New-York tribune., 1879-03-04
XLVrH CONGRESS-IlID SESSION

After disposing of the River aud llarbor
hin last night the senate took up the motion heretofore
made 10 reconsider the 10y which the bl making
appropriations pay arrrars OF pensions was passed
! Mr.. WINDOW tRrp, Minn) sad when the OH was
bcfor" the senate the @Sth ~ February many sena-
,rs Good aturedIy voted for the amendment u: SenG
TOR shields tae nero OF two placing IN" soldiers
and sailors OF the Mexican the same footing as
the soldiers aud sailors Of the war Of l-l2 AS to pen
sions The hest estimate no could now obtain how
! adopted would take from Sj0OOOOoO to @looW,"oo
ont of the Treasury. The subject 0f such iuuhh'tht
/ Mr. THURMAN Dem. Oni") SAID that ne voted Tor
tho ad'Po9 81 n1l 1mcH1nenl St,HISo J & mI "s ~.
he thought right. the soldiers and sailors ~ the
! Inc va Ne Of win cn could rot bc estimated.
! Mr. MITCHELL (Rcp, Orc) SAID ne voted Tor the
amendment because ne in IayCrOt IT, He gave no
nee Of an amendment he de- dsgned GhsrnS namely
occupied cyil once uudet III" .ph'h,Iat p"N'tA
ment ,boud be emitted toa pension under thls ger;
v,e NV when t6e bin wa. passed and then rcconsid-
cred the vote by which Mr. ShcldN's amendment was
| agreed to-ycas, = ; uays, II
| Tne oIcsiion recurring on the Shields amendments,
/ Mr. Mitchell moved 10 amend IL %, above noted Mr.
u1y- % n strict party vote with the exception tbat
Mr. Conover (Rep. Fia) aud Mr.. Patterson iep. 3. Co
Sir H0AR Gcp. MassJ offered an amendment,
namely Provided that pension shan ever be- paid
! the so-cacd Southern Conf dcrdcy!
! Mr. HOAR ..id that tine name his provso had not
been SIN gcd by any selection OF his own or from
any person wbo agreed with him POLITICALLY. The name
had been selected hy Sir Davis himsc by his own act
III marked and conspicuous character. by an attack on
the life OF the country when educated hun 1hht gen
tlcman had gwen uttrrauce Ia an expression OF
rrelet for such attack, had followed example
of many of Ls cOIfcdrraes by asking Congress 10
remove his political disabilities lie spnrns the crm-
oucy Of Ropub c to-day. II was uOw proposed To
pat the name OF inis p's'n' whose treason had not
hcrn p,uet or on the pension r'- OF tnr country
and 10 tax the loyal widows and orphans TO pay the
Mr GARLAND dem, Arkj said he did not know
what motive the senator rom Mas-achu7etts hdn III III
trOducuE his amcnumeut but t was curlou, spectacle
10 cNuIbt to uc American people at tIls Late Hour ot
/ the dav. While the Government pensions LOng~tleet
by sual Post ono ia Georgia, krpubhcah aimlh,
Nlo.b, VINO b,astcl that he the Marion. m the
ois,.h 'i' 'irt M R me- ,d ' ssryea Tr'i,r
NJ. Day, Iu oiyl capacity. Mr. Davis vas a g1an
soldier n tlc NtCiu War His Services were on record.
and aIthousn hey did not slrrass thcy cquacd
Mr. SHiELD- lOcn., 5ioJ TOOK different Wow from
bolh -,d.- IIe thought tuat To single out Jefferson
DAVIS ro!n tuo IOOOU,oOO oi pco pie n The south would
bee TO -yr hiu dl-uHcuon greater man lac deserved
Dir. BAlLLf dem, 1euu) >.id mat the country Is
today longing and wishing ioi peace and be appealed
TO Iaoi~ ola the otner 'de To 90 hoihu~ I" prevent
ore poor ana ticy d.sirr to r,~ror teir industries.
