The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-21

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| the five years limit TO pass without doing so, q
would still be permitted to prove his injuries an
to receive his pension from the time he was dIs
charged from the army on that account. 1t sal
| to the soldiers widow, that though penury an
ignorance might have prevented her frons assertln
| her right for a few years, yet the Government
would still make annual payments to her from tn
| day and hoslr when her husband sealed his meas
ureless devotion to that Government with his death
Taking up separately, and replying to the charge
made against she pension arrears act, Mr. Voorhee
contended that these had not been substantiated il
| ene instance.
Nr. Beck said that in the passage of the bill re
ferred to both Houses of Congress were impose
upon by set Of pension claim agents, who devised
the scheme of pension arrearages for their owl
benefit and that if its actual cost had been fore
told or in any way indicated at the time the bill
would net have received the support Of any of TIT
members who voted for it.
Mr. ingalls, asked Mr. Beck during the course O.
the debate what had the frauds or expenditures t.
do with the principle which the pension ar
rearages were based.
Mr.. Beck said he had never disputed the princi
pie OF bill that would give all our soldiers who
fought on the same field the same pension.
Mr.. Ingalls.-That is all that the arrearages Law
does.
Mr.. Beck-But would not allow q law to stand
which affords the means for committing frauds.
Mr.. Ingalls, here explained that the act had not
changed the pension laws but merely regulated the
time for the commencement of the pension. The
Senator admitted the law to be just and the infer.
enee from his position seemed to be that the votes
of the Senate should be governed by the considera-
ton as 10 how much, and whether more or less suoh
law would cost.
Nj Beck asked whether a single Senator who
voted for it believed the law would cost one-tenth
of what it had cost.
Mr.. Ingalls, would have voted for it if it had
cost $500, 100000 / will to-day vote to allow any
claim Of soldier that is established to run back to
the time his disability was incurred, whether it
costs $500 or 81 zoo, 100000.
Mr. Beck again repeated his question.
Mr.. ingalls, replied he did not at the time know
what the arrearages would cost, but that when a
was just he would ndorse it, regardless Of
what it might cost to do justice.
At this point, Mr. Beck having asked to be al.
lowed twenty minutes tomorrow morning to COM
plete his remarks the discussion closed for the pres
ent, and the Sherman funding bill was taken up
and laid over as the unfinished business for Tues
day.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, delivered twen-
tyminute speech upon the general subject of taxa
tion internal and external, taking as his text his
pending resolution declaring it inexpedient to re-
duce the revenue by abolishing all existing inter-
nal revenue taxes except those upon high wines
and distilled spirits.
His resolution was then referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
The Senate lat $3.50 went into executive session
and lat 4.05) adjourned until Tuesday.
HOUSE.-Mr Robson, of New Jersey, immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal called up as
a privileged question the report from the Commit
tee on Rules submitted by him on Thursday last.
The point of order was raised by Messrs. Town
shend of Illinois, and Burrows of Michigan, that
the call of States for bills could not be nterfered
with. The Speaker overruled the point of order,
holding that the privileged question took prece-
dence of the call of States
Mr.. Burrows raised the question Of consideration,
and the House decided not to consider the question
Of privilege at the present time.
Under the call of States large number Of bills
were introduced and referred.
The call of States having been concluded and 4O2
bills appropriately referred the Speaker announced
the regular order to be the presentation of resolu
tions to suspend the rules under authority Of COM
mittees.
Mr. Garrison, on behalf of the Committee on the
District Of Columbia, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to incorporate the Garfield Ne
mortal Hospital.
The half hours debate which, under the rules, is
allowed upon motions of this character, disclosed
some objection to the measure On the ground that
there were already enough hospitals in the District
Of Columbia for all practical purposes; that the in
corporation of another would have the effect Of
bringing to the District persons from the adjacent
States who should be taken care of in the various
State institutions, and that there was nothing in
the bill which would prevent the ncorporators from
applying to the Government for assistance.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
was defeated-yeaS, 140; nays S6-not the neces-
Ssry two-thirds in the affirmative.
TUESDAY.
In the SENATE, a number of petitions for
commission of inquiry concerning the alcoholic
liquor traffic for increase of pay Of the members
Of the Life-Saving Service and by Mr.. Plumb, from
CITIZENS of Kansas, for woman suffrage, were pre-
sented.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, from the Committee
Oh Appropriations, reported, with amendments, the
bill to repeal certain laws relating to permanent
and indefinite appropriations.
During the morning hour Mr. Beck resumed his
remarks upon Mr.. ingalls, resolution declaring the
pension arrears law ought not to be repealed
Mr. ingalls, said that as the funding bill had pre-
,edence to-day he would defer q formal reply to
Mr. Beck to a more convenient time. The subject
vas accordingly passed over for the present.
At go the consideration of the Sherman fund
ng bill was resumed, and Mr.. Plumb argued that
he redemption fund for United States notes ought
O be diminished.
MI Pugh said that Mr.. Vests amendment, being
copy Of the Carlisle amendment, while applicable
O the funding bill of the last Congress, imper
tive and inconsistent with some of the provisions
# the pending bill. He suggested notifications
making it applicable.
Mr.. Teller said he opposed to the bill, not
because he thought the bonds could not be sold but
because he disincined to continue the everlast
ng tinkerng of the finances, and failed to that
would be of advantage to the Govern
aent
Mr. Saunders favored the bill and opposed any
mendment Of its essential features.
The Senate lat four o'clock without closing the
ebate went into executive session, and lat 400
djourned until Wednesday.
HOUSE.-After the introduction of several resO-
utions the Speaker proceeded to call committees for
eports Mr.. Grape, chairman of the Committee On
Sanking and Currency, reported back the resolu- |
ion directing the Secretary of the Treasury to