Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-22

The bill authorizing service pension for life
every veteran over fifty years of age who serve
sixty days and was honorably discharged. II
valid pensioners who receive less than IS Dc
month and ali who receive no pension Will b
beaehcialies under it.
At the conclusion of Cheadle's speech Gle
ments OF Georgia said that after listening /
the speeches OF the gentlemen on the other sid
he was inclined to wonder why CommiSsione
Tanner had been requested to resign. The gen
tleman from Kansas Peters had justified III
action OF Tanrer in putting upon the pension
rolls those who rendered good service befor
they left the army without permission, increas
! ing the 81 rate and reratipg pensions. Thel
| why had Tanner teen asked to resign.
Morrow OF California said the question coulC
| be answered easily: but as the answer would in
| volve going into matters of detail, he would re.
| freln from doing so at present.
Clements said that by the employment of thirty
| additional medical examiners and the utilizing
OF the employees of the bureau, large increase
4 III the amount OF pensions must result ever
| under the existing laws. He inquired whether
the S9S,501.000 carried by the bill would be sutf
Client 10 pay all the pensions under he present
/ laws, but II Congress passed further laws in
/ ereasing the number or rate of pensions, would
| there be a deficiency. Clements said he did not
| oppose just and liberal pensions, and he was
| not going TO vote against the pending bill. His
only objection 10 1t was that it appropriated less
| money than the administration knew would be
necessary to pay pensions for next year.
Bynum charged the Republican party with
being false TO its promises TO the country in the
matter of pensions. The Democrats he said,
were determined that the Republicans should
carry OUT their pledges to the soldiers.
Cutcheon inquired whether the Democrats,
| while in control of the House, had passed the
service pension bill.
Bynuin replied that they had not, but they
had not go. home and asked foc votes under
false pretenses.
Spinola said the Democrats intended to draw
the line of battle on the service pension bill.
The Democrats did not intend that the Repub-
licaus should mask themselves a. friends ofthe
veterans. The Democratic party had forced
the pension rolls from 5000 600 up to S00, ,00o-
Geo. and yet the Republicans went on the
stump AID told the people that they were the
friends OF the men who saved the Union.
Enloe of Tennessee impressed upon the House
the necessity of thoroughly investigating the
workings OF the Pension Bureau.
Allen of Mississippi said he did not belittle
the services of the Federal soldiers To do so
would be TO belittle his own. He had been one
of the men whom they had TO overcome. He
had high regard for the Government, and he
was mighty sorry he had tried to break il up
But If the gentlemen were going to carry pen
sion legislation to its legitimate conclusion,
Congress had better stop and have q counting
II looked to him as if the country would have
to let the Grand Army OF the Republic take the
Government
Breckenridge of Kentucky expressed himself
as in favor OF liberal pension system, but op-
posed to an abuse of that system, and opposed
to making the Pension Bureau a great political
machine.
Grosvenor said the minority had suddenly be-
come wonderfully patriotic, and if it could only
destroy the unpatTiotic record II had always
made it would be wonderfully benefited The
gentleman from New FORK (Spinola) had said
that the Democratic party had run up appropri
atoms for pensions from S2S 0Oc 900 TO sl00000,-
900. There was not dollar of that money that
had been appropriated under any general pen
sion bill ever passed by the Democratic party
or ever signed by Democratic President, except
that increasing the pensions OF widows. With
this exception, every dollar OF the appropriation
was due to the patriotism of the Republican
parry. Referring TO Clevelaud's S veto OF the Ge-
pendent pension bill, he said that when Cleve-
land was renominated no man had shouted
louder in his behalf than had The gentleman
from Indiana (Byuuml and yet Cleveland, VINO
had hurled his yetOes in The faces OF the SOL
diers was the most popular Democrat in the
United States, and three years hence would
drag the Democratic party at his car-wheels.
The Democrats were not to be credited with
any of the pension legislation of the country,
but they were TO be credited with the TACT that
to-day there were % ,00j Union soldiers III poor
houses who would have been comfortable un-
der the bill which Cleveland had vetoed.
