Telegram-herald., 1890-05-26

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1seh tls i0aest estimates lncrezse -
go yer IlonE1 = sl54 90 Coz.
fox t1s nScal year ending Jane 81,
isss-lasl ye4E-tns revenues ~ tbe
SgFerlmenL trouL al sglrefs sere So =
10 Do. fhe expenses, lneluding IS ?
90 $50 pensions. were s54s ~ 90,
-a4xiny b4laDes GA IAs credit s.es Il
tls lesigef, or q s1fp Is. OF 81 -, 80.
~ 4faCElnL asked toF this yeaF = Sss r
co. oEL, or sil $50 QgJ more than -ssG
Fear. 1nese hgures may Bot foot up
As gave them 70 you approximately,
t1E / th-nz tley arc correct
The disability bill, u : estimated +,
~..l take s36 000.e90. II that should
become a lax, and # there were no
other pensions - bs allowed, and We
had the same revenues as lsst
year e would cave = surplus OF - p
600 COO sBut according % tie report OF
the Ways and Means committee, and
according % their estimate OF the euE-
ting down OF tue revenue, there Wlll 10
4 shrink "a OF $50 600 600.
lh4s sould leave a deficlt Of Sos 600, r
COO II the service pension blll should
p4so, AMI take sl54 ,000 zoo, and the
revenues ot the Government were the
same ss if.st year. the amount Of the
deficit would bee S2l2 .OO0, 600. Aud We
are informed there, and these members
nave told me, that any people, or any
party, or any body OF men VINO could
control the election - Othce there, who
would pass such law, would be swept
On the board al the next election, and
tnat the feeling would be 50 great that
there would not lie a. Appropriation "a
meet U next year, even though such \
lAw were on the statute book.
81 am constantly asked TO demand N
the name Of the Grand Army Of tile
Republic that We shall have the service
J cuslOn b.ll or none. Men 20 50 Tar a.
% accuse ne OF being favorable 10 the
one and against the other. They have
written me letters, saying, we want
YOU should take up the service bill
force that on the statute books, If you
have any power. That IS what you are
elected for; and ii you can't do that
You had better resign
Those people who demand Of me
/ that the tirand Army shall take a stsnC
| for the service bill or no bill, If they
stood a | stand, If they heard what
| hear and read what [ read, | think
| they might modify their view. As
know that one can not come now, anC
rs know the other can, If properly
| urged, I would rather have my hanC
severed than TO stop the passage OF tn
disability bill, and stop, therefore, al
! legisiGtiOn.
when they ask of me II had tn
| power which / have nOt-when the,
ask of me that Ihall urge the one bil
| o. none, when | know that thousand
| and items OF thousands OF comrades
and thousands Of widows, and tn
| fathers and mothers and the childrel
of comrades, are suffering tOday-wnel
| they ask that OF me, they ask NOR
than can grant.
| Il would rather lay down my Offic
tonight than to stop ithe enactment o
! that law one moment. They have de
layed II all too long already. The S36
600, 600 that are 10 be appropriated b,
that bill Viii give pensions 10 10000
/ people. Is L not better that the suffer
ing veterans shall have this, eve
under an Objectionable bill, than 10 &c
nothing?