The National tribune., 1888-03-15
THE DISABILITY BILL.
Continuation Of the Discussion in the
Senate.
ATTACK AND DEFENSE.
Senator InqalIs's Powerful,
Incisive Rhetoric.
SENATOR HOAR'S FACTS.
The Bill Finally Passes by a
Vote Of "A to 10.
ATTACK AND DEFENSE.
SENATOR HOAR'S FACTS.

manual labor. ana pr0FluluS 4ol ktchaiohS 70
dependent relatives Of deceased soldiers and
sailors. the pending question being on the
amendment proposed by Mr. Wilson iowa,
which was that section =, line ., after the word
FROM" TO insert the words the IADrmlaes OF
age or from, so as TO read:
And who are now or who may hereafter be SUI
fsrinr nom the i1rnites Of age or from mental or
3hvsica disability moi the results Of their own Wei
Gus habits elc.
Senator Berry said that whatever difference
Of opinion might have existed as al elect OF
the amendment if adopted, there could be no
question that Is would make il q service-pen-
sion bill. Senator Henderson hal estimated
that there were yet a million soldiers living
who served IN the army. Of shat number
about % per cent something less than 351oJo,
are on the pcusion-rolls. If these 5U0, QUO cost
the Government 100000 q year, the other
100000 must certainly cost more than S2OJ,-
OO0OgO more. which would make the grand To-
total 100000 600 a year.
Senator henderson said that he had reached
the same conclusion as Senator Berry, but the
motives that prompted were entirely different.
de would not vote for the amendment, yet ne
believed that If there was case where an eZ-
soldier by reason of the inhrmitIes OF age IS IN
capacitated fer manual labor and dependent
up0n himself for self-snppOrt. such ez-soldler
should be peasioned. He did not think, how
ever, that II was necessary TO change the Ian
Senator S. Ilson said that he had no disposition
TO interfere with the purpose Of the Committee
on Pensions Ia reporting the bill IL had
seemed TO hi.a however, that there was dis-
tiucti0u existing between the inc2pacitles re-
sulting from tie infrmities Of age and those
resulting fr0ia disability, and his consultation
with Inenbers OF the medical profession con-
frmed this o.siui0n.
Senator henderson submitted that IL per-
son is 50 aged Is not TO be able 10 perform man
ual labor. such person Is clearly within the
language Of tile bill
Senator Wilson wanted 10 make the language
OF the bill broad enough 70 cover the various
distinctions Tat have been established Ia the
Pension Bureau.
Senator Sherman interrupted the debate to
make correction Of some remarks Of Senator
Beck IN regard 70 the coinage Of silver
Senator Iagalls called for reading OF the
amendment and made an eloquent argument in
favor Of the bill. He said, ia opening his
speech:
I regret. 5Ir President, that the Senator
from Missouri Vest Is not present to-day. de
is a courteous and courageous antagonist. /
have waited Tor lis return The DAY follow
ing this delate the discussion turned rather
upon the iEE-tnitics of the tariff than upon the
infirmities Of age. Thereafter the Senate ad-
jouTned over. aad this is the first convenient
opportunity that j have had 10 address myself
% the bill under consideration.
To whatever degree the Scnstor from Mis-
souri, saw ct 10 criticize with indignity and 70
asperse with personal alluslOn colleague upon
the i0or who was not present, I shall not imi-
tate that bad example, but confne myself, so
far as he is concerned, to what has been dis
closed IN MS autobiography.
The Senator from Missouri was born IN
A STATE THAT DID NOT sEcEDE
from the Union-the State Of Kentucky. His
Autobiography shows that he represented ia the
Confederate Honse Of Representatives for two
years and 81 the Senate Of the Confederate
States for one wear, the State OF Missouri. The
State Of Missoari dad not secede, Dir. President
and while I have no doubt that the COufeder-
ate House Of Representatives and the Conled
crate Senate we're the judges Of the election
the qualifications and the returns Of their OWE
members, ID would be a special qualification K
the historian 10 know upon what conditions
and by what methods a member Of the Confed-
crate House or Representatives or OF the Con
federate Senztc could have been admitted from
the State Of Missouri, that never seeded from
the Union. / do not propose, however, to pusl
my invest gation into the subject Of his righ
10 represent that State in the Confederate Sen
ate % far rs 10 move to refer his credentials 4
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
is matter q ancient history.
Nor Sir, CO / sllude 70 this matter IN am
1isparageaent 10 tie Senator from Missouri
nv more than / do 70 the same fact ia the his
cory Of the SeaatOF from Kentucky Dir. Black
surnl who sits now before me, and who Will
= great deal of profusion Of speech rose and de
-oOunced the "sGperloyalty" Of the Crane
1rmy Of the Republic, criticizing them as
horde Of besFars thrustiug their demands int
the Senate. / 10 not speak IN derOgati0n eitbe
Of the honor o. the courage OF the integrity 0
that Senator. 4 allu1e 70 II q matter Of his
tory Only. and for the purpose Of showing S
far as ! n1&g, that IA their devotion TO tn
South and 10 the Southern COniederacy tn
Senator from Kentucky and the Senator from
Missouri csuuot be suspected Of insincerity
No lzg u STATE allegiance summoned them I
cast their fortunes with the South No phan
tom Of slatc sovereignty allured them, as
die 50 many others into that terrible catas
tTophe. Ne. sir; they went because the
wanted . 90 They went because they be
leFed THAI slavery was better than liberty
because they believed that secession was bette
than union: because they believed the Star
and Bars were more worthy Of patriots ale
glance than lhe stars and Stripes; because the
believed that Jefferson Davis was more emit
tied 70 respect and confidence than Abraham
Lincoln They went South, they allied thei
fortunes WiLA the ConfcdeFacy because the
preferred 20 Go so, and their sincerity canno
be suspected.
II is . ltte singular, however, that for som
federates from Union States area liltl e more prc
nOunoeo. little more aggressive, aud iittl
more violent ia their denuuciations Of III
North, OF the Union armies, q the veterans ,
the GTaud Army Of the Republic, than thos
who had the excuse 10 which / have referre
Of following their States into the vortex
secession. 50 il is that upon every Occasio
when debate affords the opportunity the Sem
tor from Missouri. born IN 3 Union State,
citizen Of Union State by adoption, rises he
and eulogizes he exploits Of the Confedera
armies, eZtols their achievements, and by iTr
sIstible inference degEades, belittles and snee
a. tie JBlon armies and their friends al
allies.
So, IN tic debate on Wednesday last ii
Senator from Missouri rises aud SAYS:
When Gen. Ice surrendered At ApDOInaftox the
were but 90 nuslets.
III the Senator had been there there won
have been eight thousand and one Iaughtel
When Gen. Lee surrendered al Apponlatiox the
were but .. Nt5 musEets left Of that splendid arr
which hGd fought the world IN arms and had be-
battered ano beaten back by overwhelming nuI
beers Tor four long years. Out Of companies "a
went into that terrible strife % l25 and ls0 men
10 or u returned back to their kindred aud HON.
The south to-day is filed with manned and cri
PIED soldier, y no. amid shot and shell and sab
stroke, fought for their honest convictions as M
have seldom Fought before. They ask no pension
sneeringly said the Senator from Nilsson
The Federal soldiers are asking for pension
but the gallant survivors Of the Confedera
armies have asked for no pensions!