The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-25
F0RTY.EiGHTH CONGRESS.
senate Proceediags Yesterdav.
WASHINGTON. June "a "a

MI. Hampton, from the Committee or
niItary Affairs, reported favorably IN,
OIL for the repair OF Fort Marion, at ST
augustine, Fla, aud II was placed on tao
calendar. '''
Mr.. Sherman offered resolution, which
was agreed to, providing that the hour for
commencing the daily sessions OF the Sem
ate during the remainder OF the session
shall bc IL O'Clock.
The consideration OF the Mexican pen.
sion bill was then resumed.
Mr.. Maxey said the bill as Il came from
The House was simple bill, giving pen
sion OF IS per month to survivors of the
Mexican war. The amendments to IL had
now made 1t totally different bill, revolu-
tionizing Its character. The amendments,
he SAID, Disseminated against Mexican
veterans. IL was clear 10 him that the in
tention OF the majority was to kill the bill,
putting on 1t amendments that would rem
der II impossible for the early friends OF
the bill to vote for It in its final shape.
Senators on the other side had SAID they
favored the Mexican pension bill, but he
(Maxey) believed that actions spoke louder
than words, and the actions OF the senator's
did not correspond with their words.
Wibh9 ss tS @SaH5 further
for bis vote. He could not support this
bill. which as it now stood was an insult
10 the old Mexican veterans. II the bill
had been considered in full beiore.the Chi
cago Convention ii would have been passed.
Now 1t was dead as door-nail. The Sem
ate had voted down the arrears provision.
notwithstanding the resolution OF the Chi
cago Convention, but shrink from voting
down the resolution OF the caucus OF Re-
publican senator's. Mr.. Williams had sup
posed that IL a brave and honest man
ever eX sted on the iace Of the earth-a
man not afraid OF man or dewitt was
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Logan. the
nominee OF the Republican party for the
yice-presIdency Of the republic; but even
that Senator had shrunk back and been
driven from his sense OF duty. "Oh!"
said Mr.. Williams, "shades OF Sumner,
Morton, Stevens, and other great leaders of
the Republican party in its palmy days OF
its glory and power" Mr.. Williams spoke
with great warmth and energy. Ii was
clear that the bill had no friends on the Re.
publican side and that the Mexican soldiers
must wait for their pensions until the Gov
eminent should come into the hands OF the
Democrats. The action on this bill was a
disgrace to the nation.
Mr.. Wilson defended the amendments to
the bill, as the amendments, he said.
gave us complete system that provided
for Union soldiers as well as Mexican SOL
ders, and that was what we meant to
have.
Mr.. Farley reminded Mr.. Wilson OF the
reply OF the Senator from Massachusetts
(iOar) that tn O purpose OF certain amend
ment was to kill the bill.
Mr.. Wilson replied that the Senator from
Massachusetts, could take care Of himself,
but so far as the Republican side was con-
cerned, as whole, there was no purpose
detrimental to Mexican pensioners.
Mr.. Morgan said that whenever the peo-
pie OF the North wanted TO give pensions
to Union soldiers be would favor it. He
thought it one OF the results OF the war
that had been accepted by the southern
people. The present object Of course was
q political one to press the Democrats to
the wall-to attempt TO prove they were
opposed to pensioning Union soldiers
while the fact was that they were not salts
fed that il was the deliberate judgment OF
the northern people that such pensions
should now be paid. In the course OF his
remarks Mr.. Morgan said: "Take your
for the presidency. He was
valiant talker in war, but he never went
TO the war. He remained at home and ac-
cumulated his million dollars, and his SUBJ
stitute went to war;"
Mr.. Williams "No he didn't; he got
furloughed and remained at home"
Mr.. Morgan "Well, he ought to have
gone; one Of the members OF that combi-
nation ought to have gone" Referring to
our system Of taxation, which Mr.. Morgan
insisted bore the hardest upon the common
people OF the country, he asked senator's in
the name of God and humanity to forbear
passing measures that made the load OF
those people harder to bear. After alludng
to tie bravery OF the soldiers on both sides
in the late war. Mr.. Morgan said: "When
YOU come to speak Of that heroic man from
Illinois Iogan), who will stand second on
your ticket in the coming election, who
was a heroic man both in Mexico and in
the late war; when you speak about his
the white plume OF Navarro.
but the red pompon OF the soldier dipped
in the blood OF his adyersary-wh you
come to speak OF that in order that his he
roism may stand in its true colors, you
must draw in the background Of the pic
ture the form of Confederate soldier
fighting yaliantly for his cause; for II that
soldier had been an unpatriOtic, half-heart-
ed. untrue man-a man who had rI.n from
his flag-John A. LOgan's glory would
have been confined to his triumphs
on the battle fields OF Mexico. We are all
Americans. Mr.. President. / am proud
of the men that stood up against us in the
war; and whatever other men, that did
not 20 to the war, may think Of us, those
men are proud OF lis too. There's no
difficulty in our fellowship; no difficulty
in our meeting face TO face to debate mat
tiers for the interests OF the country"
At 3 O'Clock the debate closed according
to the understanding OF yesterday. The
voting upon amendments then began. An
offered by Mr.. Mitchell was
agreed to, providing that no person be
entitled to more than one pension at one
time under the laws OF the United States
unless that fact be specially stated in the
law.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Call TO
pension disabled or dependent survivors
Of the Blackhawk and Creek and Seminole
Indian wars was voted down.
After further amendments, as In Com
mittee OF the Whole. the bill was reported
to the Senate, and when the Chair had put
the question whether the amendments
should be agreed to, Mr.. Morgan renewed
his motion Of yesterday, to postpone fur
Their consideration Of the bill till December
next. The motion was not agreed to. The
bin was then put to vote and passed
yeas, 81; nays, y.
The vote IN detail is as follows,
Yeas.-Nessrs. Allison, Blair. Bowen, Butler,
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron OF Wisconsin,
Conger. Dawes, Doph, Frye, George, Hale, liar
rson, i'm, ingalls,, Jones or NeVa9h, Lamar
Isnham Logan, Mcmillan, Malone. hianderson'
Niiler of California, Miller OF New YORK, Anicheli'
WorrilI. Palmer Pike Itlatt, Plumb. Ransom, RID,
sawyer, Sewell, secrIah' 'ah"icA'"h
Ndys.-Messrs. Bayard. Beck, Brown, Cail'
cnaLg..oIi GnLn CoInnI1t. EdmundS, FAIR. FarIey,