The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-05

Connecticut Mr.. Eaton. TO district
1868 resolution, was passed. would lead to
debate and he therefore Withdrew it,,
The resolution was again passed as on
yesterday, and the senate adjourned until
Monday.
The house at 1;35 went into COMMITTEES
Of the whole on tho private calendar, Mr..
Holman of Indiana in the chair.
\ number of private bills were then
passed.
In the case of ~ bill granting a pension
to VIM. X. Dune IN of Tennessee, Mr.. Ca
bell OF Virgins, notified the house that
this man had been confederate sollier be-
fore he became federal soldier.
Mr. Rainey of South Carolina explained
the history of the case. showing that this
man Duncan had enlisted in the confeder-
ate army in order to procure the discharge
from the rebel prison in Knoxville of a
crippled brother who had been arrested as
a Union guide, and that be had deserted at
the first opportunity, joined the federal
service and remained in it during the war.
Mr.. Douglass Of Nirginil asked Rainey
if this man was to I've pensioned because he
had served in the confederate army or be-
cause he had deserted from it.
Mr. Rainey replied He was to be pen
stoned because he had served in the Union
army and had been disabled.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois suggested that
any man who had entered one service on
such condition az this man had done and
had broken his faith was a scoundrel and
not deserving of pension.
Mr.. Thornburgh of Tennessec-Such q
condition is better broken than kept
Mr.. Kasson of Iowa remarked that
the gentleman from illinois had put the
issue in such shape that the house should
understand it. He (Morrison) had proposed
10 refuse this man pension because he
had deserted from a previous enlistment IN
the confederate army, and had stated that
a man who had deserted under such cir
cumstances was scoundrel.
Mr.. Morrison Onterrupting) l do not
propose to let the gentleman from Iowa
state case for me. | will state my own
case.
Mr.. Kasson-The gentleman has stated
the case in the way | have quoted.
Mr.. Morrisou-N0 sir, have not.
Mr.. Kasson-The record tomorrow, If
not altered, will show that the gentleman
said, this man having procured the release
OF his brother from rebel prison hy his
own temporary enlistment ard then having
deserted and Joined the Union army was II
scoundrel. For one, take distinct issue
with the gentleman. This man is shown
by the report to have been disabled in the
Union service and to have presented such
proof of it to the commissioner Of pensions
as to obtain pension, which was afteI-
wards taken from him. Are we TO be told
that union man who got his brother out
of prison by playing IL ruse on any one was
guilty of violation Of the laws of war and
that his act was one Of dishonor ? ! pro-
test against such doctrine.
Mr.. Morrisson-l repeat that do not
allow the gentleman from Iowa to state a
case for me and one on assumption wholly.
Republican membcis-ob, no He does
not know the time | voted against pension
ing n union soldier. / asked the gentleman
from South Carolina, Raiuey, if | under
stood him correctly us saying that this man
purpose Of releasing his brother, and then
having secured his brothers release broken
his faith and violated his pledge and obi
cations, and | understood him to say, yes.
knew nothing about the mans record
nothing was said about it, and said then,
as | say now, that man who enters into
ouch an engagement with the intention and
purpose of breaking it, is not such man
as ought to be pensioned and for the rea
son that he breaks faith and enters into
this engagement for the purpose of break
ing faith. 1t this man has sufficient record
to justify his getting pension for services
thereafter rendered and for disabilities il
the service, have no objection.
Mr.. Towsend of New York, remarked
that it had been said loosely that the
house was going so far into the business Of
amnesty that some member would have in'
troduced bill to remove disabilities from
men who had served in the union army.
He hoped that the prediction would moi
be turned into reality, because If so, ther
any member of the house wko had served
IN the union army and whose biography
was to be published, would have to sup
press that fact. Laughter on republican
side.
Mr.. Morrson-Has the gentleman any
reference to me when he talks about sup
pressing military record
Mr.. Towsend-My proposition was en-
tirely general. said this -
MIR. Morrison, interrupting-I ask tn
gentleman if he had any reference to me
Mr.. Townsend-I did not have reference
to any body.
Mr.. Morrison-Then that is all about 1t
Mr.. Townsend-I wanted to say jus
what will be the fact. If it has any refer
ence to the gentleman from Illinois, he vii
know it. | viii not undertake to 50.
whether 1t has or not say that II we re
fuse a pension to this man because b
served in the Union army, it will come tina
when the biographies of the members ar
published we will have to suppress tn
fact that any of us have served in tn
Union army.
Mr.. Morrison-Tbe gentleman evade