The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-09
THE FIPTIETH CONGRESS.
The Senate Passes the Dependents Pension
Bill, Rejecting Several Amendments.

The Senate Passes the Dependents Pension
Bill, Rejecting Several Amendments.
WASHINGTON. March S.--Among the petitiofs
and memorials presented and referred was one,
said to have over 10000 signatures from thirty
three States and Territories, against the admis-
sion of Utah as State so long as it's people are
under the control OF the Mormon priesthood
Among the bills reported and placed the cal
endar were the following:
To provide for JOINT celebration at the ma
tiona1 capital by the sixteen American republics
in honor of the centennial of the parent Repub-
lie, the United States; giving right Of way to
the Duluth. Rainy Lake River & Southwestern
Railway Company through Indian lands in Min
nesota; for the establishment and maintenance
Of an Indian industrial school in Michigan.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF the
bill granting pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors
who are incapacitated for the performance of
manual labor and providing for pensions to de-
pendent relatives of diseased soldiers and sail
ors the question being on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, to add the
words the infirmities of age"
Mr. Stewart replied TO the remarks of Mr.
Sherman, two days ago, on the silver demone-
tization question. IL would be well. he thought
II every member of Congress could plead entire
ignorance of that question It was not to the
credit of anybody to have Knowingly done what
port of the discussion in the Senate. and said
that, according to the statements of Mr.. Sher
man, the Senate Justified believing that
under the proposed legislation the silver dollar
would have been full legal tender to-day and
the country would not have the depressing times
it now had. He did not believe that the Senator
from Ohio knew then what was to be the effect
of that legislation.
Mr. Henderson replied to some of the re-
marks made by Senator Vest last week. particu-
larry as to there being no federal ex-soldiers or
confederates either In almehouses in Missouri.
he quoted from report of the Commissioners OF
Pensions showing that on Oct. Is. 1887, there
were in the Missouri almshouses 1873 ex- Union
soldiers and slxty-two dependent relatives, and
IN the whole United States 1886 ex-soldiers
and 945 dependents relatiges-in all. q. DOL In
addition, there were IN national soldiers homes
10, I22 inmates, making total of 81, l53 ex-Sol-
diePs and their dependents who were dependent
on charitable institutions In contradiction of
Mr. Vests statement that so per cent. of the
number of those enrolled during the war were
either pensioners or applicants for pensions, he
showed that there were 367, i24 invalid pensions
granted. and 240 662 for widows, children and
dependent rslatives-in other words, there were
of pensioners and claimants not over "a per
cent of the whole number enlisted.
Mr.. Hoar spoke in favor of the BILL
Mr.. Hawley believed the bill TO be practical
sensible and patriotic He quoted Gen. Grant
as saying, the very last time he was at the Cap
itoi: IF were to be President again would
sign any reasonable bill to the sufferings
arise from, and would not sign bill TO give
dollar to any able-bodied man" He Mr.. Haw-
leyl stood upon that. He would vote against
any and every amendment to the bill, believing
that as IL came from the committee it a
simple straightforward measure of immediate
relief.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa. said that SO firmly was
he convinced that the class which would be in
cluded within the benefits of the bill by bis
amendment would be excluded without it he
would vote for it. even il be voted alone The
question was taken, and Mr.. Wilson's amendment
was rejecsed-yeas IL, nays 43, follows: