Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-07
INGALLS, AND PENSIONS
He b Appislasd Generally by the Sen.
sts a.d Lobsy-Othsr Matters fn
the Senate ana Hosse.

the Sesate aaa House.
1WAsR1xo1oa. Masch GA Joint Yeso-
lotion vas psssed in the s>nAse today
dtssctinR the secretary Of the inseeics
70 inves;iRste The pfaetioahilisy Of con
strucstn9 Reservoirs faR the storage Of
vstes in the arid regions Of the Unitsd
States.
The rule q 10 executive sessions vas
modified 50 ~ to read % that vhea .
treaty shall be laid before the seuste
bsfore iss ratification IL shall be read q
6rst time and no mosica shall b In or
der except 70 refer IL 10 . coumiisoe 10
print II IN confidence FOR the uae OF the
senate to remove the Injunction Of o.
cfecy or coaside. IL 10 Rn open exscu
rive session
The senate then resumed the oonsid-
GRAFTON Of the pension bill. tbs Question
beiue on Ms. wisscrss amendment
After . brisf debate Mr.. 6sefmsn NJ
ferred 70 Mr.. Bsck's spsech Of last
week Ia vhish be bad read Q paragraph
II which be (Shermap) had been 60
verely cfiticiz. "a for bis oonneesion With
si.ve. demonstration lie would not
asve regarded ts worthy Of notice. b.
cause the senator from Kentucky had
been under some excitemeat, bas that
be bad used the word ''secfecy," that il
vas done under cover; that be (Saef-
mani vas responsible. He proceeded
TO thoV boy the principle OF Law had
been reported in the bill three yeaYs be-
fore 10 vsns into eject, and how it had
been discussed. He wanted to know
vhy sanh matter had been iucRed ipto
debate With which IL had nothing 10 do.
Mr.. Beck asserted that be would to-
morrow prove all his statements.
Nj. ltRaiis havioR called M. Plstt
10 the chair proceeded to address the
.enate, the galleries being crowded to
their full capacity. Hs had been sur
pfissd o,e day last week on returning
TO the chamber af:ef brief Gbssncs TO
learn that the senator from Missouri
tVest) had referred to him In terms
cot complimentary, and had coupled
vith personal remarks an iusimafion
hat ths people Of the District OF
Columbia we're incapable Of disinter-
ested patriotism and that the veterans
of the republic we're mob of sordid
plnndesers. As to himself he would
.ay that the domination aud election of
Grover Cleveland had made the pre-
teutiops of any American citisen to the
respectable. There vas no
man in this country whose ignorance
wns 20 profound, whose obecurity 90
le, whose sntecedents 20 de-
graded. that be had not the right to
sspirc to the presidential nomipatiou
by the Democratic party. He regretted
. eA~ s.nosop fp,sn RGSesnuVs
q his seat today. He should initiate
COT fne himself so far as hs vas con
That senator vas born in O state that
nad not seeded (Kentueky.) and had
in the confederate congress
\ state which bad not seeded Mis-
souti)
Tue senator from Kentucky (Black-
ourn) had also referred sneerinRly 10
OF the soldiers OF the
Uoion. Ii was curious that the oopfed-
rates from the Union states were q lit |
lie more pronounced, a little more aR-
aressvs and little more violent In |
.heir denunciatiou OF the north than the |
,onsederates from the states that seced |
ID. He did net kncw where the senator |
from Missouri got the figures from
which be stated thst bus 5000 Of Lees |
army had surrendered at Appsmattox.
But one parallel was to be fsuAd to the |
insccuracy Of that state |
nsnt, and tsat vas the same senator's |
that Of the 23o. 600 soldiers of |
he Union army, more than half bad
.pplied for peu sions. 6ucb spec hes es /
Ihese Of the seraters from Missouri |
md Kentucky we're intended to catch
he coafedefa.e vote. and they would
,stch it. He wanted the senators On
.he Democratic side te understand that |
he disguise for opposing the pension |
pills vas excee1iBRly thin; that nobody
sss deceived by 1t. The souta did not
owe the Uaion Amy; neither did the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Morgan reminded Mr.. Iogslls |
hat the Democratic party had nomi-
ia,ed gnd sustained federal officer,
General Haucosk. for the presidency.
Yes, said Mr.. ingalls,, II did support
Hancock, and 1t also tuSpofted Horace
if. eiey in attempting to fool the north.
Is aiso nominated and supported that
,,her ally OF the confsderaoy, George b.
Sach p'e'enslons are alto
|, ther too diaphonons. Why WAS il
when the associate justice OF the
supreme c1urt Of the United States,
sno, BY one OF the strspRest csprices Of
,istory, bow Sat In indemeat upon those
,rset constitutional amendments ADOPT |
ID aQain.t his protest and efforts; Why
sas II. ghen be srose IN the senate and
,sid thst be would resent as personal
ldrons any impnission upon tie honor,
integrity or patriotism Of fJefefecnDavis,
sheu be said be had no doubt that ] T.
erson Davis would occupy a niche In |
history by the side Of George Washing.
on. Why vas il that no senator On the
Democratic side, North or Sooth, arose
o repudiate end disavox i:f Asd yet
he moment tha. any senator on tue
Republican side, or any eoitor of any |
Northern pager talked abou. the Unian
Irmy, they vere tannt & With waving |
10 eussneuined uudeygafnent, rakiDR |
ID the ashes Of sectional strife, and ap- |
,ealing TO partixau hatred and malice. |
q vas time that the tgexty -four con
'ederates on the other side Of the cham
Der we're not Ill advised about this
natter.
NJ. Ingalls, referred to the unvsiliug
II H,li's statue in Georgia In 1856. aod
be spe ches Of Mr.. GRADY and Je6er-
100 Davis theYat. He spoke OF the |
lame orator hav pg gone to New York
md Nv Eoeland soon after mskinp |
ness speeches and there pocr;ng cot
his "col1 cream ana honey and Maple
.yrup ali over the north" Wher, be
,sked, vas that orator siscefel
Coming tack to tss opposition Of the
sepssors to the pension bills.
be said that be did DO. blame them for /
Z. /. the federal government has been
,vsrthrovn be cid nCt belisvs that be |
zoaii have felt confcrtet In voting |
sensious 10 The confederate solsiers.
Dot be would hsvs regarded IL as q eli
aax OF edfontsry II. after be bad &C.
,epsed pardon and had his disabilities
removed srd rad taken tbs oath Of al
eeIsnce 20 the soroessf1i sonihefn con-
'sdsrScy. he had denounced on the
lay sitter the Efforts which thoss con-
'sdsra;es bad made to reward their /
,sn soiciers, spd If be had hsefi.d
.oeat ths price which the corqoerio9 |
,oarfry shcaid have seen st to bestow On /
be nsn vhoec arms it hsd copqaered.
he did not ftink thai the north vas as /
Ill del9ced by the pfetensious Of tie |
leuaiors cn tie other SIDE IL vas q
sttie sins soisr IN al tie yesrs which |
had elapsed sirce tse var teat tnsfe |
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