New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-18
CONFEDERATES AFTER PENSIONS.

CONt Ar IE-NSiONS'
AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT LOYAL PENSIONERS FROM
BEING PAID UNLESS DIsLOYAL ONES AR PAID
AT THE SAME TIMK.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
WASHINGTON, March 17.-LOyal pensioners
throughout the country will be interested in know
ing that the leaders of the Confederate Democracy
in the House of Representatives. are determined
tnat if they can prevent it, no loyal PEN
soner shall be paid, unless, at the
same time, class of persons whose
names have been dropped from the pension rolls be-
cause Of disOyalty to the Government are restored
thereto.
This afternoon Mr. Mcmahon, of Ohio, under the.
instructions of the Appropriations Committee offered
an amendment to the Deficiency bill making an
appropriation of several millions to pay arrears Of
pensions to applicants under the act passed year
ago.
Mr.. Reagan. of Texas, who was, during the Reoel-
lion amember of jefferson Daviss Cabinet, declared
that he should oppose this amendment unless,
at the same time, the dislOyal pensioners
above described permitted 20 share IN the Den
eits OF the appropriation.
Mr.. Hooker. of Mississippi, who was Colonel
in the rebel army. went still further He
said that Congress- ought to stop these
pension appropriations until law could be passed
TO grant to the veterans OF the Mexican war the
same benefits that conferred upon the soldiers
of the Union III the late war
This Mexican veteran pension bill Is pet scheme
of tie Southern Democrats, who hope thereby
to secure places upon the pension rolls for very
considerable number of persons who took part I'D
Mr. Reagan offered an amendment to carry out bis
idea. A point OF order was raised again't II by lr
Ilisc0ck, OF Ncw-York and considerable discussion
took place. The question of order was not decided
before the House adjourned.
The Confcderates are indeed earnest, and
Mr.. Mcmahon was beSeged by crowd
of them while the discussion in
progress. They besought HIM to withdraw
sioners. and to bring it in hereafter as >
separate BILL that they could fix 1t up to ucGde
the persons who are now excluded 1or The reason
above glven
THE 13-15-14 PUZZLE IN THE SENATE.
SENATORS MERRY OVER CARTOON PUZZLE WHICH
SENATOR coNKuNG COULD NOT SOLVE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBCSEI
WASHINGTON, March 17.-During the morning
hour to-day somebody sent Senator Blaine a copy of
Puck containing cartoon representing Senator
Conkling, with an elongated and very
lugubrious expression, playing the 10 puzzle with
blocks bearing the faces of probable and improbable
Presidential candidates.
broad smile rppled over the Senator's face as
he took in the fun of the thing, and other Sem
ators near him glanced over the paper and
shared in the merrment. Soon group of four
or five had gathered about Senator Blainc's
desk, and others who sauntered that
way glanced at the cartoon, and walked off
laughing to the cloak room.
Shortly afterward tho paper began its travels.
When IL reached Senator David Davis, Senator
Conkling walked up, and the Senator from Illinois
gravely pointed out the figures and explained the
situation as he understood II. Senator Conk-
ling, who had evidently never solved
the Is puzzle. did not seem to understand it, and
soon walked away and resumed his seat.
Those who have wrestled with the puzzle will
tl., F,.,, att,fr xl.rt 4 10
explained that in the cartoon Grants represents
10, Blaine IA. and Tiden 13, and they are ar
ranged on the board hat move whichever way the
PLAYER may one of the two latter seems bound to
come i'll at the end.