New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-24
IN THE PRESIDENTS HANDS.
THE DISABILITY PENSION BILL PASSED BY
THE SENATE.
ALL THE OPPOSITION CAME FROM THE DNMo'
Gratis - THREE or THEN, HOWEVER,
VOTED WITH THE REPUBLICANS
THE CLOSING DEBATE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE ThECNE-I

icy rxiEGnArH THE rhECNE.I
washington. June 23.-The Disability pension DILL
offered BY the Conference Committee on PENSIONS d
satisfactory compromise between the Dependent and
Service bills and accepted by the House some TWO
veets ago passcd the handiy this afternoon ana
will NOW 20 II the President for his Signature AS IN inc
IIousc the sole opposition to this much ce7ircl ana Ger
tainly needed legislation came from the Dehioorauo
side OF the chamber, the southern element In inc
minority contributing sixteen of the eighteen votes
cast AGAINST the of the thirty four senator's
vbo voted 10 accept the conference report thirty
were Republicans Mr. Tnrpic Of Indiana Mt. Hearst
OF California and Mr. Call Of Florida. alone deserving
the Democratic forces. maTsballed by Mt vest ana MI
German. Mr.. Vest Of course IS opposed " aS I'.'e'
mansion legislation Of any sort. and is frank enough 10
COO an Mr. German. on the other hand, likes 10 pose
a. the friend of The soldier and In the long and "oord
argument he made against the BILL enceaVoreu 10 $40"
that while 1t was not. In theory 100 generous q
recognition the claims Of the Veterans pro'@''
the expenditure involved in the bill was lar 700 'aeV
10 be thought of. This view was evidently snir"i Dy
ur NcIhcrson OF New-Jcrscy, and MI Payne Oh ohio'
both % whom though representing northern H'a'cS.
,.a With the dominant faction in their party against
the payment of Just obligation 70 thioh soiuiei' "iu
sailors The vote In detail was az follo"s'
ro, tho conference rcroft-Mcssrs. Allen Blar 'l,'
60 chandler culon Davis, Dawes Dixon, Dolrh Id
md. rvor. Iarwcll Frye Hawlcy. Hearst. Higgins
Ytoa- INGALLS, henderson. Moody. Paddock, Pensfc"'
pierce Plat Plumb Power. Sanders sawyer 'i0o"'''
Teller Turpic and Mathematical, 81
Aoain., the rcpost-Mcssrs. Barbour. Bate betty
BLACKBURN Coke, George. Gibson. Harris Nen"a, w.
Pher.on Morgan. Pasco. Payne, Pugh he'g'" ''''0'
Vest and wai:hall-total. Is.
NJ T,,,ns announced TINT If ar. voorhees, had been
n-eson, he von,d have voted yea. NJ Boue"t'
New.J Jersey, was abscnt-ap?arenty wthoNt p'r
Mr.. berry began the debate on the bill lie opposeu
n because IL was, In his opinion. service pension
bill in disguise, -..
Mr. German also opposed the conference report
,ncrcosrd ANIMAL expenditure under the Bill wouii
not exceed fory-one or forty millions. TIC c'''
mate in the House that II woud not cNccVd 'hrt'
five millions. lie had heretofore voted ior inc moSV
liberal appropriations ior those VINO had served III
the Army and Navy. But there hal 70 be limit
IN pe,sion approprations Thcre hal been pid IN
pensions since 1861. s1,10j,32G,oo0. The pensoh
expenditures FOR The wear ending June 3o' ls'p' was
900 900 900. without counting the expenses OF t'
Pension bureau. The iatc al which the pension i''
was increased under the existing law might sGcy DC
estimated at $4,000 900 a year. that in 1901 The
expenditure under exiting law would be not less han
1925 600. 900. in 1s92 The rate of incroas'
the expenditure would be sl35.oo0o0O and 50 on
until within five years the pension expenditure
under the existing law would be S-Oo,o"'Voo
wear There would be living on the Isl
Of july 1850 according TO the best estimates. -l2ool
honorahly DISCHARGED survivors Of the who had
served not less than ninety DAYS and who were not
now on the pension rolls II only half Of them weIc
added 10 the pension rolls al 80 q month tie mean
between the minimum and maximum rate. the num-
Der DO pcnsiOncd would be 40d475 aud tie amount
would be s45-O0, 900 year. But II three-fourhs OF
tho survivors we're added. then the cost would be
sG5 $4,000 Tho estimate for dependent widows
under the pending bill was Ss,oO3,eoe' Tor minor
children. $4,000. and for dependent parents
s3.3I2. 600. mahing an aggregate oil S'o'"'''oo4'
when that was added to the Sloo,OoOOOO OF pension
expenditures under existing law II would be seen
tha
would not be money enough to pay these pension
charges and the ordinary expenses OF the "oNcrh-
meat. The amount of revenue for the next hsei
year Is estimated at S45o4l4,337 AMI the cApendl-
tures dnoiudng S7o,00oOoO Of pensions under tie
pending bin would be s53i,s2l 600. leaving deficit
Of so 100000 al tie end OF tho noxt n-cal year
Mr.. Davis chairman Of The Committee on Pensions
discussed the figures put forward by M 1ornah anu
ecllcd thclr SoiI ~ - i.'' 90, &C 49,. ,b. n,nsinn
list were suffering from such disab? Rs tho present
law provided fox ana thst iehnS ~ no1 ~ h t'o
average pcn,onl INC annral CO.. Oh pei.s'os or - -,
men would hc S32iOo.ooj. The amount OF 'lsiOns
TO widows under me pending p %Ia n Sg a. %
600 and the total ainouh, ~. ihSine P,h'W,ls ~
children Of surviving wdowsl. stp'23tO9o. nc "a, qS
and oSsc,tcd tha, il was disability Nil. pure and
simple. Tho question Of eApen'c was, n s''H o. no
Importance whatever. As the senator fgDn connect
cut Mr.. Patu remarked. nothing Was eA'"'"s'"'
referred Sontcmp'uousy to frugal patriots PAL
monous defenders Of tfc Treasury and sad ~; r.
ohl.otlon mi whether IL was dne and wh 'ther ne
hal the means 10 pay It. that was the attitude OF
the Government toward those disabled veterans LinS
vras a., obicaton inst a. sacred that under which
the soldier was paid. Nnd yet the senate was asked
10 commute how much coun b" pared ana scrip'd
ana .aVei from the other expenses OF tho Government
I'm order ~ meet that sacred Obligation. For MN
seN ne was I'm favor Of the removal OF IN" limitation
In The act Of granting arrears Of pensions lie dld
not care whether II cost one hundred millions or
thousand millions lie believed that every SURVIVING
linton soldier ought be put the pension roll LOT
service Irrespective Of disability. and he regretted may
n
sion. -, e...... 1o1,or yest
Blair Turpic. Hawl"Y and Hale ana many INC 'oVc
was taken announced above.