New-York tribune., 1890-05-01
FOR SERvICE PENSIONS.
THE SENATE Bill AMENDED AND PASSED.
BY HE HOUSE.
rur AGE LIMIT RDUCED FROM HXTY-T"e ~
SIXTY yD,Rs-.N ANIMATED DEBATE
PEovIsIoXsoF THE MEASURE


washington. April 3t-Mr Mckinley. of ONO iro'h
tbc Committee on RleS. reported " 81" i
shortly after the opcmg a provision % io' -,
MEDIATE consideration the senate service IenS'on
hiu 10 which the Morill service fehsi"' o ~
be ordered a. a substittc; the previous
considered as ordered O'clock ... .h
Mr. Carlisle, of Kennedy pro'cN'c" g., Co.. 49,
adoption of resolutions this eh"'"v,ol, 49,, .no rht
arav from the Committee of the Whole Ihe isi'
10 consider money bl" anu io''
gote upon them after a rief deDal'' , -
Nr ,icEiplev argue, that the resolution was
Justified under the presot code oil ruie,' w. o.'i'
This but il was ustifed)y the preceoehOS S1' " 'io
uouse over which the gentleman rom he"'"'S
Mr.. Carsle) presided -, ,,,,, .,
The resolution was aoped; ana Mt Mori'H' y,
kansas took the floor n explanation and support
=, ,s hiu This act of ustice, he said had been 700
,onc nos,noned The teal number of persons put
avon the nension roll uncr the provisions Oh u'e o'''
.as estimated at 4fOO0( al an ahhuai oo>o vi q'''
500 600 The object OF he bill was to render ad 10
every soldier over sxtyYO years OF age u every us
abIed soldier without rcard to age ana 10 "iuo" Vi
deceased soldiers who NEEDED assistance
Mr. Yodcr, Of Ohio spike in favor OF the Per DIEM
Pension bill asked for ~ the Union Veterans AS
socation the q. A. r.. and the Kansas and Indiana
Service Pension Association. If he could not get the
Per Diem bill he would ote for the pending measure;
but he would vote undel protest
Turner,
Vas in favor of the Morill BILL because it fair
compromise But whenhe informed that the Re
publican caucus had nuied the action of the Com
mj-tce on Invalid PeEiOns by reducing the age
limitation he did not fel himself bound to vote for
he bill
Mr.. Tarsney, OF Missciri. opposed the bill
Mr.. SpinoIa. of New wAorl. criticised the majority
for rushing through bill involving $42,o0oOoo with
only three hours debat and no opportunity 10 t"c
minority To offer amen1nentS.
Mr.. sawyer of New OTk, arraigncd the DehocFd"o
side for opposing genera pension legislation.
Mr. Reilly Of Pennsylvania gave the bill his hearty
assent. The fourth secton of the bill was su0sahu-
ally the Widows Pensci bill. which he himself hsa
introduced.
Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, tlpught that the bill went as
far as Congress could 60 in view Of the promise the
Republicans had made for the reduction of taXatlon.
J. d. TaylorJ of Ohio. earnestly advocated the bu
Mr.. GrosvcnOr, Of Ono. said that this blli, ADDED
10 the PrisoncroW bill, when II vas passed. Woula
add 900 names 10 tie pension roll making thar
roll 100000. The tota expenditure for pensions
would reach s150,O0O.OO per annum. This gross
sum amounted nearly AZ per cent of the gross IN
come OF the Government. Ii did not do all he wished
but IL resulted in a mrnifccnt generosity, such as
the world had before witnessed, and exceeding
that of all the other civilized nations combined
Mr.. springer of illinois, opposed to the bill,
which, he said, asted for by the soldiers of
the country
Mr. Perkins. of Kansas, said that at the last election
the Republicans had made promises 10 the soldiers and
those promises they intended 20 keep, notWtlstai'
Mr.. Mouk, of tennessee. said that the soldiers Of
the country were not engaged in a rad upon The
Treasury. IN
who enlisted and gave themselves up TO the defence
Of the Republic, te country paid Their meagre ALLOW
ance in a deprecated currency, Of Si3 month, with
per of for cash Justice humanity ana grdtl
tude demanded .crvlCc pension.
ON motion Of lr. Cleidle Of Indiana. an amend
ment (agrced TO D. caucus was adopted 20 the Nor
rll bill. reducing the age limitation from siAty-two
To sixty years. ..
the senate bill-y,as 1s3, nays Al.
Mr.. lOder no'eG 10 rctOnml the bill, WIN hisuuc-
tons to the Committee on Invalid Pension, To rcpor'
back a Per Diem Pension bill The motion 10 re-
commit was lO,t-yeas Is. NAYS 1Gl. 1he senate
bill as amended Nv the substitute, was then passed
yeas I79. nays 30. (LOud appauscJ
10 place on tn pension Ioll the name OF any Oihcer
or enlisted MAJ OF sixty years of over, or who
shall heTcafterreach that age, who served ninety DAYS
or more In ih Army Navy or Marine Corps OF the
United states during the War of the Rebellion. and
shall have received an honorable disc cldrgc theIcrOm
said pension begin from the date OF the application
therefor and continue during the term Of the life
of said Office enlisted man. at the rate OF -
month Allpersos who served ninety DAYS or more
I'm the militsry naval service Of the United states
during the ate War of the Rebellion, and who have
been honor5bly discharged therefrorn. and who are
now or my hereafter be. suffering from mental
or phy sical disability, equivalent to the grade now
established the Pension Ofhcc for the rating OF
So per monh upon due proof OF the fact. according
20 suc1l rucs and regulations The secretary OF
tss interior may provide. shall be placed upon the
list Of nvaid pensioners Of the United states. at the
rate Of 8, per month The bill also provides
for pcnsbn TO the widow of any soldier, when She
shall be without other means OF support than her
daily labor