The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-13

auA'ous 10 pension them let him bring
IN separate bill and test he
question; but let this bill stand on It's
merits and not be loaded down with amend,
ments intended to defeat il.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment 10 In.
salFs amendment providing that the amend.
meat shall not take effect until thirty.three
years after the close OF the rebellion. Tha,
was about the time since the Mexican war
ana 1t Mr. Brown Was in the Senate in 1898
ne would te TO pension every Union sol.
aler: There was no provision pensioning the
soldiers of the late war which would not APP
ply to the soldiers of the Mexican
ana MI other ware, but this bill
supposed to do il for the latter, something
never done for tho soldiers of the rebellion
hsmeiy TO pay every man who served,
whether he was wounded or not, disabled or
not, impoverished or not. A man may he a
to-day and yet be entitled 10 q
pension; whereas, soldier Of the Union,
unless disabled, Is not pensioned though be
be destitute In the name of that party
which had done SO much toward the soldiers,
not only of the rebellion but of all wars for
the support Of the government. He
protested against this unprecedented pro-
posAl.
Mr.. Voorhees, said the Senator
from Maine overlooked one important point
namely: that those survivors of the Mexi can
war were aboring under disabilities OF
great age, He favored thes amendment of.
fered by the Senator from Georgia Brown
which recognized this point. He did not
think It an argument worth noticing,
because here and there survivors of the Next
can war escaped the poorhouse. Maxey did
not support this bill upon the ground held
oy some, that men deserved charity. He
held that these men had acquired for the
eountrya grand empire, UNNECESSARILY to
the wealth of the country.
MIR. Conkling asked if it was greater gift
OF the country to wrest from Mexico the
domain he had described than to preserve
from destruction our nationality, incontest-
ably the greatest that the world has ever
seen.
Mr.. Msxey replied that he had in no way
diparaged the soldiers of the late war.
That war was an internecine strife, and had
aided nothing TO the wealth of the country
it was like the Wars of the Roses, and, as
after the Wars of the Roses Englishmen Goa
lescsd IN common patriotism, so we should
all JON IN supporting the flag of our united
country.
Mr., Conkling again denied the assumption
OF the Senator from Texas. "As dust IN the
balance, he SAID, $50 was the acquisition of
all the then outlying territories compared
with the single fact that by the exertions of
our soldiers for the Union, by their bravery
and daring, they preserved to immortality
the institutions under which we live and pre-
vented this government of ours from going
down in blood into the sepullure of buried
nationallie, In regard to that, Il have come
back into this Union because my country
tells me to do 60; ! am as
true to the flag under which | serve rs 9th.
ers, and deny this pretended claim Of su.
in anybody Now made no
reference TO the late unhappy war when re.
terred to the achievements during the Mexi-
can war. The soldiers who were fighting for
the Union followed their convictions of right
rs they understood it, and followed mine rs
! understood it, and in that fearful war the
South went down, but sir, when at Apo
mattox Courthouse, the Southern
Confederacy surrended to the North,
and when that gallant and manly act was
done, which all thu South approves and re-
spects, when that great man, whose. flag
some gentlemen here not long since upheld,
declined to receive the sword of his gallant
General Robert L. Lee, we appre-
ciated 1t. Sirs, il was soldier and soldier
on both sides. They understood what they
were fighting for; what they believed the
right, and they are the last men on earth to
come here and attempt 10 raise trouble, and
it is strange to see that no proposition can
come up, not even to gain pittance
to men who under the flag of our common
country that did gallant service that all will
admit, and that nothing could be said in their
behalf as citizens Of the United States as they
were fighting upon foreign soil as they, did
under the flag of our own country, without
his contest being made to arraign UniteG
States soldiers against Mexican soldiers.
The debate was further continued by
Messrs. Blaine, Voorhies, Ingalls, and
Brown.
Pending debate the Senate went into execv-
i've session, and when the doors reopened,
adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr. Atkins submitted the Confer
'nce committees report on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill, to-
,ether with statement that the House con-
erees had yielded TO the Senate conferees on
he subject of salaries of Senate employees.
The report was agreed to.
Mr.. Sayles, of North Carolina, presented
he Conference report on the Ute agreement
ill. He stated that the bill. as agreed to,
provided that if there should be sufficient
rable land in Colorado. the Indians should be
tiled III that State; but if not, then they
hould be settled in Utah and New Mexico.
'he report was agreed to.
The House then resumed consideration of
he Senate resolution providing for joint
ule for counting the electoral vote.
1t was addressed BY Mr.. Voorhees,, of New
iork, in opposition.
Mr.. White, Of Pennsylvania, also spoke
gMnst the resolution, and Mr.. Hunton, of
'irgina, in avor
MIR. Bicknell gave motto that he would
all the previous question at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. Kerr. of Ohio, said 81 give notice you
I'LL only call it," Several Democrats ave
nderstand you s3e going to fllibuster."
Mr.. Conger: "No doubt, i. proper time is
lowed for debate, we will convince that side
{ the House that fe resolution ought not to
e adopted. or else thatthe gentlemen were
unwilling to be convinced"
Mr.. Sparks "Oh, you come
ack from Chicago resolved
} count in your man by the Vice
resident. 1t is the only opportunity you
ave-"
Messrs. Brown, of Indiana, aud Coswell,
Wisconsin. also opposed the resolutions.
Mr. Bckneli demanded the previous ques-
on, pending which M. Kaifer moved 10 ad-
urn Rejected The Republicans then re-
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