Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-06
WASHINGTON, Jan, 30. 1872.

support which woull have given him
the required two-thirds majority.
Again Mr., Haskell, Of Kansas, an
other Republican member, near the
close of the last session, brought Mr..
Cummings bill up under suspension of
the rules and the Hon. Chas. G. Will
liams of Wisconsin made an eloquent
convincing speech in support of it, re-
viewing the whole question, pressing
home its justice, and clearly establish
ing its equities. Of this speech of
Dir. Williams with a few extracts
from a similar speech by Governor
Rice and others, over 10000 copies
were circulated throughout the coun-
try, and Mr.. Williams subsequently
received a vote of thanks from several
associations Of ex-soldiers in Philadel-
phia, Washington and elsewhere In
short, Mr.. Williams was most per-
sistent and consistent Champion Of the
measure, and its recent passage was
due, in no limited extent to his effort
In the Senate, Sen. ingalls,, chair
man of the Committee on Pensions,
was especially prominent in advocating
its passage, and 1t finally received the
concurrent action of that body with
out serious opposition. After that it's
approval by President Hayes followed,
as a matter of course and the execu-
ton of its provision devolves upon the
officials Of republican administration.
On its passage in the House on the
10Th day of June, 1873, it received
the vote Of every Republican member,
as it did the vote Of every Republican
Senator on its passage in the Senate
January l6, 1879. Every vote against
the bill. in either House was cast by a
Democrat. eve give the negative
vote in both Houses, with the State
from which the member came and to
show still more clearly the special
direction of antagonism, we prefix x
te the name of every member who was
in the Confederate civil or military
service as shown by the Congressional
Directory. Others than those so
marked were in the Confederate gerv.
ice, but we confne the designation tc
those only whose service is distinctly
stated. Here is the negative vote:
Senate-Davis and Hereford, w,
Va; McCreery, Ky; Salisbury, Del
A.
Householder, La. *Aiken, S.
G.; *Bell, GA. F; Blackburn, Ky.
Blount, Ga; Boone, Ky; Bright
Tenn; *Cabel, Va; #Cadwell, KY:
Caldwell, Tenn; Gambler, Ga; Car
Isle, Ky; Clarke, Ky; *Cook, Ca:
*Cravens, Ark; Crittenden, Mo:
*Davidson, Fla; *Davis, n. c.:
*DibrelI, Tenn; Durham, Ky; Eick
of, n. Y; *EIam, La; &Ellis, La;
*Eyins, S. c.; FELTON,, Ga; *Forney
and Garth, Ala. *Gause, Ark.
*Gibson, La; Seedlings, Texas .
*Goode, Va; *Harris, Ga; *Harris
Va; *Herbert and *Hewitt, Ala.
*Hooker, Miss *House, Tenn.
*Hunton, Va; STONES, Ala; Knott
Ky; *Legin, Ala; Mayhem, n. Y:
*McKinsie, KY; Mills, Texas; *Mul
drow, Miss: Phelps, Conn; *Pride
more, Va; *Reagan, Texas; Riddle
f Tenn; %Robbins and *Scales, n. c.:
f Schleicher, Texas; *Singleton, Miss.
*Smith, Ca; Steele, N. c.; *Throck
morton, Texas; Vance, n. c.; SWIFT
thorne, Tenn; Williams, Del; Willis
! N.Y., e3teS, N. O'-ol.
IT these facts do not sufficient,
establish the new Pension bill as
. Republican measure, in the enactmen
of which the Democracy are only enti
f tied to the credit of having yielded
casual assent, | fail to interpret then
Alright, and it is clearly demonstrated
that those who fought to destroy thi
glorious Union are determined tia
those who fought to sustain it shall
not receive pensions if by their vote
they can prevent it.
, The names of Michael Field 70
. Register Of the Land office at ST
Croix Falls Wis and Joel T. Naso
5 for Receiver of public moneys at tn
i same place were sent to the senate o
o Tuesday last. They are the presen
. officers at the land office at St. Croi
) Falls, and will undoubtedly be cor
:, trmed by the senate.
Q The immediate confirmation by tn
) senate yesterday of the nomination {
& senator Christiancy to be Minister t
j Peru was deserved compliment bU
# to the casual glance it may appear q
: if the grave and reverend seignors {
Y that body were in hurry to welcom