The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-12
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q loyal Tennesseean In the war, as
ndiudged by the Court of Claims.
The bill elected discussion Of the
general policy OF Congress with re-
spect of these bills, and Mr.. Boat.
ner said that if it was the intention
to pay none of them, the sooner
that fact was known the better it
would be for the peace OF mind of
the Representatives from the South
ern States.
Mr.. Cockrell said he had no re.
quest to make of the conquerors on
nccount of CLAIMS advanced by men
who established their loyalty to the
government thirty years after the
war ended.
MIR. Dockery said that for him
self. he would repent the Bowman
and Tucker acts. abolish tho Com.
mittee on War Claims, and declare
the war closed. No action WAS had
upon the bill upon the recommenda-
ton OF the committee of the whole.
The House laid on the table the
bill to remit to the contractors for
building the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvlus, the penalties imposed for
delay in her construction. AT 4:05
p. IL. the House took recess until
3 y. M, the evening session to be
devoted the consideration of private
pension bills.
There was an unusually large at
tendance upon the night session of
the House, which was devoted to
the consideration of private pension
bills. MIR. Springer asked for favor
able action upon the Senate bill to
grant a pension Of 500 month to
Maj or- General John a. McClernand,
which he had unsuccessfully tried
to have the House pass yesterday
and to-day. There was not quo
rum present and upon vote MIR.
Jones (Na.) made the point Of no
quorum.
This aroused Mr.. Springer's in
dignation, and he criticised with
severity the course of those of his
southern colleagues who persisted
in maintaining an attitude of hostil
lty toward the pensioning of Union
soldiers.
MIR. Pence, (Pop.). of Colorado,
appealed TO Mr.. Jones to withdraw
his point of no quorum. and just
here vigorous controversy ensued
between MIR. Waugh, (Rep.), Of
Indiana, aud Mr.. Marsh, (RepD, of
Illinois. relative to the removal of
Gen. McClernard, by Grant. from
his command IN front of VicksDurg.
Mr.. Marsh vigorously defended Me-
Clernatd.
MIR. Jones then took the floor and
attacked the policy of picking out q
soldier here ard there for big pen
sion. He aroused hiss by alluding
to the widow of Gen. Logan, in 70
celpt OF pension OF $1,000, living
in luxury and spending lavishly for
flowers for her social functions.
The matter Of his own military
record having been brought into
the discussion. MIR. Jones said that
he was boy when the war broke
out. Notwithstanding which he
served moro days aud nights IN the
trenches and in the line Of duty
than thousands of the men now
drawing pensions from the govern
ment.
"On which side?' several members
asked.
Drawing himself up Mr.. Jones re
sponded: ION the side of tine Con.
Tolerate States of America, OF whose
cause, although it went down IN de-
feat, am as proud now So then.
when L defended il, an enthusiastic
boy"
Mr.. Clark (Dem.), of Missouri.
said that having been defeated for
Congress, he proposed now TO ex.
press his opinion. For the gentle.
man from Virginia personally, he
had much regard. but he wanted TO
say that in the late election there
we're fifteen, twenty five or fifty
Democratic candidate, in the North
went down to their political death
by reason of the speeches he had
made.
Mr.. Jones-I hope the gentleman
from Missouri was not ono.
MIR. Clark-Yes, 1 did, and be.
cause of the pension speeches you
made here. We are tired and sick
of having these Southern members
come mp here and stab us IN tho
back.
Having favorably acted upon four
bills, Sthe committee at 1880 rose
and the House adjourned.