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committee would only reduce the spgregg,,is;; Y, 2;
ffisons. they, would have The ersttude Of al
Hloess one small part Of the eountry"
sss SsG the wss Sess % s
spt sysobeo ths sum was increased from $4,000 to
fSs next section was one .appropria.Ing
tommissiopor Of the General. Land once had
$i6o Sl, sSSS sSssl.a = sso.sss
II " Shs tine
pairing He defended himself right roysiiy;
s as sSas 81 hfFs s os 81 SusS sRS
land. In 1880 100000 was appropriated for
s Ii sg tSSpSSss wss sppad
ssnssS sss 's Ss
Millions Of money had been spent in The last
twonty- nye years surveying deserts, Messrs.
Wilson of Waahaston. % and s' otsers from et% TIE
but tho House stood by him. and the amend
section SpPESprstiIpps M Ing SO tS the Go; Co
moved to make tho appropriation S52.5Q0. He
said that he did SO because, the number OF
6y thrty-nine. and this addition would neces-
sarily increase its expenses The. Watchdog
said that IN the the law law, rToyidsd @ that sixty pupils
more than two from any one state. 1Ie thought
S505o0 was enough. Con. C2gswel Insisted
The bill appropriated s2ooo00 Tor military
% ss o to snoHe4 ns sSS 4Se
He He ssIa = that unless ths House ia, stood b y|s h;
exceed $500. .Oo6oCo and d overrnn over ths revenue
oiths Goyernmsnt Iy st least s25; & 9oH $1,000 goo;
am for cutting, down the expenditures for
military no:sts and ell tho, sqrt Ct thing
And giving the money for surveys" Mr..
Wilson countered.
erG Hsss Vsss enS St ,hss ss g:ts SSa
continued Tor hours In the end however. the
Watchdog had his way mn
stone National Park led to'a lively nEht; so
lively that Judge Holman blnndly accepted an
amendment reducing it to $4,000.
On Monday. Jan. 30. there was legislation
that will attract the attention OF the country
at large. and ne particularly interesting to the
veterans Of the war. A section OF tho bill ap-
propriated $25.OO0 for continuing the work OF
furnishing headstones for unmarked graves
OF Union soldiers. sailors. and marines in ma
tlonal. post, city. town. and village ceme-
tories. under the acts Of March 8. 1873 and
Feb. 3. 1870. Gen. Cogswell moved to strike
out $25. .OOO and insert $4,000. He said that
although the bill increased this item $4,000
from last year 1t was not enough. For several
years only $4,000 had been appropriated.
There had been a fund available to draw upon
to make I'D the balance OF $4,000 required.
1t had cost oil along about $4,000 per year.
The heudstones cost about 81 apiece. Tho
accumulated fund had all been expended. and
for the coming year they would require fully
$4,000.
The Watchdog. In roply. said that every dol
lar required would be appropriated. At the
first session Of the last Congress. he said. tho
estimate WAS 1000 and $4,000 was appro-
priated. In 1892 the estimate was $4,000
and the amount appropriated was $4,000.
and so Mt the last session. Tho appropriation
was now increased $4,000. and II anything
was required It could be appropriated
hereafter
In reply Gen. Coeswell said that any soldier
buried anywhere in any town or city cemetery
in the United States could have q tombstone
by applying to the Quartcrm aster- G eneral.
His amendment increasing the appropriation
to $4,000 failed by 2C ayes to 1O2 noes
The next section was ono appropriating
$4,000 for furnishing artificial limbs and ap-
paratus. or Communication therefor. and neces-
snry transportation for veterans OF the war
who had lost limb in the service. Manned
veterans now receive either an artificial limb
or Communication therefor every three years.
This section allowed them new limbs or COM
mutation every five years.
Gen. Cogswell offered an amendment In
creasing the appropriation from $4,000 to
S65U.OOO. He scathingly attacked the propo.
sition to extend tho time from three to five
years. 1.-THE pension business was to be at
tackled. he thought they ought to begin some-
where else.
Mr.. Cultivate OF Ohio said that the average
length OF existence OF these artificial limbs
gathered this from the testimony OF the Sur:
gcon- General. since the three years term had
Ee:"r" the change n.the law slooo0O per an
mum was sufficient to meet It. After the time
id the ss ire 1 Sun and s
estimate for this year was StJO.0OO. Tho
Surgeon General testified that very few limbs
c"mmutaton Hr The ralatiye nu5er d come ,ane
muted cases for artificial arms for the last
tirciul legs. Is rcl out of Hundred drow the
money. whi.e2? took the limb. o,ooo
nsm sIghnm snI hn snM ,hsrs were ERE EsG a
oi this provision. They were given no hear
ing by The Tommltte, on Appropriations, and
erals ONCE. He said that. the rriee allowed
si;,. 1t was not sufficient to procure II good
limb. The eypens.e- tor r.pnirs because of
iuiurie, to artificial legs and ncms was drawn
from tho maimcd soldiers ImiteI pensions.
The pension allowed ~ soldier for the loss OF
an arm below the o. bow Or the loss OF u hand
was c'3D Il month: for the loss ot Il limb above
this Joint f::i, ana at the shoulder or hip
loint the loss of an arm or leg entitled him to
SO month.
The Hon. Joe O'Neii OF Boston. n member OF
the Comm lite" on Appropriations said that
1 n@ ] Pr n hna ts aeon
tion Of "fficers II the Government. He said
that every man who deserved II pension ought
arm Or n log ought 10 have It. but he would
vote now and eyer 70 cut OF the pensions Of
men who ought not to have them. aud he
would vote nowt' eXtcnd this time from three
TO ilye years because he was satisfied thnt
seryiceable limb lasted longer than Ave years
" When We come to the Pension Appropriation
BIZ; Mr. O'Nei shouted to Gen. Cogswell II
Will show you what neople are drawing pen-
EiDuS imUrDDCrlY. I will .how Won thnb tliI,f I