, 1890-06-26

ono side that he would injure tho party
and on the other he was de nounced as q
traitor, who had 10 right to nIounce
any opinion on the subject of pensions.
Mr.. German also opposed the confer.
once report. The expenditures under
the bill aggregated $7S. 673. .05i, and this
added tothe |l2o O0O, 900 under the OK
isting law would leave the treasury bank.
rupt In 1901.
Mr.. Davis said that MIR. Berry had
been constant opponent OF pension
legislation for the benefit ofthc soldiers,
and that what he said to-day was on
direct line with what he said OH other
occasions. Nj. Davis denied the correct
ness OF MIR. Gorinan's figures and said
that the expenditures under tho bill
would be about $4,000, 900. lie denied
that the bill was service pension bill,
and asserted that II was a disability bill,
pure and simple.
Mr.. Gormaii said that fthe bill became
u law there would bc u deficit OF Sl0O, 900, :
coo in 1899, and even II IL did not, there
would be deficit of $4,000, coo.
lie called attention to what
the republican leader (Mr. Blaine).
the greatest leader that that party had
had In his day and generation, had said
as to the OK truyagance of appropriations,
and unthough,ul and uiiwise legisla.
tlon in the matter of the revenue. lie
compIimcnted Mr.. Davis for the courage
with which he had stemnled the tide Of
the demagogues and claim agents and
prevented the reporting OF bill that
would have cost $3.50 90 90 u year.
Mr.. ingalls, advocated the conference
report. This was nm obligation Just as
sacred AZ that under which the soldiers
were paid, aud yet the senate was asked
to postpone 1t, and haggle about 1t. For
himself, he was In favor OF tho removal
OF the Limitation In the act granting ar
rears Of pensions. He did not care
whether IL cost hundred millions or u
billion.
Mr.. Vest spoke of the monstrous
abuses that had grown mp under tho
pension system, and declared his belief
that tho pending bill was being pressed
for personal and political motives. lie
asserted that the pension list had been
unduly swollen In Indiana, because IL
was pivotal state, and Its vote was
necessary TO elect the president, aud he
prophesied that the people OF the United
States would revolt against the pension
system and its abuses.
Mr.. Turpie said that he had not heard
OF any charges in Indiana against the
administration Of the pension bureau,
aid lac was prepared to say that politi-
cal bias had not had any ything to do with
the granting or refusing OF pensions.
Mr.. Hawley expressed the hope that
the soldiers would not get the idea from
what had been SAID that the senate was
favorable to the payment of arrears OF
pensions, or TO tho equalization OF boun-
ties, or TO the payment OF the difference
between paper money and gold. he
thought too much was said about what
the nation owed the soldier. The most
prominent feeling in his state was that
the needy soldiers should not suffer, but
that nothing should be wasted on men
who did not need pensions for their sup
port. The true soldies did not want the
money wasted. They wanted their
suffering comrades aided. They wanted
the glory Of having fought tor their
country, without respect 10 money con-
siderations.
Finally, the discussion was closed and
the vote taken. The conference report
was agreed to-ayes 81, noes rs.
A conference was ordered on the forth
fication biiI, and Messrs. Dawes, Plumb
and Gornian were appointed as the con-
ference COMMITTEES on the part OF the
sena.e.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
William Newell, of shington. to be
consul at Managua.
Registers OF land ofiices-G. q. Mills,
at Olympia. Wash; J. Z. Lawrence, at
Wateryille Wash.
Receivers vi public none ys--Charles
NJ Ogden at seattle WASH w II