New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-03
INVALID PENSIONS ARREARS.
political DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE.
1,Np.LATABLE FACTS FOR DHMocRArs-A ii' i''
SPEECH BY MR.. BUfrERWoHlh'
tny TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE

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act which limited the time for fling such claims 10 'y
1850 and 70 provide for tie payment Of all claims
Ged NJ TO the time OF the passage OF the proposed nc
but not to extend the limit beyond that time. MI
bce OF Kentucky will present SIN auolnoi
r,port representing lis views IN oppos'.Ioh
to tho repeal Of the existing Ia"
majority rcport IS long document 1t includes the te9
,,onv or Black taken by the committee
in favor Of the uroDosed appeal Ho estimates tho cost
OF the repeal Of the limitations clause at SZ2Z0o9ooo
With his present force OF clerks ho says no coui"
adiudcate any claims than we're hiea Pfo'ous "
Juy l. 1880. and which are still waiting octoI- "'
800 oore clerks he coui pay about S5OooCoVo yeai
moro than at present The committee reports th"V III W
orp,o, the amount that would become payable uhuer
the majority bill would not exceed $l5oooo'ooo "'0n
vould be distributed over period or ten yeaFs' ~ Gays
that there IS no Justice In refusing to pay such c
,erel because they were not filed previous 10 Jul! l.
1890 Commissioner Black said that many cases h"u
co,c IN his attention where the failure TO get the claim
A,c1 in time was duo TO the neglect OF attorneys
TO sicknes, aud ignorance OF Tho law Ihe co''oV
assert that IL would be gross injustice LOT 'ho "o
,nent TO refuse to pay these Chains on snch Rrounus ~
that the passage of tho bill would not lessen tho We"
of the couAry II probable that the House WIZ pass
M I'M ~ recon ended by tho minority Of the commit
,,.,
Mt Morrison, Mr. Randall and other Democratic i'uu-
era set TO work time ago 10 prevent the co"eo
from making favorable report on the snJooI anu '"o!
rOtfr In
the snn st $780, 600 On the strength OF that repre-
sanitation the Democratic mombers OF the committee
changed their votes but Colonel Henderson, OF Iowa
detected an error of 600 900 in Blacks figures Whoh
he was forced admit and TO acknowledge th"t "n'
estimate must be largely conject"raL for sumo
reason Mr. Black appears to have chanReu
about and his testimony before the committee was ID
sunport OF the measure Now that tho subject Deiore
the House The Till probably viii pass Sonar SoV'ooV'V''
has been paid IN pensions since the war Inc aplroH
ton bin for next fiscal year calls for @|o'Voo'ooo W
which must be added $60000O0 as tho cost OF e p'i
recently passed to increase the pensions OF "iuo"
dependeut relatives Should this bill passits cosior inc
,o1t voar wop,d depend upon the number OF additional
! clerks furnished to dispose Of the claims
| In Committee OF the Whole the House resumed con-
sideration of the bill and the discussion again diGrsseu
into political channels. owing 10 tho attacks mae ny ~
| Democrats on cxCOmmissonor Dudley. ME NlSoh' Va
/ West Vngina, started off with temperate speech
o,d vas followed by Mr. Cannon, of Illinois. who de-
nounced as a crying shame tho fact that needy soldiers
of the late war were still knocking at tine doors for pen
| sions ~. .. $1,000,
Mr.. wilson Of West Virginia. vigorously defended
| Commissioner Black from the CRITICISMS Oh MI
| Henderson of Iowa, aud declared that Tue
country had regarded his appointment by the
! President as a wise ana patriotic selection
The war secured the preservation oil the onlon pn
1t had secured result greater tSa me 81
lie extinction slavery the utter aGnlhalion Of
| ground, cause, or cACNAs loI ihlthct luna
proi llice sectional hate Applause on the Dco'
Mr. Henderson-Amen to that. Brother wilson want
| that act Ell upOn by your friends 49, -. . :.
MI wison-we do act upon It, We try 10 Act pPGn H.
MI Wilson SAID to the Committee on WayS am Meals
! TO 20 slow reducing taxes ..--, 90, ,,,.,
Mr. Hammond. OF Georgia, made an attaGE0n Colonel
| Dudlev and appealed to the record OF Inc bGchdhih
AdIiisraon aud 10 Howell Cobb as showing SIs true
principles OF the Democracy Inc sun ~ Ia
S.l against whom he took ny the manu- uIy a. MS
sanGs az moi ed reply The spirit OF The speech;
| ulv in mi
with IL the condemnation Of the argument anu noeueu
nn more rcply than when he consigned the Confederate
To he'll aud then Intensified hell By promise to go thefe
| with them. Applause and laughrrt .,,.
! General But,eTw orth, " Cincinnati made soathihg
review of the assertions of tho Democrats concerning
Colonel Dudley. Reading from comm bish
report, which states that other tests than tno OF g
law had been made tie basis OF granting peh5Iois anu
which eonef b Predecessor Mr. Butter worth said
that no person could read thht pausan re-
| Hnissioners he said, had dragged every avenue OF
scandal his department to throw d'creJt on ~ is
syhtest evidence back up the false assertion tlht
partisan had been applied 10 granting pension -,
Democratic investlgatng committee that II cooIn nnu
nothing to show !aSt the PENSION oGds 70
| assist in carrying the election The election In
C,ucinnat in 1854, he said, was the falrest election
ia there I'm ten years To assal crippled soldier for
taxing part in that canvass. while not nhdlhS anything
y, nd,nn I'm Inc conduct Of the Infamous Democratic
Gang that had cormtted about ovcry crime known TO
lie election laws order 70 carry thar city Ter ther
narty was keeping with the record OF the Democratic
psrty The jas and pcnitentiaries we're searched 70
ind men to testify against Dudley and yet they round
General warren Of Ohio nterrupting-Id do not live in
General Bnttenworth amid uproarous isugrer-So are
MI Wilson General Butterworth continued. had adVo-
Gated departure from the discussion OF dead Issues
| VII were dead issues The Democrats and Mug
wunps had often pictured what dead Issues were one
0nld suppose from the Innocence OF Mr. warner that
he slood surrounded by men who were the IoId An,
noiped-that they had always defended the electoral
franchise-and yet every man knew that whenever be
| nocracy regned supreme honest ballot and fair
was lost art APpsnso ana ansniet on se a9a
mentality which frocke on tho fair face OF RopuD
ucanisn and sought relief by bathing In the Democratic
| eswer IApplause and laughter.
Referring chao Mullen. OF Cincinnati he was ID
corrupted ny questions from the hst saS n OF
IN, Democratic leader In thatoty and inquired Whether
il was by Mullen's effort that such men as thurman
pandl.ton and Ward set to one side. while Win
Money in each finger members OF the Democratic Legis
iaturo had been bought to betray honest men.
"oh Lord :" was Mr.. Butterworth's reply. He TOOK
IL for granted he said, that the Democratic legislators
without their thirty pieces Of silver Everybody knew
mat Allen Thurman aud George PendletOn we're the best
tyres OF Democratic everybody Knew tnat o.
that Legislature elected to return Foundation to the
other of the Capitol Never had me honor OF t1
! state OF OHIO been dragged III tho mte UNI
| IL had been dragged there by Democratic Leg
islature-and yet gentlemen criticised kepn3ncanlsl
Taught The Democrats had gone all over ONO 10 hh'
one Republican to betray his nag, ms honoI ana ~
trust by Withholding his vote from john sherman UNI
voice OF the Republican party. out thej
had not found one Was II III schooi IKE .hat Iaa
, | men learned to be dlslOyal! lie houceu tnat th
| moment ANYTHING was said which might challenge
reuly before a mem5or from Virginia or south Carohn
n and protested that the Democrats deyote
to the hag-nOre devoted TO the dead than those wh
npnSd around and II the Southern men smiled he
delighted aud II they frowned he WAS in agony Laugh
Pepdng further Discussion tho committee rose and
| 5:l5 the House adjourned.
, | rIr pnNnEn WAREHOUSE PERIOD.