Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-06-07


VI fINNsiLNANiA'
Un the Amendment Authorizing tne
transfer Of the Pension Bureau OF
the limited States from the In
tor;or Donartmont N tbo
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D.,,verea IN tho ptouse of fRe,res.n,.,;,es
washington D' "" "arch io'h' 1916
Mr.. jerks. Mr.. Chairman, by the
nermission of the Committee ON Apnro.
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P'i".'onei e"'i'i an wy PloSioos Va .us
consideration OF tins bill, offer an amend
ment. authorizing the transfer of the
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ae"s'o' puro"u VI tho ohi'eu pla,os
from the Interior department TO the
War Denartment and | rise now for
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to receive the support OF those who be-
lieve that economy diloence and nnri.
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ton OF the Government
But Mr.. Chairman before | enter
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NV 'n' 'oho'i0' "''o" vi ,no uansior
ltseli / desire TO submit TO the House
some views in respect to certain allega-
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10 those whom as one have the honor
especially TO represent here. As the
Chairman of the Committee on Invalid
Pensions and as members of that COM
mittee we feel it to be our duty to see
that those who are committed to our
charge shall not be wronged. AS the
conduct of all mankind depends some
what on their abstract beliefs, it is nee.
essary that those abstract beliefs, i'll
they be flagrantly wrong, shall be recti.
fed. The necessity for this occurred
to me, and suppose probably to every
other person who has given it any at |
tention at all, on the 1st day of March,
some two weeks since. In the presence
of this House there was under consid.
Grafton and discussion n certain bill
concerning pensions. In that discus.
sion insisted that an invalid pepsion
was debt-a debt of the highest order
and one that no nation could refuse
to pay, unless she stood distinctly ON
the ground of unequivocal Reputation.
To demonstrate that fact win be nv
first labor in this discussion. | now
assert that an invalid pension is a debt
In order to call the attention of the
House to the discussion that occurred
on that day, send to the Clerks desk
TO be read, remarks made by the hon
orable gentleman from Iowa Mr.. Kas.
son1, which / have marked.
The Clerk read as follows
Again, the granting of these pension, now nm.
der consideration was an act Of sovereign graiuiy
,ne N recognition o. the service,
and every penssner i oonstantly AZ NJ di,ors,iop
Of his Government a. to the amount Of his com
pen'ation and as to the continuance Of dispersion
Mr., Jenks ask the Clerk to read
also from the remarks made by the