The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


MR.. EDITOR The Democratic pa
pers are claiming the credit of passing
the new Pension Bill. I avail myself
of an article in the National Republi-
can to examine their right to said pre-
tensions. The Congressional record
shoWs-also the Journal Of the House
of Representatives that the Bill as
passed or very nearly as it was pass
ed, was introduced in the House orig
Inally by MI. Cummings, OF Iowa, who
pressed it to a vote under suspension
Of the rules and only failed in his OBJ
Ject for want of Democratic support.
which would have given him the re-
quired two thirds majority
again Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, anoth-
er Repub lican member, near the close
OF the last session, brought Nj. Cum
mlngs' bill up under suspension Of the
rules and the Hon. Charles G. Will
liams, of Wisconsin, made an eloquent
and convincing speech in support of
1t, reviewing the whole question, press
ing home its justice, and clearly estab-
fishing its equities. Of this speech of
Mr.. Williams, with few extracts
fron' a similar speech by Gen. Rice,
and others, over 10000 copies We're cir
culated throughout the country, and
MI. Williams subsequently. received q
vote Of thanks from several associa-
lions of ex-soldiers in Philadelphia,
Washington and elsewhere. In short,
Mr.. Williams was a most persistent
and consistent champion Of the meas
ure and it's recent passage was due in
no limited extent to his efforts.
In the Senate Senator Ingalls,, chair
man of the Committee on Pensions,
was especially prominent in advocating
its passage and it finally received the
concurrent action Of that body without
serious objection. After that it's APP
prevail by President Hayes ensued as a
matter CT course and the execution of
its provisions deyolye upon the Off
Gals of a Republican administration.
On its passage in the House Oh the
10th day of June, 1878, it received the
vote Of every Republican member, as
it did the vote of every Republican
Senator on its passage in the Senate
January 10th, 1870 Every vote
against the Bill in either house was
cast by Democrat The following
is the negative vote in both Houses,
with the state from which the member
came and to show more clearly the
special direction Of antagOnism, we
prefix a to the name Of every mem
Der who was in the Confederate, civil
or military, service, as shown by the
Congressional Directory. Others than
those SO marked were in the Confeder-
ate service, but we confine the designa-
ton to those whose service they have
distinctly stated in the Records, viz;
Senate-Davis and Hereford, W. Va.
McCreerY, KY; Salisbury, Dell.
House-Acklen, La. *Aiken, S. c.;
*Bell, Ga. Blackburn, Ky; Blount, Ga;
Boone, Ky. Bright, Tenn. *CabeI, Va;
*Caldwell, KY; Caldwell, Tenn; Can
dler, Ca; Carlisle, KY; Clark, KY; i
*Cook, Ga; *Cravens, Ark; Critten-
den, Mo; *Davidson, Fla; *Davis. n.
c.: *Dibrell, Tenn; Durham, KY; i
Kickoff, n. Y; *Elam. La; $Ellis, La.
*Evins, S. c.; FELTON,, Ca; *Forney
and Garth, Ala; *Gause, Ark; = Glib
son, La; Seedlings, Texas; *Goode, |
Va; Harris, Ga; *Harris, Va; *Her-
bert and *Hewitt, Ala. :*Hooker, Miss.
BLOUSE, Tenn; *Hunton, Va; *Jones, |
Ala; Knott, Ky; *Legin, Ala; May
hem, N. Y; *McKinsie, Ky: Mills,
Texas = Muldrow, Miss. Phelps, Conn.
*Pridemore, Va; *Regan, Texas; Rid /
die, Tenn; *Robbins, and Scales, n. !
G.. Schleicher, Texas; singleton, Miss.
*Smith, Ga; Steele, n. c.; *Throck-
morton, Texas; Vance, n. c.; *Whitt-
horne, Tenn; Williams. Del; Willis,
KY; *Y Gates, n. CT.
If these facts do not sufficiently es-
tablish the new Pension Bill as a Re
publican measure, in the enactment Of
which the Democracy areonly entitled
to the credit of having yielded q casual
assent we fail to enterpret them Alright
and it is clearly demonstrated that
hose who fought to destroy this glori-