New-York tribune., 1886-02-26
SCORING GENERAL BLACK.
SPIRITED DEBATE ABOUT PENSIONS.
COLONEL HENDERsoN's DENUNcLATIoN OF oorfh"
uEADs-THE PRESIDENT OR The ooBBLER'
,BY rELKGRAPH TO THE Tribune

current year This increase he sad was occaslontu ny
the accelerated work that being done IN the Pension
Ohce and by the larger number OF cases lDa' "oi0 INV
being disposed OF.
In his annual report Commissioner Black chargeu tha
the Republicans used the renson Once for potca
purposes He also favored the repeal OF the law tns
the date for the filing OF claims for arrearages' sd!s
If soldier was entitled to pension at any time prior
TO tho first day of July 1880 good reason is KNOW" W
exist why he should not be allowed TO make pioo
thereof" He added that there widespread 1eehng
that the law imposing a limitation was UNJUST !" i'
operations When this question came mp In the hous
Mr. Randall and Mr.. Morrison fearing that tne ia" III
posne limitation would be repealed, conferred win MT
p,oct opd had him prepare soue figures TO show the
cost NJ the 1epea His figures which were exaggerated
nv about SsOO00000 we're used 10 deIeat the lep"i "
tho uonse This course on the part OF Commissioner
Black who draws pension Of $lOo mohth as
physical wreck and large salary as an aoio-ooueu
oflcal provoked the friends OF the measure ana wheh
Mr. Townshend had finished his speech to-day, Colonel
Henderson, OF Iowa, denounced as false MI BLACK
statements that partisan considerations hhu ~
the pay ment Of pensions Mr. Black no sau' hau maui
use OF tho Office for political ends Twothrds Oh tno
examining surgeons, who were experienced men anu
soldiers had removed without cause 10 make paoo
for Domocrat This had been done at the insgatoh OF
a class OF sneaks." He warned the Democrats 10 fo
slow in taking taxes of whisRey ana topacco III" III
reducing duties on foreign manufactured goods "hAe
peu sions were refused Union soldiers who were en-
Oh this question and showed that out OF the oo nays %
were cast by Southern Democrats. The other TWO were
cast by Abram s. Hewitt who, he said was huthoriV
on all subjects and General Bragg, whose ehef business
in Con gress been that Of restoring Fiz Johh for'o
TO the payrols of the Army. lie was amazed Coiohei
anderson sad that with such solid secuona Voe oe
fore them Democrats had IT. face to charge Repub-
cans with sectionaism. The men from no I art OF the
country under such obligations to pay he op uuo
the soldiers as the men from the South.
There was considerable cOmmoton during 'oohoi
II euderson's remarks once when he complained that
letter from the Commissioner OF Pensions ia the chat
man of the Committee ON Appropriations had been given
TO The country twenty hours IN advance OF It's SUD
mssion 70 tn, members OF the committee, MI Randall
exclaimed: 1t did not come from the committee Vi
from any member of the committee"
Mr.. Heuderson-I understand that only TWO copies c4pes
were given out to the chairman f the committee
and one to the President The gentleman disGsIns III
the cobber the President of the United states OF the
Commissioner OF PENSIONS
Mr. Oates OF Alabama, inquired whether the Southern
members should have the discretion TO vote as tner
conscenoes dictated We're they slaves and not per-
mtted to use their discretionl
Mr.. Henderson No; not slaves. want all members
t on ,e it ~ vote as they please But there Is
than one way OF observing the CONSTITUTION anu VI
trampling it under foot To-day the Constitution Is
tbr1wn in our face a shield to cover an almost soma
vote against the increase o. pensions 9 a1S yet m nnnS
In that section state here and now as my conAlouoI
IN hat these
they say, they would not nave tohtfoi OF tns ,
II fhey repreSeAted the Constitution Instead OF Daot
box sufng and shot guns they would not nave cohtro
~ fhe Executive OF the Nation. LAppause on TIC ephD
lican side and groans on the Democratic sue. , 40
You may grOan. gentlemen, but you y0utseNeS' w
know and you boast OF It, too that YOU will control THIS
Government in spite OF the Constitution Ana lell you
crimes committed under OF law and the Constu.
