Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-08
pltasea certain element In the country,
but not right TO please honest, loyal

President in the same space OF time.
Mr.. jackson: And be has vetoed
ten times moro good ones than all the
other Presidents put together.
Mr.. Perkins, Of Kansas, addressed
himself TO the consideration Of the pend
irg message end criticised the position
taken by the President that the Gov
eminent should not assure its soldiers
against quarrelsome propensities or I'M
provoked assaults.
MIR. Matson thought that the mes
ssges should be considered carefully.
Gentlemen on the other side seemed
anxious to get at the President. The
Democrats were determined that the
President should have fair play, and
they would stand by that position.
Applause. 1t was not fair play to
The President to undertake, upon hasty
consideration, to pass bill over his
veto.
Mr.. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, said that
there seemed to be an idea in the House
that it was the duty Of the President to
abdicate his Office in favor Of majority
Of the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Whenever ip the exercise Of the consti'
tional pIeTogatiyes given him he exam
med legislation 10 see whether or not it
vas proyident and wise, it was charged
hat he had perpetrated an outrage on
the American people. lie tMr. Bragg
maintained that the President was hon
estly dischargiDg his duty when in the
exercise Of bis judgment he sent legls-
lation back to the House with his reason
for Withholding bis approval. The
House should act upon the question,
rot with demagogcal speeches, but with
judicial and deliberate consideration.
He (Mr. Bragg was glad to find that
at last there was a man in the Executive
chamber who had the nerve and courage
to place his hand upon legislation when
be thought it improper, whether 1t were
p,nsion or railroad legislation. APP
plause on the Democratic siie.l Con-
e1ess had gone altogether too far in the
way OF pension legislation, but there
was a class Of soldiers for whom there
never was a voice raised in the House.
They were the men who in April, May,
June, and July, 1851, filled the ran ks
Of the army, actuated only by patriotic
desires to sustain the national flag. Be
fore the House went further in pension
ing the dead. wood Of the army it should
make provision for the men VINO went
to the front in 1861. lie sent to the
Clerks desk and had read letter from
one of these men. who is at the
Hampton Soldiers Home, commencing
his course in regard to pensions, ridi.
culing the policy Of Congress, and
making use Of such strong expression;
as TO lead Mr. Browne, Of Indiana, tC
inquire, sarcastically, whether 1t was
yelo.message that was being read.
Mr.. BuIroWs's motion ia insuuc
was lost-yeas 100, nays Band tht
message was referred TO the Committed
on Invalid Pensions.
The next message was ore veto'nl
the bill granting pension TO Catherine
Mccarthy.
Mr.. Matson moved lis reference 4
the Committee on Invalid Pensions
and Mr.. Browne moved instructions re
quiring the committee to report i. bacl
on or before Monday next.
Mr.. Browne criticised the action 0
the President, and invoked Gods mere.
On the man who had the heart to veto
bill for the relief Of widow Of the mai
who died in the line OF duty to hi
country. lie sarcastically reflected upol
the manner in which the experienced
soldier &C., commandments Of IN
f a1my-treated his comrades. His TX
( cellency belonged to that class Of men
who, during the war, were afraid
/ nothing but danger, but now he stoo
vigorously armed cGp-d.ple with yt
toes in bis hand between the unfortr
> nate soldiers and the Treasury Of tn
! United States. President Cleve,an
s would 90 down to posterity as the sre'
= American objector.
g Mr.. Conger, Of Iowa, resented tn
., language used by the President
: throwing slurs upon the motives
e Congress and as insulting to the Unto
soldier,
G Mr.. Bayne, Of Pennsylvania, took Il
same view, and suggested that ihoi
l. Democrats who stood by the vetot
d would have their manhood very sever
ly taxed. ,
: Mr.. Cannon. Of Illinois. read IN Il
2 ye,ots the story that while Mr. Cley
d land was President there would be
y further pension legislation. There we
great questions in this country calliT
d for the attention Of the Executive, )
the President brushed them all c;i'
and appeared anxious to cater
l. nobody except that little solid KIN
" that came from the solid Sout
lie wanted to get their applause. The
~ cast solid votes in nominating conge
,e tons. There he stood looking throu!
e. eimlet-bole with msgnifying's la
l. bunting for excuses and heaping deilsl,
Of upon the heads of the poor men vi
lost their health in the service OF tA1
country. That was statesmanshl
l. Applause or the Republican sid
le wb,ch was received with answering q
IN plause and laughter from the Dem
Gratis. "Oh, yes" continued NJ
4. Cannon, and l tell you that you W
ut have to defend it before Noyemb'
IS rRerewed applause on the Democrat
Dr. side The gentlemen who a
10 clapping their hands can defend
y They have the kind Of constituents 81
At believe in it. Applause and Taught
"a on the Republican sidel. You "
At have 10 defend il before Noyem6C
These men who are entitled to tn
pensions, with their friends, and WI
IN public opinion and sense Of justice
N this country, will send a Congress- he
to which will pass these bills and 9th
II proper pension legislation over t
Presidents veto" Applause on
Republican sidel.
20 Mr.. Matson drew a comparison
"a tween the work Of the Republican a
st Democratic Congresses for the purpc
a. Of pointing out that nearly ali pensi
n legislation of importance hAd been