The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-06
A PENSION BILL PASSED.
POLITICAL SPARRING ENLIVENS
IT'S DISC JSSION.

pl1blicans With Making a Deficiency
a Certainty - Breckinridge Touches
I'D the Dough-Faces Seven Yea 5 to
sea a Million Pensioners on the Roll
Drawing $40, 100000 Year.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.-The pension ap-
prouriation bill was again taken up in the
Eouse to-day. Mr.. Vaux Of Pennsylvania
did not oppose the general purpose Of the
bill. but he did oppose the appropriation for
Je,endent relatives, made under the act of
March o, 1886. That went beyond justice,
and became charity.
Mr.. Cultivate reproached the republican
House with Sinking Its duty, arguing that
the pending bill would show deficiency Of
ct least So. $4,000.
Mr.. Cheade Of Indiana contenied that
the amount appropriated was amply suffi-
Gent to supply the needs of the services.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa cited figures to
show that when the republicans controlled
legislation in the House the appropria-
tons for pensions were generally in excess
IF the requirements OF the law. DEFICIENCIES
commenced when his democratic friends
came into control, and cut the appropria-
tons 50 short that during the last year there
WAS q deficiency of S25, 100000. Ia all
probability the committee on appropria-
lions had, In this bill, provided more than
was absolutely necessary.
DocKERY's PROPHECY.
Mr.. Dockery Of Missouri said that few
months ago he had stood on this floor and
declared that the republicans of the House
were refusing for party purposes to appro-
nriate within $45, 100000 of the amount
which would be required for pensions under
the existing law. This declaration had
been almost substantiated by the fact that
TIE commissioner now came in asking for q
deficiency of S34, 100000. He then pro-
ceeded to argue that the amount carried by
the bill was insufficient and branched from
this subiec5 to the general financial condi-
ton Of the country.
DoUGH-FACEs IN POLITICS.
Mr. Brecknbridge of Kentucky, ad-
dressed his remark to the general pension
question. II any question or criti-
cism, ho said, was made by
the democrats Of the expenditure Of enor-
nous sums of money, some gentleman on
the other side would sheer that it was made
by men who fought against the union. He
had heard of dough-faces in politics-that
was those who had surrendered their con-
victions Of public policy for the sake of Of
fee. Had the country no doughfaces in the
matter Of pensions during the last few
years, This question of pensions had Co be
met by every congress. He assumed his
measure of responsibility to his con-
stituents.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE.
By the oneration of the law there was a
certain number Of pension certificates to
applicants. The probabilities were that
within seven years there would be a million
pensioners on the roll, Who would be paid
$500 600 annually. The first necessity
was to meet the question frankly
by adequate appropriations. The second
was to raise q committee to investigate
the bureau thoroughly, to have the list
revised, and to strike off unworthy pension
ers; the third was to transfer the bureau to
the war department and take it out Of the
domain of politics. Here were the people
staggering under burdens that had SO dis
treSsed them that they were seeking new
alliances. Let congress meet this matter
frankly. The people could not be fooled
PETERS MAKES POLITICAL SPEECH.
Mr.. Peters of Kansas made an exhaustive
argument to show that the appropriation
carried by the bill was amply sufficient to
pay all the pensions which would be granted
during the ensuing year. He then pro-
ceedad TO make political speech, in the
course Of which he said the Democratic
party was endeavoring to embrace the
that the Republican party in Kansas had
run against it, and had been overthrowu.
II had received black eve. Laughter
DEMOCRATIC STATES FoREwARHED.
Butthe time was coming when a cyclone
would strike the democratic states. TWAS
now being entrenched in Texas and Mis-
sour, AMI in 1892 the gentlemen who wera
relying upon the alliance hosts would fiud
that their hosts had disappeared, as the
the republican majority had disap-
peared in Kansas. The republican party
would revive, because truth crushed
10 earth would rise again. TLaughter. ! He
wanted tho Fifty-second congress to pass
The sub-t easury bill [laughterl, the free
coinage bill ferries of 1--WE will''1, and the
service pension bill; and unless his demo-
cratic friends would do all. they would fnd
mat the wave of the farmers alliance would
sweep over them and wipe them from the
lace of the earth.
Messrs. Raines, Kerr aud Morrow also
ned to the opinion that the pending bill
carried oil the appropriations that would be
required or could be expended during the
couing year.
TO SAVE S., 100000
On motion of Mr.. Dockery an amendment
vas adopted providing that no agent nor
attorney shall demand, receive or be
aIoVeu any compensation in any claim for
| ~ - lucrea OF pension OH account of an
Increase OF disability 1t is estimated by
Mr.. Dockery and Chairman Morrill, Of the
.aya1d pension committee that this will
Eve Eve . 100000 to pensioners within the next
Three years
MF: springer offered an amendment in
s,s'Slng to $4,000, 900 the appropriation
tun V19 payment of pensions. The motion
vas losl by vote of is to 1873.
o AIver some further political sparring the
ha uraS fHo
nouS9 at o'cloc adjourned.