The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-13
STUPID pLUNDERlNG.
The President Continues to Veto wor
Poision bills without Reason or Cnus

The President Continues to Veto Worthy
PHislon Bills without Reason or Cause.
WASHINGTON, July l9.-The greatest in
dignation ia felt here over the way the
President has vetoed pension aud othel
bills. Democrats themselves ore disposed
to say that halt should be called, but
they are afraid to beard the lion in hil
den. At first dispassionate people were
inclined to think that the President had
vetoed unworthy bills, but the more the
matter is looked into, the palmer II be.
comes that the President has, in certainly
majority OF the cases which have come
before Congress, committed not only q
great wrong but has done injustice to poor
citizens who can Ill afford to Withstand bis
blunders.
The fact that he vetoes q billcannot be
taken as absolute evidence that the
measure Is bad one, for the showing
which the Republicans arc making against
him In this matter will not rebound to
his good reputation or wise statesman.
ship. He hiss In most cases assigned as a
reason for vetoing pension bills that there
was no law to authorize tho payment OF q
pension under consideration. This is the
very reason why the applicant came to
Congress for II, aud the act Of Congress In
passing such bills makes them laws when
he signs them. II ig because the equities
In the case demanded that special act
be passed that Congress stepped In and
passed the bill.
There was no law authorizing the pay.
ment ct 500 o month TO Johu Qhatlea
Black as pension, but he petitloned
Congress and claimed that he was com.
plete physical and mental wreck, and re.
cited the service he performed In the
army, and the pension, the highest OF all
on the soIdlersr pension roll, was voted to
him by q special a0E OF Congress and by
the approval OF q Republican President,
and yet this complete physical and men.
tHl wreck Is able to act as Commissioner
Of Pensions and draw o salary Of 5000 a
year. II there was any law by which such
pension claims could be recognised by the
Pension Bureau there would DO no need
Of their coming 10 Congtesg for action.
However, Il ID evident that the President
IA disposed 10 "hedge" on the veto bust.
ness. He has given orders To Commits.
sloner Black 70 reopen the case Of Garter
", Tiller, whose claim he vetoed the
other day, and the bill for which came
near passing the House over his head, but
was postponed for what are now obvious
reasons, TO see II there 10 any way by
which the claim can be allowed.
The President Ia anxious 10 get rid oi
the matter. The claim In the case II will
DO remembered was Tor pension TO de.
pendent father Of 0 dead soldier. The
President Averred ag reason for vetolng
tho bill that the soldier was deserter.
subseq uent examination Of the C0nfeder'
ate record In the office Of the Adjutant
General showed that at.lhe time lie was
alleged 10 be desOftsf he was confined
Ia Andetsonvllle prison, where he died.
This ls an evidence Of the haBty and In,
oonsiderase manner In which many Of
these veloes are prepared. There are
many others which will return 10 plague
the President badly