The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-26
discussing Pension Measures
in the Senate.
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o.h.tes Among the Represent
IH .tIvss wind Up with One on
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"a, Railroad land forfeiture bill.
81, presented a resolution of the
.;.i.ra legislature memoralizing
Jou.. ass for The establishment OF a
~ al New Orlt ans. Referred.
n11s :s-;so-i reported favorably the bill
--tbortge the appointment OF an ad-
gg..ao.I sdiursnt o.. the army with the
a. -.G,1I Major Of Cavalry. The bill was
81 So On the calendar. In introducing
5.II Harrison said it places il in the
- NJ me President to recognize the
p-;-e of Lieutenant A. w. Greedy.
49, therefore instructed to authorize
rs! Is rsf,r.r-,.... OF that officer. The DILL
as indefinitely postponed.
'n--i,.. tte consideration OF a private
..s;or hin in the Senate this afternoon
F..siis severely criticised General
pIscE commissioner of pensions, de-
.is-ine MN 20 be an impostor to whom
Congress granted the highest pension
N re false allegations of his being
..rreek;" he protested against General
Bi,ck's enjoyment of such a pension,
while opposing a pension to other SOL
Cockrss, defended General Blacks ad-
,rinistration Of his Office, citing figures
70 show more claims allowed each year,
under his administration, than in any
year in suT former administration. Ii
IneslIg believed General Black unjust.
Coekrel said Ingalls, should introduce a
bin 10 discontinue the pension.
Vorhees warmly defended General
Black. With energy aud emphasis he
denied that there had been any false al
lsgstlons in the matter of his applica-
ion for a pension. General Black s
condition at the time was one of alb
Slute and complete disability, and his
arrival and recovery was wholly unex-
ec.ed and extraordinary.
Logan would not say that Genera
Back was not entitled to his pension
sat expressed a hope that the pension
sice would be administered in sym
Mthy with the wounded soldiers.
4 resolution, offered by Call, was
creed TO. instructing the COMMITTEES OF
avail affairs TO enquire and report
Fhether the interests of the country d,
moi reouire the equipment of q navy
yard at WarrentOn near Pensacola
florida, for the construction there o.
Eeel ships Ct war. aud whether an an
preparation OF not less than $500 .00C
should not be made for the immediat:
oommencement of the work of con-
arucing such vessels.
On motion of DOiph. June lst wa:
lIed for the consideration OF the bill
spesiing the presumption and timber
Culture laws.
On notion of Plumb. the Senate pro-
sesded TO consider the Atlantic q
Pacific railroad land forfeitures bill.
Altar few words of debate cy Plumb
and Call, the bill was passed as re-
p0Fis1 from the committee on public
lzz1s OF the Senate. Ut forfeits al
llds except the right of way adjacent
u c0terminOus With the uncOmpleted
DTtion of the road
On motion of Seweeil, the Senate then
sok up the bill heretofore reported by
In from the committee on pensions
To amend the pensio laws by increas
~ The pensions OF soldiers and sailors
VIC have lost an arm or q leg in the
Rgyice."
Tie bill gives $50 month to soldiers
sli sailors who lost one foot or one
hsld in the service; $50 q month 70
hose who lost an arm above the elbow
ors leg above the knee; $40 a month to
hose who lost an arm at the shoulder
lo.nt or leg at the hip joint.
Mr.. Miller, offered an amendment
extending the provisions of the bill so
as 70 include among the SIS a month
cases where q mans legs had been
anpuiated SO near the hip joint as to
prevent the use of an artificial limb.
Agreed 10, and so amended the bill was
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Sawyer, the pirate
pension cases were then taken up
-hd proceeded With. During its
V1onlslderatlon, Ingalls, protested against
S3na Black enjoying a pension
SiVO On patents that did not
st, and at the same time
os.ng me efforts of his great Office to
bssent Inc payment OF pensions that
0na eeen lawfully provided for.
~, VI MS hrst official acts had
= nsns;o suspend The payment of
! for ,,; ,sn 70 citizen of Kansas who
lIrbf ~ Zen az Years had not seen the
oS cb;i5 'ne Sun nor the face of his wife
W chld-a poOr wretch doo,ned 10 ner-
9elual darkness and isoIstion ubose
Esuslon IN any event was SOS a month
81 nan that received BY John Charles
70, though Mr.. Black could write
~. -ame with his disabled hand. So
-. was the case, however. that Sec
~. Lamar directed il 70 be paid in
II, III Ihe protest Of General Black.
ingalls,, in the name of the disabled
Refs OF the republic, protested
EiiS VIII. That impOstor-he repeated it
ths, me full knowledge of what
VIZ word meant-that impostor
be "a, sas recsiving the pension 70 which
1sbiiis~ no, entitled by virtue of any dis
Ave 80, :;. ahd who had used his position
1snd rs ..Se he has been in it to SANDER
Voo-slue his predecessor.
i hat TT ,leeee.s replied it was well-known
Il ava Was st his best when ex-
sesent. when confined by no close
4 IL -. ne lines; that the Senator had
4 ,ent to'l " 70 insist on his state
mac. General Blacks intellectual
3 ssrs having been weakened, when
i at IA az no statement even made to
~ 'Asss, in support of his state
sck,. N-c ne Clerk read General
4 IN application for a pension
streneeal eport OF the COMMITTEES with
eiene-.i1 % - that application. Abiding
q dsr ~ Blacks wounds. he said 10
'uoSe wounds had to be daily