Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-03

cases out N len when he vetoed
private pension bils. Tho President has
not been unmind!ul Of the claims oil the
soIdItrs. sixteen ont OF seventeen pension
agents appointed BY him were soldiers. and
he hsd signed bills for the retirement OF
very many Of DOR Wal generals. soldiers bad
he,n removed from Office Republican sol
dlers--bpt their places had bcea flied With
Democratic soldiers.
Sir. Mckinney then declared that no rebel
flags bad been returned except by Republic
cans, and referred IN thai connection 10 Adj
jafant General Drum. whose letter 10 nc
President On the subject be proposed TO
have printed IN TIE fsecorf
Mr.. Cu'cheon. % MICHIGAN, replying to
Mr.. Mckinney. asserted tbat every pension
on toe ro,'s was there by virtue Of Eepubl-
eau Legislation, au1 thai not q name bad Iee1
added by the Democratic PARIS except oi
those PERSONS whose ramcs had been restored
10 the rolls afes participation In rebellion
against the Government. All pension ltgi'-
lation with that single exception was OF ne
pubicin origin.
Touching on The subject o. bsalo Tags Mr..
Cutchcan criticised tnc prcsifedfs action Ia
issuing the order for thelr return. and ne
clared that the President had been forced 20
resc.pd il 10y The voice N tie lTeat loiai
North which had come laundering do"u
upon hin like cyclone. HetMr. Catcheof)
had never heard taai anybody IN ibe Ia e
tonfcderacy had gskc1 for the return o.
those figs. The Cuniederates had defended
fhcir fags with courage aud blood ana BIC;
and when The llx went down those who had
fought under II accepted the siinatiol ana
never asked for The return Of ihtlr il1gs.
4 Gag meant something. The Gag That float
Cd over the Speakers desk meant something.
II meant BONE order, iaw, liberty. ltmeWt
children and Kindred That was what those
Who followed II fought for. " hat oiu me
otner iig mean: II meant the doctrine OF So
cessiOn. and the men wgO had followed u SAID
that that doctrine was Gesd. IL meant TINT
those VINO supported Il were against 'hr
Constitution. We're they against i no"
II The l.es had been returned what wonld
have been done with tbUmy IL was better
that they should rot and be- moth eaten in
the attics oflthe WM Deplftccn building
than bc returned 10 the hands 81 the men who
had brayely borne them. They could never
mean again what they hod once meant; ana
tue Republican party do not propose INIT
those symbols Of di.uuIou and war upon
The Constitution should ever 20 back into
the hands Of those who bore them On the
battlefield.
The consideration Of the bin was then re-
sumed. and for sone time ran smoothly Until
Mr. Docktry, OF Missouri, prcciptated a
brief tariff debate 10y few remarks on the
subject Of The surplus. During IFS progress
Mr. Bypun, Of Indians, SAID that be Wss not
violating any Of the coulidences Ot the e6m-
mltiee-ioom in stating that when the Mill'
bill vas bCi0g considered In committee Inc
gentleman from Pennsylvania OR. Kelley
had made q motion 70 repeal The entlre TO-
baccO tax. On that motion Ncs,rs. kelley
and Reed voted in the Affirmative. ana
Messrs. Mckinley, Browne, and burrows
voted against il. lie cited this rs showing
that the msiority OF the Republicans As re-
presented 90 The committee we're not IN iavor
Of tie repeal Of the tobicco tax.
Mr.. Dingicy declared that II the tobacco
provision OF thc Mills bill Ind ooen put into
q separate bill ii could have been passed at
any time.
Mr. Compton. OF Maryaud. % repre-
sentative OF tobaccO-grOwing district, an
nounced his readiness 10 meet the Issue
squarely IN bis district in support OF the
Mills bill.
Pending further debate the committee
rose, and The House, at ) O'Clock, adjourned.