The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-28

fled his bonds. It was difficult for him 10 un-
was confirmed on the sixth Of February. and
appointed several days before. SO that he had
practically months notice that his bonds were
The bill he said practically took the appoint
, hena OF pension agents from the place where
in the hands of tho President and the Senate,
a and placed such appnintmentss in the hands Of
t1S President alone. Under this law there never
| lnent OF pension agent during q whole presi-
Dental term He would not vote for n bi to
eve ali pesion agents cents from n eivine % bonds, nd y
| Mr.. Herman hoped that q compromise might
| be made byagreelng on a shorter time In order
that the pensioners. who were SO needy. might
:, Mr.: Coekrell asked If there was any man in
| New York who @ 1uld give $3.50 900 bonds2
Mr.. Co king thought If the field was not lin
ten ei.ia by the legnation OF peculisr kind Of
pGn6 t6e there plenty M e. who eonld
was o more gratutous and bold appeal made to
a legislative body than this. For a month the
must be flled and he now comes here and
makes the necessity OF the poor MANNED sol
disrs an argument Tor special legislation.
| In o. former case whore q vacancy occurred
the telegraph was used, and IN forty-eigbt
hours the bonds were filed and tho duties OF
| Office resnm' d.
MIR. ingalls, said he eould give no reason why
the bond was not filed. and woul d not make this
an occae ion to criticse the action of the Presi-
dent or seerear OF the Interior Pending that
discussion. he appealed for provision for the
payment of thest, H.OOo pensioners. who would
| soon bs waiting for their pay
| The bill was then tenn porarily laid aside. and
the S9r ate took up as unfinished business tho
bill to provide long bond for the investment Of
Mr. Wallace addressed the Senate in support
OF the bill as amended by the Finance Commit
tee,
| Without concluding his remarks he gave way.
and by unanimous consent. Mr.: ingalls, offered
a substitute for the House bill in relation TO
| pension agents.
Mr.. Coekrell objected to the consideration of
the measure while there were so few. Senators
| in their seats. and while the Sana or from New
York. who had oppressed the bill. was absent.
Mr.. kdmunds said he had examined the pro-
to the general law governing vacancies, in bu-
reau nfficss, and appealed to Mr. Cockrell to
| withdraw his objection.
Foster had month to give bonds, If he could
rot do SO let him say so, and let, the President
the great State OF New York could fad some
one who could give tho necessary bonds.
but "a a we're Seri faint
hungry and though Mr.. Cockrel was the
other side, he tEdmunds) knew there was no
one who would sooner be moved by sympathy
for these suffering pensioners. He agreed with
the Senator that 1t was singular that man
could not DO found who could give bonds in
MI Goekrsal saia that in view of tho cl5ss
bs h G sa areh he Tod
changed in BIS hostility to this mode Of pro-
Mr.. Butler thought that rs there was no
extra com mpensation allowed to officers detailed
i9r m this duty; they might reasonably decline to
Mr.. Edmnnds said that in view Of the sug-
gestion, he would move 10 amend by adding the
Sn,i words de- oroyding I t9r bond If required" He
officer, General OF the army or n Lieutenant
General. from whom no bond would be
Mr.. Sargent Doubted X the substitute was
| any Improvement on the or ginal bill. as no
provision was made for the expense Of the
Mr., Conkling sad that the real purpose of
this bill Was. that when the President had des-
hres aaa 'h ad eansa a @
| filing bond. rather than to submit him to the
rigors Of the law by requiring him TO file
Secretary OF the Interior may. by his mere iDse
m1a apph9nt h; 81 ne one ne to ppd spell tbs so III
President as easily find person to be agent as
one to fill the temporary position? BY this act
the person designated would go on and take
possession of the agency and its treasury with
Mr.. Blaine asked If the bill did not go on the
pres um ption that the Secretary Of the Interior
could fnd man tho more readily entitled TO
the trust without bonds than another with
bonds b9,19ds .,, -, -
| animus Of this opposition. He did not differ
with the Senator from New York in regard to
weeks ago and he had not given bonds. he
| would have, sent in the name of another person
Mr. Salisbury inquired II under the tenure
Mr., Ingalls, said he did not know. but if he
had the power he would have sent in another
name. But this did not alter the case, Mr.
Howe had .a resigned and and Mr. f. Foster % had bees
tendedthe bill vas in harmony with the genera
other officers. The President could designate
pers on to act as Treasurer Of the United States
in { ass es OF certain vacancies. without bond.
Mr. Blaine did not think the law applied aa
the Revised Statutes authorizing the 1reasuref
nry to des ignae tie Assistant Secretary W to per-
form the duties. IN this case the Treasurer
stood l back OF him With his bond.
the right section, and read sections III, 178 and
17s applicable to eaa actual .sa yaeanc;es
ernl provision to fill sudden vacancies.
Mr.. ingalls, said 1t was Lord Bacon who had .
spoken n9 9f AN, man ,,saa as one Of yast
might apply to some OF the critics OF this meas
ure.
who could name some one who could give
bonds.
MIR. Blaine: Then here we have the ease of q
person appointed under this model civil ser
vice plan who has been hawking around New
York for three weeks for bond. and can't get
one"
In reply to Mr.. Herman, he pointed out that
the person temporarily designated controlled
as much money during the short time hs acted
as the tension agent ever held at any time. and
claimed that the same necessity for d bond ex
isted
Mr.. Herman Said he did not want the poor
and hungry pensioners to go uncared for.
Mr.: Blaine asked on whose steps the respon-
siblity rested.
Mr.. Herman said he did not care; not on his.
Mr.. Blaine said the person on whom it did
rest should be made to do his duly
Mr.. Eaton said he could name dozen Repub-
licans, or q dozen Democrats whose names
could be sent In and confirmed today. and they
would give bonds tomorrow, There, was, no
nece easity for this measure IT the President
would do his duty here would be Pension
Agent before the week closed.
Mr.. Wthefs thought the President had been
su fficiently casigated and the Senate could vote
now.
Mr.. Conkline said there could be nothing more
pleasing to witness than the alacrity with which
the gentleman from Virginia rushed to the de-
Tense Of he Pres ident and the crippled soldiers.
He MOnla for himself and The Senators