The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-14

Official, even in New York, ani have a new q
two hundred and fifty thousand dollar bond Il
which he is to furnish signed in New York, s.
sent here, and approved at the Treasury IN
time for his entering upon the discharge OF a
his duties upon the 4ih OF March. There :
fore there is proposed for our consideration G
a general law, against the principle OF S
which 10 valid arguments seem to be ab- I
duced, without the pass are OF which at this I
time fourteen thousand ex soldiers and {
their widows and children are to suffer by !
our Withholding irom them payment. The ,
fact that X gives the pension agent lew
days more 70 file his bond would make no
difference i. 1t existed; and, if 1t does not
exist, the time for filing his bond is not yet
terminated, and whether it be termin-
ated to-day or next week, there Is no
other mode of preventing suffering by the
pensioners except the mode which has been
pointed out by the chairmanO Of the commit
| tee on pensions.
Mr.. EATON. Only word, SIR. 1t
seems 10 me that the President Of the Uni
| ted States had duty TO perform yesterday. |
| He has a duty to perform to-day. Ny
friend from Massachusetts, says that it can
not be done now. l can mention the names |
of dozen Republicans or dozen Demo |
crats in New York that might be sent here |
TO day and be confirmed to-day and give |
their bonds in an hour tomorrow; and so
could my friend name them.
Mr.. HOAR. / ask the Senator from
Connecticut how can such thing be done
before the 4th of March without the pas
sage of such law even II the name be select
ed in five minutes underline rules of the Sem
ate? am supposing the rules of the SEN
ate TO be in force.
Mr.. EATON. Permit me to say to my
friend from Massachusetts that it would not
be more improper II we should suspend the
rules Of the Senate once than to pass law
without proper consideration.
Mr.. HOAR. But the Senator from Con-
necticut will concede that no exigency is to
be supposed which is to require the Senate
to accept the nominee named by the Presi-
dent, as he supposes in five minutes, or
without inquiry by the Senate through Its
proper committe into the question whether
he is fit to be confirmed.
Mr.. EATON. / beg to say to my honor
able friend from Massachusetts, that it is
. |. not five minutes notice. 1t is three weeks
notice. The President of the United States
has had three weeks notice.
Mr.. HOAR. The Senator, il he will per-
nit the interruptioL-l am not sure that
. am not trespassing too much on his good
!, nature in asking TO make it
MIR. EATON. Not at all
= Mr.. HOAR. Nv point is not point OF
!. justification or of condemnation of the
;. President / know nothing about the facts.
= do not know what reasons have been ad-
y dressed to him, and | therefore do not un-
y dertake to discuss that matter. My point
. simply is that the President has not sent In
"a another name to the Senate, and that he
cannot select and send in another person
y who can be confirmed under the ordinary
and Just and proper methods of proceeding
;. in time for the execution Of this duty on
le the 4th of March. That was the point
made, and not that the President had moi
- - had three weeks to deal with this question
!! Of the mans bond.
Mr.. EATON. 1t is not my purpose t.
'e condemn the President of the United STATE
q at all. was simply saying that he had
p duty to perform. When he performs hi
duty the senate will act; and disagree,
~ with nv honorable friend from Massachu
s sets that it will take from nov
10 until the 4,h of March for til,
Senate to act in this matter
Is They can act in an hour; the rules can b.
suspended, and would be in an importan
" case like this.
/ do not undertake TO say but what
shall vote for this bill; | have not ye
n :m made up my mind on that subject but sa
NJ there is no necessity for hasty legislation Q
We this character. If the President OF tn
United States does his full duty the Seuat
will do its duty, and a manwill be.coniirn
ed before this week Is out who viii pa
w these poor people in New York.
Mr.. WITHERS. Mr.. President, i onl
- rise for the purpose OF saying that, as
'i Iei hope the President of the United States Ia:
'h already been sufficiently castigated, "
u, NAV have vote upon the bill so as TO a
lai ford relief TO the pensioners, whose wants
NJ, is designed to relieve by the introduction
ne this bill. Tha, is all that is designed by
eir 1t il admitted on all hands that it will Il
on complish that purpose, and l hope no
q, that We shall be permitted to vote upon
me Mr.. CONKLING. Mr.. President, no;l
~. ing can be more pleasing than the alacrii
'I with which the honorable Senator fro
III. Virginia, for example, rushes to the reset
II" of the President of the United States al
ON the pensioners.
Oh MIR. WITHERS. The Senator is mist;
ken. ! have not rushed TO anybody's re
I cue This is the first time | opened n
~ mouth in the debate.
file -;aoJ -, ai,or;,v I bs
en seen great alacrity elsewhere on that SIT
" Of the Chamber, great compunction an
~ administration for these fourteen thousar
"a starving pensioners. Mr.. President, this
M Mi1 the Senate. Nobody | suppose means he
M nu to seek any external advantage by appea
'nu ing as the champion especially OF the cri
' pied soldiers Of the Republic, and | rath
t; ere think that might say, certainly that 9th
a n.s Senators on this side might say, that Il
interest and the regard which We won
~" have for the prompt payment OF those vi
bear scars earned in the service OF the
'ec' public would not be laggard or fail to ke'
" "o pace with the extreme anxiety manifesto
~ on the other side.
oo- Sir, if this were not the Senate, l wou
say that it is arrant humbug to talk abo
these pensioners as a reason Tor this bi
The 4th of March, when is that? A Wet
away and it is the day fixed for the begi
.,o ming OF the quarterly payment. 1t is tail
'n ed about as if it were to pass for mome
o the occasion would be lost forever. Not
81 all. This payment is to begin properly
nus that day and proceed with all the dllligen
'"' it can. Ii perchance twenty-four hours
postponement were to occur, II 1t wou
y. take longer than usua. py twenty -ioui nun
ait | know not why there should be such
mp extreme wringing of hearts over that.
-. feel quite able and independent to say, an
u to say if spoke in the presence OF all the
pensioners, that violence ought not to
.ne done to the law, because, if it were so, ha
a day, or an entire day, or two days mig
r.er u: intervene longer than the usual interya
nis | think that is rather sickly and e1agge
ave ated sentimentslity. 1t would be in me
ces- | were to affect it. But there is wee
nat and deny that those who insist that Il
existing law shall be executed are inte
!" posing one moment OF postponement again
IAN these pensioners; far from it. Let the Sc
retary of the Interior summon Gen. Cost
pu' to make good his bond at once let him i
ign innate merely that it must be done or 9th
y action will be taken, and l know VT
iore enough the relationships Of Gen. Costor
sion know that his bond can be forthcoming
one day Just as well as in year and II n
sire colleague or any other Senator knows q
ore connections of General Coster he unde
'ou- stands that nothing can be more absur
are even if the penalty were to be S25O,O th'
to talk about his wanting time to perfect
nat bond. He wants no more time to perfect
than is necessary to transact the formalitl
ON of the business. That is what think oug
. go to be done; and therefore i am somewh
10 restiye under this iterated outcoming In |
half of the pensioners, as if we who sta
or L. .o oh ,lIopoa tho fitness OF this exit