The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-06

DO 10 support themselves and ii they lake any lille
Office under the government, matter how small u may
be. you take Ihis 20 month away IRON them, and thai
you cal economy.
And you also compel ths poor old soldier who has
celyed LIS pensaoA Tor wounds disability, TO make has
affidavit every tvo Years that be still disabled
And he mu~ not only make his AFFIDAVIT. bat get the GER
uhcsie ol two surgeons hat he i disabled man. Anf.
after he hss goi that oerc4ie and sent a No the agent
be forwarded 70 The CON OF Pensions. who
10 decide upon Thai the way you treat yoa old sol
diersi thai u your economy have seen enough OF 4 !
more than want 10 eveTy day.
Now. axtee with iAs Secretary Of the Interior and
the Committee on Pensions that the whole pension sys
tenn needs reylsonEot this little, petty snkerng
ion, nothing Of the kind-baa Wholesale and thorough
revision, 80 a. TO produce an equal and Just system
Now, 70 show you the character OF this amendment
viii read provision from il After going on 10 provide
for he lskag Of these adasits and certhcaies every
two years, goes on to Prepided, Thai when The
psnssun shal have been originally granted BY special
act U Ltgress, or tor totst esahiy, for the os~ o
iuh OF other cause winch be removed either in
Whole 0r y part lhs above affidavit shall not be
qnirsd" Now. il the senator from Virginia Mr.. Hun
bad had much OCCASION 10 examine this matter O
pensions nave had be would have learned that that
portcR o the penson system which has been the most
grossly abused rs lett untouched by this ameadneni
refer 10 those pensions granted by Congress- in special
cases, al randonsomstimes for $50 per month
lines ior SIS per month, &c This amendment does moi
touch those pensions at all But il takes mold OF the
poor pensioners. who have no influence IN Congress who
Eoi before Congress they could, wonld be
uRaDe 10 gel any pension from them--4t takes away
IRON thea Their $s per month. That IL the whole
amount Of the prJvisaon II does not reach oi those
Outrageous Cases OF pensions which sometimes passed
through THIS body zad through Congress- not one Of
them But il touches precisely that class Of pensioners
whom have always endeavored. in my humble way,
TO assist in this body Now, should like 10 the
amount OF money 10 be saved the bs this
economy. wish the Secretary Of the Interior would
give us The probable Amoun in order that might
how much would be saved the United States treasury
4 by The operation OF this amendment
| Mr.. WELLER. desjTe to make one or remarks
upon his section which proposed 10 add this bill
should Teoice, under ordinary circumstances 10 my
friend iron Virginia Mr. uNTER turn reformer There
many abuses 10 ns Senate well the govern
ment which all coneede ought 10 be corrected And
silly enough the other day aliempi stop oil
The abuses which during the last hree four Years have
been steadily creeping INTO the Senate There scarcely
standing committee OF lhs Senate that provided
with clerk And yet there not more than three
iour Of those standing committees thai ordinarily havs
business enough 10 employ The members hemselves The
other day mace TIE attempt prevent the appointment
oil clerk Tor oss OF the standing committees Of the Sem
ale thai rarely meets mere laan orce year, aud Often
times not that frequently Bui did not succeed
Now, The senator if0m ViEgiaa, finding that probably
there ls placed spoh the pension roll al eight
dollars per month, when perhaps be oughi receive
only four dollars month order 10 get nd Of that. pro-
poses The amendment which be has here reported from
the Committee on Finance. And here attempt to
turn of these poor old soldiers upon the presnce that
some OF them may have iariay recovered from The dis
abilities 10 consequence OF which they were originally
placed upon the pension roll and 10 their pensions
down iTom sgbi dollars 70 four dollars monlh. Now
It's very Probable that leg sa,on upon this subject
cessary. But 1t Is necessary, would very nat
