, 1890-03-27

served sixty dfys and was honorably
discharged. Invalid pensioners who ro-
ceivc less than Ss per month, and all
VINO receive no pension, aro to DO bono .
hciafies under the proposed law.
NJ Tue conclusion of Mir. Chcadlo' :
speech Mr. Clements OF Georgia, said
that after listening to tho speeches OF
tho gentlemen on tho other side he was
Inclined 10 wonder why Commissioner
Tanner bad been requested to resign.
Tho Eontlomhn from Kansas O'ctera)
had justified tho action of Tanner in
putting upon the pension rolls those
who rendered good service before they
LETT the army without permission, in
creasing tho two-dollar rate and rorating
the pensions. Then why had Tanner
been asked TO resign9
Mr. Morrow, of California, said the
question could be answered easily; but
rs the answer would involve going into
matters In general, he would refrain
from doing so as present.
Mr.. Clements said that tho employ.
incnt of thirty additional medical OK
aminers and tho utilizing of employees
of tho pension bureau and u large
Increase In the amount of pensions must
i
MIR. Clements inquired whether the sos
oo0,oOc cnrricd by the bill would be suf-
icicnt for tho next fiscal year.
MIR. Morrow replied that II wor oo
sufficient to pay all pensions unuor the
present laws, but that II congress passed
further laws increasing the number or
ratio of pensions thorc would be do
ficicncy.
Clements did not oppose Just and
liberal pensions. Hc was not going TO
vote against the pending bill. His only
objection to Il was that IL appropriated
less money than the administration
knew would DO necessary to pay the
pensions for ncxt year.
Mr. Bynum charged the republican
party with being false to Its promises TO
thocountry In the matter OF pensions
Tho democrats, he said, were determined
that the republicans should carry out
their pledges to the soldiers.
Mr. Cuicheon inquired whether the 1
democrats, while in control OF the |
house, had passed a service pension bill. |
Mr.. Bynum replied that they had not. |
but that they had not gone homo and |
asked for votes under false pretenses.
MIR. Spinola said that tho democrats |
Intended to draw the line of battle ON |
tho service pension bill. The democrats
did not intend that the republicans
should make themselves rs tho special
friends OF the veterans. Tho democratic
party had forced the pension rolls from
$2s, coo, 600 up to $i00,O00 0OO, and yet
thu republicans went on the stump and
told the people that they werc the
friends of the men who saved the Union
MIR. Enloe, of Tennessee, impressed
upon tho house the necessity OF Thorough.
ly investigating the workings of the pen.
sion bureau.
MIR. Allen, of Mississippi, said that he
had boon ono of tho men whom the
Union soldiers had had To overcome
lie had n High regard for tho govern
mcpt. He was mighty sorry that he \
had tried 90 break II up but n tho |
gentlemen were going to carry pension
had better stop and have an
account. II looked TO him as IL the |
would have to let the Grand
Army of the Republic take the govern
mcnt.
Mr.. Breckinridgc, of Kentucky, ex- {
pressed himself In favor of u liberal PEN a
sion system, but as opposed TO an abuse {
of that system, and as opposed to maxi
ing the pension bureau "A great political !
Mr.. Grosvenor said that the g
had suddenly become wonder I
Tully patriotic. The gentleman from Z
New York (Spinola) had said that the
party had run mp tho appro-
priations for pensions from $50, 600, 900 to
} lOO, 90 COO. Was a dollar Of the money
hat had been appropriated under amy i
general pension BILL ever passed by the
temocratio party, or ever signed /,
sept the increase OF the pensions a
of widowsS With this exception, every II
iollSr OF appropriations was due TO the $
patriotism Of the republican party. Re d
erring TO Clcyeland's veto ofthc depend a
mt pension bill, ho said that when Clevc-
and was nominated no man had shouted
oudcr In his behalf than had the gentle c.
nan from Indiana tBynum). And yet "
,leveland, who had hurled his vetoes in o
he faces OF the soldiers, was the most n
popular democrat In the United States. :,
md three years hence would drag the
lomocratic party at his car wheels. The
were not to be credited with o
my of tho pension legislation Of the
ountry, but they were TO DO credited =
With the fact that to-day there were
U, 600 union soldiers in poorhouses who
gouid be comfortable under tho bill
which Cleveland had vetoed.
Mr.. Tarsnoy inquired whether the re- {
'ublicans intended to pass the depon- Il
ent pension bill vetoed by Cleveland. n
Mr.. Grosvenor replied tnat they would ii
ot- They would pass a republican bill. !.
ihich would not contain any pauper y
satures and which would have nothing
d II to degrade manhood Il
In the course OF further remarks MIR. II
pinola stated that the great bulk OF the ii
fnion army was made up from the dem ii
cratic leglons OF the North.
This caused sarcastic laugh on the
spublican side.
AMER further debate the committee
,se, aud the bill approprinting s25. coo u
, enable the secretary OF war to pur- Al
hase =, 800 tents for the use of the peo-
le driven from their homes by tho
oods in Arkansas, Mississippi and Lou. o
lana was passed.
The house then took recess. "
The evening session was devoted TO q
10 consideration of private ponsion n
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