New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-07
not SUCT FROM SICHLES.
TIE ADMINISTRATION ARRAlGNED bf
TIE oNE-LEGGED VETERAN
COMMISSIONER lCcIREN SHOWN TO ~ '~''''
ANT OF TIE LAW ~ WE'LL As N|'
rIc!EyT IN MANNERS AND RESPECT
70. TIE LEGISLATIVE BODY

Ant OF TIE LAW AZ WE'LL As NG
r,c,ryr IN MANNERS AND RESPECT
FOR TIE LEGISLATIVE BODY
,3r rE.EGEApH 40 TIE Ta'DtSG"
,,.,a,,rc.o, March O,-iturdy b,ows were cealt IN
tho Jto.rs OF Representatives to-day asanS. ".o
cruel unjust and IN many re.2ec's' a''SWi"' ".
,nlnlr;rat!au Ct tho pcas!9a 3GroS" IN oo'.'S0s
tho hostile policy conceived by PFsnlaeAt
a.l carried oat By HoAc B:3!ih eAa !!s euo''
n tire Department OF the INTERIOR - 20 '.sInr
,urnr..e TO cid go.d!e-c who !tno" !It'!e Q. '!os
abou, Coa,,,,.s.5ac- LocA-ca except n!s oT.sht ""
| worthy record CO C. Union solder 10 ma MN O-
of tho sc~y!,e instruments In the eNcculiSh u 80
| policy Some men VINO know nm pe''e' a'c ~,
much surprised. Mr. Lochren fought IL De''! ~
with conspicuous gallantry bat MS setviceS
mora d,st,nqulsAed nor his patriotism ana ueNo
ZION 70 the cause Of his country. than were .'oSe
CT the man who commanded the Third Arhy 90 -
q, Ce.tvsburg That gallant veteran stood !" u'
House OF Representatives today supporter oy t1
crutches which he has been compe4!eu " W.
thirty years on account Of the Joss o. Il va -"
hatt,eae,d and champonod the cause or me I'"'',
Veterans who still survive and Of the WIDOWS anu
o-nhars of those who dead, against inc 'i
lust and cruel policy and uniaW1u' "c'' " "
democratic Administration and its Instrument
General Sickness speech was sr1ns n,l Loeb
rem not only Of bad manners pat also ho oi bSan
au,v e az repeaed voiatipns OF the law wnch he
was sworn uphold and execute o[ ds STy and
deprived of their vested rights by suoordnate
Official and. SO far as we kn9W without 'h'ei
irG" vas s happy Thought whicn inspired General
c!e take for his text na5 paf 1eb reaes to
pensions, and which he caused to be read oy 'ne
Upon that solemn declaration said General
sickes in Impressive tone and manne he nam aMy
"a for the Presidency if de
iarstion had been borne In mind and observed In N
flling the places Of employment IN the pension ST.
Vice much Irritation and injustice would nave "ce''
avoided and prevented . l-,..,o-,r ., pen.
sons in respect his Interpretation OF the q, law 20. OF
In his letter to IN spTT had l? sa "a. that
the law was ''inexact" ard '1napt." Before ina;
letter had been sent 70 Congress ms %S e
ton to treat Congress and its legislation with more
respect daughter and appauise? T., ,,s law as he
IS in his manners. He need only have consulted a
Words sGr S and ssed rgn For his nora
ton Will read from Bouyierr" .,o. v,o,,.trovn
authority upon the words stated ard said their use
e the statute was aB & e and ib 8 c5nraT
notwithstardlng So that we not ONLY have bad
manners in the Pension ONCE, but bad law, Cen
tom Of Trht ' coniairci in the act Of December q
1893 had been accepted by toe Pension ono ise .9R
Of the pension laws issued by the bureau They
print them FOR other people to read they ought to
lie marxed twenty sections IN tfat compilation
shown, the claimant sNau be entitled 10 s. many
dollars month from tho Government. The wAo.f
pension policy of the Government was based upon
the rights Of the pensloaer. The country frownei
when II saw tine naxims Of common justice violated
IN the Interior Department, in the CONSIDERATION OF
the claims OF the wards of the Nation. The law or
1893 was passed pursuant 70 that sentiment ana X
would stand In conclusion General Slckles ssld;
80 much for the law Of this In a larger
and broader sense before the pension laws were
passed, the people OF this country decreed that.
from time TO time. as an expression Of their CRATE.
fu appreciation Of the services of the defenders OF
the Union money-ample sums OF money-should be
appropriated "a an expression OF the Nations graft
tule That decree IS good to-day in the hearts
Of tho American pcop.e as IL when made. That
decree Will never be MODIFIED resc.ndel or revoke
as long one surviving solder % the war lives "
| CAppauso)
The speech comman led close attention ana was
repeatedly ana heartily applauded but 10 was no.
tlceable that none of the applause came from the
Southern Democrats. whose professions OF devotion
II the welfare % the veterans OF the Union ara
clearly and unquestlonably Of the Ahab variety.
Vigorous speeches IN CenunCint!on Of the Admins
! ;rat!ons pension policy were also delivered by
! Gen eral GrosvcnOr, OF Onto; Mr. Blair. OF New
! Hampshire. ana other Republicans. and raihcr
| weak defence or apology was made By AR Cocmbs.
| of Brooklyn. General GrosyenOr's speech was
! especially forc!be and effective.