Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-07
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Southern Bravery Defined by
Boutelle,
Who ResentS The InSinuations Of Repre-
sentative 0'Pefrall.
Ingalls, Makes a Vigorous and Pointed
Reply to Vest In the Discussion Of
the Pension Bill.
A Day Spent in Raking Up the Animos-
tiles OF the Past Without a Very
Apparent Cause.
WAsHISGToS, March 8.
WAsHISGroS, March g.
Senate.

The Senate has adopted without debate,
a change of its rules by which the treaties
may be made public or considered in open
session, whenever desired by a majority of
the Senate.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee on f.
nance, reported back adversely the bill intro
dueedsby Mr.. Beck for the retirement of T.
). legal tender and national bank notes of
small denominations, and for the issue of
coin certificates in lieu of gold and silver
certificates. 1t was placed on the ealen-
dar.
Mr. Morrill, also reported back favorably,
with an amendment, the House bill to pro-
vide for the purchase of u. s. bonds by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and gave notice
that he would call it up at an early date. 1t
was placed on the calendar.
The Senate at 2 z. NJ. resumed the con-
sideration of unfinished business, the pension
bill, the question being on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, to insert the
words from the inirmities of age"
Mr.. Berry argued against the amendment
on the ground that its effect was to make the
bill service pension bill. He said that
there were now three hundred thousand pen
soners, costing eight millions year, and
that the admission of seven hundred thou
sand more under this bill, would increase the
pension appropriations to over two hundred
millions of dollars. 1t practically opened
the door to every man who served in the
army.
Mr.. Manderson said that he didn't propose
to vote for the amendment, yet he coincided
in the principle of it.
Mr.. Ingalls, called Mr.. Plat to the chai "
and proceeded to address the Senate upon it,
the galleries being crowded to their full ca
pacity. He replied to Mr.. Vests remarks of
last week. The address was mainly personal.
He ironically charged the democrats with
having no love for the Union soldier. He
said that Vest intimated that the people of
the District of Columbia were incapable of
patriotism, and the veterans of
the republic were mob of solid plunderers.
As to himself he would say that the nomina-
ton and election of Grover Cleveland made
the nomination of any American citizen to
the presidency respectable. There was no
man so ignorant or mean that he might not
aspire to the nomination to the presidency
by the democratic party. daughter and
applause He wanted the senators on the
democratic side TO understand their disguise
I or opposing the pension bills was so exceed
ingly thin that nobody was deceived by it.
Mr.. Morgan reminded Mr.. Ingalls, that the
democratic party had nominated and sustain, d
a federal oftcer--Gen. Hancock-for the
presidency,
Yes" said ingalls,, "they did support
Hancock and they also supported Horace
6reely, attempting to fool the north. They
also nominated and supported that other ally
of the confederacy, Geo. b. Mcclellan. Such
pretensions are altogether too diaph anous.
They require to have the drapery removed
for inspection.