The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-07

VI WIZ NuStQer tnO>e pensions
were given in old age or in middle life. / !
understand, however, that Great Britain i
has established the principle in substance |
by, giving suppor, at a national home, in
old age, 10 soldiers and sailors who were |
not SO wounded or disabled, and by substi-
tuting now, at their election, the annual or !
periodical payment of sum of money. |
understand that this bill, so far as il is sp-
plIcable to the soldiers OF the war OF ISL,
can only extend 10 soldiers in old age.
Mr.. BLAINE. Ii the Senator from Kan
sas will permit me, the Senator from Mass
achusetts will observe that this country has
fully recognized by four large hospitals the
principle that is established by the English
government at Greenwich. That is a who'll
| ly distinct principle. Every man. net only
| in the regular service but in the volunteer
service OF the United States, whether he has
had q pension or not, is entitled 10 be ad-
mitted. If in INDECENT and destitute circum-
stances, into a military hospital. The
| point which / understand the Senator from
| Kansas to make is that
Mr.. HOAR The Senator from Maine
will permit me to say that | do not under
stand that in England the condition of in
digent or destitute circumstances is exactly
that of the su1dier.
Mr.. BLAINE. l think YOU will find
that the soldier himself will not
fly to a hospital. Even under
the best circumstances, it is not
80 enticing a resort that a man will rush to
II if he has any chance TO live outside Of it.
| Mr.. HOAR. AT Greenwich
| Mr.. BLAINE. think YOU will find at
Greenwich, or at any hospital in the United
States. a pretty hard sesrch to get man to
| live in the hospital who is able to live out
side it But the Senator from Kansas points
out distinction made in regard 10 soldiers
| of the war of 1872, for instance, many OF
whom are possibly in destitute circum-
stances, many, ,oi whom are in good circum-
stances, many Of whom are almost opulent.
Mr.. INGALLS,. Thurlow Weed is a
pensioner and General John A. Dix, Of New
York, il a pensioner.
Mr.. BLAINE. 1hurlow Weed, a mil
lionaire, is pensioner, but am perfectly
regardless of that. l am not finding fault.
/ only want to follow the distinction. The
distinction which the Senator from Massa-
chusetts points out does not touch the point
at all because think it impossible to dis
cover in any pension law Of Edgland that
in regard to any survivors of the Peninsular
or campaigns which have graeed the arms
of that country a general pension was voted
by Parliament to those engaged IN them, re-
gardless Of their condition and regardless
of the way they came out of the war. We
did give by the act OF 1871 to every survi-
vor of the war of 1872, whether he was in
penury or whether he was in afiluence, ex-
actly level pension. We rained on the
Just and the unjust, the wounded and the
whole, alike.
Mr.. INGALLS,. In connection with
what has Just been stated, | will remark
that the entire pension-list OF Great Britain,
embracing its gigantic army and navy, is
less than Sl2,OO0,000 per annum
the pension-list Of France and Of
Germany, Notwithstanding the colos.
sal struggles in which they have been re.
Gently engaged, does not range about $lO,-
OOO,OOO per annum, while ours is already
nearly $50, 100000.
was calling the attention of the Senate
when was interrupted, to the consequences
that were to follow this species of legisla-
ton. l alluded to the fact that within "A
very brief period of time We should be cali
ed upon to meet the demand of the soldiers
) of the Mexican war for the same recogni-
ton that has already been extended to the
soldiers of the last war with Great Britain
Mr.. MORRILL,. May l ask the Senator
from Kansas if he will not then feel COM
PEELED to go for the measure, as he feels
compelled to go for this bill now, having
the precedent of 1871 before us?
Mr.. INGALLS, That matter will soon
come before the Senate and | will then fully
describe my views TO the Senator from Yer
mont But that is not all. The war with
Great Britain and the war with Mexico
L. L
pared with that other gigantic struggle
from which We have but comparatively re-
Gently emerged and if We place the SOL
diers of those comparatively Insignificant
wars upon the pension-rolls gratuitOusly,
how shall We resist the opportunities that
will be thrust upon us within less than ten
years by the soldiers OF the war Of the
Union, demanding that they also shall be
placed on the pension-rolls irrespective Of
the fact Of disability but merely for time Of
service? The soldiers of the war with
Mexico say that they added immensely to
the national domain. The soldiers OF the
war for the Union will say not only that
they did that but that they saved the coun-
try, and that had it not been for their ser
vices there would have been neither Treas
ury nor country upon which drafts could
be made.
| I have felt called unon tn saw that al.
tbougb overrul,d in the committee and
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