Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-27

| cans. and only 48 democratic. 1t was re-
publican measure, inaugurated by republicans
| and passed by republican votes.
| In making the statement that the gentleman
from Wisconsin and the gentleman from
| Indiana have repeated here they have INDUCED
in both the suppressio rerf and the sHggesfic
| falsi. | deny that the democratic party are
entitled to any credit for that great act OF
liberality to the Union soldier. and l could
show if had time, that since the war, upon
every and all occasions when the rights OF
Union soldiers have been involved the solid
| adverse vote has been given BY the democrat
ic party The record would also throw a
strong side light upon the claim so often
made here that the democratic members who
were formerly confederates have been es-
pecially liberal and chivalrous in their sup
port of pensions for the soldiers who upheld
| the government. Let me cite few illustra-
tons:
December IA, 1875. Mr.. Fort, in the
House, offered the following:
Resolred, That in all subordinate appointments
under any officers of this House. wounded mon sot-
diers who not disabled from pelloflanCe VI ooly
should be preferred
Mr.. Cox of New York, democrat, offered a
substitute entirely neutralizing the idea ex-
pressed, and subsequently moved TO commit
the subject to the Committee ON Accounts (;
which vas carried by 1913 to lo2, every dem
ocrat voting for committal and every repub-
lican against 1t.
January 5, 1876, q resolution was offered
instruct ting the officers of the House "to give
we'll qualified Union soldiers preference over
soldiers of the confederate army" Fernando
Wood, democrat, moved its reference to the
Committee on the Centennial Celebration"
which prevaled-l22 to SO; every affirmative
vote being democratic, every negative vote,
except 7, republican. Every Southern dem
ocrat voted against the recognition of Union
soldiers, constituting SO of the l22, and de-
feating the proposition.
February 8, 1879, bill was passed by
vote of l40 to 81 providing for the issue of
bonds to DE sold for the payment of arrears
of-pensions. OF the votes against it rs were
democratic, and SO of those were from the
South.
February II, 1879, the pension appopria-
ton bill with provisions covering the are
ears-of pensions, ETC., was passed IN the
House by 1873 yeas; the entire negative vote,
81, beng democratic, 62 of them from the
South.
1t would be easy to show that the same
hostility manifested toward Union soldiers by
the democratic party under the lead OF It's
Southern wing has been brought to bear
against every great interest OF the gov
eminent. Going back to 1871 we find that
on March ID of that year resolution was Of
fered in the House reciting that the Legisla-
ture of Indiana had voted to rescind the vote
whereby it had previously ratified the ff-
teenth amendment, and declaring that State
having once lawfully ratified could not rescind
its action, and that the thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments were duly rati6e
and binding upon all. This was agreed to by
a vote of l09 to 76, only democrats, voting
for the resolution. Ali the negative votes
were democrats, of whom AZ were from the
South.
February 5, 1872, Mr.. Peters, of Maine,
offered resolution to the effect that the con-
stitutional amendments having been adopted
legally 'the highest patriotism and most en-
ightened public policy demand of all politi
cal parties and all citizens an acquiesce nee
in the validity of such cOnstltutio nal provis-
ions and such reasonable legislation AS may
be necessary to make them most effectual."
This was adopted l24 to So. with only eight
democrats in the affirmative; the negative
votes being all given by democrats, 80 of
them from the South.
February IL, 1872, the following resolution
was passed:
That we recognize as valid and binding all exist,
ing laws passed by Congress Tor the enforcement OF
the thirteenth fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.
and for the protection of citizens in their rights un
der the constitution as amended.
The vote on this was 10Y to 65. Not dem
ocrat voted for it. All voting against it were
democrats, 35 being from the South.
March ID, 1876. Mr.. J. ii. Baker offered a
| resolution recitlng that this is one nation and
not contederscy, etc. that no State can
| alone Judge of or nullify the federal laws
| that all overt acts against constitutional law
constitute treason; land that the late war of
| rebellion was causeless and indefensible on
any theory of right or constitutional law"
| 1t vas lost for want of two-thirds. the vote
being 81 to 75 Il majority of northern demo-
Gratis lodging. OF the Is democratic votes
against this proposition SIS we're from the iate
rebel States.
January II, 1876, on resolution in favor
of repeating the resumption act the vote was
ll2 yeas, l58 nays. Of the ll2 thus recorded
against resumption LOG were democrats, OF
which 62 were from the South.
August 5, 1876, Mr. Cox reported bill de-
claring that the resumption day
clause in the resumption act OF
1885," ''be, aud the same is hereby
repealed" Passed LOG to Sc All the yeas
except were by democrats, of whom "a
we're from the South.
| June D, 1878, the W COG (free-trade) tar1fi
bill being under consideration, the House
voted to strike out the enacting clause, l34
to 1870. OF the l20 free-trade votes lis were
democratic, rs of which were from the
South
| December |, 1877, Mr. Mills, of Texas,
moved a resolution declaring in favor of
purely and solely tariff for revenue" and
against protection. 1t received 67 votes, OF
which 81 were democratic aud As of them
| from the South.
May 5, 1884, on the vote to strike out the
eDacting clause of the Morrison tariff bill the
vote stood yeas l59, nays l55, and of the nays
81 were from the South.
And so l might 60 on if my time would
permit.
| The speaker pro tempore. The time OF
the gentleman has expired.
Mr.. Boutele. | should like to have three
minutes more.
MIR. Burrows. yield the gentleman three
minutes.
Mr. Boutele. There is a class of pensions
to which the democracy does not seem to
be so entirely adverse. 1t is only the pen.
sions of the Union soldiers that find
antagonism on that side. bill to pension
alleged Mexican soldiers, whether they
had or had never reached the scene
of the battle or whether they had oil
not even embarked on vessel bound for the
shores of Mexico, has passed this House AMI
went over to the other end of the capitol, ana
| | yentnre IN say IL passa1 thara - would -,