The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04

The only Limitation ever placed upon that bet
was found in an appropriation bill. He called
the attention Of the administration to this
fact, for II the president had trouble In buy
ing bonds with the surplus he should have
equal difficulty in not allowing the arrears Of
pensions. He appealed to the president to be
consistent and allow arrears OF pensions to
those who fled claims within the provisions Of
the act. Mr.. Henderson referred to the ad-
mlnistration Mexican pension law. So rapid
was the pension bureau, he said, In recogniz-
Ing the claims under this law that pensions
were allowed before the claimants ever put In
claims and certificates issued when the bcne-
ticiary did not know he was q claimant. In
proof Of this assertion he sent to the clerks
desk and had read an article in q Chicago
paper to the effect that COMMISSIONS Black
had issued a pension certificate to ex-Con-
gresham Morrison, Notwithstanding he was
informed that Morrison's name did not APP
pear on the list of applicants, and that Mr..
Morrison had returned 1t, stating that he had
never applied for a pension.
MIR. Cultivate asked Mr.. Henderson to
prove another similar case, saying that he
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to the truth.
Mr.. Henderson Il want the truth from
your pious commissioner, who started out In
the administration OF his Office by charging
against q faithful officer, an officer who left
part OF his body OF the battlefield (COl. Dud-
ley, That during his administration the pen
sion Office from turret to foundation Was used
for political purposes.
MIR. Outhwaite-Did he prove It'll
MIR. Henderson-No, never. Now that the
same gentleman stands convicted on Demo-
cratic authority of violating the terms of the
law aud swiftly Issuing . certificate to a
ID ,.r attic chief who was too high and too
clean to become Q party to the transaction.
This man entered upon the discharge of
bis duties with q heavcn-erected face like q
saint Is caught in the Democratic trap. He
has got lower down in struggling for political
influence than any officer I have ever known.
When the general debate closed amend
cases of pensions to widows payments shall
be made from the date of the death of their
husbands; and that all officers of the 'Uuited
States authorized to administer oaths shall do
so free Of charge.
The committee then rose and the bill, which
s%ppropriates ssO,2s0,OOO, was passed.
The river and harbor bill was briefly dis
~ cd and the house took q recess until 1880.
AsuINareN, April 2l.-In the house the
contest for consideration between the special
order homestead bill and the river and harbor
bill resulted in the house going into commit
An amendment appropriating e25O,0N for
the improvement of the harbor of Philadcl-
phia was adopted.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa, speaking Of . ver'
bal amendment, regretted that he could not
give his approval of the bill. It made apprO-
piiations for rivers aud harbors which 1t
would test the geographical knowledge o fany
gentlemen to locate. The Forty-scventh CON
gress had passed q river and harbor bill Of
SIS, OO0, 900, and the Democrats had gone into
the next canvass and painted on their ban
ners: "Down with the Republican party be-
cause 1t had passed this enormou BILL" The
verdict Of the people has been against this
appropriation. With this piece of history in
his memory he did not propose to vote for the
bill which went beyond that which had been
condemned by popular verdict in 1872.
Without further action the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The house went
into committee Of the whole springer, of
Illinois, In the chair) on the tariff bill, the
nuor being accorded to Mr.. McMillen, of Ten
nessee, who spoke in advocacy Of the meas
ure.
Mr.. McMillin opened with the declaration
that whoever advocated the present tariff
favored q tariff not for revenue, but for q sur
plus and q tariff for trusts. The cause of the
immense surplus in the treasury was that the
people had been taxed beyond reasonable de-
mands. Commenting on the surplus Mr.. Nc
Millin said:
We are drawing money from and
locking 1t up in the treasury at such a rate
that It is only a question Of time when strin-
gency will set in. We are robbing not only
commerce Of it's lifeblood but the people of
their means Of paying taxes to their govern
ment.
Speaking Of the question Of what articles
the taxes should be reduced on Mr.. McMnlin
said that in view Of the fact that We cannot
repeal the internal revenue system We have
to determine whether we will reduce the tar
on whisky or ON clothing or sugar. In other
words. reduce the tax on that without which !
men can live and prosper. or upon that which
is essential to their comfort, and It narrows
itself down to a contest between the drunk !
ards belly and a poor mans back. The
bill proposed to make q reduction of
ST., 100000 from the tariff and internal reve-
nue. sources, and the plain, simple question
presented is: VIII we take this burden OF or
will We leave 1t ont VIII we free commerce
by leaving It unshackled or will we leave It
.hamperedi WIN We continue to hord up the
or leave the money in the pockets Of
he people where It belongsa This house stood
'eady to give relief. It was ready and willing
10 remove the temptation to q corrupt gov.
which he said was always fourd In .
'ull treasury. Protection had heen the worst
'nemy to our merchant marine, and crushed
'ur sea-faring industry, yet the gentlemen
to pay subsidies out Of the treasury;
in other words levy . tax ON those who
i've on the land to make meney for those en-
aged in the carrying trade, Tbs claim o.