Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-24

mendad. 4, .snVn'attves had not reco,,,-
a sinnI, !. was based on the motiov ~
na S,ug,e senator. The commi.s,ononn o.
p .n.9ls nnd estimated the pronos, .i VI
c.no nna inVoive the payment ~ Ssi9
oov'uvv. no government In tha 49,, w-iy,,
eouiu endure If IT should altar woriu
iay all the claims and arreays - ~. 10
Sa,,isihg out of its misfortnnasu ia NJ
SHERMAN pu. himself ON iha Mr;
srounu That the soldier who Nod J'oau
twenty years waived his r;nh, ior
pension either because he d,5 rn, 70
sire IL or was too proud 10 clain, I, ue,
no regal or even moral rivLt ~ hau
smbarrass his government rnM 10
wo"i,i Tue L adoption Of this amendment
o Ty nv we we embarrassing for the peonle
y. .he united States. He Womb liz Ky
~ see .ne pension law so amended ne
70 provide for cases OF hardship h" ~
wneh an unreasonable demand IL M a ods
ne would have the courage In VOW.
against IL, even at the risk of ba,n,s
misunderstood. oe'ns
;, Mr.. Conger said there were ,,o,,
thousand soldiers who had had -, niauy
portunity to present their elaine ~ nil, ~
ia lhe time fixed in the act In ISL, sna
tnere was no reason in law or eoni,r
why they should lie discriminatory "oy
against. The amendment of Mr. Nv
gals was Just and equitable and shonId
be adopted. ' anu siouid
Mr.. ingalls, said: at would ina oro,
lying 10 the country to understand
s .na. Mr. sherman had said that pen.
sions We're not contracts, but a pratnj.
W or charity which the United states
could give or withhold rs il pleased y,
ne called Mi. Sherman's attention To
Ine TACT that the Republican platform
vi ohio, Two years ago, and that
OF the Republican national
convention this year, declared for the
tning which this measure embodied
iet the senator from Ohio tMr. Sber.
man deliberately disavowed that dee.
iaration and declared it was not hind.
ing upon the conscience nor unon tbe
political action of those who NAV hs
called upon to vote on the onasi;on
Mr.. ingalls, favored liberty of opinion.
put II the declarations referred
70 were to be declared
by these in authority not to be binding.
then II would lie well for the party
managers to put up notice, as the
railroad managers did, that passengers
are not allowed to stand on the plat.
form.
Mr. sherman deprecated this intro.
duction of the party platform TO guide
Inc senators i'll the performance of
their sworn duties. When he
remembered that the platform
of the late Republican convention had
been made up in n few hours time. on
a swelterlng hot day by forty-two men
being suddenly called together, most
or whom never saw each other before:
he did not think 1t should be called q
guide for senators in the performance
of their public duty. He thought it
an extraordinary spectacle that it
should be attempted to so make
it guide. lie has as
much respect as anybody for the
opinion of his party, but it was the
congress of the United States that, un.
der the constitution, must prescribe
laws for our country. Our Democratic
friends would be in q very sorry pre-
dicament If be should present to them
their party platform for the last TWEEN.
ty years as a guide for action. In fact
they were in a sorry predicament any
way, but as senators of the United
States must have some better guide
than a hastily arranged party plat
form, he (Sherman) would not be
afraid to go before any crowd of SOL
diers in the United States and make
the argument he had made to-day. He
believed the Judgment of the prudent
sensible, candid and fair men among
them would be with him.
Mr.. ingalls, amendment was voted
down a; yeas, lG; nays, 80.
Mr.. Mitchell offered an amendment
in substance the same as the pension
bill introduced by Mr.. Cullom early in
May, providing pensions for invalid
soldiers and sailors who have been
discharged from the army or navy OF
the United States after three months
service in rebellion, and for widows
and dependent parents OF deceased
pensioners Adopted; yeas, -; nays, q.
Before this was agreed to, Mr.. Nor
gan moved to postpone consideration
of the bill until December, as, he said,
the Mexican soldiers could not get u
fair chance while this bill was being
treated as II political measure. Lost.
Mr.. Vest said the object eff major
ity OF the senate was evidently to kill
the bill, not by fair shot, but by load
ing it down with amendments. He
could not vote for it as amended, feel
ing the majority was influenced into
the belief that the war with Mexico,
which had shed so much glory on the
American army, was Democratic
war.
Mr.. Conger supposed 1t then fol-,
lowed that the war for the Union hau
been a Republican war.
Mr.. Vest said he had not said SO. !,
MIR. Conger remarked he would
then cav so on bis own account.
After some further discussion it was
agreed on the suggestion of Mr.. ALL
son to adopt the ten minutes rule lor
sneeches tomorrow, and the commit
tee TO vote ON the bill and amendment
at three o'clock. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hancock introduced a bill au'
thorizing the funding of the entire
bonded debt of the United States IN
per cent. fifty-year bonds, lie
ferred. ~
Mr.. Randall, chairman of the COM
| mittee on appropriations, said ne was ~
directed by the unanimous voice o,
that committee to move to suspenu,
the rules and pass the sundry clyil
appropriation bill. He wished iirst 70
Give he house an opportunity to vote
Snon a few amendments the mos, mos,
important of which was that repolIesa
nv lie committee on expenditures IN
tie department Of Justice relative I'VE ~ T.
the salaries of United States marshais
and district attorneys. ..;,os,od IN
some opposition was maniiestea :. :.
the nroposition to pass the bill under ,s :,