Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-28

pleasing than the alacrity with which the |
honorable senator (Withen) rushed to the de
He had noticed the alacrity displayed on that
side of the chamber in defending the President
and the interest and regard manifested for the
prompt payment of those who love the scars of
their country's battles. If this was not the
Senate chamber he would say it was arrant
humbug to talk about the poor pensioners Is
an excuse for passing this bill. These pay
ments we're to begin on the 4th of March. If,
perchance, there should be postponement
of the payment for twenty-four hours
would there be such an extreme wringing of
hearts? Certainly, violence ought not to be
done to law by passing this bill. Let
the secretary of the interior summon General
Costar to him and tell him to make good his
bond at once or his successor would be ap-
pointed. He, Conkling, knew the relationship
OF Gen. Costar well enough to know that his
bond could be forthcoming in twenty-four
hours just as well as in year. He wanted no
more time to perfect his bond than was neces-
sary to transact the formalities of the business.
be had not arraigned the President. He
thought there was something higher than ar
raigaing the President: He had not intended
to do 1t either openly or in disguise. On every
occasion when he deemed it to be his duty to
arraign the President he would do it
openly SO that the Senators would not think he
was skulking behind any particular measure. He
had not intended TO arTai9n the President or
either OF his official chiefs, but ne must INSIST
to the last that this bill was an infraction of
! the system which had worked well for two
generations, and now the Senate was appealed
to to imprudentiy. unwisely, and exception
ably legislate, and he would resist, for reasons
OF sound discretion and common sense, that
this legislation should not be made.
Senator ingalls, said the Senator from New
York with something of extraordinary super
| clIousness in his demeanor, remarked that if
| this was not the Senate chamber he would say
it was arrant humbug to talk about poor pen
sioners an excuse for passing the bill. He,
Qngalls). would say if this was not the Senate
chamber he should regard that remark as APP
piled to him as very offensive and unwarranted.
The partiality of the Senate had confided a
trust by making him chairman of the committee
on pensions, aud he did not propose to betray that
trust. The interests of pensioners were to some
extent entrusted to him and he would attend to
them. There were but three days between now
| and the 4th of March and new pension agent
conld not be appointed in that time. In urging
| this matter upon the Senate he had acted in the
| interest of pensioners.
Senator Withers said he was member of the
committee on pens ions and he had tried to dis
charge his duty, and notwithstanding the sneers
of Senators from New York, he proposed to
continue to discharge it faithfully. Whether
| he (WithersS had rushed with hot haste to the
relief of the President was matter of too lit
tie importance for the Senate to bother about.
He did not allude to the Senator from New
York (Conkling) when he spoke of the Presi
dent having been castigated because the feel
| ings Of that Senator towards the President were
well known.
The amendment of Sargent was agreed TO-
and the bill read third time and passed; yeas
| 48, nays 8, as follows: