The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17


believe the above table ia correct 1t shows that this
bill Ia premium longevityhat the amount OF psy
depends upon the enacity or iie IL SHOWS tha we are
required by this bill only pay the losses for depre
CATION but superadd from to three hundred per cent
their nominal value. major generals chid or grand
4dd may realize il he blessed with life till 1926 the
comfortable sum of $32 $685. The surgeons mate-who
got no concentration and TO whom nothing was promise
by Continental Congress beyond his moahly pay while
in service because infer he not thought worthy ~
gratuity, but who is preferred by the COMMITTEES TO any
officer, of any grade who died for his country IN battle
upon the principle, suppose that living dog better
than dead on-this surgeons mate would get or bis
widow child grandchld would get if he be aepd, pro-
vided be held TO 1903 $780, and ii TO 1895 $4,000
This estmabie and worthy Of all classes In the opin
son of the committee who advanced beyond their orig
anal rank come next in amount OF pay to a paynaster
general among those who died In 1908!
Now, the pay were graduated according 70 me peril
hardship suffering sacrifice and service instead of by the
sength OF life t would that the widow, children or
grandchildren of those who gave their time and labor TO
their country years Of war and at the close OF 1t
died of wounds received from the public enemy IN battle
should be preferred above all others They let Their Ways
and children hostages of their country when they went
to battle for her rights and them more. They
died and left the wife widow, and the child al orphan,
early age struggle unadea amid the trying vicis-
STUDIES Of their lives The husband the father their pro-
taken from them for his countrys sake fhsy
needed your charity they deserved il most They get
the smallest bounty wheyou lavish with prodga hands
upon the arorites of fortune whose husband or father lived
patrarcha age after the reyoiplon, supporting them
in ease and luxury while he lived, ana leaving them
wealthy when he died Such is the justice generosity or
charity OF your chronometricai s'anperu Oh merit
And sr what is TO be the aggregate cost p inc asbuse
ments under this biY The COMMITTEE OF the house OF
Representatives tell US about ~ 100000 The committee
OF the Senate make no estimate put my honorable rend
the chairman OF that committee estimates IL AZ ABOUT S5
0C0o0Othe maximum at S5,o0U OOO what 10 the infor-
matGn from the Department. am anticipated by sena-
this floor who, with an air OF triumph cell us the
estimates Of the department fall below the estimates the
committee; ap5 the hired advocates OF this measure the
lobby members nc their letters throughout the country
have repeated the same pngtha In response TO TINS call
for information as 10 the account Wnch VIII PROBABLY De
discussed under TINS reVounonary~csims pill the Secrea
~ OF the Interior SENDS the assnranc. tat YIN ia De-
low the amount which was eSumatea Dy tne eemmtttee
Sure enough when came ~ ook AZ tne reply 70 my reso
luton sent oy Inc Secretary aug eurheu 70 tne aoua
statement appended TO the report OF ee Lossoher Oh
PENSIONS found that ths conclusion o. thS aoniir stae
ment which we have printea "a que ioIm US coming nef
under the prmatr OF the secretary o. inc SHOWS
That the aggregate amount Wlli pe pu. s4Ysoooo bat
wnen came 10 inspect tne fePor. Vi .nc "
PENSIONS louno mat tne taoear seatemen' cgnncea
throughout IN every particular WIN stepor@ ihey arc
totally variant ana conIauietory
Finding no name attached 10 TINS tabular statement aad
MOI being aoie 70 eAPain s suapBe wen'
TO the secretary OF tne interior 10 ascertain tne cause or H.
The Secretary told me that at the time THESE esnas were
made up and sent in he was not in the city that the chief
clerk MT Wmting tne present commissioner OF TENSIONS
When frs, casd b;s Attention m n he was amazed and
a he wand look into it, that he did mot intend to send