Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
House.

WASHINGTON, March H.-Immediately after
the reading of the journal the house went into
committee Of the whole on the pension appro-
priations bill.
Mr.. Cbeadle of Indiana spoke at length in
favor of a service pension law. He explained
the provisions of a bill authorizing service
pension for life to every veteran over fifty years
of age who served sixty days and was honor
ably discharged under the general law; all in
valid pensioners who receive less than IS
month, and all who receive no pension Will be
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cheadle's speech
Mr.. Clements Of Georgia said that after listen
ing to the speeches OF gentlemen on the other
side, he was inclined to wonder why Commits
sloner Tanner had been requested to resign.
The gentleman from Indiana Mr.. Cheadle) had
justified the action of Tanner in putting upon
the pension rolls those who had rendered good
services before they had left the army without
PERMISSION. The gentleman had also justified
Commissioner Tanner in increasing the - rate
and rerating pensions.
Then why had Tanner been asked to resign?''
Mr.. Morrow of California said that that ques-
ton could be answered easily, but that the
answer would involve going into matters Of de-
tail he would refrain from doing so at present.
MIR. Breckenridge of Kentucky suggested that
the bill recently passed for the appointment OF
thirty additional medical examiners would have
the effect Of increasing the number OF cases
passed, and that really caused the deficiency to
arise.
ton Mr.. Clements interrupted by Mr.. Pc
tiers of Kansas with the question as TO whether
service pension bill than it had been when it en-
acted the American service pension bill. Mr..
Clements replied that he was not sure about
that. He had seen in the newspapers (Which
sometimes told the TRUTH letter from the pres
ident of the Farmers Alliance of Kansas in
1ation to the matter. That letter had stated that
the fallen heroes could afford to wait moment
until the rights of the living here had some
recognition from those chosen for the present in
congress. He (Mr. Clemants) did not oppose
just and liberal pensions BE was not going to
vote against the pending bill. HIS only objec-
ton to it that it appropriated less money
than the administration knew would be neces-
sary TO pay pensions for the next year.
Mr.. Bynum of Indiana charged the Republic
can party with being false in its promises to the
country in the matter of pensions. The Demo-
cratic representatives from Indiana came here
friends of the soldiers, and so far as 1t lay IN
their power the Republicans must meet the serv-
ice pension question, and no longer dodge it,
and goshome and deceive the soldiers. Indiana
Democrats were ready to vote the service
pension bill. The Democrats were determined
that the Republicans should carry out their
pledge TO the soldiers.
Mr.. Buchanan OF New Jersey suggested that
this was the first time the Democrats had been
ready for five years ....
Mr.. Cutcheon of Michigan, inquired whether
the Democrats when in control Of the house had
passed service pension bill.
Mr.. Bynum replied that they had not, but they
had not gone home and asked for votes under
Mr. spinoIa Of New York, said that the Re-
The Democrats intended to make them do so.
They intended to draw the line of battle on the
tend that the Republicans should mask them
selves as the special friends OF the veterans.
The Democratic party had forced the pension
rolls from SIS, 6OO, 600 to S1OO, 900, 600, and
yet the Republicans went the
stump aud told the people that they were
the friends OF the men who saved the Union.
The battlefield of the last election had been in
Indiana, and his old friend and comrade, Corp.
Tanner, had marched out like a gallant veteran
and advocated the platform of his party. The
pledges of Corp. Tanner had been made at the
suggestion of President Harrison. After the
pledges had been made and Indiana had
been carried for the Republicans, Corp.
Tanner had started out to fulfill these
had left the bottom Of his legs on the battlefield.
He had been rewarded by the Republican party
for his political services, and yet he had been
obliged TO resign his Office; otherwise, his head
would have been thrown into the basket.
Why? Because he had done what, at the sugges-
ton OF President Harrison, he had promised to
do. That was the way the Republican party re-
whrded the veterans.
After further debate the committee rose and
the bill passed.
The bill for the retirement of Gen. Fremont
with the rank of major general was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson OF Louisiana.
bin was passed appropriating S25 900 to enable
the secretary OF war to purchase $500 tents for
the use Of the people driven from their homes
by foods now prevailing in Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana.
The house then took recess, the evening ses-
sion 70 be for the consideration of private pen
sion bills.
At the evening session the house passed fifteen |
private pension bills, and at 10;40 adjourned till
Tomorrow.