Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-06
IN CONGRESS-.
is Not Entitled to Pension-The Land Grant Forfeiture Bill in the House.

Why the President Thinks Mary Doherty
 is Not Entitled to Pension-The Land
 Grant Forfeiture Bill in the House.
 WASHINGTON, July 6.-The senate yester- day, after brief session, adjourned until Monday next.
 Three pension vetoes were received from the president and referred to the pension committee. The message accompanying the bill granting pension to Mary A. Doherty states that the greater portion Of the senate committees report consists of the petition of the woman, in which she says that her hus- band left her in 1865 and has not been heard of since. She had received pension as the widow of Doherty until it was discovered that he was living in Philadelphia and was himself drawing pension. She had sue ceeded in getting the pension by false swear ing. The police records of her home (Wash- ingtoul showed her to be woman of very bad character. Continuing the president says that the theory seemed to be established that no man who had served in the army could be a subject of death of impaired health except result of army service even suicide was traced by wonderfully curi- ous ways to service ill the army. The ad- Indications of the pension bureau were over l ruled in the most peremptory fashion by 1 special acts of congress-
 1 The president said he would yield to no man in a cesire to the government de- lenders hberally treated Untriendiiness to | the veteran soldiers was charge easily and 1 sometimes dishonestly made The true soldier | was good citizen and would be satisfied with generous, fair and equal treatment 1 The pension list of the republic should be q 1 roll of honor and not matter of indiscrinin- | ate aims giving. He attempted to stem the tide of improvident pension enactments, but Folt too many of them become laws.
 The conference report on the agricultural appropriation bill was presented. Mir. | Plumb said that the senate item appropriate ing $l0O, 900 to continue the experiments of l manufacturing sugar from sorghum had not been agreed to. He dwelt at length on the importance of the industry sought to be en- couraged ::
 It was confidently believed that the United States would in a very short time develop the fact that it could speedily supply all the sugar the people required from that very common and valuable plant The confer ence report was concurred in with the ex cepton of the above amendment upor which a new conference was asked. A con ference was ordered on the postotfice appro priation bill.
 The seuate took recess to await the pas sage the part of the house of bill recti flying certain errors in the legislative bill but after vainly waiting fifteen minutes adjourned until Monday.
 The house discussed the land grant forfei ture bill during most of the day. A bill was introduced by Mir. Hurlbert lAla.) author izing the appointment of an assistant score tary of the navy.
 In committee of the whole the house tool up the bill for the settlement of tho claim O Florida on account of expenditures incurred in suppressing Indian hostilities and for othe
 purposes. Debate ensued. The morni Il, hour expired and the bill went over.
 MT Holman called up the senate land gran forfeiture bill, with amendments made b. the house committee. After the committe
 amendments, or the substitute for the senat
 bill, had been read number of amendment
 were offered. MT. Holman explained tn
 difference between the house committee an
 the senate bill. The senate bill would forfei
 5,627, ,+S6 ,res, while the pending bill wou
 forfeit 54, 323, ,996 acres, subject to bona fid settlers After some discussion the variou } amendments offered were voted down an
 the committees substitute adopted; but O. the question of the passage of the bill a l amended the house voted: Yeas, 142; nay: } 12-no quorum, so the house adjourned leay l ing the forfeiture bill the unfinished business