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

PASSED hose sete These pensons often
ed, admit not under rule. bu because They
reached BY The general Legislation provides settle other
Cases All that ihe Secretary proposed TO do was 10
strike Al An abuse which relates TO The whole system;
1 OF the @
But the senator frcm California okiecs because The
provision was not prepared BY The Committee Pen
ssons Now i matured BY The Secretary OF The In
tenor alter experiences IN regard 10 this mstler III h4a
heen proposed 10 into systematic ayanGepea OF The
pension laws OF The country, should have fell that the
question oagnI 10 have gone 10 the COMMITTEES PEN
sioas bal Il designed merely 10 enable the Secretary
OF ihe Interior to Meet particular Of frauds and
seslDrd 10 that IL u a. mailer which NyouIa rYvlan
\ itself n 4
Nov, regard 10 the provision which proposes 10 sus
pend tEe Invalid pensions OF those persons receive
salaries i0r the discharge Of civil duties Senators have
chosen 10 consider case and to argue il upon
thai extreme Case They argue the provision upoa The
case 81 postmaster, and proceed 10 argue The amend
AVOID other Gases, IN which think they wonld thcns-i~~.
admit Thar lne justice OF the objection 30 clear How
ls IN regard 70 men who receive saarest may he
governors o Territories who os one
or three taousand dollars year Is il nol lus hai their
pensions should be s1spendeG while they Tece ye those
saariesi Is not thai matter OF justice Bu ye. they
propose 10 do nothing that case and proceed argue
against tie amendment upon the extreme suppositon that
ts 10 apply only 10 those who receive small salaries for
small offices.
Now, that justice to dha system itself re-
quIres that should be puned of these abuses But The
moment al attempt ls made TO do 50, that attempt is
sisted upon The ground thai invasion OF the rights
OF the old soldier Is that invasion of the rights the
old soldier which seeks to establish rules and provisions
by which yon may detect frauds and those who
deserve mol merely ihs pecunIaTy provision OF the
Try bat lis sympahies and affections? MAINTAIN that IL is
oil Importance thai every country should pre-
serve the paniy OF It's administration, and expose frauds
wherever they exist and convey the hearts and minds
Of every man 40 the country, Tar do so, the
conviction thai II he attempts TO defraud the government
be viii be detected and exposed And bow 10 measure
that matter IN money do not know. Il may be that the
senator from Illinois, who have money siand-
ard ior al these things can say how this matter may be
estimated in money! bat cannot | have been induced
to beeve ihls question rather of morals than OF
ney-anc believlng So have accorded very cheerully
~s a. ks W s1ggsson E1 Of he Secretary OF The Interior
Nj. WELLER desire 10 ask The senator from Vr-
gsia question. believe that senator sludiousy OBJ
iects TO all amendments offered the deficiency bll u-
less they strictly Tor deficiencies Now will he in
iorm ihe Senate how is thar the Committee Finance,
while uniformly acting upon that rule, have brought for
ward here general amendment affecting lhe pension
laws Of the United States Does he call that def
cieney
Mr. HUNTER will say 10 the senator froa, Cali
iornIa h1r. WELLER that il las been the practice for
years pas. in special that required immediate &C
u6n TO egsaie 10 extent upon those special
In he general appropriation bills But il is only in
where all admit thai there is necessity for immediate
bon thai such thing i done As general Practice
admit that Il IS an improper
1 Nj. HAMLlN. Think there few senators in this
body who have v2ed more literally for the EXTENSION of
the pension laws than myself Ii there any who
have been liberal IN their construction OF cur duties
10 those who entIied TO pensions than have been
am not aware e 4 And, while have been thus liberal
4
w sect peveni the correction of any existing abuse
1 IN fne system az il now rs -.--@.
Now, n understand my friend from California lMr
WELER arlgb, ne says that, in bis Judgment, there
were actual and existing evils 10 this body, which be
so1ghl 10 remedy few days since. The Senate, how
ever, took different OF he matter and cid not con
cur with that senator TIE senator. however, reains
his former opinion su in relation to tina, matter And
then the senator follows that up BY admitting thai there
are evils existing II The pension sy And The dedBe
uon thai draw from his suggestion Is the: the Senate
having refused 10 corTec The evil which be supposed
exist here, be will not sid IN correcting ev which be
admits 10 exs IN another department Of the government
That think, lair statement Of tie position in which
my honorable friend has placed himself.
Mr. WELLER | do not think my Yankee friend,
with all bis ingenuity has done justice my remarks
said thai had attempted short time correct one
Of these evils, and that II this abuse dld exist IN
the pension system thought he proper way 70 correct
70 provide general Legislation tor that pur-
pose That was subject which thought properly
within TIE province of The Committee on Pensions, and
objected 10 It's being brought IN here smeudnen, TO
the deficiency bill said, also that II there abuses
dld not choose 10 axe myself prominent IN attempting
70 correct them, Tor that the only eort OF that kind bad
made N the Senate had turned out ssnal failure
lhat, when bad attempted 10 oppose The creation OF
mere sinecure, my TREND from Name [Mr. HAMIrSl
would not stand BY me- and, az consequence, failed 10
my attempt
4 Mr. HAMLlN I do not see that The explanation of
my friend makes any material difference in the consuc-
non put upon hs position. He now seeks 10 have the
remedy done by geaersi system OF ieg station Now
think The provision here general. think is one thai
woud meet every class OF comEg under the head
Of nvalds i ~ general provision oi law, AID there
fore, think, precisely 10 accordance with what tbe
aiof suggested he would himself prefer.
1 Now, what does this section provide II provides
simply that once N two years the pensonef shall pre-
cent himself 70 the pension agent with The certificate Of
two surgeons hat the disability 10 consequence of which
be hrst received bis pension remained il wher
the ension originally granted. That is al here i
o il IN relation 10 that matter Vow, thai OneTors IS
ihai buraeDsome' We al kuoW what those certificates
are; they The certificates ofvo accredited physicians
Of two surgeons d he s0lary; they such are
tai tFT AL 80
certificates 0t those surgeons and physicians good
standing n the uiy wtose certificates rec aired
By the department The invalid pensioner therefore has
only procure the ceTscae Of two known surgeons in
hs Esigh5orhood and present Il, when bis pension be-
comes cue, once IN two years To DO that, very Lue
tine and expense viii be necessary We are told, 10
terms, b the Secretary Of The Interior and The Com
missioner OF Pensions. bai there numerous
now existing where invalid pentioas granted upon
what suprosed 70 have been permanent disability
bu, which believed has turned 70 Be only temporary
disability and yet senators object 70 provision which
vii reach ha class of Thar II what pro-
posed, and nothing more This provision e1cepts
other class Of pension cssesthose which granted by
Congress under special laws With hose DO not
propose interfere Tor se which hink very
well stalled hy the honorable senator from Virginia Be
Jog predcaied upon Eed rule no hxed remedy can be
applied to them.
Now, the senator from Illinois, lAlr. SHIELDsl in has
sgeeag charges against The Pension buTeas. does that
department great ihiasuee-gniBientionsy have no
doebt yel think he has been too general aud 100
sxeeglng 10 his charges agans that bureau He SAYS
that here have been numerous fFsBds committed upon
that department, Which s undoubtedly true And when
thai senator procains the world that snds have been
committed uPon he department, It - proclamation