New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-16
SENATOR BLAIR'5 THREAT.
ANGRY WITH THE PENSION COMMITTEE.
WHAT MR. HoAR Would NOT Know FOR 81 ,OOO.O00
YEAIl-A PERSONAL CoLLoQUY.
LEY rELEGRAPM TO THE TnInrNE.l

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W.sgrNGroN. April 15.--1ho chairman OF
the COMMITTEES on Pensions the Senate, MIR Mitchell OF
ponpsrly.nil has been absent for several weeks
connt OF an affection OF tho oyes aud ir Blair OF New
Uampshirc, been the acting CHAIRMAN
Of the committee He has been trying FOR several
weeks 20 get bill passed To give pensions t. soldiers OF
the who are disabled from causes not hcuon'
10 the service. and who dependent upon their own
lahor for snppor aud also to pension the dependent
pareut. OF soldiers who killed In the war or VINO
died from disabilities. Tho bill puts now
class OF persons on the pension rolls hr h'alr
estimates thit 1t would tnso about T-''ooo'ooo
ftom tue Treasury. The Senate has not shown such
readiness to put aside other business aud t9ko up THIS
bill n, Mr. Blair would ike to see aud to-day ho became
angry over tho delay and declared that he was us
gusci and II the senate did not act differently no
would resign from the Pension Committee. Mr. IIoar
CHANGED TO make some inquiry in regard to the matter,
wheIeupon amid the laughter OF the senators anu tho
galleries. the following cOlloIY tooh place:
Mr. IIoar suggested Mr. Blair that bin OF tina I'M
portance OF the Pension bill ought not to be dealt with
IN the few minutes that remained before o'clock.
Mr.. Blair remn lei Mr. IIosr that he had had ample
opportunity 10 know that the Pension bill had been up
three times. and had boon kicked AMI buieted about
beyond any abuse AIr Blairl had over seen In tho
Of any Pension bin in either house OF Congross
Mr.. Hoar remarked that tho senator from New
Hampshire Qfr Blair would exonerato him (Mr. Hoarl
from any dsrespect
Mr. Blair exoneraed Dir. uoIr from any
di.respect but could not exonerate him
from the ignOrancs that he seemed to possess
in REGARD procedure IN reference u this bill "In
the first place." said Mr. Blair. II was called M some
three weeks ago discussed and by the exercise OF the
most malicious AMI ulicrOu5 maiSnty tac part OF
several Senators they used up tho few minutes We
had Then It went overa fortnight. Senators wanted
10 without reference to anything that was pend
Ing in the Senate and ts babbc about secret
sessions and open has ntcrierei with 1t; ana
everything that it possible to cOhcoct seems to have
been combined the purpose OF defeating apparently
tins pension legislation
Mr. Hoar-I desire to say TO my honorable frlenl That
this ignorance OF mine which he mas described IS not
only lamenab!e but II Is wilful--
ME- Blair Unterpo .ing)-G agree with the Senator
Mr. Iioar (continuns)-FOr wouil not know al the
things that the Senator from NcwlIampshre seems to
know If coud. tIaughtcr.
Mr. Bair-If the senator WAS present he would know
more than H. does.
Mr. IIoar-I wonlI not have that kind OF knowledge
my for $I,OooOJO year. Repewcd laughter
Mr. BlaIr-rne senator seems to show large dis
inclination FOR that kad Of information that would be
of service to him.
Mr. Blair cN!ied for vote on the bill.
Mr. Harris asked that the bill De read.
Nil Blair 0mpatiently)- makes three times that
IL VIII have been read.
Mr. Harris (warmyl-Weu, IL it made the fortieth
time. ask for the reading OF it.
chief clerk to read the bills, but before
the reading concluded the hour of o'clock arrived
the Chair laid before the Senate the Inter state
Commerce bill, on which Mr.. Camden took the floor.