uray suppose that the Committee Penso who have
ths charge OF this srh,ec aid whose duy il j. tc under
would os The proper committee 10 provide and report the
remedy. grant you that there may be abuses; know
ID Al there have been abuses committed under the pension
laws OF THIS government and S gross frauds have been
practsed Bot II these frauds De reneied, II prae
ucal legislation 10 10 be attempted et he made the spe
esl duty o ny friend from Iowa. lhr. JoxEsl who is
the head OF the Committee Pensioas devise ihe
csssary legislation Now, the poe-~ of facts
necessary 70 enable Us 10 decte upon ths question Ye
~. 49,. So. Z
that you 10 sdopl important provision deeply
affecting large class OF valuable cItixensthose no
gone orh upon lbe field Of battle and exposed Their lives
/ IN defending The honor oi heu cosnuy Now, would
naturally be supposed that they would be entitled the
protection and GUARDIAN OF the government. and that
they would not be the frs victims Of system ef econo-
my 10 be adopted here 10 his Senate
Now, the last provision q this amendment declares
thai any person shall be placed upon the iuvalid-pen-
slon roll, snd shall afterwards recerve compensation
salsred ufheer OF the sovsrnnsRt, his peasloa shall
Ihereupon stopped. Why SIR say. with all troper
respect thai would OF nv right hand before would
vote for cruel amendment that know not
what The opinions Of other senator's may be bui coud
newell under any circumstances vote Tor gross out
coaaigec 10 The Iasl four lines oi this amend
nent A nan has been placed upon your Pen-ion roll
hsving lost huh. pefss aron yoar bsi'irsid and yet
merely because te Efsa ltaf ssiz-led ocepsyIng hiu
.erhsps bat o. ~ mOni-yga VIII stop bis pension
of - month; and thai yoa cali economy Nov, there
il such thing stopping The spgos and letting
u the bunEl0e fhIs system OF economy hal can
the saacton q my vote. u The senator
lruin DrllA OF &fgisiauan
here that shall look TO The abuses that have been prac
t-ed under your pension sws Il he will bring forward
systsm Oi Legislation that she'll DO Jusiice al
the men who have served their county, II shall receive
my support bot must b in different lang IRON that
preserved here.
i Mr. HUNTER Tne honorable senator from Illinois
LMr SnELDsl and The honorable senator from California
lnf WEILr2 have both admitted thsi tbere are great
abuses 10 the pension system The senator from nlinos
Fep1essais them q beng q0its great repre-
senet - pt by he secretary Of The lneroI And vet
Euen he cones 10 consider system regard 10 which
ae admits he sxIsisAce Vt great h4uds, he does
choose 10 eJnsder question OF morals and political
puprie,y, but question ol money. And when pro-
vision introduced here 70 remedy thess frauds, be
money. NOw, y u not of IMMENSE importance that We
should introduce rury sto the administration of the az
farE ot tins government II - cIfirui know 70 detect
fraudp Faf i ui immense importance when we can
deiec hem BAT they should be sIppsed and not Ihat
wbsi proposed by this amendment Does propose "a
of the pension Of any ubo Is sntlsd 70 il Does
pruose % cu of ne pension Of aay man who s really
disabedf Noi Al al u only proposes 70 cuI oa Ihe pen-
Sons 81 iboee Who ere not dssblsd. BaFe oblaned
Their pensions improperly whose dIsshty has erased
The senator from bnois says TINS y noi likely 70 reach
the cases 0f irauds Now, What vii b. more likely to
reach he cases 81 irands ban pOvlHon which subjects
the peBsoner T. The examination OF physessns What
- likely 70 detect iEsds TIE examinations Of experts,
going 10 show ths de eRsoner not diseased. and has
nothing 10 iIsshis bim And yet geu'snen choose
say, ther zea for the old solder tst this provsion
VII cut BIN 90 from bis Legitimate allowance WHY,
Ehl be protection 10 um wit be protection
% the system, you viii carry out the provssfon and
throw arpund fbs system scot provisions viii enable
10 Apply y = sacb deserve A. and throw al ho
DO not deserve a.
The gentleman from Illinois Processes to know all