, 1881-12-08
Their Ingenious Manner Of Manufaot'
uring False. Public Sentiment,
Passing n Bill 1lcfore Lcarnlng What
lis Results Would lie. =
Commissioner Bent1ey'a Dismiaaal- $780,
100000 Wan,ol This Year.


Nearly every newspaper IT Influence in tho
country has expressed Indignation tint tho bill
Kut,uI hly0 been allowed 10 rAss, md IT, his
even been nrgllal that 1t would bp bottcr oven
now to repent tho measure thnii 10 p,,y Uslt tho
ciorinons sums which 1t rals for. Commission
er dudley Inns been assnied. Hs II hU ,yas re-
sponslbte for tho measure, and rs II tho p,iDls-
cation ,of nnpulAtAbte truths was reprchcrsibIg.
Cunuroasmrn III Washington huve becn scrtIng
snti,o prutext behind which they cuiil1 tAkG
shelter when questioned regnrting thsr uw,t
action, aud sDvcrnl har0 sud that thty wcrD
rllslel by statements which they wcro given to
understand Commissioner nenticy had made.
THE NEsl'oSsfBtlLTf
for the Arronra till must be shared etwcen the
ring OF I,ension-c -clatui nveilts Mnd CunErcss-tho
former fur tho conception OF tue job atd tho
latter for lending Itself to tho schrme wittiDut
tak1ng patns to ascertain the facts in regard u
the meAsnrc. Tho matter Will undoubtedly be
nlntio tho subject Of discussion ut tho cnnllnK
session Ut Congress- and tho history OF tho Ar
rcArs hill and tho cNsilres rclntett to It should
hc iarIy known. 1'ho program Of tho clnH
ngcnts was comprehensive, nnu their plAns wcro
we'll Ind and skit!fulIy cnrrIed ont. Tho annual
payments for pensions forA a few ycnrs previous
to tho pAssnBe Uf tho Arrears bill wcru bctwcon
s@j.to0, N0 and $3),oqOo0, mud they wore on tho
acoroase. With tho tdpso OF Il few more years
NIL tho pcnslon-clnlms would havn beon illed
and tho clnim ngents' occupation gone. ThoJ
determined upon tbrco things, which were at
tempted, md In nil Of which thoy hovu been suc-
cessfu!- Thoy PROPOSED. first. IN plain w0rt!s to
get Congress to pay ha4dsomo premium to mp
p!!cnats for pensions III order to swell tho bust-
ness OF the claim agents: second, 10 prevent tho
adoption Of tho measures for tho protection of
tho t|Uvernmcnt recommended b. tho Co,nmis-
soncr OF Pensions; and, third, 10 secure the dis
illlHsnEof Commissioner l1ertley, Who hnl proved
an abstacla III their path.
Tho Arrenrs blu brng prepared,
REPRESENTATIVE RICE, OF OHIO,
was the first tn INTRODUCED 1t, This measure wns
referred to tho Committee on Invalid Pensions
+. 0f tho forty-follrti Cohgrcss, and was never
reported buck. The olntul Rxcnts prepared
thonsanlsof petitions, which wurc aent through
tho country tor. signntures md when signed
wpro aent to Congressman, by whom thoy wcre
presented. cAuslu1 it To appear that
thcro was u widespread dumand for
tho passnRe Of tho inenstlre. Advertising sheets.
published ty firms Of cnfm agents here, will
htgh-sounllpg Titles, md purp1rttn0 to haye for
lhesr sole runrtiou tho t'ofonso and promotion
Ut tho int0reAs Ut tho aOtd|crs anu sAi!urs, wcr8
filled with glowing cstogcs Of tho nlonsuro and
tho gonll 1t was tU accomplish, with dp1unci,l-
tiOH or tho lnuMsllrts introduced for tde re0r-
Ril.lizntton Of tho lanslun OGc, anil With bitter
nlnlse Ut tho Co,nInlsstOlur OF Penslutls m tho
enemy of snlers and sallnra. a bill aubstnti-
italy like that introduced by Mr., ltice WIS In
trtHiuccl nt tho mkt session Of Congress, md
wns !lkowiso rcfGrr.si to tho cn,nnlttes nl ln-
valid Pensions. This bill shared tho f1,to OF lis
nrassessar n 80 fas ~ tho action q tho com.
were @ not thus ~ , g bo autoated.
