New-York tribune., 1886-07-08
UNJUST PENSION VETOES.
THE PRESIDENT SHARPLY CRITICISED.
DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE TRY TO CHOKE ofF
ACTION ON THE MEASURES
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WAsuINGTON, July Tt is evident that the
Democratic majority in the House Intends II praouca'
IN preyent a direct vote upon the pension bus which
have been vetoed by the President or fortyohe sncn
bills referred Committee on Invalid Pensions
two have been reported ba,k and one OF tneh uPo"
which action demanded has been po4tponei oy
party vote. When tho House assompleh this "o'""-
twenty more vetoed bills upon the Speakers ao'e
ava,,g action Efforts to have OF them reterred
with instrurtions 10 report within speclnri nunoer o'
dsv, provoked long and acrimonious debate In whch
the President was sharply criticised ana Warmly uo
Tended.
Mr. ack.on OF Pcnnsylyanla declared that the Presi-
dent does rot have been acuated oy uos're "
do Justice claimants much as 10 curry 's'or WIN
that large element OF the Democratic party which AZ
beart ia opposed to the granting OF pension to any
Union soldier. .
General Browne spoke the treatment which disabled
ex Union soldiers receivs at the hands OF the Cohi'
mapder.iu.C Chief OF the Army and Navy ana adde' :
.His Excelency belonged to that GLASS OF men VINO
during the war we're afraid of nothing except danger
No he armed pie with vetoes IN MS mana
between the unfortunate soldiers and tho Treasury OF
the United States"
The motions to refer with Instructions were made be-
cause tho friends OF the bills believe that without such
instructions the committee would hold the DIS
long as to prevent actioh uPou '"o'n
at this session. Every such motion was resisted
by the Democrats and defeated by tho votes OF the
solid South" Chairman Matson OF the Committee on
Invalid Pensions pleaded for "far play and appealed
to the to show disrespect to the President
by acting with cipitaOn Inasmuch a. the vetoed
bills were unanimously reported favorably By the com
mittee I'm the first instance. presumably after an inves
cation OF each case Colonel Mstsons anxiety for delay
seemed Impossible plain any theory that Is crcd
table TO him and his commtee Is not true that the
President in every case had before him all tho facts
which guded the committee to its concu'ons, nor is 1t
In any that he was supplied with Information
which was not In the possession OF the committee
Tho fact is that the veto OF each Dill Is oaseh
upon an eIuarte statement OF the casa prepared by
clerks the Pension Oce. and furnished to the Presi
dent by the Commissioner OF Pensions FROM tne
fppant. 10 ofensve tone or some OF tue veto
messages It il apparent thar the Pension Onice clerks
have been permitted. II not encouraged to present
the debate to. day General Browne. OF Indiana.
Colonel Bayne Of Pennsylvania and several other Re
nnblcans welt upOn the fact that the President seems
to hold that not Justified In passing bill to
grant pension to person VINO c.nnps c"mny wh
that cial bills are necessary onv Wneu te
laws are not applicable. or when aney aq nnaba n
;nTHis6 ,"THss CLAIMANT '0"0'"'"N '
or course this usual amount OF lip devorion to
on the Demc ratio side. and 1t was boldly clalnru Dy
Colonel Matson that the dIsabsd veterans and thrlr
,dows and orphans everything to the generosity
and magnanImity OF a Democratic majority IN the
House The Democrats finally discovered mat Ihey
were getting the worst OF IL in debate. and Chairman
Maroon the minority and shut on
.penublica an caupagn speeches." His attempt To 10
,hs was resented by the Republicans. who desired
tine in which to present reasons why pr0mp
action should De had on some OF the vetod 1s ol%nr
Natson then made the mistake OF trying forclbly
to make the minority yield its rights Or
course the attempt failed, and no fnrthcr
nrnvress during the afternoon the RrpnDl-
cans stubbornlJ refusing to place the gag In her own
mouths - A., n..t,o.. =,
which received to-day was ono Tor tue beent
q, n widow whose husband killed by rebels IN Ken
tucky He was not In the army. but WAS farmer IN
good circumstance =. Ono day squad or Union sol
diers stopped at his house TO get somethlng TO eat
Will. they were the table detachment OF rebel SOL
nnarmed CIVILIAN was shot dead IN his own house The
bll ro give hls widow the President has APP
nroyed bnt among the veto sent 10 the house
on Yesterday relating TO OIL 10 pension
n widow whose died In the bhloh
servce whose husband after serving throngh the
military service OF his country The veois based upon
the ground the evi ience does not clearly prove
that the disease from which the man dled was con-
fracred In the military service resulted from exposure
I'm said service The briefs OF these must nave
heen prepared for the Presidents inspection by differ
ent clerks In the Pension Otce. =,
Mr. Plumb in tnr Senate today presented the peti-
ton of Jrhn A. Kirkpatrick. pension Dill In whose
favor has He asked the senate to do MIN
small act Justice and pass the bin over tho veto t
was EVIDENT said Mr. Plumb that in vetolng TINS Dlll
the President had renqu-hed his once ana mace nun
OF that circ mlocution shopthe Pension Oce III the
President had read the papers be never would nave oee
so sfy" lie appeals To Congress "aganst the
malignant Injustice or the President 1t was referred
10 the Committee on Pensions