Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-24
GOES THROUGH THE SENATE.
The Dependent Pension bill Passes the
Upper House Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-The conference
report on the Dependent Pension bill was
taken up aud Mr. Berry spoke against IT,
He believed that under the operation Of the
pending measure the annual pension roll
would be 500, 900, 900, and the cry would
still be for more. And yet no Northern
Senator or Representative dared 10 stand
up in opposition 10 pension bill, while a
SOutherner would be assailed by friend and
foe. He did not believe in that ''stand and
deliver manner Of legislation.
Mr.. German said the bill would bank
rupt the treasury If the bill became law,
there would be deficit of 500. 600 900 in
1892, and that even if it did not become
law there would be deficit of SiOWO,OO.
He said the remarks which he had made
were for the purpose OF calling attention 10
what the Republican leader (Mr. Blainel
-"the greatest leader that the party had had
in his day and generationn-had said rs 10
the
ENTRAvAGANcE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
and as to unthoughtful and unwise lcgisla-
ton in the matter Of revenue.
MIR Davis, Chairman Of the Committee
on Pensions, said Mr.. Berry had consist
emily opposed legislation for the benefit of
Union soldiers He denied the correctness
of the figures gwen, and said II was dis',-
bilty bill pure and simple. He thought
the Senate should fulfill the promises made
10 the men who had saved their country.
Mr. Ingalls, advocated the conference re-
port. This was a sacred obligation and he
did not believe the Senate, or the senator
from Maryland would care 10 take the at
titude of haggling over il. He was in favor
of. the removal of the limitation in the
act granting arrears Of pensions. He did
not care whether IL cost SlOO,0OO,OOO or
3, ,OOO, 900, ,OOO
Mr.. Teller declared that no disburse-
ments Of the Government met with
MORE UNIVERSAL FAVOR
and approval than the paying of pensions.
Mr. Vest spoke Of the mOnstrOus abuses
that had grown up under the Pension bill
was being pressed for personal and politi-
cal motives He asserted that the pension
list was unduly swollen in the State of In
diana because il was pivotal State.
Mr. Turplc said that he had not heard Of
any charges in Indiana against the admin
istration Of the Pension Bureau.
Mr. Hawley expressed the hope that the
soldiers would not get the idea from what
had been said to-day that the Senate was
favorable TO the payment OF arrears Of pen
sions or TO the equalization Of bounties,
or 10 the payment OF the differ
ence between paper money and gold.
He thonght that altogether too much was
said about what the nation owed 10 lis
soldiers The Union soldier would be
ashamed 10 be called upon 10 say what
the nation owed him in dollars. The prom
inent feeling in this State was that the
needy soldier should not suffer, but that
nothing should be wasted on man who
DID NOT NEED A PENSION
for his support. The true soldiers Of the
republic did not want 10 have money
wasted.
Finally the discussion closed, and the
vote was taken The Conference report was
agreed tO-yeas "a; nays IS, AS follows:-
Yeas -Messrs. Allen, Blair, Call, Casey,
Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon,
Dolph, Edmunds, Eyarts, Farwell, Fry,
Hale, Hawley, Hearst, Higgins,
Hoar. ingalls,, Manderson, Moody, Pad
dock, Pettigrew, Pierce. Platt, Plumb,
Rowder, Sanders, Sawyer. Spooner,
Teller, Turpie, Washburn-3.
Nays-Messrs. Barber, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn. Coke George, Gibson, Harris,
Kenna, Mcpherson, Morgan, Pasco, Payne,
Pugh, Reagan, Vance, Vest, Walthall-lG.