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upon the pension rolls those who had rendered
! good service before they bad left the atmI
missionsr Tanner ip incraSsing the t2 rate
and 10 rcrating pensions Then why had Tan
n Mr. So Morrow rows said that that question could b,
answered easily; butthat. as the answer would
involve going Into matters OF detail. he would
| refrain from doing 40 at present
Mr Ciements Inquired whether the ninety.
eight and half milio dollars which was car.
Lied'by the bill would be sufficient for the next
Sir. Morrow replied that 4 would be sufIlcleni
e. robsFssS psSsSd urher aWs
Ing the number or rate OF pensions there would
Mt. Breciinridge Of Kentucky suggested that
| tho bill recently passed for the appointment Of
| thirty additional medical examiners would
| have the effect OF increasing the number OF
| caees passed upon, and thereby cause a de-
Mr. clements said that without any new laws
pissed by this CONGRESS- the aum OF S9S.5Oo,OOU
large deficiency, He (Mr. Clemenipel did not
ohTSf going to 6" vote ca against the pending bill Ills
only objection to II was that II appropriated
less money than the Administration knew
would be necessary to pay the pensions for the
Mr.. Hynum OF Indiana charged the Republi-
can party with being false to its promises to
the country. In tho matter of pensions Tho
Democratic Representatives from Indiana came
"s OF fe S
the service pension question and no longer
dodge It and 20 home and deceive the soldiers.
determined that the Republicans should carry
out their pledges TO the soldiera The Demo-
Mr. Cutcheon Of Michigan inquired whether
the Democrats. while In control OF the House.
passed a serve" pension bill
MIR Bynum replied that they did not neither
did they 20 home aud ask for votes under false
Mr. Spinola OF New York said that the Re-
publicans would bnve TO face tho music. The
Democrats intended to mako them do So They
intended to draw the line OF battle on the Ser
Vice Pension bill. The Democrats did not In
tend that the Republicans should mask them-
solves MS the special friends OF the veterans.
The Democratic party had forced the pension
rolls from S2S,000UUO up to tlu0,0OO,UO0. and
yet tho tepubeens went on the stump and
the men who saved the Union, Tho battlefield
OF the last election was In Indiana and his old
out like II gallant Neterun and I'D yocated the
platform OF his party, The pledges Tanner a
IT me SedSeS had 6e
made and Indiana carried for the Republicans.
Corporal Tanner started out TO iulnl those'
both leEs on tho battlefield. He was rewarded
by tho Republican party for political services.
S ys he b head S9d xsad nSs TSs ms G4oSn Gs
at the suggestion Of President HaErison, he
iican party rewarded tho vete rams.
Mr.. Allen OF Mississlppi SAID that he once
q
that he did not wish to initiate the majesty Of
the law nor contravene the due ayoirdupos OF
that he did not initiate tho majesty OF the per-
formances Of the soldiers OF tho late war nor
@en ae them He I'D not bete The
would be to boittle, bis own. He was one OF
was herculean task. lLaughterl He did not
take pride IN the fact that he had 70 be over:
took an immense force to overcome him.
lLauRhterI Whom he remembered that there
were but 6OO,O00 enlistments IN the Confederaie
army: whom he remembered that the South
hs s1 was as o that had fS BAD i'Sss % ea
field, a fair shake. and good cause. 1t would
have been mighty bad buzz saw to monkey
with. lLenRhter.l When the country came TO
hundreds OF mi.lions for the payment
OF pensions. it was Weighing the money. not on
the ,apothocary,s scale. but upon the Fair
ter He did not know where this thing was
Government. He was mighty sorry he tried to
break 1t up. but II gentlemen were going to
carry pension legislation to its Legitimate con-
cluson. Congress had better stop and have an
country would have TO lot the Grand Army OF
the RePublic tase the Government Laugh
Mr.. Cheadlel for his loyalty TO the private SOL
der. The difference between the gentleman
and himself was that he wanted to pay Fed
man wanted to pay them In cash. lLaughterI
Mr.. Breckinridge Of Kentucky. expressed
IN ay9r % tbe ft
opposed to making the Pension Bureau great
POLITICAL machine.
Mr.. Morrow Of California said that the trouble
with Commissioner Tanuer was that when he |
,ame into Office he found abuses existing in |
S Tnnner was as ' tSat he did not 'obt obey T5s tbs
OF the Secretary OF the In |
terror.
ty had suddenly become wonderfully patriotic. |
and Il It co could only destroy the, pnnatrlotic |
ay beneted The mage Sense@an fTom HS New
ork tMr. Spinola! said that tho Democratic |
party had run INC up o the appropriations for pen
was not dollar OF that money appropriated
under eny m general M pension bill that was ever |
ing the pensions OF widows. With this excep-
ton. E every dollar q qHproEgrlation was due 10
love Of tho soldier; Referring to President |
ClSvel eland's veto OF the Dependent Pension bill. |
20 man had shouted louder in his behalf than |
had tho gentleman from Indi lana Sir. BynumL |
And yet Grover Cleveland, who had hurled his |
popular Democrat in the United States. aud. |
three years hence. would drag the Democratic |
party at his car wheels
:, Mr.; Tarsney Of Missouri inquired whether
the Republicans intended to pass the Depend
e%nt % Pension bili vetoed BY Cleveland.
They would pRss a Republican bi-a bill |
which would not contain the pauper feature. |
Tho Republican bill would have nothing In 1t |
to degrade manhood.
Mr.. Spnols suggested that a Democratic
Congress had passed the Arrears bill and the
till Increasing the pension OF Widows from Is |
g $l2 month: The hill which President
Cleveland vetoed was m insult to the Veterans
OF tho country, MIR. SpiLola said that the
great bulk OF the MON army was made up
from the Democratic leRions o! the North.
Mr.. herr OF Iowa denied the correctness OF
Mr. Spinola's statement rs to the number Of
Democrats In the Union army. and WAS an
swered by Mr.. Flower OF New York with the
declaration that when the army wns In
he field every Northern state went Kepub-
lican. Never until the soldiers rot back did
the Democrats stand u chance in those States.
.Laughter
:, After further debate the committee rose. and
the bill was passed.
The House then at o'clock took q recesa
until l.. NJ. the evening session to be for the
consideration Of private pension bills.
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