Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-05

and went into committed ~ the whole on \
The pension appropriation bill
MT UrOaNcnor Of Ohio took the noOr
In defense Of Commissioners Dudley
against what he regarded as the unjust |
and uncallcd Tor attacks made upon him /
Mr., Reagan spoke against the arrears
act. Tho real question az present IN ~.
gard TO pensions seemed not 10 DO what
was iusi aud reasonable pension, hut
whether congress would follow the lend |
OF men who wished 20 Increase pcnAlons
Tor the purpose OF buying votes and pop.
uiarily among Tie soldier element, 10 be
paid for by the people who toll and pay
the taxes.
MIR. rahcll said hr Tough In tho southern
army, but was to-day Ms loyal to the goy.
crnment ~ President Cleveland or those
who criticized the voto OF southern repre-
sentatkea. tSianding behind The window
kumo gentlemen assaulted the Southern
members for thcir yotrs.) Why not come
IN 40 honest way aud so, the South must
bear the expense " the pensions, aud not
cGnc In an unmnnly way aud thrust this
continually In its face and say we are
your friends aud we love YOU; but YOU
caused this debt 20 be- put on The country
aud we mean 20 make you pay itn That
was the tfnc ipwardnuss OF al this talk
aud II exhibited want OF mAnllness for
men TO assail others whom thoy supposed
10 bc helpless aud unable Va say anything
In return for unkind, unguneious and an
manly remarks.
Mr.. Springer oonpllmcntcd com.
missioner Black's management OF the
pension bureau, and said when an hives.
tgatlon oi tho pension Office had hVen
linado II would be shown TINT every state
Iment madp by Gen, Black Ia his annual
report ~ 90 the partisan management ~
the pension oiilce by his predecessors
had been more than established. iiwuuld
he conclusiycly shown that the pension
office had been used asa political machine
during tho political campaign OF 1851, and
that the whole power aud influence of the
ollloe had been used to promote the sue.
cess OF the Republican party
The debate was continued BY Mcsars,
Ryan OF Kansas, burrows OF Michigan
and Hammond of Georgia. Mr., llcnder
sou tliun took tho floor aud made fnWid
I speech IN reply To- those who had assaulted
/, him aud HE motives during tho debate
on the Democratic side Mr. RAean) IL
buy votes TO carry through an election
lie onded this debate az hc had begun w.
without one rancorous freliug IN hl'
, heart aud onfnostneas and truth were noI
' ylhpcation and abuse, lie had onl,
this 20 shy In closing, that coming here u
{ this, his adopted land, nc leli that ~
: should ralso his voice without cowarilu'
! on bringing, on without uHmanly abuae
! cnntonding for what nc had been taught
. TO expect, In the course 81 his remarks h
y was frequently intercepted with applause
of his party ee!ieaguas.
4 Mr. Warner Of ohio replied to the az
7" tack made upon him by his colleague
n Mr.. GrOsYenor aud declared that tina
: gentlenan's reputation as soldier ha,
been gained by his absence flom battle
/. ticldN, Ills most distinguished sarviG
:, had not been during the wai
I, bnt afterwards down Ia Georgia
There had been some patent transaction
down there which ho fWarner) woul
!, not allnde 10. As he went on TO deny III
i, statements made by bis colleague !
-, regard TO Commiaslonor DudieY's col
!, ncrtlon With the Ohio campaign, ho wa
frequently Interrupted by that genilema
i, who became Very Indignant and declare
L amid great deal Of noise ana confusion
y, which prevented MIR Warner from hen
~ ing the remark, that one Of those stat
h, mcnts was an absolute outrage and VI
~ TINE,
10 MIR. Warner went on 10 cite from 10
lc tors aud testimony 10 knbstanliato the vi
nj truth OF AL the charges which had bee
IA made against Commissioner Dndlcya u
IA teiforrnce IN The Ohio campaign, aud thl
NJ turned HIS attention 10 Mr., Buttorworlh
Ia speech and nc commented on the fact TIN
40 while that gentleman declared tint Oh
M cnnaii WAS The most currupt city on VI
continent he hid been selected 10 repr
M sent H. lie then went on To quote iro
q. the testimony taken by the committee
ar Investigation some years ago ~ aho
that from Nj. Buttcrworth's own test
M mony he had been guilty Of 0tlcmptT
10 corrupt the election Ia Clnclnnnl
II. MI, warmers spicy comments aud NJ
ri. Bnttorworlh's equally APT rrparteee
90 this aud other portions Vt the iestlnon
ar kept the house IN roar 81 laughter ~
70, n storm Of applause Tor 4 quarter Of I
D.. hour,
Oh After further debate, The eomnitl
he rose aud reported The bill 20 the house
W, Mr.. Townsend Of Illinois went Into
argument 10 show that the charge Va
his Commissioner Dudley bad turned thc pc
~ sion bureau Into partisan machine W
I'D true, aud read from anldaylts aud lettc
me on ille In the pension bureau, Ne lh
- ftuu fttNlHl biiihNllN I'HliiiiS W =
Cincinnati elections Of 1884 70 show ih
Ter soldiers had been promised incfcns
M pensions by officials OF The pension OH
dy II they would vote tho Republican tick
20. lie referred particularly 10 MIR steyonso
IN and that reference brought Mr., Cannon
ri, Illinois 10 his feet Will The remark III
II the gGntcmcn from Illinois Mt Tow
hcndD knew Mr. Stevenson, and
scd kngw that his reputation was ~ fair
nd. snow, that he was the peer ~ any ~
ich on the door Mr Townshond was pl
vas rredlng 10 read further wlcn 10 was
icrrupted by O chorus oi inquiries ~
Iiro the iiapuhIicsn side az 70 ih,f character
nm. the men who made tho ailldnvl
ry) lie replied that ho know rome 81 The ~
Irs. Tho andayits were but atoms c0mpal
ent with the cords Of evidence be could y
i've duce,
ing Mr.. Reed inquired where ln had sui
ad' tho anida,lts, 10 which Mr. Springer
Joined that hey camo from The pens
ONCE.
~ Mr.. Randall oi pennsytulila moved
~ previous question, which was order
my The ayes aud nays were ipD taken
~ ~ bill was passed ayes ~,
SIR Bennett IT North Carolina cast
Nm. only dissenting vote,