National Republican., 1883-03-01
y tho following vote

George, Morgan,
The president said that on reflection he
thought Mr. Ingalls's point of order against
reading the action of the house from the
Record was well taken.
Mr.. Garland appealed from the decision of
the chair.
The question Of order was debated by
Mcssrs. Garland, Edmunds, and Morgan.
Mr.. ingalls, offered the following resolution
ResoiNd, That 1t is the opinion of the senate
uiat the conference the house bill 553S 1.-The in.
ternal revenue and tariff bin should be full and
fre. and that If the senate cOnierees become ad-
yised that any Limitation has been placed by the
house upon the action of their conferees, the sem
ate confer, es shall retire and report the fact TO
the senate for It's consideration.
Mr.. Sherman supposed IL was the desire of
Sthe senate to bring about an agreement upon
the bill, and declared that these motions and
resolutions and counter resolutions tended to
defeat that object.
After further discussion, Mr. Garland said
he was willing to accept Mr.. lngalls's resolu-
tiOn In lieu Of the action he had himself pro-
posed, and IL was agreed to without division.
The senate then resumed the consideration
of the bill to give increased pension $40 a
month"; to one armed and one legged soldiers
and Others suffering from equivalent disabili-
ties.
The pending question was on the motion of
Mr.. Vest to strike out the words "or shall
have suffered disability equal thereto"
Mr.. Mitchell said that when the bill passed
the house the statement was made that it
would involve an increase of the expenditure
for pensions of only about 81 100000, but the
senate committee on pensions, upon more
careful inquiry, became satisfied that IL would
involve n much larger amOunt-larger by
over $500,000. Mr.. Mitchell discussed the
four different reports on this bill made by
members of tho committee on pensions, and
advocated the substitute presented in tho re.
port signed by Senator Blair and himself
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pensioners now on the roll except the cases
Of the widows aud minor children, and while
the outlay under it would be no more than
under the house bill, the distribution of bene-
fits would be much more equitably made than
under that bill.
Mr. Williams thought IL would be as well
to amend the bill so as to declare that every
body on the pension roll should draw $40 per
month pension for that was what IL would
amount TO ii passed.
Mr. Voorhees, declared himself in favor of
the bill, and called attention to some figures
showing that in 1870 tho number of soldiers
who had suffered amputatiOn was less than
1900, and one-haf Of those were now dead
aud buried. The vital statistics on this sub
iect were appalling. They showed beyond
question that the average dminution of life
suffered by those losing leg or an arm was
fifteen years.
Mr.. VanWycl1 said that If the desire of the
senate was TO defeat the bill, that was one
thing but If there was any real intention
that increased pensions should be given tC
those suffering from special disabilities, there
was no class more in need or deserving of sucl
recognition than the class proposed TO b,
struck out by Mr.. Vest-porsons laborinJ
under disabilities equivalent TO the loss of al
arm or leg, and who, in many cases, suf
feTcd really more than those who had los
limbs.
Mr.. Slater said that the total increase o
pensions proposed by the bill would be owe
100000 annuity, but the equivalent disa
bilityp class would undoubtedly increase 70
some years. The Substitute proposed by Mr.