The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-03-09

Senator Plumb moved g strike cut Ne
word "t...Aiiy" before the word "incapacita-
ted,' and gave notice that Il his motion pre-
vailed he would move to amend further BY
providing that the pension should be from q
to $l2 per month. according to the degree Of
incapacity.
After discussion the amendment wss agreed
to, and the word tstotslly'' was struck out.
Senator Plumb also moved TO ltrike out the
words Tin degree herein spiciu.d." Agreed
to-yeas %, hayes, q.
Senator Plumb also moved to insert the
following: "Ail pensions granted to widows
under this or any other general law shall take
eject from the date Of the death Of the hue
bands Of such wldows respectively, but not
dating back ofthe passage Of this act" Agreed
to without division.
Senator Call moved m amendment to make
the bill apply TO those who served IN the
Florida war, hut accepted . mobilization Of IL
moved by Senator Morgan BY making It spply
to those who served in the var with Mexico
and for thirty days IN the wass with Indian
tribes. Without disposing Of this amendment
the bill was laid aside, aud Sent tor Blair pro-
posed an amendment lin order 70 have It
printe1) providing for aserv.ce pension atthe
rate Of go . month.
Executive business; adjourned.
WAsnINGToN, Feb. 2s.-The entire session
Of the senate was taken up today In discuss
ing the pension bill. Senators quarreled all
day over certain amendments and after all,
the bill was laid over without action.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-After some unlm-
portsnt preliminary work, the senate resumed
consideration Of the bill granting pensions to
ex-soldiers and sailors IL cepacacitsted for the
performance Of manual labor and providing
for pension to dependent relatives Of deceased
soldiers aud sailors.
Senator Wilson, Of Iowa, moved ~ an
amendment to insert the words, "from In
firmities Of age" so % to pension all ex-sold-
iers suffering from the inarmities Of age, or
from mental or physical disability.
In the debate which took place Senator
Plumb deliver an eloquent eulogy on the
army.
Senator Vest then took up the question and
said that the cry Of ex-soldiers being In aims
houses was wholly untrue, and the hypocritl-
cal cry made him tired.
The senator said that since 1895 the gov
ernment had paid out for pensions the sum Of
$ss3. 100000, . liberality unparalleled In the
history Of the world. Of the G. A. r., the
senator said:
The great military and political organize
ton, the Grand Army Of the Republic, has
thrown its lance into the debates Of congress
and sent bills to their accredited senators for
the purpose OF being enacted. When the
president Of the United States had honestly
aud bravely discharged his executive duty
and vetoed an enactment which he considered
improper, he had been threatened by the
officers of that organization with personal In
suit II he dared make his presence known in
the city where 1t held its annual meeting.
There was 4 limit to human endurance.
In conclusion Senator Vest said: "Psrt'.
SOU or non-partlsan, my convictions require
me to vote against the bill, and cay here
now that 1 hope 1t may die the death in the
other branch Of the national congress, and II
not there at the hands Of the executive; II
that be unparlismentury, make the most Of
It,"
After further debate the senate adjourned
without further action.