New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-06
THE PENSION BILL PASSED..
IT GOES THROUGH THE HOUSE WITH oNE
IMPORTANT AMENDMENT
nrvocp ATTIC OPPOSITION or THE GROUND THAI
THE APPROPRIATIONS WAS INADEQUATE
MP s~pr1xGEE's %DEMAGOGIC AMEND

The AIGIspI
Mr.. s~pH1NGER's DEMAGoGIC AMEND
~NEyT-THE DEBATE"
Inv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TKlBUNE'l
u.o.,,ncto, nee. 3.-Thc House pas'cd '"e ~
.".moiou iii 10 day. For the hrst tmc " IL"
history Of the House of Reprc>chu',No a q, an tbc
minority has been found opPoNine ' nu,crds for
n,nrpd that the appropriation when II r,a 4,
-, % tho nnbIic service is Inadequate -" :
d i"n .mpto, had recommended III" cA','
proPir"' w. ,na novmcnt Of pensions when Wa cS"-
Nv" ,ooo-.ary by the Commissioner OF rV"S''"
~" ", Eva secretary Of the Interior. lho'c W."
49, ,nor bcttcr than even General 'p'''' W.
how much money will be required 10 ~. trc -
oxoo,di,ures during the next hscal Nc"'' ~ 49,
o.tin.tos legislation must be based !"
'"'~ members of the House do, tha' O"'mns-
Dcmocra"o "N" ooc,otarv Noble have deliberately
io"N 49,, ,ho amount which will be required i 10
"N ~. ,ho, they will do precisely wha' CORNERSTONE
p,ooh did with the approval OF se're'"' '"'
roors q when the estimates were h'"'c !" -,
rr,,b ,he estimates OF the prccedihs wa" ~. an.
~ increase being allowed elther u" ,m. mr.
Linz odiudicatcd and allowed uhdcr ou "
- ont',,c under new legislation lnoNhu'"E INV
clalme az which added tens Of thousands
a., Tho ncusion rolls and millions oi uoi'a'
.,o norsion eypcnditures OF the year Tor VIM" '~
..tu.tcs were submitted. The result AS c>oH"'"
brovs vas hat the Republican MAJORITY III ~ - -,
Conrress was confronted VIII II ,bo
CO., 600 600. which 1t was compelled 10 "co' " ~
s,,se, There is no foundation whatever ir ). .
osan,,or that, the present Congress desire OF "''"'
70 initiate the last one IN respect 10 10
pensioners. ,od N. massage Of the
- ,ha ncmocrats fought a shadow what "mo ~
m.. mo-, showing their devotion 10 YIN" .Ma
,r n = lin service and trying 10 Prov ".,,,on
Domocra,ic marty i the true frlchu u a..
,b,,c the Republican party i his chcmS' o.mtc
mn old talk that has been heard on wv - .Mo
' co,cress since the blue-C clad veterans =" -.
nu amo marching home in triumph rom "o 80
D." .t.or.s NJ the war more than a quarter =" -
oo az course some Democrats II" oo"'' ~
.i~ao Ok colonel O'Ferrall, OF NlrHhid' u"' .
n,o.. ~ the men who receive or apPS i| [.o
"' deserve them. and that every CV'"eo,. ~
y.teran has to contribute of ms praIn NV
"a, tho pensions of two Federal so"''4N. o.
Tho uonse amended the bill in ono i"p'I'"' i
.nIor hv reducing the fees 10 claim agents Az
u'uiar l, Gov increase Of pension and In cases
80 u.ns,ors are granted by special act OF '"'-.o
ao,e n the recommendation oil te To''''"''
=, ,ho Interior. who has been dcvouhB q
~ time and attention OF late 70 'o -" ut,h
ana nscassarv reforms which were pFa'u'So' ~
49,, cboDres IN the law have been alrcauH .
:, t,,,bfuuy carried ont will prove Oh H'"' ,ro
ona.. ard deserving claimants, as wei a. " Wv
Government. tho arnroprIa-
~. Sr-inocr.s amendment to increase 'e fpPlDP'"
.,on tor navIncnt Of pensioners 70 Sl'o'V''YoO. 49,
NO. .oce ~ the Official estimates. "a7 d
Offering on the altar Of sham pi"'o","" v,o,.
r,omntIv rejected by the committee " ,o
General spinola's fantastic propo'Nlon .eo
.ocon,s from internal taxation OF wh'sNc5 nv oD
49, .bo ravm.nt Of the appropriations hereo' mo-,
was promptly ruled ont OF ordcr' !" III
rrise and evident ind glaton' rr., W
= rho dehate was rather dun at times ""o" ="
preclinridre. OF Kentucky, lifted up ms "V"D. l.,
:, 70 n,a,ntive. not 10 say distressing u III"
hat. was enlivcned by some pohtlcai l>'"'0''
A.. penublcans contributes their inu 'h''c.
