Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-07-07
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Cleveland Vetoes More
Pension Bills.
THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
The Defeat of the Gladstone Party
Seems to be Assured.
Washington Notes.


Especial to theHerdid bvthe Associdted Press.
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"Ashissfos' 'aiy ne : e'
to-day transmitted to the House mes
sases announcing his disapproval OF pri
veta cers,o, hills a,d a h;ll proyidip,
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lor 'he ereoIoh VI puD''o =, !,
Duluth, MINI. The last named Dill
vetoed, the President says, because hi
ia ant,ra,v sat;s6ad that the buildinl
~,s-, i. ;,,aa;a,a,v ,aces
Prosioeo ior - NV ~,
sary, and he adds that mot a n''l'
legislation has lately been perfected
.aa xrv l;Lalv more will be necessary
-,.u,..aa a,aronr;o.;on
70 increase '''''Va,'u
for and correct biunaers IN the construc
tion OF many Of the public building
now in process OF erection"
Lewis W. Scanlard filed his declara
ton for pension in 1854, alleging tha
he contracted chronic diarrh9a In the
Black Hawk war. The record show
that he served from April IL, 1882, t.
May 28. 1882. I'm vetoing the bill fol
his relief the President says: II am in
clined to think it would have been for
tunats thing il in this case 1t co=ld have
been demonstrated that q man could
thrive so well with chronic diarrhea fol
fifty-two years, as it's existence ia the
case Of this good old gentleman would
prove that we should then have less Of
It In claims for pensions. The fact is in
this case there Is no disability which can
be traced to forty days military service
of fifty-four years ago, and think little
II any more infirnity than is usually
found in men Of the age Of the claim
ant,
In vetoinq the bill granting o
pension to Francis Dewey, who claims
that he contracted blindness, the result
Of rheumatism incurred In service the
President savs there seems to be no tes
timony showing the soldiers condition
from the time Of his discharge In 1880. o
period Of fifteen vears. The President
continues: After nineteen years had
elapsed since his discharge from the
army a pension Is asked for him upon
the very shadowy allegation Of rheum-
atism contracted while in the service.
and coupled with the startling PROPOSE
ton that this rheumatism resulted just
previous TO MS 8ppucAt0u IN DituQn6sS.
Upon medical examination 1t appeared
that this bIinduen was caused by
amaurosis, which Il generally accepted
Is 90 afiiiction of the optic nerve. I am
sstisfied that a fair examination Of
facts in this case justifies the statement
that the bill under consideration eau res,
only upon the grounds that aid should
be furnished to this ex.solder because
he serv d in the army and because he. q
long time thereafter, became blind, disa-
bled and dependent. None of US are en-
titled to credit for extreme tenderness
aud consideration towards those who
fought their country's battles. These
are sentiments common to all good citi.
gems. They should lead to a most be.
nevolent care on the part OF the govern,
msnt and deeds of charity and mercy In
private life. The blatant aud noisy self.
assertion OF those who. from mo.
tives that may well be sus.
pscted. declare themselves above
all others, friends Of the soldiers, can
mt diaorndis n nr helttle the calm afeadv