National Republican., 1888-05-18
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
THE SENATE DISCUSSES AND
PASSES TIE BILL.
The District Militia Diil Goes Through
one House Democrats in the popu-
lar Branch Laud the President. While
Republicans Talk Protection.

Tie conference report on the House bill
in regard to the Cincinnati Centennial EN-
position was presented aud agreed to In the
senate yesterday.
Thrrcnsion appropriation bill was then
taken up.
Mr.. Allison explained that the theory Of
the amendment reported by the committee
ON appropriations was that 1t should apply
/ only tu widows of soldiers who had them
selves received pensions on account Of dis
| ability, and that It should not apply to the
widows of soldiers who received pension
/ merely on account Of service in the Mexican
| war and the war Of lSl?.
Mr.. Blair commented surcastically ON the
| lihenlty recently displayed in the House
| Of Representatives toward those who had
! served on the Union side IN the war of the
! liUn-commcntng particularly ON the
| report uf the House committee on pensions
| Ia remove the arrcaraGes limitations which
| would cost mere hHgatcl.e Of S25O.WOl,OOO.
In view Of that dHwnng reason aud that
| sense of Justice on the part uf the Demo
cratic majority in the House he Thought that
| the Senate might show Il little libciAlity IN
| this matter
Mr.. Paddock suggested that the Demo
cratic members Of the House committee on
| pensions siiould he absulved, as he under
| stood that the chairman Of that committee
| had been playing altogether "a lone hand.
MIR, Beck inquired the meaning OF the
! phrase "a lone hand' and was Informed
| that If there was any place IN the world
| where that term was properly understood 1t
| was Kentucky.
The discussion was continued by Senators
| Allison, Teller, COckrell, Blair, and Faulk.
ncr.
Mr., Blair spoke Of the removal of the ar
rcarages limitation not as the chmera of
| ''wiid-eycd. mOOustrlck fools or dcma-
| gOgueS,' but as an act of simple justice.
| Democratic senators seemed To think, he
said, that any one who favored 1t was nGccs-
| sarily intent either on nOtoricty or ON an
| unlustiiablc raid on the treasury. And yet
| Il would he more Just TO strike from the
| pension rolls any name OF disabled soldier
| Than To withhold from them, when they did
establish their claims, the arrears. On that
| proposition he was willing to stand.
lie suggested that the committee on ap-
| prcplatiuns instead ofrcsrcting the House
| provision should take advantage of that
| little CXcrcSccnce which came as GOdsend
| from the House, AMI attach to II pro
| vision for the removal Of the limitation of
| pension arrears, and n provision for the
needy soldiers of the war OF the rebellion,
| without regard TO the origin or nature Of
Finally the vote was taken on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Cockrcll. and II was
| disagreed to-yeas 20, nays %. \ party vote.
except that Mr.. Blodgett voted, with the
| Republicans, in the negative.
The amendment reported by the com
! mittee ON appropriations was then agreed to,
| without division, and the bill was passed.
The Senate then, under the order Of yes
! terday, proceeded To business on the calen-
| dar and passed, among other bills, the Sen.
ate bin organizing the militia of the District
| Of Columbia.
The Senate then proceeded To executive
| business.
After the doors were reopcncd the Senat,
| resumed the consideration Of the caleulal
and passed, among other bills and resolu
| tiOns, the following:
| Tie Senate joint resolution authorizing
| Brig, Gen. AbsalOm Baird to accept from
| the president of the French republic the
decoration Of commander Of the Legion Of
| Honor.
The, House bill authorizing Commander
John W. Philip, L. S. ". to accept silver
pitcher from the government of the United
States of Colombia.
After passing IN all tlIirty-iive bills tho
Senate, at $40, adjourned till Monday.