Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-24

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toW"s: lin conclusion; we submit that, the gen.
oh expression II adSeSeS q ,ufs esSH
the executive power to prevent any further
legisiatson that will add any, new. CLASS TO oqE
pension. list. Of that will materially Increase
ARa cost thereof, ana based Upon the idea that
'@Ao eo""''S 40 "s"'nst H. .nH, 49,
~" .'''>.' Action in Consr4ess.::..: .ns. ii,
'';A pension roll which behrs over 4o0, 0o0 names,
ana to- "Aomthefa Is annually paid about! $50, :.
O0p0Oo, sufficiently attests the readiness OF the
Republican party to redeem all tts pledges TO
those III eaaled into the field In the National de-
fense 81 for the votes ot Republicans ia Gopgeress
measuref,, indeed. ,hey have ofteh bg16' Called
to defend themselves against tho CHARGES OF eXJ
travaganee and 'fecklessnesg Ia voting pubic
money for pensions: II is; only"in political
campaigns; where the 'retas OF soldiers are, tn
question: that thel Democratic party has; the
temerity to set up claimsof equal frjepdliness.;
only o few comparisons of party records can be-
gwen "a 'speclmens,s but. these will amply sui.
flee. ~ -'''7.r
I'm January, 1870, bill was passed providing
that pensions should commence frotn date. OF
the discharge OF the invalid soldier AS this
measure was passed at q time when the Demo-
Gratis haa u niAjdrity III the House. "a fsv!of
their more Jealous advocates have claimed
The facts are that the bill, H. r. A,ss4, was
introduced by Mr.. Cummings, Republican,
nom Iowa, June .:878 and on motion, OF MF.,
Haskell Republican. from Kansas. the Com
mlitteH on Invalid Pensions was discharged
from is, further consideration, and 1t was taken
up for action. II passed the House by d vote Of
l6a yeas to 81 nays Every Republican vote re.
corded Is IN rs favor. aad etsry vote against'it
Is thaS Sca Democrat! Az party question the
becord shows the DemooratstQ DO against it,,
AZ having votedfor 1t and 81 against,it., What
ever Ofcredtt or Of blame, therefore. attaching
to the Arrears act belongs to the Republicans.
in the. Forty.eighth Congress, March4 T., 1881,
the HOUSE passed p bill to pen Ion the sprviV.
Ing soldiers OF the Mexican war and their Wild!
c%s By yGts Of e. Az TIE Republican syn-
Ing further PtStisang fof disabled sna depvnd.
ent soldiers or the OWL notwithstanding the
pensions OF widows from Is to "a: per month-
continuing pensions to children above sixteen
yaarstof age when they were HELPLESS. proyid,
Ing that fathers and mothers SHOULD only ,be re-
CURED TO show present dependence instead Of
dependence at the date OF the sons death
'Thirty,one Senators voted for these amend
ments all Republicans, and twenty Seven Sem
ators voted against Them all Democrats On
the return OF the bill to the House. it failed of
consideration by Democratic opposition. On a
motion to suspend the rules to take Up and
pass the bill, seventy-f1ve Republicans and fifty
'sRo Democrats. voted in the afa native: and
e!gnoy four Democrats and one Repubti On in
the negative, the motion beine- lost shecause
two'thirds were required to carry it.
y, In the Forty-ninth Congress the Mexican War
Service and the Dependent Soldiers bills were
passed parately to satisfy Democratic de-
Ihands. The reason OF this demand was soon
apparent. The two bills were passed on the
same day, and President Cleveland promptly
signed the One and vetoed the other. :! 49,.
II The Mexican Service Act pensioned all survi-
'vors and their widows who were. sixty two
years Of age;,all who had any physical or mem
tal disability without reference to age rorigin,
and even rebels who had borne arms against
the Nation. But poor Union soldiers. who by
reason 81 age, disease or accident had found
their way to the poor house, oould'h have hosre-
lief with Democratic consent On the passage
Of this Dependent bill in the House., liz Repnb-
loans and g. Democrats. voted for it, while the
rs votes against it wer0. al Democratic, On
the htte1mptS tn tho House to pass 1t: ON the
:vet9 1877 Republicans aud 50 Democrats voted
for Il and les votes, all Democrats, were Re.
corded againstit; and it failed for want Of two.
thirds 1t %:s.u ~ -, ,'..:;
DEMOCRATS HOSTILE rO,PRNSION LEGIS STATION.
But the action; or rather the refusal, to act
upon the part OF the Democratic party In the
present Congress (Fitt:sth) speaks more plain
" than ever Of: their determination to prevent
any further legislat on In behalf Of the veterans
OF the late WAR. The control OF the legislation
OF the House OF Representatives rests entirely
with the Committee on Rules ,(of which the
Speaker Is chairman) whom that committee Is
sustained by the party having control, Of the
organization Of the House, They fix days fol
the consideration Of bills reported from the
several committees, ind no legislation can
be considered In any other way or q,
any other time except ON: suspension
days, I. e.! the FIRST ana third Mondays o1
the members present. The Speaker decides
absolutely and without any restriction what
measures may be considered upon, suspension
days, Us he can recognize or refuse to recognize
any member who, moves to take up any meas
ure. linden the rules on suspension days de-
bate on a bill is limited and two.thirds vote
is required to pass it. The Committee on.Rules
has so far this session refused to support r6s.
olution fixing time for tho consideration Of
bills reported by the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions. ,,i.ra;s
Early in April o resolution was introduced, in
the House and referred to the Committee or
Rules setting apart two days to be devoted ex
clusively to the consideration Of such pension
bills as that committee might determine to
bring before the House.. Repeated appeals
have been made to that committee to report
tuHt .GcSOIutlQu W tu6 HOUSE, so p" ina
q vote could be taken upon IT, A petition
signed by one hundred and forty members
was presented to them asking for a favorable
report upon that resolution By .unani
nous vote the Republicans in their caucus
requested this committee to assign q, reasona
BILE time to the Committee on Invalid Pensions
for;the considerations Of such bill reported by
them ms they might choose to present Fo,
five months the Committee on Invalid Pensions
has been actively and industriously engaged II
considering and perfecting measures fortthe re-
lief Of the surviving soldiers OF the war Of the
rebellion and their widows and orphans - More
general bills have been referred to them than
| to any other committee in the House. il More
than one hundred and nifty Bills Of a general
character have been presented for their consid:
GRAFTON. After weeks OF careful examinations
of the different measures the committee have
reported, twelve bills and with but two 4xcep.
tions the reports have been up on tho unani
nous vote OF, the committee, and the most OF
them would doubtless receive favotablg con:
sideration in the House ii It were allowed to
vote upon them. With but . single exception
the amountiof money required to carry out their
prov sions would be small, and the objects
sought TO be obtained arc demanded by every
principle OF justice and equity.