Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-18
THE SOLDIERS ENEMY.
Warmers Pension Record
Extracts from Congressional Record.

FoRTY-SIxTH CONGRESS, p. 1854: Var
ner opposed setting apart each alternate Friday
for the consideration Of pension bills, saying, 'If
this House should sit here from now until
the end of the session-indeed, Mr.. Chair
man, if we should sit here from now until
the first Monday of December next, and de-
vote three hours day, every day, to the
consideration OF the pension bills now pend
ing before the two Houses of Congress- and
give ten minutes to each case, we could not
get through the list"
In the same discussion, above mentioned,
Mr.. Randall supporting the measurel said,
"And | want to say here, to the honor and
credit of every Congress in which l have
served, there ncrer has been any objection TO Civ
ing special meetings for the consideration of
pension bills"
Page 742: 1t being Friday, Feb. 6, 1880,
q bill granting q pension to Herman Bald
win, favorably reported from the Committee
on Invalid Pensious-Gen. Warner said, Il
object to converting this House into court
OF appeal in cases of that kind"
Same day, a bill was reported from same
committee, granting a pension to John l.
Williams. The Record reads: "Obiected to
by Mr. Warner" As these bills could only
be passed by unanimous consent, sn objec-
tion by any member defeated the passage of
the bill for that timel.
Same page land same day.. he saws, in an
other case, Il repeat, that / Object to convert
ing this House every Friday into court OF
appeals from the decisions of the Commis-
sioner of Pensions" NoTE-These special
acts were NOT in the nature OF appeals from
the decisions of the Commissioner OF Pen
sions, but were often recommended BY him to
the House, being outside the general law.
Up to this point, epery special biN presented
that day, though all had been fayOrably re-
ported from the Invalid Pensions Committee,
had been defeated BY objections; the first BY
Buckner, of Mississippi, and the others by
Warner and Sparks, of Illinois, alternately,
when Mr.. Coffroth. of Pennsylvania, used the
following language: There appears to be
small party of gentlemen here who are de-
teTniaed that no Soidiershall obtain pension"
Same day, bill reported from the commit
tee for pension to Paul Walker. Mr.. Warner
again objected, and defeated it.
Same dav, bill reported from the commit
tee for pension to Jacob J. Smith. Mr.. War
ner objected.
Second Session, p. 25S4: Bill reported
from the committee granting q pension to
Rebecca s. Allen, widow, etc. Mr., Warner
called for the reading of the report, saving,
II want 10 see the ground on which this
claim is allowed" Rev. Mr.. De La Matyr, of
Indiana, responded, "If was receiving a
pension [salsryl of five thousand dollars a
year, think would resign the pension and
let these other meritoriOus bills pass, and
not obstruct them;" to which Mr.. Warner
replied, "In response to the gentleman from
Indiana, l wish to say that | do not know
why it is not as possible for one who never
preached at all to know something of his
duty, as for one who has preached all his
life to know nothing about anything"
Page l476: Gen. Warner opposed grant
ing pension to Edward II. MITCHELL who
was woucded BY poisoned buckshot, in the
battle of White Oak Swamp, Va, which was
recommended favorably by the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, and which was reported
favorably to the House.
Page 1879: Gen. Warner opposed ths bill
granting arrears OF pension to Margaret H.
Colonoy, widow of Josiah B. Colonoy, Major
lst Mo. Vols; also reported from the,Com-
mittee on Pensions.
Page l75S: Mr.. Whitthorne heegeI for
an opportunity to ask unanimous consent
of the House to pass Senate bill granting
a pension To a man who is now trem bling
upon the brink of the grave, and for hose
relief bill was passed by previous Con-
gress, and lacked but few minutes time Of
reaching the President. for signature 80 Ms
Warner exclaimed, "Tiers are about 600 ~ do
cases as thGt-IcaH for The regular or,,e-.n { Re
Page 224l: Mr.. Ray asked consents !
put upon its passage a bill which legisl
passed the Senate and was upanirn that
BY the Committee on ~ Mass