, 1880-12-17
WASHINGTON.
The House Fearlesly Con-
fronts the Pension
Prodigy.
An Appropriation Of $780,
100000 Voted With
ont Question.
The Simple Arrears viii,
When Paid, Aggregate
$252,28O,OOO.
After That the Rill Will Be
Forty Millions for
Forty Years.
The Act IL Signal Illustration OF
tllo 0pulence Of tho New
World.
Senatorial Dabate on the Subject Of
the Education Of the 0p-
pressed,
Exhibit. Of the Business and
Resources of the United
States.
The Nation Surpasses All Others
in Exports Of Things
to Eat.
A Short Recess GrudgingIy Given TO
Grant-A Long One Eagerly
Taken for Christmas.
The Nation Surpasses All Others
in Exports Of Things
to Eat.
A Short Recess Grudglng|y Given TO
Grant-A Long One Eagerly
Taken for Christmas.
Gen. schof1eld Severely Arraigned by
the Counsel Prosecuting Fitz
John Porter.


JoD THAT POOR GOVERNMENTS WOULD HAVE
TO LET OuT.
spteta, Dtspateh to 1As Chicago Tribune.
WAs1l1Stros, D. c., Dec. lB.-Tho House to-
day pulsed tho rcnslon Appropriation bt!i, With
I'LL amendment striking o.lt tho prbyston ruc-
commended By the Committee TINT tho fees Of
tho surgeon for examining pension cnscs shall bo
reduced frnu1 e to IT,. Thcro was no othcr
chnnKc. md tioro WIS no effort to correct the
OWLS known to exist, and tho still Kruater evils
that nrc possible undor existing !aws. The
House VIVA more !nexcusdble tor not doing
this, III Wow Of the remarkable stnte1ncut Madu
by IIul,bcll, Of Mlchxun tho member Ut
tho Appropriation Committee having charge
OF tho bill. There nro probably few
Congressman wllU would havo had tho har,]thGod
to vo1o for tho Arrears OF Pensions bill hhd they
realized tho enormous sum which tho bill would
take from thu Treasury, yet tho prosoata tlon of
the c1su mndu from tho records Of tho Pension
Oillco,
As SUBMITTED NY MunDHLL TODAY,
differ only In detail from the statement that WIS
mule III Cong rcss mud by tho prcss IN opposition
to tho bill. 1t wAs stntetl by tho Commissioner
OF Pensions, and IN these dIsratches thAt
tho Arroars Of Pensions bill would tMko from tho
Trcusury, US tho trst payment. Mt tho very Outsut.
$2O0, 10000. Tho advocates OF tho measure
hootol at this statement, declared that those
who uttered It wcro tho enemies OF the soldfcra,
aud thnt tho maximum amount necessary to
satisfy tho requirements Of tho bill would be
$900U0,GO. hut tho dosnRgogs drove tholr bill
through bOth Houses, undtr whip and spur,
threatened nnyboly with. political dtnth who
opposed tho measure III tho interest OF wise leg
is!ution or ot the Taxpayers aud siAco that tltne
I'll tho stump hive loudly claimed tho crodt for
THIS EXTRAORDINARY ACT.
How fa!so thotr Statements were, how dense
thcIr ignarnIlcu ns TO tho subject about which
they were leBislAtlnR, Ia shown even frOm Il
h,ssty glAtcD ut tito operations Of tho Arrcnrs Of
Pensions bill. Tho hill appropriated $4,000 900.
The SIM ft,r tho curront tlscnl ycar was $e +o.-
COO. Thoro was, however, deficiency Of $l7.-
0n.000 wh!c1, would hnvo to l,0 mot, und. NJ tho
sum required for tho next year would not ho
Icss thur this, tho Committee tlcemol It
wso to report tho full amount ut anco.
10 Nov. J. 1870, nuro than sJa,0D0D0o
hayo bccn paid otlt under tho ArrcAra OF ron-
Ftolla nGt. The average 8un1 pAtd to each pom
sioucr under thnt net WIS 455s. Tbore aro Ill.
p87 claims for nrrears to 10 considered. nHd tho
average RTruars In each Of thoso cnscs will bs
$i,i00. nctluctlng 10 pcr cont of those claims MS
tho number which will not 10 proved valid,
thoro stll romatn l01,0!a claims for arrears,
which, ut al nyuraTo Of &, ,lU1 ouch, amounts to
THE ENORMOUS SUN oy Ssl7, 7,5W,Sn.
This, with tho nul0unt nlreatly pull, taakc3 tho
Arroars bill coss III all *:ase, 1,xk. nut this
Is ouly tho beginning. This Is simply for tho
arrears, In addition to this, tho avora9o annuAl
payment after tho first payineut ia Slo1. Tho
Avoragu nge Ut tho pensioners Is Il yc!Irs. whah
will nuke m annual appropriation necessary for
ycars to como Ut over $td.No,un. Hut tho
amount npprpprlatotlts
NUT THE umLs s"uua usI ~ M.
Iaeso N nv sn.'e'e. s'.atnnnu e. sas ..ss'
sum Eocs lhto tho nnuus OF aonest pohs'o'e1s'
RUG t3ov9snuo't; "h!ca uAne1 .ao s.t.c.es. ~
si''Ne.o't.' - .,",.4' ss "..I' ~. 49, ono. =
psAaeA VI th1 l'tso'!o "o' t!t%t ""t" |o'tt'eto
pr9'hte ao'd'cr "4lo sosoa hth pAht'uoohs " nfo
III onlnp oven 10 como ~ oConRfcss " W sc!m'
bnraed Tor thelf'' h's Fhhe1oa no i1"s " pfo''oo
nny adoquatu m'eoMnory 10 pfo'e.I ~ COM