ton theIe were when sumter was nleu upon: oonm &
try with the Constitution absolutely defeated Inese
ARE SGo y dawn in that Vote 10 closing desire
sincerely trust that no gentlemen esl ee'y 90
I WonJd rather spend eternity in Hell with Con-
federate tnan eternity In Heaven with Northern
| copperhead Ian ghter and applause
Many Democrats sought recognition to reply bu' MI
| Warner OF Ohio, was recognized. He launched out
into an attack Pension Commissioners Dudley ior
taking part the Ohio election OF 1854 ana chhrgeu
that pension agents all through the State to
! influence votes.
Caneral Grosyenor inquired If the large decline IN
Mr. Warmers vote while that OF some other Democratic
members from Ohio increased was due to the so-caed
pep sion agents or the fact that Mr.. Werner voted
against pension Dill
Mr. Warner replied tina. 1t was due to the agents and
10 the use OF money aud he would not deny that votes
could be purchased in his district well as IN others
In reply to what proof he had that the
so-called pension agents were really "hat they
represented themselves TO be- he said that
he did know that they were sent there by MT Dnt
lev but they claimed to represent him. He would ad-
NIT that he believe that partisan reasons had en-
tered into the payment OF pensiou but partisan reasons
had TO do with the appointment OF examiners A mem
Der from Iowa said that there was Democrat on every
| examining board In that State when Mr. Black came
into Office but they all turned out TO make places
for men servicesble TO Black In concluding Mr..
Warner said that he believed IN non partisan Civil
| Service
Mr.. Curtin, of Pennsy yYans-n you do not turn par
tsans aud put other parsans in what 10 the use Oh
having elections loud laughter
| anf yCn at ar
| Mr. Randall said that he had never before known
party politics brought into the discussion OF pen
sion appropriation BILL and he wished to say IN behalf OF
the Southern Democrats that they had always showed
wonderful willingness to vote money for pensions to
| Union soldiers
Mr.. Morrison followed with like Testimonial 10 tho
Southern Representatives
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, said that Colonel Henderson
had ample reason his remarks In the cOurse followed
by Mr. Black and he noticed that while the Democrats
from the defended their Southern 6rethern they
did attempt to answer the figures OF tue vote gwen
Mr. Hiscock, in answering Mr. Randall, asked why IT
was the Democrats were always so willing 10 vote the
money necessary TO pensions. That the Repubnchhs
had 10 bring in a deficiency bin for $l60oO.o00
that In the saa r's WAS ea OF M Rsn
daps great political scheme TO stave the 0overnment
Sedcency bills in order that the Democrats could
credit economy. Mr. Reed also took up this mater
cratic House n deliberately making appropriations 700
small in order TO compel the Senate 10 increase Ihe
| that Mr.. Randall might make his annual pilgrimage
through the country with his budget of figures showing
how economical the Democratic House was ard how ex-
penslve the Republican Senate
Mr. Randall, nterrupung- The deficiency bill 70 be re-
ported soon Will amount only TO about
win show that the Democratic House was not FAR asray
last year 80, -.
Mr. Reed-Yes that proves exactly what have been
saving all the additions made by the Republican
senate there Is still call for $3OOOOOO deficiency
bill.
MIR. Browne, OF Indiana. made n vigorous speech In
defence Of Colonel Dudley ETC.. who lost leg at Get
tysburg and challep ged To furnish scnlllla
proof tina. pension agents were sent out Tor poh
ical purposes In 1884. ,
Mr. Warner said that he did not mean to charge
Colonel Dudley with sending out pension agents Tor
political urposes but to that men were out repre-
! senting themselves such agents.
MIR Browne said that Mr.. Warner had attempted TO