The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-01
FOR THB OLD SOLDIERS.
The Senate Passes Without
Plumb's Amendment tho
DEPENDENT PENSION BILL.
No Arrcaragss from Date Of Dis.
!. charge Go Win lt-IIow The Sen
ators Fotcd-Otltcr News from
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WASHINGTON, D. g., March 3l.-Tht
dependent pension bill was taken up II
tho Senate, tho first question being or
MIR. Plumb's amendment, removing the
limitation as to arrears OF pensions
making pensions on account OF wounds
or injuries or disease commence from
the death or discharge Of the soldier.
Mr.. Berry inquired Of Mr.. Plumb
whether any estimate had been made ol
the cost Of the Limitation or arrears Of
pensions. '@r.'
Mr.. Plumb (Rep.) replied that the
Commissioner Of Pensions had stated
some weeks since that the cost would
he about sl7s0OO.OcO, and that the
Chairman OF tho House Committee on
Pensions had estimated 1t q. s50O, 900, 900.
1t would be somewhere about these
figures.
Mr.. Frye (Rep.) regretted that the
amendment was before the Senate; not
that 1t placed him in a position where he
had to vote for it or against it, but be-
cause he should regard its adoption as
terrible menace TO tho soldiers OF the
country. lie had held for long while
land he had undertaken to show it in
addresses to bodies OF soldiers in his own
State} that there was pace too rapid al
together for their welfare aud for their
good. There was danger OF over-leap.
ing in the matter of pensions. When Mr..
Cleveland commenced to veto pension
bills the Democratic party ratified what
he did; and not only the Democratic
party, but many OF the business men in
the Republican party, too. He said to
the Senators who were pressing the
amendment that they were imperiling
the truest interests Of the soldiers, and
we're creating prejudices against pen
sions. s
SOLDIERS poS'r WANT TIE HEAMESDMENr.
Mr.. Hawley (Rep,) expressed his per.
sonal obligation to Mr.. Frye for telling
the serious truth in the matter. He did
not believe that the American soldiers
asked for the amendment. He would
stake his political standing on the asser-
ton that out OF only 500 old soldiers
there would be found 4 majority against
it. t9
Headlong extravagance would bring
men into power who would stint and
squeeze and deny the soldier. There
was limit in the matter OF pension ley
islation. He appealed to every old SOL
dier to be reasonable and Just.
{ After further discussion, Mr.. +Plumb's
was rejected as follows:
fEAs-Allison, Ingalls,, Henderson,,
Plumb. Quay, Sherman, Tur-
pie, Voorhees-0.
NAys-Allen. Barbour, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Blair, Call. Chandler, Cock.
rell, Coke, Colqnjtt, Davis, Dawes, Ed
munds, Eyarts, Farali, Faulkner, Frye,
George, Gibson, Harris, Hawley, Hurst,
Hoar, Jones Of Nevada, kenna,
McPherson, Moody, Morgan, Morrill,,
Pasco, Payne, pettig,cw, platt, Pugh,
Reagan, Sawyer, Spooner, Stewart,
stockbridge, Teller, Vest, Walthall,
Washburn-lG.
Mr.. Call offered an amendment to in
clude those who served in Indian wars
prior to 1870. Rcjectcd-Yeas, 20; nays,
2S.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to
pay pension OF S. month to all who
served ninety days in the late war who
are GO years OF age, or as they attain that
age. Rejected--Ieas, 10; nays, 80.
The bill was then passed-yeas, ~;
nays, 12, as follows: ~
Yeas-Al!ison, Allen, Blair, Call,
Casey, Chandler, Davis, Dawes, Ed
munds, Faulkner, Frye, George, Gibson,
Hawley, Hearst, Higgins, Hoar, Ingalls,,
Jones, OF Nevada, Mcpherson, Mander-
son, Mitchell, Moody, Morrill,, Paddock,
Payne, Pettigrew, Pierce, Platt, Plumb,
Sawyer, Sherman, spoouer, Squire,
Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller Tnrpie,
Voorhees,, Walthall, Washburn, vii.
son, OF 1owa-.l2. s.I
NAYs-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Cock.
rell, Colguitt, Daniel, Harris, Jones, Of
Arkansas, Pugh, Reagan, Vest, Wilson,
of Maryland,-l2. !.
The unfinished business" was the
Montana election case, which was taken
up. and after session for executive bus.
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