The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

wait for their pension till the govern
ment should come into the hands of
the democrats. The action on this
bill was disgrace to the nation.
Mr.. Wilson defended the amend
mentS. The bill, as amended,
he said, gave up COM
plete system that provided for
union soldiers as well as Mexican SOL
diers, and chat WAS what we meant to
have.
Mr.. Morgan. said the present object of
course, was Il political one, to press the
democrats to the wall, and an attempt
to prove they were opposed to pen
Sloning union soldiers, while the fact
was they were not satisfied it was the
deliberate judgment of the northern
people that such pension should now
be paid. In course of his remarks
Morgan said: "Take the candidate for
the presidency, he wasa valiant talker
in war, but he never went to
the war, he remained at home
and accumulated his million dollars,
and sent his substitute to the war.
Mr.. Williams-No, he didn't. He
got furlough and remained at home.
After alluding to the bravery of
the soldiers of both sides in the late
war, Mr.. Morgan said: When you
come TO speak of that heroic man
from Illinois, Uogan) who will stand |
second on your ticket in the coming |
election, who was heroic man, both |
in Mexico and in the late war-when
you speak about his plume-not the
white plume of Navarre-but the red
pompon of soldier dipped in blood
of his adversary-when you came to
speak of that in order that his heroism
may stand in its true colors, you must
draw in the back ground of the pict-
ure, the form of confederate soldier
fighting valiantly for his cause-for if
that soldier had been unpatriotic, half
hearted, an untrue man who had run
from his flag-John A. Logan's glory
would have been confined to his tri-
umphs on the battlefield of Mexico.
We are all Americans. am proud
of the men who stood up against
us in war, and whatever
the men that did not go the war
think, those are proud of us, too.
There's no difficulty in our fellowship,
IN our meeting face to face to debate
matters for the interest of this cCun-
try.
AT 3 o'clock the debate closed, and
;he voting on the amendment then
begun. The amendment was agreed
20, providing no person shall be enti-
led to more than one pension, at one
,ime, under the laws of the United ,
States, unless that fact be specially I
stated in the law. The bill then pass ;
,d-yeas, 81; nays, 27. {
The legislative bill was then taken !
lp and the senate went into eXecu-
i've session.
WASHINGTON. June 24.-Mr Foran
the conference report on
he bill, establishing a bureau of ]
abor statistics. Agreed to.
Senate bill passed granting letter
carriers fifteen days leave of absence
Zach year.
Mr.. Oury, from the committee on ;
Indian affairs, reported resolution
Ealing on the secretary of the interi-
,r for information relating to the
claims of certain persons to portion
If the lands of the Zuni Indians of {
New Mexico and Arizona. Adopted. ]
The house then resumed considera- {
ion of unfinished business, namely,
5he bill repeating the preemption,
,imber culture and desert land laws, ;
and amending the homestead law.
Mr.. Holman offered all amendment
providing that, thereafter, no public
lands a lap e: 10 agriculture, shall be ]
sold except mineral lands and
shall be reserved for actual and bona
ide settlers, under the homestead law.
Agreed to, and the bill passed; yeas
I47, nays Al.
The electoral Court" bill was then
ng been ordered.
Mr.. Herbert offered an amendment
TO that section of the senate bill,
which provides that each state may
determine all controversies concerning
the appointment of electors, by pro-
viding that such determination may
of the house and senate. Adopted.
The house bill was then adopted and
substitute for the senate bill-127 to
%. The senate bill as amended by the
was read third time and
passed.
The house then took recess till 8,
the evening session being for the con-
siderat1on of the business reported
from the military committee.
The evening session of the house
passed the following bills:
For settlement of accounts of Off
GERS of the army, who served in the
war of the rebellion; to authorize a
retired list for priyates and
non-commissioned officers Of the
United States, who served
80 years; to provide for the settlement
of claims of officers and men for loss
of private property destroyed IN the
service.
Senate bill passed providing for the
of abandoned and useless
military reservations.
Adjourned.