Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-08
Veterans OF the War and Their Pen.
sious Discussed by the House.

Morrill, OF Kansas moved to suspend the
rule. and pass the S, nate bill granting
pension to soldiers and sailors in iucspacitsted
from labor and providing for pensions to
widows and minor children Of dependent
parents.
Springer charged the republicans with
evasion Of responsibility BY dodging the
issue, and betrayal of the soldiers to whom
they had promised the service pension bill.
II this bill is passed no opportunity can be
given in this Com sress for the passage of
q service pension bill,
Larsney of Missouri opposed the passage
of bill of this magnitude under gag Law.
He was opposed TO indiscriminste pension
legislation, and to any measure which
placed brave soldier on an equal ty with
skulking coward. Every time the bounty
of government was given to an unmeritori
ous man 1t was taken from brave veteran.
Soldiers of this country are tired of this in
di.crimins e pension legislation.
Mr. Crsig of Pennsylvania said he would
vote for motion to suspend the rules.
although the bill did not go 80 far as he
would desire.
Martin Of Indiana suggested that the bill
ca He'd up today VAS an order TO prevent
Offering amendments in behalf Of the sol
dier. He objected to the age and time
limitation. He woull vote for the motion,
but with great relu tance, and believed it
was breaking promises ma e to the soldiers
of the country.
Lane of Illinois said the bill was not
perfect, but that it was better than any
thing now on the statute books. He fav
ored it
Yoder of Ohio said that Friday he sent a
request to the Speaker. asking for recogni
ton today on the order TO put to its passage
the service pension bill. He had a response
TO that request IN this star chamber procee d.
ings today. The gag law had been placed
on friends of the service pension bill
Republicans mi ght gag the House, but they
could not gag the soldiers of the country.
No soldiers organization had petitioned for
the passage of the pending bill. The out
rsgeous proceeding today has been setuated
oy the desire of the republicans to escape
going on record on the service pension bill
Sawyer of New York, thought the bill
presented was the best that could be passed
at the present time.
Clutch, on of Michigan. ridiculed the idea
of the other side of the cham DER posing as
friends of the soldiers. and chided them
with opposing general pension laTs during
the six years they had control of the House
declared that every such law had been en-
acted by republican votes, against the
opposition of the democrats.
Cannon of Illinois, said the pending bill
would place 500, ,000 names OF soldiers on
the pension roll and he submitted that no
friend of the soldier could refuse to vote
for it. After further debate the motion to
suspend the rule and pass the bill vas lost,
yeas l69, nays 81. it not being necessary
to have two-thirds in the affirmative.
Butterwor'h of Ohio. from the commit
tee on appropriations. reported the legisla
tive. executive and judicial appropriation
bill and il VS.. placed on the cslandar.
! Flower of New York moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill increasing from
| 81, ,o00 to e6, eco per snnum the salary of
the supervising surgeon general of the
marine hospital service. The motion to
suapend the rules failed.
The House went into committee OF the
~hole. Butterworih of Ohio in the chair.
on the naval appropriation bill. The bill
was read in full.
/ Boutelle. chairman of the committee on
naval sffAir.. made brief state ement of the
aggregate appropri ,tion made by the bill
as compared with other bills.
/ Without concluding its consideration the
committee rose q, 4.50 and the House I'D
! journed.