St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-18
THE PENSION ISSUE.
President ClevelaRd's Course az
Viewed by Democratic Senators.

President CleveIand's Course as
Viewed by Democratic Senators.
WASHINGTON. July Ex-senator Blair
from the committee on pensions to-day sub
mitted a report adopting as the report of
the majority of the committee the report
heretofore submitted on the message of the
president vetoing the bill granting pen
sion to Mary ]. Nottage, and which was
recOmmitted by the senate. The report
was adopted by a strictly party vote, Sena-
tors WhitthOrne, Camden and Wilson of
Maryland joining in minority report in
which after brief statement of the history
and value of the presidents constitutional
right of veto, they say:
The report to which we dissent Is nOmi-
nally one bill granting pension to Mary J.
Nottage, but it will be seen that the author
of the report undertakes to review and con-
slider, not alone the objections of the presl-
dent to this bill, but tue objections Of the
president to twenty-five other bills. Waving
any criticisms upon the order, manner or
propriety of report so made. save now to
protest against the style and temper in
which the objections of the president are
reviewed land criticised therein, and which
more become the hastings than the senate
we have to express our dissent to the evident
political and partisan aniInus manifested in
the preparation of said report. The true SOL
der of this country is the idol of all parties
and all sections, and when misfortune of any
kind Details him the warm sympathy OF all
hearts gather around him and his beloved
ones with ready impulses to aid and reltve
him of them. 1t is the generous sympathy Of
all parties and all sections that has been taken
advantage of by the designing so that wltful
and interested parties in multiplying abuses
and frauds have brought reproaoa on all the
administration of the kind, beuidcept and
generous pension laws Of the government.
And now, when it appears to US, the presi-
dent has sought in patient, laboriOus ex-
animation of the large number of pension
bills Individual in character and purpose)
sent to him by congress "a small portion Of
| which he has returned With his objection and
| some of which are reviewed In the
majority report, to show his Willingness as
we'll as determination to relieve this generous
| system Of pension laws made for tho true
| soldier Of the republic of the reproaohes
| which admitted frauds and abuses perpstu-
| ated and sought to be perpetrated have
| brought on it, and at the Same time has made
manifest his purpose courageously to guard
the treasury, it would seem to be grateful
duty OF every member of the legislative de-
! partment of the government to encourage
| him and to seek to share with him this ardu-
Gus but commendable undertaking. One may
| differ with the president in some one or more
| of the cases mentioned in this report IA to
| his conclusions upon the facts presented, but
| it is akin to madness to aScribe to him un-
worthy motives in arriving at such concu-
| sion. We recognize the wisdom and fidelity
| of the president when in the discharge OF his
| constitutional duty to return this ana other
bills with his objections to their passage"