The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-14

lica,c what I consider to be the point q:
ssue. 1t is attempted TO cover up by gem
,ral statute specific failure of an officer to
put in his bond when he has had ample !
time and indeed an unusually long time
within which to do it.
Mr.. INGALLS,. That is not the intsn-
ton, Mr. President.
Mr.. BLAINE. 1t has been argued on
that point the whole day. l undertake to
say that nothing else has been put forward
here.
Mr.. EDMUNDS. 1t is.not to cover up at
all.
Mr.. INGALLS,. 1 have said repeatedly
that, while that was the existing occasion
of the effort to pass this bill, the purpose
was to provide against emergencies that
might arise hereafter and to make the law
in this regard symmetrical with what 1t Is
in every proper department OF the Govern
ment.
Mr.. BLAINE. Does the Senator from
Kansas know Of any case heretofore aris-
ing?
Mr.. INGALLS,. have said three or four
times on the floor of the Senate that sim
liar case arose in New Orleans within the
last twelve months where pension agent
resigned his office there while payment OF
the quarterly pension was going on.
Mr.. BLAINE. How was it remedied?
Mr.. INGALLS,. do not know.
Mr.. BLAINE. Then The Senator knows
only half the case.
Mr.. INGALLS,. That is more than the
Senator knows.
Mr.. BLAINE. The Senator does not
know the whole case. He only knows that
the man died. What happened afterward
he does not know. The important thing is
what happened after the man died, whether
the pensioners went without pay or not Ali
the gentleman knows is that " Marley was
dead to begin with" but whether those pen
siouers went without pay he is not prepared
| to tell the Senate.
Mr.. INGALLS,. The Senator from Maine
| asked me if knew Of any similar case that
had occurred before. When | told him
that did know a case that occurred before
that would come under the provisions of q
statute like this, and which resulted OIL
might have resulted in difficulty because
there was no such statute, he now attempt.
TO parry the issue by asking ME if j know
whether the pensioners were paid or not
| Certainly that is not material to the poin
involved.
| Mr.. BLAINE. The senator says i
might have resulted in difficulty. l wan
to know whether it did result in difficulty
A grea, many things might have been. Tn
Senator SAYS a case occurred that nigh
have resulted in such way. My interro
CATION to the Senator was whether 1t di
happen to them. He says he does not know
| undertake to say that there are more tha
twenty Senators on this floor who coul
name pension agents of either politica
marty in New York who could give bond
in twenty -four hours for the discharge {
this duty.
Mr.. INGALLS,. | have no doubt Of i
not the slightest.
Mr.. BLAINE. Very well. Now, her
is a pension agent appointed under tn
highest possible order of civil service n
,, form, who has had an entire month
: which to secure bond and is apparent
!, unable to get it, and the Senator from kal
D sas comes in with bill for his relief. II
Senator from Kansas comes in here with
bill, | repeat, for the relief of that al
! pointee: ,
proposed is one that will entirely dispen
!, with the pension agent in New York wi
has been confirmed.
Mr.. BLAINE. Does this measure legi
late him out OF office?
Mr.. INGALLS,. Ii this man does n
qualify under the law
Mr.. BLAINE. All, "dOes not"
e Mr., INGALLS,. Ii the Senator fro
;, Maine wants an answer from me, he W
u have 10 wait until have had time to gi
y it.
Mr.. BLAINE. will wait.
r Mr.. INGALLS,. l do not propose to
d interrupted when have only got out ~
'f words ii am catechished for it. say
n the pension agent in New York City dc
e, not qualify in time to allow him to enl
t. upon the duties of his office before the
of March, the pensioners must go witho
l. their money. care nothing about Genel
=. Coster, or about the action of the Preside
or about the action of the Secretary of
Interior / want the pensioners to get tn
.. money, and that is all this legislati
vi means.
Mr.. BLAINE. And so do I want
> pensioners to get their money. Still ha
la stated it precisely right. General C0s
nj was appointed pension agent oil New &c
II. one niOnth aSo, heie noAS S"A 49,
dt ago. =,
be the 9th OF February.
n MIR. BLAINE. lie was confirmed tn
e. weeks ago to-day. Up to this time he
is not filed his bond. The Senator fr'
,u Kansas does not know whether he will
sc his bond in season to pay the pensioners
e. the 4th Of March, and bill is brought
C. here to tide him over and give him lOl
is er time in order that he may possibly gel
ad bond while some other man is doing the I
er ties of the Office without bo
ne desire the attention Of my frie
to the Senator from New York on the oppo'
rd side of the Chamber He stated that tn
au was no necessity OF requiring bond, as
BY appointment would be for but single p
rs ment. 1t cannot have escaped the attent
of my friend.
at Mr.. HERMAN. ALLOW me to corr
the Senator. l meant to say that the offl
ne would have to make but a single payne
IN Mr.. BLAINE. But the Senator will
or serve
"a Mr.. HERMAN. Wait moment. S
ng or meant to say that perhaps as large
an bond would not be exacted as if he wers
ID serve all the term.
Id Mr.. BLAINE. Why not? That is
Isl point to which want to call the Senat
M attention. The man who makes SIN
lat payment has as much mbney in his ha
II as the regular pension agent has at I
by time. The pensions are paid quarterly.
Ike Mr.. HERMAN. thought from past
IA perience that men hardly ever turn def
ire ers, within the first twenty days; the ter
lde tation grows on them.
ial Mr.. BLAINE. That is a moral point
ill view which did not take into account.
I'VE was looking at the pecuniary side OF
at question. The Senator will observe tha
ion man who pays the pensions for one qua
re- has lust rs large an amount OF money In
az hands as the pension agent is likely to
to during his whole term, as if there is ne
her sity Tor bond it is Just as great at
the time as at any other time.
III Mr.. HERMAN. OF course he has go
,ot make a return in twenty days, and the
ec- ger is not very great.
cen Mr.. BLAINE do not think it is,
nit i l do not want special act put throl
Of Congress in order to give more time 10
are man to get a bond when he has had n
eut time already to get il than any other pen'
de- agent on the list.
led Mr.. HERMAN. / have no more de
an than the Senator has to give him M
ms. time, but do not want these fourteen tf
the sand poor people to go hungry while We
of wrangling here. =,
dis Mr.. BLAINE On whom would
the responsibility lie?
| Of Mr.. HERMAN. / do not care on VIII
Der no, on me. They should not be made Il
ap- hungry because somebody or other faile
tors do his duty.
hat Mr.. BLAINE No, but someoouy