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suant to tha, sentiment. and it would

suant to that sentiment. and IT would
stand.
In conclusion. General Sickles said: 80
much for the law OF this case. In
larger and broader sense before the PEN
sion laws were passed the people OF TINS
country decreed that from time 10 time
as an expression of their grateful ap-
probation Of the services OF the defend
ers OF the Union. money. ample sums OF
money. should be appropriated as an eN-
preston OF the nations gratitude. Ihdt
decree is as good to-day in the hearts
Of the American as Il was when maze
That decree will never be modified re-
scinded. or revoked as long as one sur
ylving soldier Of the war lives. zap
plause)
A wsii From Ohio.
Mr. Grosvenor Rep., Ohio quoted the
statement in the Presidents message
that thousands Of the neighborhoods OF
the country had their fraudulent pension
ers. lie denounced the statement as
slanderons and untrue. He said that
there were more frauds committed every
day in the New York custom-house than
had been committed by all the union
veterans together. There were more
Illicit stills. ten TO one. ne charged, than
could be found frauds on the pension
sioners on the roll. the commissioner Of
pensions should be impeached for In
competency.
Mr.. Grosvenor referred TO Mr.. Blacks
charge in his speech that eight COM
panies Of certain northwestern one
hundred-days regiment had contributed
GA names to the pension roll, for dis
abilities Incurred I'm that term Of service.
The regiment, he said, was the 1921
Ohio volunteer infantry. II was an or
ganizati0n composed Of veterans Of two
and three years service. enlisted for
year and not for ninety days. as Mr..
Black had stated. and its service was
arduous and valuable.
Upon the question Of fraudulent pen
sions. Mr.. Grosvenor said he had been
informed by an official in the Pension
Bureau that the greatest number OF frau
dulent pensions upon the roll were placed
there by the gentleman from Illinois
tBlacD. when he was commissioner of
PENSIONS under the Mexican veteran bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor was paying some attcn-
tion to the record OF the gentleman from
Tennessee (Enloe) on the pension ques-
ton when Mr.. Kilgore broke in to re-
mark: May / tell the gentleman from
Ohio that j am much more friendly 10
the Union soldier than ] used 20 be?'
TO which Mr.. Grosvenor responded: Il
have no doubt that you learned something
by rubbing up against him (Applause)
Mr.. GrOsyenor dwelt at length upon the
suspension Of Ohio pensioners I'm 1899 and
the reinstatements in order 10 affect the
result Of the election I'm that state last
November. OF 1900 suspensions he said
that over 300 were reinstated without
examination. and that the action was
crime which in any other than political
bureau would have raised "A storm of in
dignation and protest throughout the
country.
Mr.. CoOmbs' Defence of the South
Mr.. Coombs Dem, n. " said he sup
posed that when this bill had been re-
ported to the House there would be Moth
ing 20 do but TO vote for its passage, as
it was the unanimous expression Of the
committee. But he had forgotten, he said,
that the House of Representatives was the
place for making records for its members.
and SO for the past few days the old
stories have been retOld. He said that
the claims OF the Republicans 10 be the
only friends OF the soldier were not well
founded. that there were among the
Democrats. including those who were our
enemies during the war. just as true and
faithful friends Of the soldier as the
other side could show.
Mr.. Mahon Rep Pa said that the
pension policy OF the Democratic party
and administration had aroused the an
tagonism OF not only the old soldiers but
Of members Of the party. The vote in
the recent election in Pennsylvania, by
which Mr.. Grow was chosen Representa-
tive at Large By the enormous majority
OF 1Ss 600, could not be charged altogctn-
er 10 the tariff question. He believed that
fully 5000 Democratic soldiers I'm his
state voted the Republican ticket 10
express their opinion of the present policy
Of the administration. As TO the re-
sponsibility for that policy, Mr.. Mahon
said. Commissioner Lochren would not
and did not originate or execute "a sine
gle important act without the KNOWLEDGE
and direction OF the President If this
system Of attack upon the soldiers Was
persisted In. the speaker prophosied that
AT the next Congressional election Penn
svlvania would return a solid Republican
delegation.
MIR. Mahon gave notice Of an amend
ment he proposed TO offer. making
nension once granted. unless obtained boy
fraud accident, or mistake, a vested
rieht and shall be so held by an the
courts and officers Of the United States.
AT $40 o'clock the committee rose and
the House adjourned until tomorrow at
noon.