Hr. NANLh ID M, IcN briefly spoke oi thr services
would leave DO Tor iuo,r VIII" uad fought vita him 10
pass Judgment oH the amendment OF tue senator Hon
Mr. THURMAN Ocm., Ohio) saii thar tbc amend
uclI a..cu tU -.u.lc ont j nfSoH DAVIS Tor pun
I>iu''i Wh-h ''L, hii NIo went aS par as ne 'u
nave nor only uo, been rWisned, but have been .p-
", 0..' ia'1"n @ it amrs Of A,erm9n, formerly Co'cd
eiatrs A.,ou,N-u,nrIaii mo poHgnt Po.tH"'-
/ at GJuc-vuc; MosDy, OF e"c.la ttn'' and
/ E,'n amounted by n R.r.N.cui Administration.
lie saw @" tle ornch too niel "no lad zen "CiNey
i,if, len. r-an Davi nm. ir, position ncoiS tncln
came lou Ih. senator ol % ,t'o lla,sAcuuSetIs whose
treason l. ,ccu mon, violent .uu longer ,. that of
any ofnrr state la tuc Union. Nj Thurman SAID dIj
Isi ,I ,u 1.cA out Jefferson DAVIS a~ IuarNr wien.
az, oin.r' gAo H-d acted "I'n n'm Walk the e'rn ni-
/ cAa..oasrd ,, .. .,
those 1850 had b,,u engaged IA tne south
rru c.u-p and p,cu appointed unrr.
t they mad ,Gu.~ccG iu the result, Of lie war. ana
.r ..pl, ot thr rate he represented would always
V,ilI r,u 4, ,b, present controlling IeclIis is love
/ ol couutrj
/ NO. . ,..,., ..,,-,,,
HOT WORDS hh sI' IhAl SiNNl'HS'
s,~,,,i and regret that the senator from Mls5achu-
nav, ,..,,,,i,. ,.,tl.,,t ,t,,, au,,,
S','' '''i.' -'''0 ''"'0''''' '-'' i- 1' '"
this Insult.
Tho CHAIRMAN NGr Ejmulds) called the senator
/ 40 oiu,I .'r I''' '"'-u'-''
Mr. LAMAR suppose 10 F. I'm order TO drg insults,
but ont Of order r tlos, who usu,d 20 hur. back
tb. l.,y I.,,.,,l from tir d,,.-iau al IL, Chair
was oycyruicG-ycas. Is (; nays, -.
Ur LAMAR OJrm. M..D thus bring declared IN
o,ir nj mat VI M. io,i1,a WA, nrrf,..v or yc.i.
tioul IN WIS gltirv, tor II was not I'm. purpose io
gni ar ,,,,r r, ~ ,i,v Of hi. ,..,,r,,trs
nm III. floor Wlat ur meant by ms rriarA was that
y,.,- i. I'M other. xix, i.ll,y,l In ,i-i oi a
/ ~lair 10 .ccrir
Nr UOkE drf,rrlIf,iuy aId he wished IN assurc the
s,iar fI.t M lrllinr lI. aTle, 'l,,It me- lI nor
MAC. uiiu nm inc same hoe. 4 on "a, ], .r.on Davis
LAM Al, r.I.Ird that
himself aud jefferson ptyf, was Tie -rIrr's exalted
| cl1rt,f,r urlu.ucut talents aud Wrllesfabshed
| rIrut,rl,n a. "A statesman ana patriot aud
| so,Ter Tbi. character Of DAVIS to
IN. ci,r, en- leader ~ thp So.tnrru rrnplr who rutls
aN.Il. t,l.I-.d MIN Nn. o,r ,vo,i b4. ne inferred
-, ti ,ns. - tie var moon sst,uf with tnp ,ra tt-
~ an, ,ory ~ the R,uIhI a. ,Iur senator cnu,d p0ut
a.. t-,.,,e bi. a.Iyl-ed ti,, ne,p. of tI.
+" W c%,ih U ,l,o,it or Go.ty I" the GnI0n Nor di
he cherish Hostility himself. The name OF Mr.. DAVIS
y,,ic ,,g,y- b- Louored by me southern uroplc i'm