New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-25

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the matter. Yours, {. A. ARTHUR.
| President Arthur has passed by Judge Blatchford
| and Senator Edmun Is to elevate Roscoe COnkling
to the Supreme Bench of the United states That ~
| a bluuder which will make the Nation trcmble
While we believe the Senate acted wisely in lay
ing on the table and making an end of the Ingalls,
resolution on the Pension Arrears bill with all its
| amendments, there was one proposed amendment
offered by Mr. Beck winch seems to have sufficient
merit to warrant its being revived and passed in
some FORM Mr. Brck's amendment directed the
Committee on Pensions to inquire into the expe-
diencv of recurring the Commissioner of Pensions TO
cause printed lists of all persons, whether they are
officers soldiers or the widows. children or depend
ant relatives of officers soldiers of the Army of
the United States the civil war, who are either
drawing or applying for PENSIONS to be kept posted
i'm some conspicuous place accessible to the public,
in the post office where the pensioners or claimants
releive their mails giving the names III FULL their
ronl, and the regiments and companies in which the
officer or soldier rived, when his claim originated.
the time when tine original application for pension
was made the time when granted, the amount OF
the pension allowed aud the arrears paid to or
claimed by each also to inquire into the eXpe-
dt ucv of reGuirng each officer and empIOye in each
of thc Departments and Bureaus of the Government
of the United States to forward az once TO the Com
missioner Of Pensions all information which may be
furnished to them 10y any person or OF which he OF
| she NAV have OF obtain knowledge or information
relative to frauds or irregularities in relation to
pension cases or claims, on pain of dismissal from
the service" This plan for the prevention Of frauds
was suggested by THE TRIBUNE a few weeks since,
and we believe it would be found effective in pre-
venting "A large proportion OF the frauds in pension
applications which are believed to be now so com
mon. Either in the form proposed by Senator Beck
or some other sone action should be taken for the
prevention of fraud by giving publicity to such
facts AS the amendment enumcrates.
In the light Of his work of yesterday it is not so
difficult as it was to understand why the President
has shrunk from going ahead.
Imagine "hacyon and vocferous proceedings
from the bench of the Supreme Court
The proposition to erect a monument
TO the memory of Major Andre at larry
town, which originated in the kindly
and generous feeling of the late Dean Stanley,
created at the time considerable discussion There
was room for honest doubts of the proprety of the
proposed testimonial, yet it not easy TO express
these doubts vii hout seeming to be harsh and I'M
! forgvng. But the monument having been erected,
il became at once sacred the eyes of all generous
| and intelligent Americans. The inscription to be
| placed upon il delicate matter and all who
have read it and competent to judge of its ap-
prUpriateneSs will admit that it contains nothing
| amenable TO the most sensitive criticism. 1t gives
the historical facts fairly. 1t allows that the execu
| ton of Major Andre was according TO the stern
| code Of war;; and so it was 1t adds that both
armies mOurned the fate of one so young and brave"
This also is strictly true. The motives of Mr. Field,
| who SO promptly seconded Dean Stanley's suggeS-
| ton are not to be questioned. He said upon the
monument that he raised it " in token of those bet
fer feelings which have since united two nations,
one in race, in language and in religion Finally
the hope is expressed that this friendly union will
never be broken" Pray, what is there here to
which any sensible American can objectl Yet some
intense patriot the other night, defaced tins i'll
scriptiOn. hosted the American flag, and left bad
copy of verses near the spot The vagrant guilty OF
| this outrage is spoken of "a crank" 1t should
be fully understood tnat no man Of sense here fails
| TO regard the deed with disgust.