The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-21
4 Spicy Debate.

On Wednesday last, IN the Senate, q
bill was reported from the Committee
on pensions, which led to quite spicy
debate, in the course OF which Mr..
INGALLS,, OF this State, did what tew men
IN that body have ever dare to do-at
lacked the Senators from Maine and
New York, BLAINE and CoNKLiNG, and
not only held his own in the debate,
but carried the Senate with him. The
bill under consideration was one from
The House, authorizing the Secretary OF
the Interior to appoint Pension Agent
pro TEN ut New York, ~ COsTER, ap-
pointed u successor Of FRANK HOWE.
has not obtained his bonds, and 1900
pensioners would be disappointed next
Monday unless some temporary arrange
ments could be made. A somewhat
lengthy discussion ensued. We copy
the following from the dispatches:
"Mr. Ingalls, said he understood the
animus of all this discussion. Had he
been President of the United States, and
the Pension Agent had failed to give bond
for q period of three weeks, he would
have concluded that no could not give
bond, and would have nominated some
other person for tho position.
Mr.. Blame said this bill was an at
tempt TO cover up by general statute the
specific failure OF an officer to put in bis
bond when he had had every chance to
DO SO. 1t was to give him q longer time
to file his bond, and no such case had
ever occurred before, when q Pension
Agent was not ready to perform his
duty.
Mr.. Ingalls, said there WAS . case in
New Orleans where . Pension Agent
resigned in tho midst of the payment of
pensions.
MIR. Blaine-How were pensions paid
then?
Mr.. Ingalls, do not know.
Mr.. Blaine-Then the Senator only
knows half the case.
Mr.. Ingalls-That is more than you
know"
From the Chicago Tribunes Wash
ington special We copy the following:
"Late in the debate Conkiing reflect
cd upon those Democrats who were ap-
paren;ly so Jealous in protecting poor
pensioners, and said that II he were in
the Senate he should regard all this talk
about crippled soldiers As arrant hum
bug. Ingalls,, as Chairman of the Com
mittee, retorted upon Conkling with
great spirit, and is the 6rst man who
ever faced him in the Senate Chamber,
and charged him with superciliousness
Ingalls, did this, and maintaioed that be
considered it no stigma, to be abused BY
mixing tor acting IN the interest Of
The bill. wss passed, only
eight voting against it Those voting
in the negative were Blaine, ChAfie,
Conkling. Dorsey, Eaton, Mitchell,
Spencer and Teller"
The Washington correspondent OF
the In,er-Ocean, writing Of the same
saye:
"The effort of ConkIing AMI the
others was intended TO force the Prcsi-
dent to dismiss Coster aud spy DIN, some
one in his place. During his remarks,
ConkIing reflected upon those Of the
Democratic side who sss0ed sesious 10
protecting SHE poor pensioner," and
pronounced their zeal arrsot hambug-
zery. He also alluded 10 the slscriiy
With which the Democratic side dsv to 1
he defense Of the President Although
his vas not intended to hit lagsils, be
.oOk il and replied 70 Cooking With
'pirt and directness that rather ssspsis-
d the lister. Ingalls,, mockisg Cook
ingis poiiteness AMI courtesy, called
,im superciiioas, and declared Bic allss- :
ons uncalled for and disrsspsesfsL In
.alls did not dsfsed he Prssjdses or
;churx for making the bad sppoiei.
aent bat ~ Chairman Of The Commit
&c on Pensions, be vas isvssssd siib
he bill, and insisted sroa ia passAGs.
The ball ~ pssssd viii . lev disssss-
pg voices."