New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-31
FIGHTING THE VETERANS.
-, rrroRr TO REDUCE THE SUPPLIES OF
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
,,ov,s1oN IN THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL THAT
THEY SHALL Be GIVEN ONLY ONCE IN
FIVE YEARS sTOUTLY OPPosED-A
We, AND NAY VOTE ORDERED.
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ro,,neton. JAM 3O.-There was a spirited contest
. ,be Committee Of the Whole OF the House 'o-uay
,,o nroposi,ion reported by the Committee on APP
,sn-ot,ons that hereafter an honora'ly discharged
p .l". or soldier who lost limb in the military
o"' %, IN. United States shall receive an artificial
-, ~ communication therefor. from the Government
~ oncc in five years instead OF once III three years,
o r-ovded in an act passed by the last congress.
- ouount OF Communication allowed by law Is 80
-. log and $50 for an arm. The leaders IN thS
W. I'll, mon the MANNED veterans of the Union were
- Outhwatc OF Ohio. and O'Nel Of Massa-
% S..ots Neither OF these statesmen was solder
latter being too young and the former otherwise
~,,od during the war-but they were calamity sup
80 by the solid ranks Of the eXCOniedcrates. ms
al as BY all except a few Northern Democrats
a they won n temporary advantage. The kepubl-
ms led bv two gallant Union vcterans-C'eneral CogS
Iii n, Massachusetts,, and General Bingham, OF Penn
.lvsnia-eA Governor Dingcy, Of Maine, and others
- sturdy fight and. although outnumhered on
,dton finally wrung from their adverSarieS n
s,nc,ant consent to have the matter settled by n
~ and nav vote in the House. Which will compel
sn,ers either to place themselves on record or
sdodge" the question: . e., -,
rha struggle began over an amendment offered by
c.nsral Cog,well to strike out the provision chang
, sy,s,ins law and to Increase the item to S6ooooo
1o g., OOO which was the amount recommended 10y
AnprODriatlONS tOinlnlltct, vi ESTIMATE
y. sii0OOO The appropriation for tie current year
:, s,-5ooO General bingham said he regretted that
A.. chairman of the Appropriations Committee Iai ue
Tnea 10 grant hearing TO the representatives Oh
.n aMamed soldiers" League who lad applied FOR
.I.. nrivilece This revelation annoyed the amiable
LEHMAN who tried to excuse himself by saving that
49, hill had been reported to the House when the re
uos+ was received : but he reminded by General
S,.hom that hearings are frequently granted after
,w ,.vo been reported 10 the Honse, and as re
snu bills are frequently amended by committees
nh,cb have them in charge. The sundry civil bill
ua, reported TO the nearly fortnight ago. so
that there has been ample time to gran, hearing to
,bo MANNED veterans in their own behalf
Mr.. O'Neil OF Massachusetts. replied TO General
bingham and became considerably excited leole he
to,k his seat Ex-Governor Dingley closed the OIL
cusson IN a calm and dispassionate speech III whch
Ia took tn. ground that the present law. which was
enacted after thorougp inquiry and careful cosid'rh-
,on opcht not to be changed until stronger evidence
shoura be adduced than had yet been offered TO show
fhet II was unwise and its provisions unheceSsar!
IN a division General CogSwells amendment wa 10 l.
nv a vote OF IS yeas TO lOl nays. MeNNra' itoln'',
csmpNel Pearson. Lynch Buscy and several other
Democrats voted in the affirmative ,.,
After some time spent in vain attempt 10 oolilI
@ nnornm on a vote by tclcrs, II was agreed that
rsa and nav vote should be taken In the House u NJ
oral Cngswers amendment IL increase from T-1'oo'
n 40 600 the item for hcadstOnes for soldiers graz
was reectc, ONLY $4,000 was appropriated 10 thf
current fiscal year-an amount which i nSlhc''n'
and The report OF the Quart erinas er 1eh' SHOWS
that $40 600 will be required for the next hci year
;nt both his statement and the argument o! "eh'ldi
Coeswell were quietly ignored by tn d. mocrdn' mi
fory IN the Committee OF the Wh'le