When the bill was taken mp MT N""N' " -
ITO o.id he did not oppose the general purposo y
wanna, '| ~. T.. dd opuose the appropriation made ioi
"nan.n,, relatiye,. made under the act OF Marc" i"
'oao wh.r Congress undertook 10 sdul'cf''" l"'"'
With charity. IL levellcd justice down 20 III -"
Navy condition. which was unworthy =" "'
unworthy Of the idea Of pensions a.,
Nr henderson, Of Iowa. cited hgnFe7 10 '"'" '"
when the Republicans controller e''"' ~,
unns. The appropriations for pensions were s.ne'','
.-aa.. ~ tho requirements OF the law III V"
n.,ono,.e hc7an when IA. Democratic friends came l''
.o,.ro, and cnt the appropriations 30 '""' '"'
.ur5,o the last year there was a dehc.'i'N -
GOO oo In all probability. the commune" V" 'P
nronri,,,ons had in this bill provided moe U'" VIZ
absolutely necessary mnr,
Mr. DDClprN, OF Nil-@Ni4I' "N'
Ia h,d stood On the floor and declared ihHt 'h'
= NJ Inc House were refusing. for p"l''
,,r,o.os. 10 appropriate within T4'"'''''V " wv
aununt which would be required for pensions "''
oxt,pc law. This declaration had boon almost N"'
et.rtiat.d bv the fact that the commissioner i"" go"
in askinr for a deficiency OF r"4'oo"'''' III ''
,noc.edad 70 argue that the amount carried by IN
- tneur,rert. and bIanchcd from this frihle'
~ disc,s-ion Of the general financial condition OF ID
country. .o ,u o
nn,orri.tinp uuy and generously for II" pcn'l'hcf-
aad Mr. Kerr. Of Iowa. defended the dependent Icii'N
feature Of the measure.
Mr. Rtecknrid.e. Of Kentucky, addressed MS y
u.rl. to tho general pension question. II ANY cru
~ ut, ga made Ly the democrat, Of ~
oxn.pditure OF enormous sun, Of money, some fc''I.
man ~ the other side would sheer that II was ihiu
hv men who fought against the mon -" p'D
hiHtics were That within seven year lhe'e WIN" u
=, million pensioners on tie roll WHO "'"" w P"'
s,7O 900 900 annually. The first ne'c>'IF ""'
meet the question frankly ~ ah"Phdo aPP'o'' "'''"
,he second wa, TO raise a committee 20 ih'e,usn'
49,. u,re,u tborouchIy. to have the list revised; I'll
,,,rt " a 10 transfer the Bureau 10 the war bcplr
,nept and take II ont Of the domain oil p"I'''' !"
was not a question a. 10 whether inc PRESENT 70"
missioner had taken part IN The clcrtioh III i"''dn''
whether TIE former Commissioner lhh bcch R"''
the charges made against him
Mr. PETERS,. VI NtHNhE H"E
rnort IA show taat the appropriation carHru ~ u
rim " a amp,y sufficient 10 pay all thc pension
which would be granted during the eh-uh@ yen
/, lie charged the Democratic party with hVp"'r'sl III J
,ro,tment of the soldier. He hoped That me H'pn
, uc.n side Of the House in the Llld congress We"
e insist ON the Democrats carving ont ihcIF pr"l'N'I'
which they had made IN the List C'nH'c'' am" '''"p
. .,o, 10 n,. a service pension bill. The DcIn9ciat
Marty " cudnavOring t. embrace the FARMER
r Alliance movement. He conceded tml '' h"pu
: ,can Marty in Kama, hal run against II ana N1 De
. ov,rthr,Up. IL had received a black eye. LauEh''
/. ,,, tbc time was coming when the cyclone won
strirc democratic states. The Republican party Won
revive. because " trath crushed 10 edrth "'ulu RI
again" laughter
Mr.. Splnola. Of Ncw-York. referring % Nj rc'c''
h quotation OF Truth crushed to elr'h snail r''e as'l'
inm,lred what had become Of the falSehood whlch nj
becn crushed 10 Garth in November last. DURING l
l,s, session he had called attention 10 inc TuHIDh
z O., thunder, ard had advised his KcpuoIcah ifIeh
!; 10 nut their ears TO the earth. HIS iFiehd io
u Kansas mir. Peters had put his ear 20 the grou
and. having heard the r%umblnc. had got ny OF l
'f TAA HnA mn " MN ny 1