St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-22
All Above This Amount Is to
Go to the Treasures OF
the Homes.
The House Aims a Blow at
Peculiar Methods for In
creasing Fees.
How a British Slave Driver
Lorded It Over Census
Office Clerks.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-CongreSSman
Harries, of Minnesota, in speaking on
the soldiers home clause of the Sundry
civil bill today, said the part lie wished
TO debate was proposition made by
the gentleman from Alabama to re-
ouire the payment of all in excess OF
s. per month of the pensions received
by the inmates of the soldiers homes TO
the board of managers for the use of the
home. The original plan authorized the
board of managers in their discretion to
take all OF the amount that was received
by the DensiOner, if he had no one de-
pendent upon him for support.
Nov. l think l am in a position to
speak with entire kindness in behalf of
any soldier" said Mr.. Harries, but
think that it is benefit to him who is
sent to the home, and has no one de-
pendent upon him but himself, that the
amount CT money he may have to spend
should be controlled to certain extent;
and s. per month, or $50 year, would
be an ample and sufficient fund to
enable HIM to provide for all reason
able expenditures. If you give him
more than that it is wasted, and in
manner that may not do him particle
of good, but possibly a great deal of
harm. Those who have national homes
located in their districts may feel
little sensitive about this, because they
think the amount of money they will
have distributed in the vicinity of the
homes may be lessened. and undoubt-
edly it would.
The Minnesota Method.
but we are unaware, Mr.. Chairman,
that in one of these homes you can cal
cuate with the same certainty that a
sntler would at a post, as TO the amount
of money he would get monthly, be-
cause there is not any of it left after
certain period in the pockets OF soldier.
He is bound to spend it if he is given
the opportunity to do so. In the state
have the honor i'll part to represent,
We adopted from the beginning the
method of taking from the soldier all of
his pension in excess of 81 per month.
Mr. BlOunt-That is state inStitu-
ton?
Mr.. Harries-That is a state institu
ton, and is now, under the law, receiving
$40 Tor each inmate from the national
government. The amount of money
which is thus received,in addition
10 what is made up from his pension,
has been almost sufficient to bear The
average expense of each inmate. In
fact, the criticism has been made
against US lately that we are really
making money on the transaction. But,
or course, nobody designs or desires to
do that in Minnesota, and you can
readily see that if the party was able to
turnover a certain amOunt-Say that his
pension is SO per month and he turns
over SO per month to the home. or S120
q year, and in addition the homes re-
ceiVeS 500 from the general govern
ment, making 1920 in all, and the aver
age cost of such inmate, including the
salary of the manager, medical director
and other necessary expenses of the
home, does not exceed a charge of SlS7
for each inmate there is money made
out of the transaction. This is matter
we ought not to look at from any par
tiSan standpoint.
TEe Sherman Statue
WASHINGTON. May elm the house
today, Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, endeav-
Ored to secure unanimous consent for
the consideration of bill for the prep
arati0n of site and the erection of
pedestal for a statue in Washington of
Gen. Sherman. Mr.. Watson, (Alliance),
Of Georgia, objected, unless the house
would agree to consider, his resolution
requesting the committee on ways and
means to report the sub-treasury bill,
and the matter went over.
the committee OIL military affairs, re-
ported bill for the selection of site
and purchase of pedestal for a statue
of Gen. Sherman, and Mr. Henderson
introduced a resolution setting apart
May p as day for considering the
same.
MIR. McMillin, (Dem.) of Tennessee,
from the committee on rules. submitted
n resolution providing that hereafter
the sessions of the house should begin
at II a. m. Adopted.
In committee of the whole Mr.. For
ney, of Alabama, offered All amend
ment to the sundry civil bill providing
that the board of managers of national
homes for disabled volunteer soldiers
shall apply the excess over s. a month
support of the hOme-eXcept where the
inmate has dependent wife, child or
parent.
Cut on Funds and Fees.
This gave rise to a good deal Of dis
cuSSiOn, and was vigorously opposed.
In advocating the amendment Mr..
SnOdgraSS, of Tennessee, said that the
pension roll. which should be a roll of
honor, had become. owing to the Iegis-
lation of the Republican party. roll of
diShOnOr. Mr.. Bland announced his
willingness 10 have the dependent pen
sion actTepealed. Mir. Forney's amend
ment was adopted, So to 93
On motion of Mr.. O'Neill, of Massa
chuSettS, an amendment was adopted
providing that statement of expendi-
lures of the board of managers should
be submitted in the annual book of es-
Inmates.
An amendment drafted at the sugges-
ton of the government accounting Of
ticerS was adopted, to correct abuses
arising from attempts on the part of
court officers to increase their fees, the
principal requirement being that pris-
OnerS shall De taken to the nearest ju-
dicial officers of the United States. An
amendment was also adopted providing
that 10 United States commissioner
shall be allowed fees for adjourned
hearings. The committee then rose and