REPRESENTATIVE HASKELL, OF KANSAS,
&nDvgd TINT tue uO.nmitleo be discharge,G fran
tho rules bo suspended and tho bill t4.ssea. Two
ur three members VINO attempted to stiy ann,e.
M thing M were M t3la thns @ debate wIs not u or!ior,
pnsscst,. without receiving asly confederation
BY tho House, md. ns fAr as cat bo seen frtul
committee. lilo bii renehut! tho Senate CoItl-
1Mitt1e IN tho snnis day. mud wua reported bnck
.!nd passr,l by tho scnato I'M Jnn. It, ls1p Tho
tlClnic III tho SenNtu consumed several hours.
aud IL chiefly remarkable fur tho fnct that nj
one seems IN hNvu taken tho I,ains 10 ascorlnln
possibilities pf tho bill were. Scnntor Ingalls,,
WIN reported the bill from tho eoHI,nIttec RY,-
l,eire4 to hive MI tho Information extunt upon
Tho follow,ngts
QuorEn FnoM TnE RECORD:
Mr.. Salshury-1 should like the Chairman OF
the ConHlttee on pensluns to Indicate III lis
Will lA! retluIred tn ray the pensions here pr0-
v'lest for. We ought not to voto b'lnlly On th!s
'Sir. ingalIB-Mr. President: In 1876, when
similar nellsuru was pcttlluH tcfore tho SENATE,
l addressed IL communication 10 tho Commits
@ " ~ ~. u MsHs h inr !inrlA'
si,rcd to i,,ake tto iii oneratIrGs vi" ree"Ivc,,
trOlu bin, Il sfatD1upnf, Witch wis prllituu III
miscellaneous document NJ. ll1 ut tho ilrst sos-
slntl Of tho Furty- fourth Congress, whIut, uivcB
IN uetnI US far US 1t cuuttl be lscertailieu from
tho records 0E. tho Pcnsson Olllcc, tbs amount
TINT would DO required to ply tho ar.uars both
1f inyal.ds ard dependents III vnctI year since
Tim adoption al Spc. ,f, Or the eyIsGa Stntiltes.
do not know that II will 10 necessary to ruil
specially annual unlouut., but up 10 tue lst Ut
,lannary, t61u, tho Commissioner reports
thAt tAprc woro lg,8M iivNill cascs, to
which tito limitation Ot tho section applied. anl
tho estimated nInount 0f nrrcAss ut thnt tlfno
wiz S9.6taa.s55 Tho number sttwIuws and ID.
pentlcRts wus G,l46.' Tho nln0l,t,t rutt,llreu to
pay the .arroArs u thnse W..!a hv S',sx5,:sii,
huve Ienn three yours stnce thnt tiNtc. unu, "
cn,irse, can only Hstilnatn why ailOuilt wn,ltl
In required Rinoo this cumpiINtton was ,llule; !;
hut, tMkug tue g4tasintn fUr IbIn ,lA lln Aycr,lgi.
my Judgment would bU thnt tn this sum should
h0 AItieL mt luss thl,l $hU1 for ulis,,s si,ct,
ulowed. to which tho limitation NOW Mpplua.
ar Gouruo, tIsts0 estlmlutes nrc very largely III
the nnture Of suruises because wu cn,lt;lt tril
Until tho I'LL Is p,lt practically In oporutton OK
uctly ,yhai VIII ee required.
Mr. .cunkltig-Mnking In nll how much hns tho
Senator h,lH II th0reY
Mr.. lngutIs-NlaktnE Il. oil up to tho 1st of
Jnnunry, 1871, tho sum Ut $lJ. Al, ,1 Htla that,
should tlltlHp, Wuula bD Increased by mt trsa