The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-10

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instead of being patriotic devotion TO country,
becomes mere mercenary gain.
Mr.. Wooliord lDem-, Ky.) replied. He SAID :
believe the time viii come when the people OF
this country will combine together and that spirit
of justice viii dawn upon the Nation that VIII PEN
sion not only the Mexican soldiers, but, as nave
said. every soldier of our wars and that we VIII
not be bankrupt either by it, This great Nation,
pay the pensions. You ask me how. There will
be thousand ways discovered to pay IT. ms
pension bill viii be passed. You may vote IL down
to-day. hope you will not, but 1t VIII De passed
and every Union soldier will be pensoned in time;
and then the Government instead of being broken
and bankrupt viii prosper and grow under the
blessings OF almighty God and in the consciousness
oi good action and an honest and just perform
ance our part of the duties of legislators. I'm
der these conditions this land in place of becoming
poor Will grow richer and richer. There Is no use
To talk 10 about the doing OF an act OF justice 10
the gallant soidiery of this country making paupers
of yon Does the distinguished gentleman from
Ohio believe tha: this Nation will be thereby pau
perized2 Look az its vast resources look at this
magnificent country with IFS J0,Ooo0OO OF people,
and tell me Ii will be impoverished and broken be-
of this pitiful that you allow to the gal
LIANT defenders of our country. Mr.. Speaker,
never can be brought to believe anything OF that
kind.
On vote being taken there were ayes IT.
nays 80, not a single Republican voting against
the amendment.
AT this point the proceedings were inter-
rupted by the presentation of the President s
veto message on the Fitz-John Porter BILL The
question being should the bill be passed, the
Presidents objections TO the contrary notwith-
standing. the vote was, ayes 16S, nays rs The
following Republican members voted with the
Democrats in favor of the bill: Bayne pa J,
Bedford (Col.l, Laird (Neb.l, Long Mass, Po-
land lYt. Ranney (Massl, Ray On. ", Ray
IN. H., Smith Pa, Jeiords Miss. J, Lyman
Mass, and Rockwell tMass.)
The House, without further action on the
Mexican pension BILL adjourned.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House on Thursday, when the Mexi-
can pension bill came up, Mr.. Hewitt tDem.,
Ala.) made the point of order that the Senate
amendments must be considered in Committee
of the Whole, and the Speaker sustained the
point; the effect of which was, Of course to
Jeopardize the passage Of the bill. On reach
ing the Senate amendment, providing
That every such officer, enlisted man, or widow
who is or may become 62 years Of age or who is or
may become subject to any disability or depend
ency equivalent TO some cause prescribed or recog
nized by the pension laws of the United States a
sufficient reason for the allowance of pension,
shall be entitled to the benefits of this act; hut il
shall not be held to include any person not within
the rule OF age disability or dependency herein
defined, or VINO incurred such disability while in
any manner voluntarily engaged in or aiding or
/ United States.
Mr.. Townsend dem. }, in charge of the bill,
moved TO eoncnr, and demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. Stoclzslager Dem. Ind hoped the
House would not concur.
On vote being taken there were ayes, I3A
( pays, 26; not voting, 1874 The point of " no
quorum" was at once made, and the House
adjourned without further action.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on Friday, conference report
on the bill to consolidate the Bureau of Military
Justice and the corps of judge advocates was
presented by Mr. Rosecrans Cali and agreed
/ 10.
The House then resumed the consideration
Of the Senate amendments to the Mexican PEN
sion bill, but the absence of quorum was dis
closed. and after several roll-calls call of the
| House was ordered, but 10 no effect.
The conference committees reports on the
| Soldiers Home and desertion bills were then
adopted. and the bills passed
Mr. McMillin TENN submitted the confer
ence report on the bill introduced by him linn
| iting the time within which prosecutions may
| be instituted against persons charged with vio-
/ lating internal revenue laws, and it was agreed
TO. AS agreed to, the bill reduces the time
within which offenders may be prosecuted from
five TO three years, when the penalty is impris-
onment in the penitentiary, and TO two years
In all other cases.
The flibusterng against the Mexican pen
sion bill then continued until 4:45, when the
House took a recess until 9 o'clock in the even
| ing.
At the evening session the House resumed
the consideration of the Mexican pension bill,
and in view of the strong opposition to the
measure, both on the part of those who thought
that the granting of service pension was in
! advisable and of those who were opposed to
/ the restrictions placed upon it by the Senate
Mr.. Townshend OH. J, who had charge of the
! bill, proposed that the Senate amendments be
non-concurred in and conference ordered.
Mr. Hewitt Dem, Ala objected.
MIR. Shelley lAla.l suggested that the bill be
laid aside and the House proceed to the consid-
Grafton Of private pension bills.
Mr. Calkins lInd.) asked Mr.. ToWnshend to
comply with that suggestion, at the same time
/ c0mplimenting him on the gallant fight he had
| made for the Mexican pension bill.
Mr. Townshend, however, refused TO accede
TO the request, and the question required on
ordering the previous question on concurrine
| in the sixth amendment of the Senate, but the
yea and nay vote again disclosed the absence
of a quorum, and no action could be reached.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House. on Saturday, the session wa,
| occupied with the consideration of reports from
conference committees on the appropriation
bills not yet agreed TO- and in fIibustering on
sixth Senate amendment TO the Mexican pen
sion bill
On motion by Mr. Burnes (Mo.) to postpone
the further consideration Of the bill until the
second Tuesday in December, there were yea:
55-all Democrats, including 80 ex-Confeder.
ates-and l35 nays, but although several efforts
were made to secure a vote on the bill itself
on a call Of the yeas and nays the Democrats
by abstaining from voting, left the House with
out quorum. The session was continued oyel
Sunday, and until 1870 p. M, just prior Il
which the usual resolution of thanks to Tho
Speaker was adopted.
MONDAYS PRocEEDIsGs
In the House, on Monday, Saturdays session
was resumed, and Mr.. Randall pa offered /
resolution appointing J. c. S. Blackburn Ky.
as Speaker pro TEN. dnri8g the temporary
absence of the Speaker; and it was adopted
unanimously.
Mr.. Blackburn, on taking the chair. thanked
the House for this mark of confidence, and SAID
that he would endeavor TO deserve it.
AT 10:l5 the House took further recess until
11:30. at ll:55 the House adjourned and thu
session of Saturday closed.
On motion of Mr.. Randall the House con
CURED in the Senate amendments to the ad
journment resolution fixing the hour of fina
adjournment at 2 o'clock.
MeSsrs. Randall, Turner fGa) and Hiscocb
| On. " were appointed q committee To wal
| upon the President and ascertain whether ht