledit we find some of these very gentlemen
,l we're denouncing il, vote against the repeal Sir,
tr can be no injustice which the gentleman from
a0c Island apprehends. If there be special cases,
a demand the protection of this House, let the
bill to cover these cases. and, for one, he would
e for it as cheerfuly he had voted for this APP
priation. Ii he believed it was striking a blow
the rights of the navy he would be the last man
the House to vote against that part of our national
fence No, sir preserve the navy-rreserve its
nor and defence. He hoped the House would re-
,e to reconsider this vote He had no objections to
( bill on the point of order He conceived the
aendmcnt Of the gentleman from North Carolina,
Nh Shepard to be strictly confined to the subject
after Of the bill and in order; and that the House
NJ done right in attempting to purge themselves OF
o unjust law, and hoped that the chairman of the
onmittee would do his duty by bringing forward
Jne law which would be necessary, and he would
ne for it.
Mr. sALTONSTALL did not say that the act of
~ was unjust. That Congress had no right to
a'st They certainly had. By the first act that of
80 providing this fund, there was an express power
Congress to apply portion of it at their discre-
q. He asked the House, whether they understood,
tls bill had been sent to the Senate and there
.,e' that the 34l widows, the 81 orphan children,
en,oners on the bounty Of this government, would
Az been thus suddenly cut off from their only
ean; Of support-ttat, on which they depended
This to be done, they ought to have six months
Office
Many Of these pensioners had received pension
own othc last two or three years, and from that
me had not received dollar; and yet they had a
ertificae of pension for life. Within the last ten
ays he had received letter from the commander of
Pr,aleer, who had been disabled in service, saying,
Let ne know for Gods sake whether | am to re-
,gcany thing" He hoped that the whole House
uud vote on the first section of the BILL and dis
.rse with the amendment.
Mr SHEPARD. What he had done in regard
this subject, he had done in pursuance of his duty
be deferred from doing right by eloquent de-
nations concerning the officers who had served
er country. He wished to place the question fairly
q distinctly before the House, that it might be
ftpped Of the dress which had been thrown around
Yesterday every gentleman who spoke OPP
sed TO the act of 1897, and to repeal il, he had offer
his amendment
message from the Senate was then announced
q read, relating 10 the proceedings of that body
z death Of Mr. Grundy
Mr. BROWN of Tennessee, then rose and pro-
'unccd an animated eulogium the character OF
6 deceased illustrious Senator. He gave sketch
his public career which commenced more than forty
arssnce. Although the deceased was not member OF
is body at the time of his death, he once was, and
deep and ndelibe impression of his talents and yir-
e. the lapse of thirty years has not been able to e
e.
To his State, which had honored him so often, his
$ must be irreparable; but what to his bereaved
nly to her who had been the wife of his bosom
IN youth to old age-from poverty to wealth and
me- who had so lately watched by his side with