New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-17

Mr. BECK reiterated that Congress was deccNeu py
scheme connected by interested outsiders, ana asked
Mr.. ingalls, II he did not believe, when ne yoled
it, that tho act would pot Involve an nggeg a,
s ssSp.o0o.ooS u WV
Mr. INGALLS, REPLIED that the statement imputed
10 him In the press and elsewhere when the Dill passed.
that liza operations would not require upward 0,
but he mad meyer MADE any sIGn o Se ro
who had been deprived OF the pensions 10 wncn they
had 9egn thc time Of the passage of the b it would
amount to about 100000 and that II inc previously
existing limitations removed, no definite state,
nent Of the total cost could made the number OF
future applications could not he foreseen. 49,, o..
Mr. RICK repeated that the estimates OF the totals Tor
the years 1879 and 1880 made by the Secretary OF
the Interior and Pension Commissioner taken IL con
INC WIN TSGRIIs then asked what had tho frauds OF
r 20 do with the principle on which the pen
7S AZ REX sad he had never disputed the principle Of
a bin that would give all orr soldiers who iougnt ON
the same fields the same pension. an, .,o.uou.. ,o
i Mr.. INGALLS-That IN all that the arrcarages Ia"
Mr.. BEcK-But I would not allow law to stand
| which affords the means for committing frauds.
Mr. INGALLS, here explained tnat the ael ha9 n ne.
changed tho pension aws' but merely @ ts
admitted the law to be just ana tne inference IRON
position seemed 70 be a a 20 how
much-aDd whether more or less-such Ia" "ouiu
'o Mr. BEcK asked whether sngcl Senator who voted
for II believed the law would cost onetehth Oh wnat
Mr. ISGAIIs-I would hnvo voted for IT, II 1t had cost
$500 600 600 will to-day vote to allow any claim OF
Instability was incurred, whether II costs So0OOOOooo
or billion OF dollars He did not at the time know what
the arrearages would cost but that when measure was
s he would ndorss 1t regardless OF what might cost
AT this point discussion closed for the present and
the sherman Funding bill taken up and laid over as
| the unfinished business for Tomorrow
| Bills were introduced; - -
| Nv Mr. COCKRELL dem. Motto amend the home
stead and preempon laws by requiring clsimsnts Tor
Agricultural entries, before final proof suDmttcd 10
e with Registers OF the Land Office notice OF Intention
70 make proofs and directing that copiss OF such
shall be posted In the Registers Office Tor perioo oi
| Nv MI VANwYCK 1sep. Neb ITO provide for the APP
potment OF official for the courts OF the
| MI CAMERON (sep.. PENN delivered twenty min
ues speech upon the general subject OF TAXATION inter-
nal and external, taking a. hi; text text
| his pending resolution declaring ~ iueh-
| pedent TO reduce the revenue by sboishing
ali Internal Revenue taxes except those upon hgn VINES
and distilled spirits His remarks were parity inaudiole
at the seat but he was understood 10 oppose
any material change In the tariff on imports rs now ef
isting believing that upon It's maintenance dspendea
much of the mpro and comfort OF our iaborng
Glasses although he did not object to competent re-
vision AS to the Pension Arrears act ne penese y.
Ought never repealed and never could be- Us eneot
| wss simply 10 prevent the Government rom p'eadns