Daily Republican., 1886-07-08
Tho Soldier Halter,

| WASHINGTON, July Tho war
| 1eei1ng was stirred up again to day In
the House. Soon after the openin the
reading clerk began on a pile of veto
messages relating to pension bills. As
fast as they were read Mr.. Matson
moved 10 refer each to the Comm ittee
On Invalid Pensions. The Republicans
made an issue at once by moving in
each case an amendment instructing
the committee to report the bill back
70 tne House ON or bofore Monday next.
on the amendment and the motions to
refer the yeas and nays we're demanded
ana In this way hour after hour was
consumed. The Republicans desired
10 take up two or three of the most
meritorious bills and have an imme
diate vote upon the question Of passing
them over the vetoes.
One case was that Of q widow whose
husband proved to have been q faith.
full soldier. died while In the service
from the effect Of an overdose of medi.
cine, taken by mistake while sick. He
left wife and Ave children. This was
strongly urged az case which, though
barred under the pension laws, because
death did not result directly from mi iii.
tary service, was by every demand of
equity deserving of favorable consider
alton.
More than an hour was occupied in q
| fnrious DEBATE. The President aud the
entire Democratic party were fercely
assailed by Mr.. Browne, of Indiana;
Messrs. Bayne, jackson and Brown, OF
Pennsylvania; Burrows, of Michigan /;
Cameron, of Illinois; Perkins, of Kan.
sas, and Conger, of Iowa. Mr.. Browne,
ad In al
words the deserving character of some
of these claims. MAY God have
mercy" he said, "upon the man who Is
80 ard-hearted as TO veto such bills"
This was received with loud and long
contib ued applause on the Republican
side, mingled with groans and derisive
| laughter. Mr.. Oonger and Mr.. Bayne
also aroused the Republicans to the
cheering point by their keen arraign.
ment Of the Democratic party and its
PRESIDENT for their action toward the
soldiers.
The last two hours OF the session
were spent In fllibustering by the Re.
publicans. The Democratic majority
Ipersistently refused either to vote upon
any OF the vetoed bills or to instruct
| the committee to make an early report
IL the votes to day are true index to
the attitude of the Democrats on the
question Of the vetoes 1t Is evident that
rs body they intend 10 stand by the
President. IL is clearly the purpose of
the Republicans to press the matter at
every opportunity and put the mem.
Ders upon the record, whether they
succeed In passing any of the bills OF
not.
Mr.. Jackson, in the course of his
speech, declared that the President
was not actuated by any regard for the
merit OF private pension bills. His
reason was apparent on the face of his
messages. He was In sympathy with
party opposed to pensioning Union
soldiers.
Mr.. Brown sarcastically reflected
upon the manner In which the expert.
enced soldier, the commander in chief
OF the army, treated his comrades. His
Excellency belonged to that class of
men who during the war were afraid OF
nothing but danger. but now he stood
valol ously armed ,cap-a pie, with vetoes
In hi5 hand, between the unfortunate
soldiers and the Treasury of the Unite d
States.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, said there
were great questions Ia this country
calliag for the attention of the Execu
tive, yet the President brushed them
all aside, and appeared anxious to cater
to nobody except that little solid knot
that came from the Solid ISouth. He
wanted to get their applause. They cast
solid votes In nominating conven tions.
Applause on the Republican side,
which was received with answering ap.
plause and laughter on the Democratic
side.
son. yes," continued Mr.. Cannon,
and L tell you that you will
have to defend 1t before November. ;"
| Renewed applause on the Democratic
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