Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-22
WAsHINGroN, June 81.

messages to the Senate and Nine tO
the House.
WASHINGTON, June 81.
The President today sent TO Congress Is
veto messages, six to the Senate and nine to
the House. In his message vetoing the bill
granting pension to Elizabeth ID. DeKrsfft
the President says his objection is that it is
| of no possible advantage to beneficiary that
the present pension laws give here all the ad
vantages which she woald receive under a
special law.
| The President adds: am so thoroughly
tiren OF disapproving gifts of public money
to individuals who in my view have no right
or claim to such, notwithstanding the appsr-
ent congressional sanction that l interpose
with feeling of relief in case where find
il unnecessary the merits of the application.
In speaking of promiscuous and ill advi cd
grants OF pensions which lately have been
presented TO me for my approval l have
spoken of their apparent congressional sane
tion in recognition of the fact that large
proportion of these bills have never been sub
mitted to majority of either branch of Con-
gress but are the result of nominal sessions,
held for the express purpose of their consid-
errtion, and attended by small minority of
members of the respective houses of the leg
islative branch of the government Thus in
considering these bills | have not felt that
was aided by the deliberate judgment of Con-
gress and when deemed it my duty to dis
approve many of the bills presented l have
| hardly regarded my action as dissent from
conclusions of the peoples representatives.
l have not been insensible to the suggestion
which should influence every citizen either in
private station or official place to exhibit not
only just but generous appreciation of our
country's defenders.
In reviewing the pension legislation pre-
sented to me, many bills have been approx ed
upon the theory that every doubt should be
resolved IN favor of the proposed bepe pefciary
| have not, however, been able to entirely
dvest myself of the idea that the public
money appropriated for pensions is a soldiers
fund which should be devoted to the i1dem-
| nheation of those who, in the defense of the
Union and in the nations service, have " orth-
| lily deserved and who. in the day of their de-
pendence resulting from such suffering, are
entitled to the benetactions of thei. govern.
meut. This reflection tends to the bestow al
of pensions kind of sacredness which in
| vites the adoption of such principles and reg.
ulations as will exclude perversion as well as
insure liberal and generous application of
theeratetul and benevolent de signs. Heed
lessness and disregard of the prnciI l. which
underiIes the granting of pensions is unfair
to the wounded, crippled soldier, who is hon
ored IN the just recognition of his govern
ment Such man should never find him
self side by side on the pension roll with those
who have been tempted to attribute their nat
ural ills, to which humanity is heir, to SER
| vice in the army. Every relaxation of the
principle in the granting of pensions, invite
applications without merit and encourages
those who, for gain, urge honest men to be-
lesso, ,snoht ~, ~ ns "oIaiNlhe .i'
j,c treasury ,h, ,,nst n,,astionahn .ne puo-
ar, all l,w,ble
Dur;n, ,ha .o. :
4g3 special pans;on h;Ils b.ye h.on snhn';,,aS
to me. and i am advised tho, soma haro
ceived the favorabla ac,;on of bn,h hn,soa 80
Congress and will ba n,eson,ad =, -,
a dav or ,wn p.L;,a ave, coo IS .t .',,'
which have nsssed mn m tb;s ,,no n,.;n
the present session nearly tbraa ,;,,.,s ,he
number have beep nassnd than =, ,n,, -
session since the wear 1861 Win - nans;an
bureau fullv eouinped and rea,latad b., ,hn
most liberal rules in ac,ive onarat;on ra
plemep,ed in its work hy cons,,n, s,sc,aI
legi, lstiou. il certainly ia NOT unreaso,ahlo ,o
suppose that IN all the wears that bave elons
ed SINCE the close of tho v.r tho ma;ar;,,, rs
the merltOrlOus claims for ppnsion have haap
presented and determined have now moro
than 1870 of the bills before mo awai,ina
action. 1t will he imnossibIe to besto, nnn,
them all the examination tbev dosarve and
many probably become onerstiva which
shonld he rejected In tho moor,;,,o 7 ,,,'.
turr 10 suggest the signifcancp of tho s,or,-
ling increase in this kind of leo;.lat;on and
the consequences involved in its cont;nnarco
Inc "orrisoh iariu biil.
About 100 of the democratic renresen,a-
,iyes who voted for the consideration of the
Morrison tariff bill met in the hall of tho
House tonight.
Speaker Carlisle opened the proceedinps
with a strrina speech urging the members to
stanh nrm IN their purpose for tariff reform
harmoniops action
NJ Cov of Mt C.,; -
linton instrnct;,a Morr;snn 90 rano,r his ,,,o-
,;on 70 consider tho ta,;9 b;I, Cor.;dorahIo
onn,sit;on was non;fas,.,d ond =. Nj