Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-.
@ tSecond SESSION.
The Senate.

The House bill making appropriations for
payment of claims reported allowed by the
commissioners OF claims and southern claims
commissioners under the act of 1871, and an
act amendatory thereto was passed. The appIo-
priations amount TO about $780, GOO.
The general deficiency bill was taken up and
Mr.. Eaton stated that the Senate committee on
appropriations had made reductions in the
House bill amounting 10 $240 55 and had
added by the amendment $433,3l2, leaving as
the total of the bill, as reported to the Senate,
$4,594l6S.
The Senate, as in committee of the whole,
considered the bill for action on the committee
amendments, and the following was agreed to;
Increasing the appropriation for completing
the custom house at Chicago from $1,000 to
Sl25 900. Reducing from so, 600 to $4,000
the appropriation for salaries OF gaugers, store
keepers, etc Increasing the appropriation
for refunding Importers excess Of deposits for
unsscertained duties, ETC., from 100000 to
1850 GOO. Appropriating S67,0 for salaries
and COMMISSIONS of land offices and receivers
of public moneys. Appropriating $2S,000 for
indemnifyiug the Wyandotte Indians for loss
on sale of lands, etc. Appropriating S22,O0
for letler carriers during June, 1879. Increas-
ing the appropriation for miscellaneous expen-
ses of United States courts for 1880 from $780,
900 to $350,000, and striking out the appro-
priation of 1921, 257 to pay the Miami Indians
the sums due under the treaty of 1854.
There were numerous other amendments in
Volving small amounts.
The amendments reported by the committee
having been acted upon, the various amend
ments offered by Senators were agreed to,
amounting to S45, GOO, and the bill was report
ed to the Senate, the amendments concurred
in and the bill passed.
On motion of Senator COckrell. the House
bill for the allowance of certain claims report
az. e
under the act of July 4, 1864, passed. There
are embraced in the bill 500 of the 5l2 claims
reported by the Secretary, kown as Quarter
masters claims for supplies, ETC.. fur
nished by loyal citizens chiefly of the border
States. The total appropriation IS about
Sill, 600.
The Senate insisted on its amendments to
the bill establishing titles in Hot Springs and
appointed committee of conference.
communication from the postmaster gen.
eral showed the amounts paid on contracts in
Holidays name between 1861 and 1866 to be
$I,926, 423.
Consideration of the bill granting pensions
to certain soldiers and sailors of the Mexican
and other wars was resumed as IN committee of
the whole and Senator ingalls, moved to include
all men who served thirty days in the war of
the rebellion.
Senator Voorhees, alleged that this was one of
many ways of killing the bill
Senator Browne offered amendment to
Ingall amendment providing that the amend
ment shall not take effect until thirty three
years after the close of the rabelllon. That
was about the time since the close of the Mexi-
can war, and if Mr.. Browne was in the Senate
In '98 he would vote to pension every union
soldier.
Senator Eaton would vote against the amend
ment, because it would add 5000. 600, 600 10 the
expenditures of the country.
In the course of political discussion Senator
Voorhees, said this, TO his mind was the bimest
masquerade he had ever witnessed In public
life and was least likely to deceive anybody.
The Senator from Maine would not vote for
this amendment, nor would anyone on that
side of the chamber.
Senator Blaine said he would vote for the
amendment simply to keep the soldiers of the
union and those of the Mexican war on an ex-
act level where they now stand.
Senator Voorhees, said he would finish the
sentence, the intention was to keep both of the
pension rolls. He desired to call the attention
of the country to the fact that this was politi-
cal maneuveuer for little cheap capital with
on intention To benefit the union soldier but to
grossly deceive them into the belief that the
other side want do something when they
don't. He went on to say that the Republicans
had never dine anything 10 pension soldiers
more than the Democrats had cline. They had
not passed the arrears of pension bill until
driven to it by Demorarts-by the very Con-
federate Brigadiers now charged with hostility
to union soldiers.
Senator Ingalls, remarked that the arrears of
pensions had been introduced by him and put
through under his leadership before the Demo-
Gratis obtained control of Congress.
Senator Voorhees, rejOined that it was passed
only thirty days before the Republicans went
out and the shadow of the Democratic party
was on this body and in fear awe thereof
the Republicans did some things they had left
undone until then. This bill had been three
rejected before that. In further remarks Sen
atOr Voorhees, reiterated his charge that the In
gals amendment was offered to make political
capital and defeat the bills.
Senator ingalls, rose and said Mr.. Presi-
dent, the Senator from Indiana usually gets
very animated and loquacious about this ii me
of the day, and all know the source of his in
spiratiOn.
Senator Voorhees,, interupting, What does the
Senator mean by that?
Senator Ingalls,, continuing: And we all
know that accounts for his assertions
Senator Voorhees,, again interupting: If the
Senator means in this presence to say l.
Senator Ingalls, mean precisely what l
say-that the allegations that this is a silly and
foolish masquerade, that there is bad faith on
the part of those who advocate this amend
ment, and that there is an attempt want only
and purposely to mislead and deceive union
soldiers, are unworthy of him in his better
moods. / shall not submit to it, whether other
membars of the Senate do or not.
Senator Voorhees, who had crossed the Demo
cratic side of the chamber and stood near In
CALLS The Senator from Kansas will allow
me to say if he desires that this presence is to
understand that any excitement or word of
mine is due to anything at all except my natu-
raj feelings on this subject, brand his state
Inent as base and miserable falsehood
Senator Ingalls, have nothing to say TO
that. This controversy will stand where it's
left l leave it to the Senate, l leave 1t to be
Judged by the country whether the assertions
that the Senator from Indiana has made upon
this floor in regard to the motives thae have
actuated those who have introduced this amend
ment can be sustained upon any reasonable or
decent or just basis. As l said before, sir,
repel them myself, whether any other member
of the Senate does or not. When he talk
about masquerading, about bad faith and
about an attempt to deceive Union soldiers, Mr..
President, it is an insOlent and unwarrantable
and upiustifable application, that Is unworthy
the Senator and unworthy of this presence.
Senator Ingalls, then proceeded to discuss the
bill, and subsequently said that be was person
ally in favor of pensioning Mexican soldiers,
whether they we're in the confederate army or
not but the inevitable deduction, when the re-
peal of statute was attempted in this bill
was that it designed TO place upon the rolls a
large number, if not all of those who served ID
the rebel army. He demanded that his efforts
to secure pensions TO union soldiers at the
same time should be credited with good faith
and not termed a silly masquerade, or an at