Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-05

the Pension Of General Clusters widow
Increased. Ingalls, speech.

Increased. Ingalls, speech.
wAsnINuToN, Feb. 5.--Among the
bills reported and placed on the cal,n.
dar Is one, Increasing the pension ni
General Clusters widow 10 500 a
month.
ingalls,, rising to make n Personal
statement, said that he had been al /.
sent from the sessions Of the Sennt.
during the past two weeks In which
interval action hnd been taken on the
cloture and on the election hill. Ills nlil.
tudo on both these questions had been
subject 10 comment aud ceusure and
Of animal version. On the day OF his
departure after consultations with
Allison, ON whom he had been acous.
toned 10 lean In every hour Of need,
he had LEFT with Casey twho had
saying: ~ should vote against the
proposed change OF the rules and
should vote for q motion 10 proceed 10
consideration Of any other than the
election bill aud nm paired accordingly
with Senator Allison. lie had been
opposed, he said, unaltembly opposed.
TO the adoption OF the clotutc rule for
many reasons sufficient aud satlsfac.
tory 10 himself. There were those
present who knew TINT many months
ago, while occupying the chair In the
absence Of the NlcC-pfesidVnt, he 10.
sisted many urgent opportunities
aud many strenuous solicitations
10 operate IN that direction by methods,
which he then believed aud now be- /.
lloves, were revolutionary and subvcr-
slve Of the fundamental principles Of
n constitutional government. He had
not since then seen any occasion To
change or modify his convictions. Ho
was now aud always has boon In favor
Of Just aud impartial election law,
directed alik. against force aud fraud,
non partisan anj applicable equally %
all parts u tho nation. The measure
under consideration, however, did not,
IN many Of Its details, receive ia,
sanction Of his Judgment. ltappcarcd
to him 10 he cumbrous, complicated,
obscure In many OF Its provisions and
difficult Of application. IL subOnilnat.
Ell the Judiciary 10 the political control
aud opened the treasury 10 indefinite
expenditure, without the requisite
supervision and In violation, In
his Judgment, OF the spirit, II not the
letter OF the provision u the constitli.
ton that declared that no money shall
he drawn out Of the treasury, except
In consequence Of appropriations mad,
by law. In order 10 guard against the
enactment " such measure into law
In hi. absence and without amend
mcnts, which he regarded essential Ia
prevent dangers not lees distinct than
those which II was intended 10 obvlatc,
he had reserved the right TO vote,
In llis absence, with those re-
publicans who favored the consldora.
lion Of other important measures, un,
less those notifications were made
He had no arrangement, agreement, OF
understanding, express or implied
direct or inuircct, remote or contln
gent, 10 have his vote counted agnins
the passage Of the election hill. n,
Ind been a republican since the partl
wns born, and Ind voted without varI
ablcnets or shadow Of turning $50
every republican candidate"
During that period, he had never ~
poused cause which he believed 20 b
wrong, because II was popular and ha
never refused 10 advocate u cause while
he believed 10 be- right, because 1t wa
unpopular.