Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-23
NO PENSIONS PAID.
Il Whaf the Republican Party
Seems to Want.
POSING As The SOLDIERS FRIEND.
M. Bragg Scathingy Arraigns the
G. 0. P.---MOrrisOn, RAN
dali and the Tariff.

IA
or,be Whole on the tsriff bill Mr.. Nor
,i,op then called up he proposed chang
orruls making itin order to amend the gen
s,.l pension bill by adding q provision TO
,ss imposition of tax to meet expendl
torres required by the bill, and an interest
ING debate followed.
10 advocating the proposition Mr.. Nor
,;.ou srsusd that its adoption was sbso
lately necessary unless Congress was pre-
nsrsd 10 grant pensions and leave the Gov
a,rmen, without means to pay them. de
,.,.,red 10 immense sums paid out for pen
,i,r, since the war, and the large amount
rs,ss,sry for present and future require
mani, sad said thst the gentleman from
NJ York Mr.. Hiscock) and o'her gen
,l.nsp on both sides Of the House had
,r.Se,ed that lor the next fiscal year there
vonI, be q deficit of $l4.OOO,OOO. For
binssli he thought there would be sur
Mn. bu. certainly no surplus to compare
v,b the large number of pensions asked.
mia or the geutlemAn's predictions should
D,,vs true and all these general pension
SII, should psss there would be no money
n meet the first years payment. he
! ,bough, that as principle IN
-ussg TINES or RECKLESS APPROPRIATIONS
4 lba meant other appropriations than pen
.,,n aporopria,ions) 1t would be safe to In
I c,,no-s,e IN every 0Ill making new sp.
nr,ors,iou OF sny great sum q tax bill,
and thus provide o means OF meeting the
. e,oapdituse. He thought that 1t would
i sEI 20 the frugahty of the administration.
Yr Reed, OF Maine, expressed surprise
4 tb,, this rule was proposed to bs confined
d 70 opsnsions alone. There was not a prac-
. ,icsl nan in the HoRss who did not know
that the proposed rule would be used to
f.s,sn upon every pension bill method OF
s tstsrlou which would prove obnoxious
N men whO might DO desIrous
Of yo.irg for the pension measure.
WIZ was this inyidious distinction made Z
i Ths Durooss WAS to saddle on pension bills
i la,isi.,ion which would result IN the defeat
n me bills themselves. he for one Was
no, willing TO enter on such on inVidious
course IS proposed by the gentleman from
Illinois
Nr Hiscock regarded the proposed rule
"a more than an attempt to make an
iuyidious distinction against pehsion bills,
Il was 40 attempt on toe part Of the gentle
usn from Illinois to avoid the responsible
4 iry OF the defeat OF the pension legislation
by a direc, vote. Mr.. HiscocS then went
on 10 quote from the Democratic platform
which he said had been framed by Mr..
Morrison in favor OF advocating the
internal revenue to the reilef
Of persons disabled in the hne OF duty 10
the wsrs of the republic, and IN payment
Of such pensions ss Congress msY from
time 10 tine grant to soldiers. A hun
drsi and fifteen million dollars had been
received from Internal taxes and the
pled,s OF the Democracy was that this
h1Ddrsd and fifteen mi lions should be de-
voted 10 the support ofsn soldiers. Yet IN
the ht.t Congress since the sdoption OF
thI platform the same distinguished gen
tlansa who reported the plank in the plat
firm was found saying 10 the soldiers, We
have not money enough to pay your pen
sions and carry out our pledge. We re-
palate ,be obligation that war taxes shall
b. devoted 10 THIS holy purpose.
Mr. RANDALL
eoacsisd TO the other eide full measure
of patriotism in this connection aud he
claimed for his side like spirit in every
particular both individually aad collective
w. So far as be knew there was no gen
,ienan on TIE Ho1r who wss not ready to
DO entire lusIiee to the soldiers. Some
might diler as 10 the method or extent to
sblch Congress would 60; none would dit-
fsr or the proposition that II Congress did
grant pensions it ought honestly 10 provide
the money to paw them. The probable
revenue ana the amount OF appropriations
approached equality. The peusien
hsl already required eighty
million dollars, and this proportion merely
ssi thai II Congress added to that eighty
million l. should at the same time provide
Say Of payment. That was the manly,
the courageous way to do il. Let not the
House pettitng about this matter or ven
tlre 10 ths least upon the role of dems-
grgie There had been enough OF this
heretofore. and now let the House say de-
k5erA'ely ,ha, VIXEN il voted pensions 1t
would vote tsxat on 70 meet II.
Nr Mckinley 90 rio) thoI ght that the
p'oposi,ion. ii it meant anything, m ant
tha. the Government had
NOT REvESUE ENOUGH
nov to pay the pensions of deserving sol
dlers. Il it meant anything il was u con
tessioa before the House and the country
that revenues were inadequate to meet the
l1s, demands Of the soldiers Of the Rspuo.
he. lGit meant that then the conduct OF
certain mem Jers OF this House was quite
aneypainable Within the last ten days
an effort had been made on the part OF the
majority Of the leading committee OF the
House TO reduce tie revenue OF the
Government $l6.O0O,OOO, and immedi-
stely after the failure Of that
committee even to nave accorded TO II the
courtesy Of consideration of its measure,
tas chairman OF that committee, acting as
member Of the Committee on Rules. came
with proposition which was confession
thai the Government had not enough reye'
rue IN the treasury-thSt it would not have
arthin the next twelve months-to meet
ths homes: and jast demand Of the soldiers
OF the Republic If the Government had
not revenue enough to meet these demands
10 Gods name, why did tho gentlemen
want 10 reduce the revenue S26. 600, ,OOO)
Not only that, but il he ueEpsper reports
were tue, he himself had bill which n
VAS about TO Introduce into the House, re
due - internal taxation $20,0GO.0O0 snc
iArt taxes about 100000 Yet thes'
ieadl'g gentlemen, each proposing to re
alee the sum, came in hsrs and said
We have not money enough TO pay oul
pensioners aud if you intend to give then
pensions you must provide 3 way to &c
The money" That Wss not fair, that wa
not manly thar was not honest. If thert
Tas not enough money 10 the treasury 4
pay the soldier let taxation be increased
sodh 1.-THE government had to