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

HOUSe ~ 1tepTeSeutUtICeS. |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Senate bill pro-
viding for the publication of edition of
the revised statutes was taken from the speak
err table and passed.
Mr.. Crittenden offered a resolution directing
the judiciary committee to inquire whether the
Union Pacific railroad company has invested its
funds in stock, bonds or other evidences of
debt of any other corporation, and if 30, in what
corporation, and whether said Union Pacific
has violated its charter by SO doing. Referred.
Mr.. Banning, chairman of the committee on
military affairs, reported bill authorizing the
secretary of war to sell the following ordnance
establishments: Waterville arsenal, N. Y; |
Washington arsenal District of Columbia; Allie
gheny arsenal, pennsylvania; Pikesville, Mary
land, and Watertown arsenals, Mississippi. Re- |
ferred.
The bill granting the use of ammunition,
tents etc., to the soldiers reunion at Marietta,
Ohio, passed.
The bill issuing arms and ammunition to the
Territory of Idaho passed.
The bill authorizing the President to review
the court martial proceedings of 1864 in the
case of ex-Surgeon General Hammond, and to
annul the same and place DR.. Hammond on the
retired list as surgeon general, but without
giving him any right to past present, or future
pay allowances, passed without debate.
The bill pensioning soldiers of the Mexican
war was then taken up.
Messrs. Bragden and Davis, of North Caro-
lima advocated the bill, and Lamar denied the
bill would place the name of jeff Davis on the
| pension rolls.
! Mr.. Scales criticised the speech made last
Monday by Mr.. Joyce, and declared himself re-
/ joiced that such sentiments did not come from
a native born son of America.
| Mr.. Sinnickson opposed the bill. He was in
favor of pensions to invalid soldiers, for those
were debts of honor, but to all others it would
be an insult to offer $S month for having
| fought for their country. If this bill were to
| pass he would offer an amendment to
make no discrimination between the soldiers of
the country.
Mr.. Burchard opposed the bill, not because
the men who had been disloyal during the late
war would receive the benefits of the bill, but
because he did not think that in the present
condition of the country Congress should grant
pensions to persons who did not need aid from
the government Later on, when the veterans
would be too old to support themselves, such a
bill might be right, but not now.
Mr.. Townsend, N. Y, opposed the bill be-
cause it would be impossible for the country to
pay the pension claims that would cost seven
million dollars annually, and the country knew
that the revenue for the coming year
was already than seven million
dollars short of the wants of the gov
eminent. Where was the money to come
from. Was whisky to be taxed any higher in
order to raise the money to pay those pensions.
The gentlemen were told they must not say
any thing about the late rebellion. That rebel
lion had fixed on the country an enormous
debt, but for that it wonld be possible to pass
the bill. As it was. the country was SO poor
that at least two committees were sitting up
late at night and up early in the morning to
try to deprive the brave officers of our
army of their means of support.
This terrible anxiety in the interest of economy
; vanished in a moment, when it was possible to
pension rebel. He did not undertake to say
that the majority of the veterans of the Mex.
, lean war had become rebels, but there was q
limberness and softness on the other side of the
House towards soldiers who had fought fol
their country that was very suspicious, very. Thu
bill was blow calculated to strike the vitals Of
; the people, and hence he opposed it.
Mr.. MCGOWAN made speech against the bill
and then without action the committee ros
and the house adjourned.