Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-08


the disposition Of the next message veto
bill TO pension Edwin Harrington con-
sumed more time.
Mr. Maison OF Indiana moved its refer
cnce, pending which Mr.. Holmes, stating
that its reference would be an end OF
II, moved that it, consideration be post
poned until next Friday-yeas 80, nays
12l.
Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan moved to
amend Mr.. Matson's motion by adding
instructions requiring the committee on
invalid pensions to report the bill and
message back on Friday.
Mr.. Matson hoped that this would not
be done. He could see no good reason
why this bill should be singled out among
the number of vetoed bills before the
committee.
Mr.. Burrows could not see that the
committee was inclined to act very dill
gently on the vetoed message and did not
think the instructions to report back
special bills would interfere with the
purpose OF the committee as 10 the
balnnce.
Mr.. Jackson OF Pennsylvania attacked
the veto policy Of the president, who, he
declared, was not actuated by any
regard for the worth and merit of
private pension bills. His reason for We
toing the bills vas not that they were un-
worthy. His reason was apparent on the
face of his messages. lie was In sym.
pathy with the party opposed TO pension
ing Union soldiers, and did not propose
that any Union soldiers should be PEN
stoned IL IL could be avoided. He said
the president meant right TO please Il GER
tain element in the country, but not
right to please honest, loyal people.
MIR. McMlllin OF Tennessee said the
present president had signed more
private pension bills than any other in
the same space OF time.
Mr.. Jackson; Aud he has vetoed ten
times more than all the other presidents
put together.
Mr.. PEI kins Of Kansas addressed hi n
self TO the consideration OF the pending
message. lie criticised the post
ton taken by the president
that the government should not
assure its soldiers against quarrelsome
propensitles or unprovcked assaults.
Mr.. Matson thought that the messages
should be considered carefully. The
| gentlemen on the other side seemed adj
verse to the president. The Democrats
were determined that the president should
have fair play, and they would staEd by
| lllt DOcltlOns IL was hOt Aail BAhg w bh1
president to undertake, upon hasty con-
sideration, to pass bill over his veto.
Mr. Bragg of Wisconsin said that there
seemed to be an idea in the house that 4.
was the duty of the president to abdicate
his office in favor Of a majority of the
committee on invalid pensions whenever
in the exercise of the constitutional
prerogative given him he examined
legislation TO see whether or
not it was provident. 1t was
charged that he had perpetrated
an outrage on the American people. He
| (Bragg) maintained that the president
| honestly discharged his duties when, in
the exercise Of his Judgment, he seot
| legislation to the house with his ieason
for Withholding his approval. The house
should act upon the question, not with
| demagoeical speeches, but with judicial
and deliberate consideration. He was
glad TO lind that at last there was a man
IN the executive chair who had the nerve
and coura 4e to place his hand upon legi5-
lation when he thought it improper
whether 1t was pension or railroad legis-
lation. Applause on the Democratic
side Congress had gone altogether too
tar in the way OF pension legislation, but
there was class OF soldiers for whom
| bhNAp hNNNl was NOlJC IHtEtA Ill LHt
house. They were TIE men who, in
April, May, June and July, 1861, llled the
ranks of the army, actuatcd only by pa
triotic desires to sustain the rational
| flag. Before the house went further
| in pensioning the dead wood
| OF the army, IL should make
some provision for the men who went to
the front in 1861 He sent TO the clerks
desk and had letter read from one of
these men who Is AZ the Hampton Sol
diers' home, commencing his course in
regard to pensions, rldiculipg the policy
of congress, and making use of such
strong EXPIRE ssions as to lead Mr.. Browne
OF Indiana TO inquire sarcastically whether
1t was a veto message that was being
read.
Mr.. Burrows motion to instruct was
lost--yeas 1903, nays l34-and the mes
sage was referred to the committee on
invalid pensions.
| The next message was veioing bill
granting pension to @. Mccarthy. Mr..
MatsoD moved its reference to the COM
mittee on invalid pensions.
Mr.. Browne moved instructions re-
quiring the committee to report
| IL back on or before Monday
next. Mr.. Browne criticised the &C
ZION OF tne president, ana invoked
Gods mercy on the men who had the
heart to revoke the bill Of u widow of
man who died In the line OF duty. He re-
! fected ON the manner in which an expert
enced soldier, the commander-in-chlef OF
the army, treated his comrade. His eX-
cellency belonged to that class of men
who, during the war, were afraid Of moth
ing but danger, but now he stood valor.
Ously armed caD-R-nie with yatOps In his
hand between the unfortunate soldiers
and the treasury Of the United States.
President Cleveland would go down to
posterity as the great American Objector.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois read in the
vetocs the story that while Cleveland was
president there would be no further pen
sion legislation. There were great ques-
lions in this country calling for attention,
yet the president brushed them all aside
and appeared anxious to cater 10 nobody
except that little solid knot that came