The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-03
the senate bill providing for an sdds-
fsoFial asseelats justice 81 the supreme
eenEt Of Wyoming Adjourned
norsE rEuCEEpINes.


WssarSsTeS, Aug. . The hease
to-day ps<scee.es 20 consideration q.
the sen4te amendments to fhe army
appropriation bill, and they s.ere men.
concarrest in and a conference ordered
/ The house then went iafo committee
OF the whole on The Sellciencs appTzs-
prizfson hsll.
Hcvey replied ~ the speech publish
ed in the CssyFe<sseses KerafsS 'of sun
day last. p1rporsiag 10 hsve been
delivered in the helse ON The pre.
cessing Saturday by Representative
Nztson 81 Indiana on sse sab}est Of
pensions Ii was not necessary. said
Hoscs, 20 Tcminsf the gentleman that
no spch speech had ever heen deliver
eli. Hovey then proceeasd To make
an extremely lively attack ca the
Democratic pension policy. Hoysy
said the gentleman had la.-uscd 70
show that the Democratic pssgty was
and had been friend OF ex-ssslssier<. In
thas herrsflean task sf Was no wonder
the gentleman preferred 10 print his
speech IN the hc,Hsf rather
than 10 meet with prompt re-
plies tn his bold assertions
There could not be fcand an
intelligent man who dill not fully know
and understand the attitude X the ~
speesiye parties on this saejsct. and
that the nemocratic party. XAm pFess-
dent down. was strongly 81 sRsed To
ali pension legislation. that there had
been studied and systematic coarse
taken by the Democrats os the hosSe
against all general pension legislation.
could not he honestly denied.
He criticised the committee on rules
for nos reporting the resolution assign
ing day TOR consideration of pension
legislation, and he declared that the
petitions aad prayers OF thousands ei
soldiers remained unread and dssrc-
gardesf The history OF legislation pre-
sented no parallel 20 this outrage on
the rights of the people. The Demo
crsts did not dare tSs vote on these
general pension bills, because they
knew every Northern Democrat who
voted against them would sign his own
death-knoil. They knew they woeid
be in danger OF veto either from the
president or their constituents.
He then proceeded 10 argue that
the Mills bill. should il become law,
would destroy all hopes that the sol.
dicr might have OF pension legislation.
There would be no surplus On hand 10
pay pensions lie analyzei several of
the presidents vetoes To substantiate
the declaration that on each OF them
the president virtually accused the
claimant and witnesses OF perjury. IL !
Cleveland were not shielded by his !
presidential mantle, action for tbel /
could be maintained against him in /
AIRY court of justice.
In conclusion, he declared that the |
Republican party was the party of the /
soldier. and that the speech Of his |
colleague could not convince them TO /
the contrary.
Mckinney OF New Hampshire de- |
Tended the president from the charge !
OF being an enemy 10 the soldier. He /
had suriag his term OF Office signed 1
1864 private bills, n against 1924 signed /
by sii the Republican presidents from 1
lincoln TO Arthur He signed hills /
CARRYING general pension legislation /
which applied 10 IA $50 persons.
Cutcheon declared that every man, |
woman and child whose name was on /
the pension rolls owed their position
to the Republican party, and not a |
name had been added hy the Demo !
cratic party. except Of those persons
whose names had been restored To the
rolls after participation in rebellion
against the government.
The debate then turned upon the
tariff question, and the rebel battle
flags
Without further action the commit
tee rose aud the house adjourned,
Washington Personal Items.
WAssiHsr0s. Aug. ? Chief Justice
Fuller wiiI not take the oath of Office
until the reasseuiblinR Of the Supreme