National Republican., 1884-06-21
Debate Upon the Measure Still Continued in
the Senate.
Amendments Including Union Soldiers
Of the Late War offered.
The Campbell-Morey Contested Election Case Dis
posed Of in the HouSo--Mr. Moroy 0uStod.
An Appropriation 10 Pay MIR. Knbourn's
Judgment Recommended.
THE SENATE.

Mr. Morrill,, from tho committee on finance, re- |
ported favorably the bill amending the act OF
June, 1885, relating to the immediate transporta-
tion OF duliable goods.
TT provides that merchandise transported under
the provisions of the act shall DO conveyed in
cars, vessels, or vehicles, securely fastened with
locks or SEALS under the exclusive control Of the
officers Of customs. 1t may also DO transported by
express companies in safes or trunks Of prescribed
eize and description, where OF too large size, in
separate compartments. Pig iron, spiegle iron,
scrap iron, iron ore. and railroad iron may be
Transported on fiat cars, the weight being sscer.
spectors along the route, as prescribed by the
secretary Of the treasury, at the expense of tho
MIR. Lapham, from the committee on privileges
and elections, reported bill concerning federal
elections" IL authorizes the attorney general TO
appoint commission to examine and report upon
"ballot box and counting devices" II any device
examined by the commission seems adapted to Sc.
cure certainty in the registration and counting OF
votes the attorney general is authorized to CON
tract with the patenteo Tor its Manufacture. A
all elections held after the delivery OF the boxes
tories all ballots are to be deposited In the new
boxes The bill is accompanied by written re-
The bills were placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Hawley reported a joint resolution pro-
viding for the printing OF 10000 copies OF the es
,timony taken by the committee ON education ana
lnbor.
On hearing that the cost of tho volumes II un-
DOuuu WOulu Db tlUo,UOOi IL DOunug Sioo,VuOi WI.
Sherman said he was opposed to 1t. While not
wishing to bettle the subject, he said the vol
umes contained much that was useless, though
some Information that was useful; and II the
committee on education and labor would con
dense the useful matter into one volume Mr..
Sherman would favor printing considerable
numbor of copies of such a volume.
Mr.. Hawey said he had seen some foolish opln-
ions expressed IN the work, but one OF the thugs
that give value to such q work was the fact that
1t showed precisely what sort Of wild opinions and
speculatons were held by people Us useiuiness
was in constituting part of the history OF the
MIR Sherman insisted upon his objection and
the resolution went to the calendar.
Mr. Groome presented the credentials OF Hon.
Ephraim X. Wilson, senator elect Of the state of
Maryland for the term of six years, beginning
Mr.. Voorhees's resolution, heretofore offered
calling for information to Indian beef contracts,
was taken up and agreed to.
After disposing OF a private pension bill, con-
sideration of the Mexican pension bill was re-
aumed.
wolld come to a vote on the bill to; day.
Mr.. Voorhees, moved TO amend Mr.. Ingalls,
proposition submitted yesterday by striking from
IL the clause limiting the time within which the
application for pension may be made.
In supporting his amendment Mr.. Voorhees,
tions should be put on any claim that was honest
aud just, and could be proven, especially q claim
founded on blood and life.
Mr.. Blair supported the amendment. He never
could see, he said why man who was entitled
to pension from the date of his discharge or dis
he had not put in his claim within a certain time.
The government had been gamer by his having
withheld his claim, aud it should not take ad;
vantage of the patience and patriotism displayed
by a soldier to cut him OFF from his pension
Mr.. Slater could not see any principle on which
this question of arrears OF pension should be re-
opened At every step of pension legislation con-
gress had promised the American people tnat 1t
% S nS' agsa Sssess Sn wS waa os
that disabled person should get pension when
he applied for IL.
of pensions to show that the proposition to allow
arrears of pensions on the claims already filed
Toull involve an expenditure OF SlSl OOo,O 700 and
The difference that would be made by the PROPOSE
tion to ignore differences of ranl, II would leave
TO be paid sum amounting TO Sl2iOoO,OO0 Before
passing measure involving SO great an expendl-
ture we should pause.
