New-York tribune., 1891-12-28
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AN ABSOLUTELY FIRST.CLASS PIANO.
fore be brought again before the United states senate
The COMMITTEE ON INVALID PENSloN-
NO GENERAL LEGISLATION FXPECTED-REC0RDS

THE COMMITTEE ON INVALID pensions:
| NO GENERAL LEGISLATION EXPECTED-REcoRDs
OF THE MEMBERS.
Washington Dec % speciaD.-It is evident from the
composition OF the Ilousc Committee on Invalid Zen
sons that no general legislation on that subject Is to be
expected at the hands OF this Congress. As soon as
Judge Crisp was elected speaker 1t announced by
Of his friends that especial caro- would be eXer
csed The selection OF members OF this important com
mtiee that there should be ground for Just cri
clsm by the veterans OF the Union and their friends
An examination OF the list shows that two quaiica-
tons were regarded as important First. that a mem
Der should have been a soldier In the Union Army
and second that he should represent district the
| people OF which were losa during the war. or the
fifteen men who compose the commtee-tcn being
Democrats and five Republicansten saw more or less
military service. Seven Of the ten are Democrats ana
three Republicans.
Chairman Martin enlisted July 3, 1863 while the
battle Of Gettysburg was In progress. In the 18th
TennsylvanIs Volunteer Militia which assisted in the
capture OF John Morgans guerilla command. lie was
discharged but subsequently reenlisted In the same
command February 90, 1865, and was di'charg'l
August 60 for disability. The second member of the
committee, Mr. Mckinney OF New-lishp'hlre j. q
preacher. and he served about eighteen months in an
Ohio cavalry regiment, fom which he discharged
for disability. Mr. Ryan OF Missouri the third Demo
cratic member. colonel OF the 4Gth MSsOurI \oun-
teers Mr.. SNOW OF Illinois, enlisted as private and
rose TO the rank Of leutcnancoOncl Mr. Pearson. or
Ohio was a private soldier in the 1o6th Ohio Noun-
teers for short time in the latter part OF the war.
Tho mill tary service of MIR laries Of Minnesota, began
in April 1861 as private soldier In the ed Wisconsin
Volunteers he fought his way through all the grades
to the rank OF captain in lancOck's Corps and was
mustered ont OF the Army in APRIL 1896, after five
wears OF faithful service Mr.. Mcdonald. Of NcwJcr-
sew enlisted In New Jersey regiment in 1861, before
le was seventeen years old and served in the Army Of
the Potomac under Mcclellan and Hooker.
OF tie thrcc Republican members who were soldiers.
Mr.. Flick, Of iowa. served n private in the 4tl
Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Curtis. OF Ncwfork.
was commissioned captain OF the 10th New-l0rk
Volunteers In May 1851 and was mustered oat of the
service rs colonel aud brevet major general Of voun
teers on January Is. 1896 having won all his promo
tions by gallant and distinguished services on the
battlefield Mr.. Jolley. of South DakOta. enlisted as
q private in n Wisconsin regm>ut In August. lsG".
and was mustered out second lieutenant on July 4.
1905 Messrs. Van Horn (N,wYuikl. Krbhs fIfnu-
sylvania and Butler iowa, Democrats ana Mess
TAYLOR (Tennessce and Robinson tPcnnSyhauisl. Re
publlcans saw military service. only FIVE Il The
members have served in previous Congress, ana
none Of them in more than one Congress While four
Of the Democrats and one Of the Republicans have had
no Legislative experience whateter.
While 1t IS tr7le that the number II Democrats IN
the House who were Union soldiers l. not largc. tn
speaker might have strengthened this important COM
mttee somewhat from that sur'c. fOr cA
ample Mr.. Grcenleaf, OF the Rochester district, wa
faithful soldier who rose from The rank Of ntiNaia
10 that of colonel OF Massachusetts reg m"nt. o e.
C;repnleaf was a member Of the XLNIllh COueIr--.
Mr. Van Horn. Of the HcrkImer dsrlrt WIZ wa PC
ferred by the Speaker soldier. and l. dcsn'
tute of legislative experience. MI Hntl'r ~ wa
was not Union soldier but Mr. VIII another D'Hp
c.at from the same state, served rcdrly four wear ~
the Army Butter wss chosen and WHIT" o,c'.o kri
Neither Of the Pcnnsylvania membc o. INC tH.
mttee- Mr.. Robinson. Republican. AMI Mr. krhs
Dcmocrat--was a soldier Mcssrs; Bros'us ad W v
IL is true that both are also Republicans.
The only member Of the cOmmiuc, from stie
which seeded from the Union IS Mr.. Tnylor, Il
Tennessee who represents one Of tho Fast Irnne,sf"
d ,tricts the people of which were rs noted ir ulr
devotion 70 the Onion as the people cf any III
trlct in the North. -
While tho committee cannot be regarded n ~tr'us
one II will probably do Justice T. individual cllm" =,
whose ca may come bcfor' IT, A. for general lcsl>
lation. none Is 10 be expected.