The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-07-05
Our Washington L. Us.
From our Regular Correspondent.

| W ~h'iii-NpioAN1 co''S - NNAN--~ -
'sis devoting this week to the passage Of
appropriation bills with and without
debate. The recent fierce heats haye
excited partisan desire to finish
the session as soon as possible, and the
passage of the House under suspen-
sion of the rules of so important bill
as the Sundry Civil Appropriation,
indicates that the Republicans may
not oppose final adjournment the
last of next week. The Democrats
of course do not want to come back to
work after their National Convention.
One Of the latest resolutions adopted
by the Senate proposes an investiga-
ton of Department frauds and that
body has authorized subcommittee
of that on Expenditures Of Public
Money to remain for this purpose af-
ter Congress goes.
Senator Ingalls, thought there must
be some radical defect in the keeping
of Department accounts, which per-
mitted series of populations to go on
for years undiscovered. He did not
want the examination confined to the
cases of defalcation already discovered,
but thought they should be such as to
satisfy the public mind that other IT.
Irregularities did not remain undetected.
1t has been claimed that Treasury
bookkeeping was so perfect as to
make fraud impossible, but faith in
this assertion has been severely shock
ed by the disclosures of the past few
weeks. Nor is there any defense for
the integrity of those entrusted with
moneys like certainty that any IL
regularity will be surely and quickly
exposed.
| Mexican war pensions have caused
great discord in the Senate this week
The bill finally passed but the Ingalls,
amendment granting arrears of pen
sions to the Union soldiers was reject
ed. There was much partisan debate
on this question, which assumed pol
itical phase, and among political
| brethren, who did not agree, rough
words were exchanged. Senator Sher-
man made a strong argument against
the Ingalls, s25O,000.000 amendment,
and the Senator from Kansas combat
| ted Mr.. Sherman's logic with his usu-
al yigor. He called attention to the
fact that the Republican platform of
Ohio, and that of the National Con-
vention declared for the thing which
this amendment embodied. The Sen
ator from Ohio maintained that the
declaration was not binding upon the
conscience or action Of those who were
called to vote on the question. Mr.
ingalls, favored liberty of opinion, but
thought if the party platform was to
be disregarded by those in authority,
party managers, like railroad mana
gers would do we'll to put up notice
| that Passengers are not allowed to
stand on the platform" Mr.. Sherman
then deprecated this introduction of
party platforms to guide Senators in
| the performance of their sworn duties
Democratic opposition to this amend
ment was on the ground that it, with
others, was forced upon the bill by Re
publican Senators in order to kill it,
thus making it appear that it died of
Democratic unwillingness to pension
the Union soldiers. Senator Will
Hams in the course of his speech, said
as there was not perfectly sound
man on the face of the earth thirty
five years of age, this bill would place
upon the rolls 100000, additional po-
sioners, which would bankrupt even
our bursting Treasury. He invoked
the shades Of Sumner, Morton, Ste
vens, all the great leaders of the Re
publican party in the days of its
palmiest power and glory, to look with
contempt upon their successors, who
had held caucus to engage in the
miserable little business of robbing a
handful Of war-worn, poverty stricken
Mexican soldiers Of their pensions
On the other side Senator Ingalls, re-
m ked that the Democratic Senators
found no difficulty in voting something
like hundred million dollars out Of
he Treasury to educate the poor peo-
pie of the South, but when it came t.
pensioning the Northern soldiers, the
Treasury was outraged. Senator Nor
gan thought pensioners at any price
would be well enough II the burden oil
taxation to pay them could be laid OF
the men who remained at home dur
ing the war and accumulated theil
, millions while they sent their subsit
tute. He referred to the Republican
Presidential candidate as a case il
point, and further said that John A
Logan's glory would have been con
. fined to the triumphs of his youth OF
the battlefields of Mexico, if the Con
federate soldier had been a cowardly
unpathetic, and half hearted man.
\ Brutal Husband.
This afternoon about 2:30 O'Clock a
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