Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-07
SEATTLE ". t.. wEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH

| tnste ana Dt1tm.1s toe aDoouta 70 d
paid to The mctiiased and disabled sur.
vivcss Of the Army Of the unico.
he eeoAtcf from Aiaoasi hAs
eehed vhere I'll this vas going 70 end
viii tell him" said Mr.. Ireails, .,and
every seaasof on thsa side OF toe chan.
Der. Vhsthe. be lskss IL or not, vhat ~
Intend to d.. II 10 going to stop vben
eoo asseafs Of pensions are paid, vhen
TIE limitation 10 removed ard ever col
0asY on The rolls or Who eeeo oa the
foais. b paid from the dAy Of HE diss-
osliey, cs In the case Of Q Survivor, from
The date of the eoidies's Death, and
when every surviving soldier Of the ar
ny y pot oa the rolls for esrv;ce ouiy.
That h vheo it b going to stop, and II
you don't like ID make the noas Of Il. s.
Aflef eul -RixirR the Grand Army Of
the Repoblic, As. Ingalls, said In con-
clusioc: I'VE pfcpose to pass this bill.
and Initiating tbs language pssd oo the
other side OF the chamber. hope IL vill
case the other heoss Of o narese, and IL
u does. let the president veto at his per-
u" Very general applause on the
usoe and IA the aallelies.
Mr. Btsckhurn feplied ct length.
when the senator from KsnsAs under
took 70 spsak Of the chief executive of
the country In terms thai he had seen
ht 10 employ, and which vere deiiber
ate3y prepared, be (IeQailsl certainly
soold take issue With him (Blackbaru)
II be concluded ID vas not entitled 10 Q
response OF rspiy In . presence % au-
gust and disalneuished sa that Of . SEN
atsr Of cks United States. He vas not
here to defsud the pfeaidens from suoh
an unva4rauied attack. he knev bot
one sin which the president had com
mitted In the eyes OF the senator from
Kansas. II vas that Of having defeat
ed that ssnatos's party st the poll. He
has given 10 the American peo-
pie for the three years past
50 eHcient, % honest and %
clean an administration a. to doom
the last OF the Republican aspirations TO
disaster. The Renslemsn from Kansas
in his inpoliticai s.al had not epared
the eanctity OF the grave. He had
dragged up for abuse and v.llidcstion
subj men - had furnished their un-
blemished chaTacters to beautify the
briehtest paRes Of American history.
Mcclellan and Hancock wire to be do
nsurced in the senate a. allies Of the
Would /. not have besn
10 better taste, had at least the mare
creditable courses and oaudor Of tbs
senator, IL be had made suoh charge
before bost thsse men we're buried.
Mr.. InRalls-"i did so often" Jap
plause. .
Mr.. B!ackburu-- Then 20 ruch the
vosse for the Senator from Ks1sss.
What warrant OF grouad had be for that
except that they we're both different
from himself, at least in political action,
IL not in many other regards. Mr..
then oev ted some time to
hunting down in q banteRin2 manner
[ugeils military record. He vas, be
said, Judge Advocate Of the Kansas vol
nnteers while General Black vas bleed
ing on the Kansas frol tier, while Nc.
Ulellen vas commanding the army,
while Hancock vas veltesina IN bis own
blood in Cemetery Heights at 6ettys
burg. Ingalls, Vas behind az d vas pros
ecatipR Kansas jayhawkers for riflina
hen ro0sts.
"Whst now are you to think Of the
argument Of the senator Who will
leave his seat - presiding ON 5ial and
some to the floor in illustration OF par
Iisan zeal which hss never been eQusled,
attacking the people from the president
of the United States to all civilians a.
we'll as military men, and no object es-
saped his tongue. I respect the union
,oldiers and l do not know the coufed
srate " ho has not done So" Mr.. Black
barn then proceeded 10 refute tie asser
ion that the southern states had never
'ent union soldiers TO congress.
He concluded - follows: "Pafty
nan a. am, partisan as ! confess my
,eif to be. sincerely trust that ! may
never fnd my term Of public service
prolonged TO the day when, without
will turn deliberately to ira.
luce and abuse the men who while liv- |
na we're honored By ALL" tApplause.)
Adjourned.