The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-22
SHEKELS FOR SOLDIERS.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE PENSION
APPROPRIATION BILL.

Mr.. Cheadle OF Indiana Speaks in Ad-
vocacy Of a Service Pension Law
Mr. Clements Wonders Why Tanner
Was Not Retained in View OF the
Contemplated Raids.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal this morn
ing the House went into committee of the
whole with Mr.. Burroughs of Michigan in
the chair, on the pension appropriation bill.
Mr. Cheadle Of Indiana spoke at length
in favor of a service pension law. He ex-
planned the provisions of the bill authoriz-
ing a service pension for life to every vet
eran 80 years Of age who served sixty days
and was honorably discharged Under the
general law invalid pensioners who
receive less than IS month and all
who receive no pension will be beneficiaries
under 1t. Those who draw less than IS
month can surrender their invalid pensions,
II ever 90, and take the service pension. The
service pension bill could become law, and
the expense of the invalid and service PEN
slons could be met without levying one cent
or additional taxes upon the country. The
total expense of a service pension law would
not exceed S64S, 100000. The additional
pension expense, should the bill
become Law, for the next fiscal year would
not exceed S4l, 600, 900. | suppose the high
water mark of pensions would reach $780,
100000 year and continue seven years
Speaking for himself, he would oppose every
material reduction of the revenues except
upon sugar aud every material revision of
the tariff and@ revenue schedules until his
comrades should have received the pension
recognition promised them.
SHOULD HAVE RETAINED TANNER.
Mr.. Clements of Georgia said that after
listening to the speeches of the gentlemen
on the other side, he was inclined to won
der why Commissioner Tanner had been re-
quested to resign. The gentleman from
Kansas (Mr. Peters, had justified the action
of Mr.. Tanner in putting upon the pension
rolls those whos had rendered good SER
vice before they had left the army
without permission. The gentleman had
also justified Commissioner Tanner in in
creasing the 2rate, and in reratiug pen
sons Then why had Commissioner Tan
ner been asked to resign9
Mr.. Morrow of California said that the
question could be answered easily, but that
as the answer would involve going into
matters Of detail. he would refrain from
doing SO at present.
THE AMOUNT CARRIED BY THE BILL.
Mr.. Clements inquired whether the $685.
100000 which was carried by the bill would
be sufficient for the next fiscal year.
Mir. Morrow replied that it would be suf-
ficient to pay all pensions under the present
laws, but that if congress passed further
laws increasing the number On rate of PEN
sions there would be deficiency.
Mr.. Clements suggested further that in ac-
cordance whit he circular issued by the COM
missioner of pensions, the employees of the
pension bureau would be utilized in work
ond ba hot
so there would be large increase in the
amount OF pensions even under the
existing laws. Without any hew bills
passed by this congress, the sum Of sos, 800,
600 would be inadequate, and there would
be large deficiency. The present admins
tration had criticised the last admlnistra-
ton Tor doing what it was now doing. He
tAr. Ciements) did not oppose just and lib
eral pensions. He was not going to vote
against the pending bill. His only objec-
ton to it was that 1t appropriated less
money than the administration knew would
be necessary to pay the pensions for the
next year.
The debate was continued by Messrs. By
mum, Buchanan of New Jersey, ,Spinot, Enloe,
Allen of Mississippi, Brecliinridge of Ken
lucky. Grosvenor, Tarsney, Morse Of
Massachusetts, Funston, Keer. Flower,
Struble. Cutcheon, Boothman and Outh-
waite.
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed.
FREMoNT's RETIREMENT.
A number of private bills coming over
from Friday were passed, among them one
for the retirement of John G. Fremont with
the rank of major general
On motion of Mr. Robertson of Louisiana
the bill was passed appropriating S25, 900 to
enable the Secretary of War to purchase
$500 tents for the use of people driven from
their homes by the floods now prevailing in
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill, of Kansas, act-
ing under instructions from the committee
on invalid pensions, resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for copy of the evidence taken by
the committee appointed by him to investi-
gate the management of the pension Office
under Commissioner Tanner
The House then, at O'Clock, took recess
until O'Clock, the evening session to be for
the consideration of private pension bills
At its evening session the House passed
fifteen private pension bills, and at 1920