Tarnsey inquired whether the Republicans
intended to pass the dependent pension bill
vetoed by Cleveland.
Grosvenor replied that they would not They
would pass a Republican bill "a bill which
would not contain pauper feature, and would
have nothing in it to degrade manhood.
In the course of further remarks, Spinola
stated that the great bulk of the Union army
was made up tfom Democratic legions OF the
North. This caused sarcastic laugh on the
Republican side. After further debate the COM
mittee rose and the bill passed.
a bill was passed ap2ropTiating s?5 900 to en-
tents for the use of the people driven from their
homes by the foods in Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana.
The House then took a recess until evening,
which session was to be for the consideration OF
private pension bills.
N THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON March 2lst.-In the Senate to.
day numerous petitions and memorials were
presented for law against the employment of
aliens on Government work, some for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, one against the
extension of the Pacific railroad debts, and one
from California for a removal of the duty on
jute and jute bagging.
On motion OF Sherman the bill to declare un-
lawful trusts was taken up, and Sherman ad-
dressed the Senate.
At the close of sherman's speech ingalls, gave
notice of an amendment which he would offer.
The amendment is aimed against dealings in
futures or options" Il was read and ordered
printed.
on motion of Sherman, it was ordered that
the substitute reported from the Finance Com
mittee be treated the original text of the bill
and so the amendments proposed by Reagan
and ingalls, are TO be treated as amendments in
first and second degree.
Vest argued against the constitutionality of
the original bill well as of the substitute. de-
clsring it as his belief that the Supreme Court
would Immediately throw it out of Court. The
Senate had been told at the last session by Sher-
man that whenever he was satisfied that COM
binations were protected by high protective
duty, he would be in favor of reducing that
duty, and that West said was the real remedy.
Those trusts were protected by the high tariff
and were enabled TO work their iniquitous pur-
poses under the brttreSs afforded by the tariff
law.
Hiscock said no attempt should be made to
give the Federal Government Jurisdiction of
subjects over which the states had full and
ample control
Blair renewed his motion to reconsider the
vote OF yesterday by which the educational bill
was rejected and ingalls, moved TO lay that
motion on the table No action was taken.
A motion to adjourn over until Monday was
opposed by sherman, who wished to have ac-
| tion on the antitrust bill TO morrow. and the
motion was defea ed,
Allison then replied to Vests argument as to
| the connection between high duties and trusts,
| taking the ground that all great combinations
were practically outside of the tariff. aud inde-
| pendent of it. He would not admit that even
| the sugar trust was dependent on the tariff. He
was not sure but that if sugar were on the free
| list there would not be still a combination
among the sugar Iehneries. In great staples,
| like wooleu and cotton goods, leather, boots
| and shoes aud iron and Steel on which the
duties were high, there was no trust
Except perhaps as to steel rails and nails. So,
also, with the silk industry. of which this coun-
| try produced probably half the silk consumed
| here, and which is protected by heavy duty.
| There was trust or combination for raising the
price of beef and lowering the cost of cattle on
| the hoof, and no one could say that that trust
| was the result of high duties. There Were also
| oatmeal trusts and whisky trusts, which had
| nothing to do with duties. Although he agreed
with the gentlemen who were in favor of re-
modelling and revising the tariff, still, the Sena-
tors, If they wished to correct the great evils,
trusts and combinations, would fall far short OF
| their purpose II they confined themselves TO
! the modification OF tariff rates. 1t was the duty
OF Congress to put on the statute books such leg
! islation as would inhibit trusts ana eombina.
, nations.
! Coke offered substitute tor the bill snd
| George offered an amendment both of which
| were ordered printed.
The bill then went over till Monday, when II
/ is TO be unfinished business, and 1t was ordered
| that the session TO morrow be confined excl
| sively 10 business on the calendar.
| In announcing the pairs on the Blair bill yes
! teriay the relative petitions of four senatorS
| were missiated on the floor. Quay and Ransom
| who We're for the bill, were paired with Butler
| and Casey who We're against it. 1t was the re
| verse OF this that was stated.