The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-09

were killed in battle or died from disease
contracted in the service" Was that
true2 Had yeu Qurning to Col. Taylor
seen the bill reported by Mr.. Matson?
1t was sent to your room as it was to all
other members. "These bills have
been thIottled and denied a hearing"
"Whv have all the bills introduced in
this House in the interest OF the soldier
been suppressed ',Gov. Hart's bill" !"
he goes on, granting pensions to all
soldiers who had rendered certain
amount OF service and who had arrived
at certain age, and scores OF others OF
like character were sent to this commit
tee for consideration. but they have all
slept the sleep that knows no waking"
1t is true that bills were introduced in
the House by the cart load-7 900 and
more were introduced. They came to
by the basketfnl-the same bills are in
troduced into Congress over and over
again. They who introduce them gener-
ally get reporter of the press at Wash
ington, by paying $5, to circulate the
fact that member so and so has intro
duced bill TO pension somebody or do
something wonderful, and it is generally
understood of such bills that they are
introduced for that purpose only. Mr..
Taylor did introduce bills, but did he do
anything more? Did he go before the
committee on payment of pensions,
bounty and back pay, or any committee
and ask for consideration OF his bills :?
Did you, Cunning to Nh Taylor visit
the committee at all, or speak to a mem
Der about any bill? Did you do any,
thing COR that bill or any other, but in
troduce it in the House. and then obtain
leave to print speech on it afterwards :?
As chairman of one committee, / know
what was done. The bills introduced
by Mr.. Taylor, and all others introduced
were referred to the proper sub-commit-
tees, and considered, and if reports were
not made upon them all, it was the fault
of subcommittee because there were so
many bills that it was physically impos-
sible for me to report at any length on
all OF them. We did, however, take up
a few of this character OF bills, and we
began to count the cost Of some of them
/ We found it would take more money to
pay the bills which Mr.. Taylor and a
few others introduced than there was al
| that time in all the public treasures OF the
world. [Ironical laughterl. There was al
/ the time we were considering these bills,
| in the Bank OF England e2l ,000, 900,
in the Imperial Bank of Germany
800, ,0O0, 900 marks. in the Bank ol
France, gold, 86O 200, 900 franks, in the
Treasury OF the United States belonging
to the Government $l4 ), 900 900; or alto.
gether about $4J5, ,000, 900. Supposing all
| this money was at the disposal of our
government it would not have been
enough to pay the two or three bills
which MIR. Taylor introduced, and ex'
pected US to Immediately pass under 8
suspension OF the rules and without con-
sideration.s There was not money
enough in the Treasury of the Unitec
States belonging to the Government tt
pay either one OF his bills, and if VIZ
include the other bills which he refers
to, there was'not money enough in thu
whole United States, if you should give
every dollar, to pay on those bills tht
first payment. Great laughter. | go
; official estimates on. some OF the bills
Here ia one which was referred to tn,
| committee. The estimate on this i
$l92, ,72a 400. The second is, one of Mr.
Taylor's, called for $l59, ,749, 900 to b.
paid Immediately. Another will tak,
$346, 600 900.
The Commissioner of Pensions made
report 10 me IN reference 10 another bill
shajl not take time to read IL ALI. Tn,
date ia March 9Th. To carry ont IN
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ne ln1egn. ai.ea sisias ot,s. s..en.;o ..e.;o
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~ .-'e cols.usasu - '"s"''u ''a''n' y
Tue NJ rens'oa % n oi,ioe ~ r.;o, .o,,s oso
we iouha upon Tue pension rois -ou'
v9 claims Q, lnyaia soldlers s: asking ai,!: sel
ienepI y .Aeil e,al.n; .ot a,sa9l.sy sa;n an a.,
ne AiioW4nee y we iAss Eeits,ohs L:,,.:a uu
= !lem ~, wo4nas A.a op'tEl sisa9','i,le nins
, .ncus,ea ~ ona ~ usS sS.sISo "ou e.,oI Hs as
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are .1ese cia'ns unsea;lea a .. WI
mas nag conlrol ol ine pensnion otsises .t;
iloa ul6 elose ~ INC IL wal JoS JomI phn ~ III