Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-22

tbe pSocesdinEn Of thaS co00lffeef vh1ch !
hare no doubt are eerrecs-shese PROPOSE
tons, I ssy. vefe inserted IN this bill BY .
hare majority Of yotes, east By the eenfie-
man from Kensueky Mr.. Breckenridge !.
the gentleman from Arkansas Mr.. Breck-
inridge !. the gentleman from Georgia Mr..
Lsvinsstonl, shs eenfiennsn from Texas
Mr.. Sayefs the gentleman from Mis-
sour Mr.. DockefyI. snd-hessen aare
the mark the gentleman from Pennssi J.
vsnis { Mr.. MuschierI. and ne gentleman
from Massachusetts Mr.. O'Se.Ii- ZAP
plaase on the Republican side.
will NOT stop here, because it Is not nee
esssry. to discuss the snt~cedents or the
probable or possible bias Of the foregoing
members Of that committee. most OF whom
served ander the Confederate eeiors bur
DO call the afsenfion Of the House and Of
the country 10 the fact that this subject,
which hes 30 near to the hearts Of the loyal
people Of the United States has been taken
from the hands Of committee composed
entirely Of loyal men. who were faithful
throughout the great struggle in which those
whom We are pensionins acquired their
rights, and has been untimely forced before
this House by a bald usarpz,ion on the par,
Of another committee, in disregard of the
rules and BY a scsnt ma jority Of gentlemen
VINO fonght 4ssinst Tue country curing ths
very years shen THESE pensioners were earn
ing their claim to the nafions andying graf
itude.
IL is proper also to remark that this leg
islation vas opposed in committee as II is
on the floor by Gen CogsweH of Msssachu-
sets. Gen. Bingham of Pennsylvsnia, Gen.
Gfout Of Vermont, and Col. Henasf-
son OF Iowa. an distinguished Union
soidiers, by my honored colleague, Mr.
Dingi"y' anu ny the olstihgnnhea ehair-
man OF the committee MI. Holman.
R,ronp or F,-Cosf,p,n,rts ynr.. nx
p,xs,ox. Yrc
sad moment ago that l wished |
might pear testimony 10 the chIssify anu
magnanimity and generosity OF our ex-Con-
federate friends IN ms matter OF pensions,
but should be false to history and To truth
II permitted tina. impression 70 go abroad,
because, unfortunately, the record stands
the oth"r way.
bn the passage OF the original arrears
bit. called up by Mr.. Haskell of Kansas.
h"rhbiiean' on January ~, ie"S. there
were lbi yeas and 81 nays. The 81 nays
we're all Democrats, and 5s OF them were
from the late tonfederate states
On February j, 1870 a bill was passed
ny vote OF ifh 10 ~ browning Tor the Is
sue OF bonds to be sold tor the payment OF
the arrears OF pensions. III the votes against
It ~ were Democrat. and q? OF those were
from the south of votes east against
the pension appropriation bill, with proris-
ions covering the arrears passed on the l7th
Of February 1881 were from the South.
On January ., 1850, on the Mexican pen
''on hil' with the senates mon soldiers
amendments undersuspen-ion OF the rules,
There were-yess ~, NAYS 90 b oil the
navs being from the late Confederate states.
GA February IL, 1850 on the bill grant
l1g pension OF S2oon TO the widow of
MAJ Gen. George H. Thomas, there were
yeas iai. nays %, OF which - were cast
iy ex- toniederates'
On March ~, 1886, on. the Dill granting
Ien.l N of SZVop to the widow OF Ten W.
y. Hancock, the yeas were--l5e. nays ",
"t "Ihch % were from tie iaie Confederate
states
TN March d. 1852 OF - democratic
votes cast against putting Gen. Ulysses ).
''rant upon the retired list % were from
The south, and or those 5s members every
N ' = ''N w.
sion TO the number OF 81, voted TO bestow
upon fitz-Johh forter the nonor they had
refused 10 'raht'
thirty Tour OF those democrats from the
Houth VINO Vo'eh TO restore fitz-Johp FOR
Ter TO the army retired il-t voted on the Isl
OF February 1856, against increasing Wild
o"s pensions from - TO Siz month";
tf 80 Democratic votes and two pairs
against increasing the widows pensions by
the enormous amount OF - month,
regret to say that all but two were from
states lately in rebellion, and they included
a remarkably representative group OF ex-
tonfederates. That historic vote, recorded
III the proceedings OF TINS Rouse SHOWS thh
of the men who stood up here and opposed
granting that little increase OF sts per year
NOT 10 WIDOWS VINO hau maIt'eh sihce ioio'
but to widows OF mon soldiers who died by
reasos of their service, included, as find
h., ,ho co,.ro.s;on.l ur.c,or,, oro a, ~,
fsdera,e postmaster general and acting soc
rotary of the treasury two or Copfe5era,e
congressman one ex.copfeder,te state
attorney general one ex-Confederate
rorps commander Ave ex.Confederate
htiealier generals seven ex-Confereratc
olon,Is TWO ex-Confedcrat. leutenan,
eo1on.I. twoe,-Copfeder,ta m,;,rs .evc,
~, Confederate ueutenants an. e,- Copfed-
GRAFT. m;ash;pm,n and fonr OF Confederat.
p,;v,,.s
On tho final n,s.age of tho No, Of June
- lsoo /, tho House the veto stood veas
n, n,vs ~ anil sevcn p.irs of which 10
wre bsmocra,s fran III. l,,e
Confederate .,,tes In the SEN.
ats IN, yo,, stood Won. n ,,v. - nt
which NJ were Democrat. from the STATE.
,h,, ,,;ei,.,od in r,holl;or
Herr are some similarly unfortunate re-
cor5s mad. he an, sr.Confsder.ta bre,bre,
in this Uouse from ,;ms IN time on mntters
,eac,;,, III, soij;ars and other national IN
terest.
Decepbe- II Is75 Mr. Eort in the
House offered the folIowiny
pa..J.., rha, -, II, .,,horais,., .rno,,,,,,.
puder any officers Of III Uou.r. wounded / MON
soldiers, who are not disabled from performance
OF duty should D" preferred
MIR. Cox OF New York, Democrat, Of
fered substitute entirely neutralizing the
idea expressed, and subsequently moved to
commit the subject to the committee on &C
counts when was carried oy lbs 10 io2
-! ntr :.
every hePupHtah aRHhs, W.
January ,. 1876. a resolution was offered
instrut,ipv the o,iicprs of tin, Uouse "to
-, III ,.l;s.I r-,;.n .at,u.. IS,
ence over soldiers of the late Confederate
army" Fernando Wool Democrat, moved
ITS reference TO the committee on the Cen
teuniai Celebration which preyaicd-l22
to %; every affirmative vote being Demo
ratio, every negative vote except Repub-
lican. Every Souths IN Democrat voted
against the recognition Of Union soldiers
constituting ~ of the 1872. and defeating
the proposition