The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-14

sV"Bc5 ignored
y Representative Bynum. OF tha In diam
pons dissrIc'. IN IN interview has thIs I
: - about the bad faith 10 The soldier =
the Republican party in Congress:
n y have been satisfied ever since ~
4 president delivered his frat message tLa
TIE republicans did not Intend 10 redeco
their promises 10 the soldiers. The,
We're very profnse IN promises. but whei
" comes 70 performances they are faithfu
!. only 10 the moneyed interests. from
whence comes campaign boodlc. Mr.
retersOf Kansas. IN op posing the world
T tair bill. said The estimated reyeuue q,
D ihe coming year was, III round num hers
; $450OOO COO, and the regular erneud;
J lures would be $40G OOO.ODO. 70 which
must Dc added $4,000. 900 Tor deficieu.
c'es ana slO'UuO,OO0 for miscellaneous
.nak'nx = total necessary expenditure OF
S44lVO.OOO leaving = surplus for next
year Of only $s,o0c,OOO. Now, II thew
repeal the tobacco tax, deficiency or
tz0.OOO GO will exist: but. IN addition.
they propose to refund to the stsles AL
VU.VOU Of direct tax collected from peo-
pie who could afford 10 2ay the same
during the war; grant from five 10 ten
millions 10 steamship lines, as subsidies.
and appropriate from twenty 10 fortv
millions for public buildings. and nav
ten millions French spoiIaiion clnims.
NOW. where IL the money to come from
10 pay additional pensions? The tariff
ls already above the...revenue standard
and every increase on v0ost articles viii
reduce instead Of increase the revenue
observe that Gen. AIger stated 10 the
soldiers st Columbus that a service pen.l
sion bill " III not be passed by this con.
gress; that thes East and South are op.,
posed 70 it, No effort has been made 10
pass such q bill. The committee had
never considered. much less reported. Z
'ervice bill. Under the new rules Il can ::
'eport At any time, and the measures re.
'orsed can be taken up IT once, and vet .
With these advantages. no efforts are be. /.
ng made - carry out the promises made !.
0 the soldiers
"The above bills which have spoken Of
-such % the direct tax bill, public bu lid. =
NJ bills and French sp0ila,ion claims -ls
ave either been reported or fsvorsblvIP
onsidered by the committees having Q
hem IN charge, and will Be pressed be- .
ore the house at an early date, but 40 4
ension BILLS ofsny conseQuence are even, Q
card Of. The republicans have com.
lete control. They have devised rulee. 2
nd forced their adoption, By which o
hey can turn 0t democrat or pasa o
ubsidy bill 10 ShIrty mInutes aud vet Y
ney are silent upon pension hills. The
ependent oiI. which they denounced :
pauper bill and On insult TO the old q
'ldters, when passed by democratic y
ouse. is all the president recommended =!
his message, and, with few minor q
lie OF no consequence to The great bod v =
the soldiers Il all that the epubIicans e
ill permit 10 come before this congress. q 2
hey sre never enthusiastic In behalf or ~
le veterans, except when in the minor y
y in congress. or seeking votes. as
"Cnnscious that there would he no" "e
oney 70 pay the soldiers, when the re- M
'hiicans get their pet schemes through, 81 8.
proposed the amendment offered 20 ~
e rules, allowing amendments or pro- ~
sions on general pension bills grant ~
8 new pen sions, for raising the money!
pay the same. Gen. Alger exposed
Q opposition to my amendment when y"
ssid that the East was opposed 70! ~
rther pension legislation. 1t was -
arIy evident that without additional au'
venues, additional pension Legislation a a ~
; not be had. The East is opposed to ~
ditionaI pensions, because II fears that
graduated income tax will have to be IT
led 10 pay the same. The amend ~
nj ! offered did not require that bills .ls'
new pensions should contain provis- ~
= for raising the revenue. 1t only ~ snu
'vided that such . provision could be s"s =,
red. II there was plenty OF money y
'ay such proposed increase. no such ssss scs'
vision would be necessary, and S Ia
nld not be offered s"m -