Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-10
VETOED PENSION CLAIMS.
DrpI-BILCANS STILL COMING
~ POLITICAL BUNCOMBE.

AL Grnsyenor beVottE clteeh III
to Pointing Out the Tyrannical Course
pnrsusd b5 the Chief Executive-Fur-
.ber Instances of the Flmsy Nature of
eve claims on Which Pension Applica-
iora Are Based.
wAsHINGroN, July 9.-In the Senate
today Mr.. Sewell, from the Committee
or Pensions, presented a report in the
case of the vetoed bill granting pension
n Margaret D. Marchand, widow OF Com
modore Marchand. The committee re-
neats its former report in the case and
recommends the passage of the bill over
+be Presidents objection. 1t was referred.
In the House to-day, Immediately after
the reading Of the journal, the Speaker
ornounced that the regular order was
vote on the demand for the previous ques-
nan ON the motion to refer to the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions the message
of the President vetOing the bill granting
q nension to sally Ann Bradley. Amid a
GOOD deal of oonfusi on Mr.. Burrows, of
Michigan. on the part of the Republicans,
and Mr.. Matson, OF Indiana, represent
inc the Democrats, endeaVored to come
IN some arrangement to prevent time
bairg frittered away with roll calls. 1t
was finally agreed that the demand for
the previous question should be With
drawn and that Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio,
should be allowed fifteen minutes to OPP
nose The motion to refer with permission
10 some Democrat to reply, if so desired.
Mr.. GrosYenOr said that he desired TO
1qap no recriminatiOn or condemnation
mon the President for his veto messages.
hv fnf 70 1I1gf NvATa
1ension on the part of the President OF his
relations TO the administration of the gov
enment.
THE PRESIDENTS IDEAS.
He (Mr. Grosyenor) had read all the
retOes coming from tbat prolific source OF
getops, and be thought the trouble was
that the President understood that it was
his duty to examine carefully every act Of
4 Congress, and If he. as a member of Con-
gress, would not vote for the bill, he gave
4 no sort Of consideration or weight to the
tsct that the leg Gislative branch of the gov
q ernment had acted affirmatively upon it.
The President acted upon the idea that
4 the executive had the right and that it
B was bis duty to decide absolutely on every
question. Another idea OF the Presidents
4 was that no private act should be ap-
proved unless there was law authOriz-
a lHE IT, NnOlil OOlif AObD w IuC iAOO Jhdb
8 Congress was the law-making power and
bad a right to confer a pension on any,
body.
THE PORTER BILL.
q Mr. Gr0syenOr then detailed the facts OF
the special bill under consideration and
commented on the fact, as lie asserted,
that the President had approved the Fitz-
& &JJhn Porter bill on the very day that he
had vetoed the bin granting a pension to
MSalIy Ann Bradley, the mother of tour
#s0ns, two OF nom had died on the battle
#feld and two Of whom were in "A hospital
#dsaDled. Fitz-John Porter would 20 on
&the pension roll while Sally Ann Bradley
4"ould 20 to the poor house, and this was
ID government which undertook to say
81 hat it was dealing generously and liber-
#Hiy Win It's soldiers. The House was
paralyzed aud terrified by the veto of a
slsingle mas A proposition tyrannical IN
#the direction Of absolute usurpatiOn, in
81 tbe direction VI turning from its normal
#pOsitlOn the Congress OF the United States
#aud turning over the administration oil
V lle generosity OF the government to one
smsn. Applause on Republican side.
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE.
Mr. MatsOn merely remarked in reply
b #t0at he bad just learned that in the Fortv-
#eeFenth Congress Republican commit
lea OF the Senate had reported that the
woman ought not to be pensiOned for the
fame reasons as the President said she
SRugnt not to be pensioned. Applause on
he Democratic side.
Nr, Long, of Massachusetts,, suggested
mat at that time the woman had a hus-
s. ana living who was in receipt of a pen
= eon.
81 me bill and message were then refer
leu "A vote a Ibb 70
THE DEMING VETO.
e Matters then proceeded smoothly, and
messages were read and referred to the
8 pproPrate committees without debate
oQectlon until the veto message on the
WV srannng pension TO Francis DemIng
rs reached, when the Republicans de-
Astded and were accorded half an hour
or debate.
mr. boutelle, Of Maine, arraigned the
"a ts'uent tor what be characterized
ms crusade against the veterans Of the
OHlfy' lie regarded the policy OF the
eoWeht as an open, clear and unmIs-
rNaO'e announcement that tDe Demo-
auc party was opposed TO recognizing
elNtes and sacrifices OF the men who
'e I1eIr lives or health in order that
E 81" s'edJ nation might be preserved.
BLOW AT THE PARTY.
Inc tlme had come when the Democratic
'e', ITSELF sufficiently firmly seated
'u' saddle To utter its defiance and hos
'Y ID The men who went to the front
ave Jne Union in its hour of peril.
housht he could see the Muse
8 history looking at the grand pro-
'Hn or Chief Magistrates, and he
'" imagine the expression of inefable
1'' winch would pass over the fea.
Jhe Goddess of American Liberty
ID sue should look upon the panel upon
u was depicted the present Chef
I gste sitting in his shirt sleeves
H. "' collar unbuttoned, perspirIng
& roo ''loes Of psltry pension bills OF
" Ile war. Applause.
bLICAN SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
'len proceeded to read from the
10 show That all legislation favor.
.ut 'ue soldier had emanated from the
r1oHean party aud had been passed bv
''-il votes against the solid votes
W.. representatives of the solid
Il M. anu against the almost solid vote
Ns "emocratic party.
n' amm,M Pennsylvania character
of resident as the great oblitera-
prs.,. .9sle2ated rights, and the great
y 'vlFe OF absolute power, and said
INV o'.'1, aVc party OF the House, the
10. ST. was opposed to centraliza-
es.ds"'u oy oumbly and said to the
|np.n H. MOI my Will but thine be
8,s. y, ttio Vpullnued to Oerate The Demo-
Esnrera'o.u ne dld IN such an energetic
laugs, w can forth rounds Of applause
from Doth sides OF the House.
los iHE PLAY OF HAMLET.