Mr.. Van wyck said that if the proposition was
intrinslcaly just and right it mattered little
whether 1t would cost $1,000 900 or $3.50, 1000.
Mr. Slater remarked that these pension ques.
tons always came up every four years-just be-
fore a presidential election.
Mr. Van Wyck replied that he, for one, was
anxious that that sort of coincidence should not
again happen. There had been shameful delay
in doing Justice to the soldiers. While the widow
of Admia al FarrGgut had got pension of
couple of thousand dollars a year, we had just
read In the newspapers that the pilot of Farra-
CUTS heet-the man who had done as much as
any for the success of that officer and his forces
had died few days ago In a poorhonse.
ments offered TO the Mexican pension bill II the
ingalls, amendment and other amendments were
he would not bring financial ruin on his govern
ment in order to secure pttance Of IS month
for his comrades-in.arms. He had thought ten
thirds majority; now, he doubted whether it pass,
excepted loaded down with ruinous provisions.
The republicans proposing to amondnhe bill had
professed to be Its friends. "God save my old
comradesn arms" said he. from such friends as
thoseW A majority OF the Mexican pensioners,
haN mad 10 a,atA
OF Mason and Dixon's line,
He had himself been confederate soldier. but
brave men bore each other no animosity. We
had all come together now to advance our COM
mon country IN career OF greatness and glory 10
the end o. lime, Finally Mr.. Williams implored
senators to withdraw the amendments, pass the
Mexican bill aud then bring up the other meas
ures upon their merits,
Mr., Cullom said the fact this bill had come to
the senate a bill for the benefit of the Mexican
soldiers did not preclude the senate from amend
IT. not only as to the class of soldiers, but
others. This was a pension bill and in dealing
with the subject the senate could not disregard
the demands OF hundreds Of thousands Of union
pension laws. The soldiers VINO had fought to
save the life of the nation should be heard on the
noor OF the senate as well as the man who fought
In the Mexican war. Mr.. Cullom would not say
word Against the Mexican soldier he favored
pensioning That soldier. But while doing 80.
why not make clean job of it2 There
were great numbers of wounded and disabled un-
niOsold ers who were appea ing congress for pen
SLAMS In order that they may exc out an existence
reason why we should cut men off from their PEN
s ms because they had not applied for them. lIe
(Mr. Cullum) would vote for the arreaTages
because II was rlgut to pay them, He would
however favor Limitation OF the arrearages to
the lt Of January, 1850 as the representatives of
the soldiers had said that that was all they
wanted.
Mr. Maxey offered an amendment excepting all
senators aud representatives of this congress from
receiving any benefit from the proposed pension.
l Mr.. Harrison read from u communication of the
pension commissioner of the Grand Army OF the
Repubic representing 30 900 veterans of the late
NWar On the subject OF arrears that communica-
lion stated I'VE are iu favor of the extension of
the arrears limit TO Jan. !, 1885"
He thought the gentlemen who signed that
paper had better authority TO speak for their com
rades than had his colleague Mr. Voorhees,,
Mr.. Voorhees, amendment 10 strike ont from
I Mi. lngalls's amendment the clause limiting ar
fears 70 cases In which application shall be filed
prior 70 Oct. l. 1854 was mol agreed ~.
Mt. Van Wyck offered an amendment providing
That as TO all pensions hereafter granted no dis
tinction Of rank should be recognized and all
such pensioners should be rated as enlisted men,
Alter some discussion between Mr.. Van Wyck,
Mr. Blair, Mr.. ingalls,, aud Mr.. Williams the
amendment Of Mr.. Van Wyck was voted down.
yeas q, nays 2S,
'Mr. Williams called attention to the fact that the
amendmcnt Of Mr.. ingalls,, while allowing means
OF pensions, only allowed them To soldiers Of the
late war. This was discrimination against the
Mexican veterans
Mr. sherman said his own vote on this amend
ment would. he supposed disappoint great many
psrspns for whom no had great deal of con.
Lidefation.
WAtthis point suggestion of adjournment was
made.
MI Cullom attempted to secure an agreement to
/ han n hill nd he X