Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-23

The interest which the Senate continues To
,sEe IN bills of great importance WEh tnoWl &C.
dsy (Feb O. when the Pens.1l Appropriation
bill. which taxes over thirty millions C. c0.-Srs
out Of the Treasury, was reported, read and
passed within the space Of two minutes without
occwiouin- =1y discussion or meeting Ti'h q
single objection Cor y. J Post.
and what objection should be made. W4oif
tie MAJ vlo would raise single objection TO the
payment %, the pensions due TO the widows and
orpasrr o. soldiers tll sailors, who laid down
their lives or tbeir country; aud 10 the sick and
wouzdei who survive VIII broken constitution
Tais bill, va. bssei Oh tire estimXtes Of the
Tres,ury Department Of the amount thar would
be required TO carry out the scu Of Congress
which G1e recitei 70 he bll It went through
tie Committee en- Appropriations, plrlei the
Hoa.s, was examined by The senate Con-
m.uee ou appropriations, vas explained
b7 NJ E3mcuds the Chairman OF The
Commute ca Penriouf, who IS also. We
believe. member @. tie Committee on Ap-
urouiataus SIR Eimunds stated the
amount appropriated 'or pensions TO- iae
lAsi yea, and the amount for the current year,
The smCuat qail fgr artificial limbs and con-
launics;ions therefor, the smount paid to iuvs-
lids, t.p amour, for widows and d5peldel;
relatives. Tor the Ezr Of 1872, f5- fess, for cou-
missions sui compenszt'cus, and for contingent
ezpsu-es. After ihis detail, be I5ai letter
from the Secretary Of the Treasury. covering
The actual pay mau,s On account Of pensions for
the quarter erdirg September 80, 1871. sad
giving the opinion inst the amount Tor each Ct
tie other taree quarters would 10. differ M
terialy --am that sun. lie ato gave N op.n-
io2 O.: the Commissioner OF Pensions On The SUI
iect. AL the information thAJsuy business man
would need vss furnished, AM no ohjsc ion was
made because there was nothing TO object to
BAT fippsnt correspondent writes that the
matter was hurried over without proper die
cutsion Nni the newspapers that are eseer to
blame everything in Congress or In the sdmiB-
iItrAuor, copy H. The proceedings occupied
threC-quSrterJ Of a column IN the GIolc
TIE tllI pro7ii.f tina: the naval peurious shall
be paid cut Ct TIC income o. The navy pension
fund SO far ss il is sufficient sud the balance out
Of he treasury, and the following remarks were
made or that pom,
Mr.. Anthauy-Beior The bill passes. yisb
the Senstor fron Vermont. who ftarei that the
navy Iersi0n fund vas Rot quite suficient 10
pay the NzvJ pensions, would state t,e reason
WY Il Il MOI sufficient L Is because II vas the
pleasure q CouErest 10 cut down to three per
ersi. the interest CO that money which belongs
10 The navy, and WAS pledged 10 then IN the BE-
ginning # We paid The same interest tor that
that We pay io- cur other dsbis, there would be
almost double enough 20 pay the nsvy pensions
Nj shermsn-In reply 10 tina; observation
vii state that the navy pension fund is only A
MODE Of keeping account In the Tre.surv
Departrnsnt- The navy pension fund does no;
belong 70 the navy any more than al the funds
IN the treasury belong to the people OF the
United stsie1. That idea is a great mistake.
Nj Anihony-lt Is = fund that the Navy
brought into the Treasury, and that the govern
ment solsnniy pledged to the psymen, Of NAVY
pentions and therefore when the Government
t.tes Possession Of that money and cuts down
the income Of II TO only half what il paws fr in
other oeon, II IA not lhe fault Of the navy nen
sion fund that II does not pay the navy pens.op.