Telegram-herald., 1890-10-20

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tne eohmiltse sad Tor tne House %
soassdeF & pas tne ball II pAssrd,
reeeivlng "a VOfes - ol agAinst Z, as
follows
b mOcFsts f7s the biIl.........-...... -
Deulocrals a lSt the Bill 81
kepablica Or The = li......... ...-. ll0
hega0lica- against the bill. None
lais as a universal arrears ill. IL
sss lntloda 81 - a krpu0.lczn, and
esfrled oy Sepupilean FOtes-
bul sluc July, 1850, 40 arrears have
teen allowed tie soldiers. How ala
ths change la lhe lsw come about
W. A. j. sparks, a Democrat mem
ner Or Congress, late Cleveland : Conn
missioner OF Lands, 2s chairman OF the
subcommittee having charge oi pen
son appropriations, brought "a the pen
son bali aud added thereto TINS pro-
ylsO.
Provided, That the application FOR
such pension mas been or Is hereafter
hled with tne Commissioner OF Pensions
pnoF 90 tn, first day OF July, 1880, 9th
erwise the pension shall commence
from the day OF hhng the apDl cation.
Th.s SPARKS pTOylsO repealed the Cum
nings aci OF July /. 1880. Under the
Cummings act every soldier would be
receiving his arrears today, but the
sparks amt ndment on AZ Appropriation
biii repealed that law ana cut nim oil
after July /, 1850, and that ; the reason
the soldiers have not received arrears
tor ten yeags.
THE WIDOWS hill.
The next great pension measure voted
on was the widows bill, TO increase
their pensions from s. TO Sl2 per
month.
Let US get at the evidence as record
ed ON this bill. When the bill was mp Tor
consideration my colleague, Geueral
Bgowne, offered rs an amendment the
OIL ne had introduced 10 repeal the
SPARKS arrears limitation. A rllbuster
ensued which prevented the
House from taking a vote on Mr..
Brownies amendment. On February
?, 1885. Mr.. Mat.On moved 10 suspend
the rules and pass the bill with an
amendment relating TO date of mar
rage and without the Browne amend
nent. It was not possible for General
Brownies motion 10 be voted upon, be-
cause after motion has been made TO
suspend the rules and pass q bill no
amendment IS permitted.
The vote to increase the widows pen
sions from IS TO Sl2 was passed by 1873
yeas and 90 nays, as follows:
Democrats for the bill.................. so
Democrats against the bill.~......... 60
Republicans for the blll.-........... lis
Republicans against the bill ........ None
Now. as two-thirds of the Democrats
did not vote for the bill, under the rules
of the House it could not have passed.
II took Republican votes to save 1t, and
IL got them every one. If there ever was
pension measure that appealed to hu-
manity and kindly patriotism II WAS
the widows bill, and vet 66 Democrats
voted sgnlnst 1t, enough To defeat 1t If
| only Democrats had been in Congress.
The Repu licsn vote saved the bill.
sUsPENDING THE RULES.
Under the rules a few members
could have the roll called, move 10
adjourn, offer obstructing amendments,
and IN other ways delay anu defeat
| legls alton however merltoTlous. One
! parliamentary way OF overthrowIng
| the n. lusterer Is TO suspend the rules,
as the ollI can then be passed at once.
so wnen two-thirds of the members
! Will vote for bill that will incur this
kind Of opposition, it Is customary to
/ suspend the rules and pass it. Since
1879 majority OF the pension measures
/ have beeu passed under a suspension
OF the rules.
AMPUTATIoS BILL.
The amputstion bill of August 4,
/ 1856, was the next important meas
81 ...L
corded vote. On going to the Senate
/ It was amended, and when II came back
| to the House General Cutcheon called
/ lt up and moved its passage, and Mr.
| MORRISON, the distinguished leader OF
| the Democratic party IN the House az
| that time, made objection and defeated
I the passage OF the till. AT another
! time Mr.. MatsOn moved to take It w
/ under suspension of the rules, and II
was passed by the following vote:
/ Democrats voting Tor the bill. Is
+ Democrats voting against me
/ biii...--..--..........--...... Ol
/ Republicans voting for the bill. 81
/ Republicans voting against the
none.
/ 50 twO-thirds of the Democrats did
not vote for the b.ll. and it was passed
i by Republican votes.
Alter tbD Democratic party casts
I enough vo sgalnsts measure 70 de-
I feat It th, can not ia any fairness
+ clslnI It a reir legislation. If the Re-
I p16liCsns, Ing IN the minority, cast
+ enough - to overcome the defeat
and espel II il al their votes are cast
I for the "a sure, then by All fairnes.
I 4r.f mar rffr- rraugr. fnn IA an al re
I iS Republic. eSl station. For tlIs rea-
son the wt .ws' increase ldli and tie
amputatoa bili belong to the Kepubli-
can party.
NFXICAN Bill.
At this SINE bi.l was passed grant.
ing a servic pension 90 all the suryI
yOrs OF tine Mexican war Two third.
os the bcLriciares under TINS Mll lived
south ~ Mason y Dx0u's line. II
passed by r subs lautiaiIy uuauimou.
I vote. three Democrats and tw0 Repub.
licsus votag against i.
wIDows' ARREARs.
We next nave the granting Of arrear,
from the death of tnelr husbands lr
cases 9f si. widows ol the ate wa
wHose pensions have been or msv here.
alter ~ granted The question Is. who
+ resp9ns eIe for tae WIDOWS arrears
riI1 Although a V .dows' arrears &C.
hsi seversi times been introduced r
4 Congress 40 81. had ever been report
% fsvorsnla So the House. Wheu Mr
+. F0rau q Democrat. having ln Charxs
ths SIP .oprIatl0n b,l. for pensions
ssSei "a passage by the House, tns
gentleman from Iowa, fMr. CougerI, =