New-York tribune., 1886-07-07
TWENTY PENSION VETOES.
THE HOUSE NOT READY FOR THE ISSUE.
PLAIN WORDS CONCERNING THE MESSAGES FROM
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.


WASHINGTON, July 6. - MIR. Tnulbee
Dem.) Of Kentucky, to-day called up the Pres-
dents veto message OF the bir granting pension to
Carter II. nller Of Louisville. lie made long speech
IN sui Iort of the motion override tho vetos tn"
Democrats meeting the issue to nay ana
motion to Iostl the consideration oil the measure
until Friday wa. made Mr.. Tauhee had concluded
his remarks The motion to IostI carried by
vote OF III TO ll3. The only Democrats who voted
against postIonement Campbell OF Ohio, Eldrdee
of Michigan Frederick OF Iowa. Kriuer. OF Indiana,
eeney, OF Ohio. and woolford. OF Kentucky
Probably all the vetoed pension ts which originated
10 the Senate with one excer tion will be reported from
The Con- mittee Pensions with recommendations that
they do pass Presidents veto Notwithstanding Inc
one exception will covered by new pithe vetoed
ore being defective consequence OF clerical error
The Harriet Welch is the one in respect 10 "hch
the President said: Though this widow admits taat
prior to her marriage with the deceased soldier she nan
married another whom she could only soy she NC
leved to be dead" The Committee says In Its re-
port:
No question is raised as legality Of the MARRIAGE
which seems resulted in long cohaht atom an,
the birth of seven children The claimant was marreo
to tn soldier Juue ls6s There Is notn,K ~, % upon
the chastity this widow and the legitimacy o. nes
fsherless children Pensions tn tss Human
nature cries aloud for the allowance o pension i
ch,i5rep s 10 he deprived OF It, yonr committee are at
least glad that the responsibility rests ei'e"here'
In reporting upon tie of David W. Hamilton the
committee reprints Its original report in which 1t says
THIS farce Of eecting claims for pensions OF mu VINO
have rendered years OF active service because tncy were
unable todi hca'ge the duties sor M 20 los m @
mon should adopted instead OF soe OF te iues
30 long in force In the Pension Office There Is mPcra-
tive need this respect and has been FOR many
years.
Alfred Denny the who claimed To have been In
iured by contact with the horn OF his sadd and IN re-
spect TO whose President incidentally remarked
dles
trvances" The Pensions Commi tee says:
The IN the veto at the wounds received by SO
many of our gallant cavary dnrns dne en-, ooS ns a
iDcapacil ates at least tempoi arily an oci Io o %
II the horns OF public indi nation cond applied tina,
soldiers could get simple justice Ill these omes VI
The President to-day transmitted TO the House mes
sagos announcing his disapprovs of twenty pr,vatc
LOOMS ana William H. Nevl are dlsapproved because
THEY ns ns%.. OF Of nS
Morehead to the pension roll arc dsApprovea a. cases
Brady Mrs Margaret A. Jacooy, RoIana v Roey. Fan.
ME f. Evans. James T. irwin Maria Cunningham MARY
are vetoed on the general that the nIures for
which pensions are proposed were not incurred III ne
military the result thereof James Carrois
bill 10 vetoed ground that at the time tho claim
ant received his wound he was engaged Snp,es
down 10y the home guards. Joseph Romisers bill on the
toVerument; Catherine McCarthys s bill the ground
that husband died from an overdose OF eoichcun
Elizabeth Mckays hill on the ground that cue has "o
no application at the Pension Ohice. aud Ed"sru M'
Uarrlngtons because he nured by fellow
eoldsr; Lewis W, Scanand filed his declaration Tor a
pension 1854 alleging that lie contracted chronlc
diarrhra In the Blsch Hawk war The recoris snow
that he served April IS. 1892 to May 2S 1857 III
vetoing bill for relief the President says ,
"Ihe is n this there is n" dsability whch
can lie traced days military service OF hy
fonr years ago and think little II more nfrmty
than Is usually OF the age OF tue claimant
In the bill granting pension TO rraueis Don
ing claus tnat he contracted bnndurs IN" result
of incurred In the service the
there seems to be no testimony sho~ns III, $50
condition the time OF his discharge 70 looV'
rod of fifteen