St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-26
NOW THEY VINCE.
The Private Pension Bill Men Al
tack lka President.

tack the President.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-While the
house was considering pension bills this
evening Mr.. Gibson CIV. Va.,) criticised
several of the reports submitted by the COM
mittee on invalid pensions, and stated that
he would raise the point of no quorum
upon certain measures.
Thereupon Bayne Pa.,) rose and attacked
the president for his recent veto messages on
pension bills. He was astounded at the ve-
toes. In the whole history Of the republic
they were without parallel. Austere and
rigorous Andrew Jackson, DESTROYS of assert
ing his power, had never monOpolized power
as the president had done with reference to
these pension bills. This man had even had
the temerity to sheer at the reports Of COM
mittee of this house. He had the temerity to
put
THE SEAL OF HIS SARCASM
on the reports of q committee granting pen
sion to the widow of some man who had been
slain in the service Of his country. This man,
himself no soldier, came in and put his veto
on the unanimous vote of the house of repre-
sentatives and the senate Of the United
States. What constitutional authority had
the president for going to this length? Who
had invested this man with such power that
he must assert himself and say to the people
of the country: 81 am larger than you all,
and know more about what should become
law than the 1926 members of the house of
representatives and seventy-six members Of
the senate 1t was fault of men endowed
with brief authority to arrogate knowledge
that they did not possess. He was no better
than any other. He was no better than any
American citizen, and he, by God, was not the
equal of any man who perilled his life and
went out to save the Union. Applause on
the Republican side.] Mr.. Matson Qnd.) de-
Tended the president, who he declared was
FAIR AND JIJST.
and prompted by his conscience. Two men
might honestly differ upon question, and
that was all there was in all this talk. ALI
the gentleman had said in the way of abuse
of the president was uncalled for. The pres
ident was an honest man and the people Of
the country knew it. Applause on the Dem
ocratic side and in the galleries. Though he
(Matson) did not agree with the president on
this question, the president was a courageous
man and he honored him for it. He was
president of the United States and was called
upon in the exercise of his high Office to take
the grave responsibility of approving or veto
ing bills, and when he did it honestly, though
he (Matson) might differ from his views, he
would not abuse him, and the gentleman from
Pennsylvania could make nc m e capital out
of abusing him than he had ma lie out of
ABUSING HIS OWN PRESIDENT
Mr.. Arthur. Mr.. Peters, (Kans. I'VE can't
honor the president for an ignorance Of his
prerogatives.
Mr.. Watson-He knows his prerogatives,
and knowing them he has the courage to ex-
ercise them. applause on the Democratic
side and in the galleries.)
Mr.. Warner defended the presidents course.
declaring that his aim was only to keep Off
the pension roll men who were not entitled to
go there. The attempt of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania and others to make capt.
tai out of the vetoes, would fail because the
country believed that, if in some cases the
president was mistaken, he was honestlyI en-
deavoring to keep off the roll men who were
dishonesty endeavoring to- get there. Mr..
Blanchard of Louisiana, thought that there
was no need to answer the assault made upon
the president. The president could stand the
assault made upon him from the gentleman
from Pennsylvania or any other gentlemen.
The country was prepared to applaud the &C
ton of the executive which had been made
by congress. The discussion continued at
some length, the presidents action and the
conduct of the pension bureau under Com
missioner Black coming in for criticism and
defense, and then, without prosecuting any
business, the house at 10:45 adjourned.