The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-06
NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
President Cleveland Vetoes An
other Pension Bill,
WORKING IN A STUMP SPEECH,
Defending Himself From Late At
? iacI;s-A Minority Report on Sem
ator Davis Bffi-1'he Proceed
ings of both Houses.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Thc President
has made an order directing all consular
officers of the Government to hereafter
authenticate all the vouchers and other
papers necessary for drawing pensions
by United States pensioners without
fees.
Representative Crisp, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, to-day reported
favorably to the House the Senate bill
intended to perfect the quarantine ser
vice OF the United States.
Congressman Belmont, Chairman OF
the House Committee on Foreign AT
fairs, which was instructed by resolu-
ton OF the House to investigate the case
OF John Curtin Kent, n naturalized citi-
zen of the United States, convicted in
England OF conspiring to murder by the
use of dynamite, will submit the report
OF the committee tomorrow. II recltes
the history OF the case In detail. which
is already familiar to the public, ex.
presses deep sympathy for Kent, and
continues us follows:
'"lhe fact that the naturalization OF
Kent was not known ut the time OF his
trial to the American authorities is EVIL
denCc OF the propriety OF the recon-
mendation by President Cleveland in
his message OF 1864, and repeated in
1885 in favor OF the establishment OF
Central Bureau OF Record OF the decrease
OF naturlizations granted by the vari-
Gus courts OF the United States.
"The interest which the present Adj
ministaation has taken in the matter OF
is shown by the letters OF
the President and OF the Secretary OF
State in the case of Gallagher, hereto
appended. The letters referred to have
been published"
ANOTHER PENSION VETO.
The President sent to Congress to-day
a message vetoing bill granting pen
to Mary Anne Doherty. The message
states that large share OF the reports
OF the Senate Committee on Pensions
adopted also by the House committee
consists Of the petition in which the
woman says that her husband, who had
served in n New Jersey regiment, left
her in 1865, and has not been heard Of
since. She had received pension rs
the widow Of Daniel Doherty until it
was discovered that lie WIS still alive
and living in Philadelphia, and was
himself drawing n pension there. She
had succeeded in getting the pension in
the first instance by much false swear
ing. The police records OF Washington
(her residence) showed her to be Il
woman Of bad character, having been
arrested nine times for drunkenness,
larceny and other misdemeanors. Con-
the President says that the
theory seems to be established that no
man who served in the army could be
the subject OF death or OF impaired
health, except as the result OF army ser
vice. Medical theories being set ut
even suicide was traced by
devious and wonderfully curious ways
to service in the army, and the adjudiCa-
tions OF the Pension Bureau were over
ruled in the most peremptory fashion by
special acts OF Congress. He would
yield to no man in desire to see those
who defended the government literally
treated.
Unfriendtiness to the veteran soldier
was charge easily and sometimes dis
honestly made. The true soldier was a
good citizen, and would be satisfied with
generous fair and equal treatment. The
pension list OF the Republic should be a
roll of honor, not matter OF indis-
criminate alms.giving. He had at
to stem the tide OF improyident
pension enactments, but he still felt
share OF responsibility in letting too
many Of them become laws. The bill
and message were referred to the Com
mittee on Pensions as were two other
pension vetoes.