The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-14
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Gates OF the measure and those opposed to it in
terjecting questions and answers to an extent
that has not been equaled during this session
of Congress. The bill was still under discus
sion when the House adjourned.
FRIDAY. JUNE 8.
A great number of pension and increase bills
were received in the House and referred to the
Committee on Pensions, and a number of pen
sion bills were reported back favorably from
said committee with the recommendation that
they pass. The consideration of the tariff bill
was then resumed aud occupied the entire day.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8.
The Senate was not in session.
The House continued the discussion Of the
tariff bill.
MONDAY. JUNE IL.
In the House, when the order Of business
was called, Mr.. Gr0svenor arose to a question
of privilege relating to this subject, and offered
a resolution and stated that this resolution re-
lated to the assignment of time for the con-
sideration of pension bills, and asked that his
resolution be read. Interruptions came from
several Members to its consideration, vino called
for ruling by the Speaker Mr.. Springer of
Illinois, asked that the resolution be read with
out the preamble, which he claimed was a
"stump speech" Mr.. GrOsvenor said he surely
had the right to have read the facts which ac-
company his resolution. The Speaker thought
that the preamble was not part of the resOu-
ton upon which the House was called to act.
Mr.. GrOsvenor asked the Speaker how he knew
what was in the preamble; when the Speaker
replied that the preamble TO bill was no part
of the proposition to be submitted.
Mr.. Grosvenor replied that it made no differ
ence to him whether the preamble went in
now or an hour or two later, as he proposed TO
orot in IN dau no bar ,In1
that upon the objection of Mr.. Springer the
only thing which could be read was the resolu-
ton. The resolution was submitted, aud reads
as follows:
Reso'eed That Thursday. July 5; Saturday, July
z; Monday, July 9; Tuesday. July 10; Wednesday,
July IL. and Thursday, July II, be, aud the same
hereby set apart for the consideration of pen
sion bills other than private pension bills reported
from the Committee Invalid Pensions, in such
order as said committee may direct, except that
the first bill for consideration shall be the bill III
x. 1851 for the repeal of the limitation arrears
OF pensions. and the second bill shall be the bill IS
lSI) for the payment Of dependent pensions as re-
ported from the Committee on Invalid Pensions
with amendments; and this order shall begin i'm
mediatey after the morning hour on each Of said
days but shall not take the place of bills for me
raising of revenue nor general appropriation bills.
Mr.. Grosvenor requested the privilege of
having the preamble and resolution printed
in the Record, when objection was raised
by Mr. Hooker Mr. Grosvenor said he
not do so discourteou5 thing as to object
to something he knew rothng about So
soon as the word "Pensions" was uttered
il should not arouse his Indignation At this
the objection was withdrawn, but was renewed
by Mr.. Rogers and sustained by the Speaker.
The bill for the police force in the District
| of Columbia was then taken up for c0nsdera-
| ton. when Mr. GrOsvenor obtained recognition
aud desired to be heard in opposition to the
| measure. Mr. Hemphill, of South Carolina,
| who had charge Of the bill, asked how much
| time Mr. Gro8venOr desired, and stated that
I he knew, OF course, what his purpose was, and
| that it was 70 submit the preamble which had
| before been ruled out; but if Mr.. Grosyenor
| would be satisfied he would be allowed to print
| the preamble in the Record. To this Mr.. GrOs-
venOr replied that almost anybody was per-
fectly willing to grant generous concessions
! when they could not help themselves.
| Mr. Grosvenor obtained tho floor and said he
| desired TO discuss this bill. Here was bill to
| increase the police force in the District which
/ had crowded aside all the great measures vital
/ to the country's interests What had become
! OF the demand that the over-burdened Treas
| ury should be depeted2 What had become of
! all the other questions which had been pressed
/ upon the attention Of the House for the last
| SIX months2 All laid aside to increase the
| police force of tho District. There had been
| introduced into the House during this session
| l59 bills relating to pensions for various disa-
| bilities incurred by the defenders of our couu-
| try, which were laid aside to consider the bill
/ for the increase Of the police force of the Dis
/ tTict of Columbia.
GEN. GRosvENoR's GOOD WORK.
! Mr.. Grosyenor: These bills Mr. Chairman,
| were introduced, nearly all of them, during the
earlier part of the months of January and Feb
ruary last. aud the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions Of this House up to this time have reported
back House bills numbered 1422, 1888, 1920
1858 and 1851 as we'll as possibly few others OF
which l have failed to find the record in the
time that have devoted TO the search
| Now, Mr.. Chairman, a petition was presented
| TO the Committee Oh Rules, signed by every Re-
| publican Member of this House who was pres
| ent asking for an assignment of time, and
respectfully calling the attention OF the Com
| mttee on Rules to the demand that there was
| in this country for this pension legislation
That was done about one month ago. Before
that time two requests had been made by the
| formal action of the Committee on Pensions foI
| time to consider some, at least, Of these impor-
taut pension bills pending. Up to this time the
Committee on Rules of this House have not
assigned one day nor one hour to the cousideTa.
ton of the bills from the Committee on Pen.
sions Up to this time, while days have been
| given to nearly all the other committees AMI
| some of them have been reinstated in days thai
! they have lost, and the greatest care has been
| taken by the Committee on Rules to give some
| sort of consideration some kind of attention
| to all the other interests in the hands Of al
| the other committees of the House. they
have studiously, stubbornly. and continuously
| refused to give to the Committee on Pension;
| the assignment of single day for its business
Mr.. Chairman, the Republican party in it,
platform at Chicago four years ago adopted thii
| resolution:
The grateful thanks of the American people are
| due to the Union soldiers and sailors of the war
| and the Republican party stands pledged to sub
| stantial pensions for all who were disabled, anC
1 for the widows and orphans of those who died il
| the The Republican party also pledges itsel
the repeal of the Limitation contained in the ar
rears act of 1879 that all invalid pensions shall
begin with the date of disability discharge, anC
not with the date oftheir application.
And the Democratic party some time after
ward adopted in the city of Chicago as par
of their platform and declaration that it wa
Gin favor of the payment of liberal pensions Il
soldiers"
But unfortunately, sir, in the recent ritter
ances of the Democratic party at st. Louis af
| ter as careful an examination as have beer
| able to give to their public declarations made
| at that Convention, there has been no refer
ence and no suggestions whatever that the
| Democratic party in the future proposes t.
| carry out the promises then so strongly made
1 m he IF he