The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-15
IN TILE SENATE.


silver bill was further considered in the
senate today. but without appreciable
approach to a conclusion of the debate.
Mr.. Butler of North Carolina, spoke
for two hours in opposition to bond is
sues. and in favor of silver legislation.
The early hours of the session brought
out an extended controversy over pen
sion determinations Mr. Lodge sought
to pass the bill granting a pension to
the widow of General Cogswell, but Mr.
Allen led a vigorous opposition claim
ing that the widows Of generals were
being unduly preferred over the widows
! of plain soldiers. The bill was finally
passed.
Mr. Mills offered resolution decla-
matory of the policy of the government
| against issuing bonds. faVoring the
speedy extinction of the national debt
and Tor the coinage of the silver bullion
in the treasury.
AN ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE.
The bill granting a pension of $75
monthly to the widow of the late Brig
| adler General Coggswell representa-
! tive in congress from Massachusetts at
the time of death, caused long de-
bate in the senate today. Hill and
Mills wanted information as to the
system pursued in granting these spe-
cial pensions.
Allen pop, Neb) opposed discrinin-
alton, saying: II want to go on record
as opposed to any distinction between
the widow of private soldier and
that of brigadier generals, major gen
erals, or any other generals"
1t was the plain, private soldier, he
! added, who met the blunt of the war.
To hear senators talk. it would be
thought the brigadier generals won the
war. 1t was the species of mandy
pambyism and f1unkeyism. I'M
American discrimination
HaWley Rep., Comm suggested that
the world recognized the questions of
rank, if the Nebraska senator did
not, and while eulogizing the services
of the plain soldier, he pointed out that
the mortality among the officers was
greater than among the men in the
ranks.
Hoar asked if Aliens logic would
lead him to approve the placing of the
salary of General Miles, the comman-
der of the army, at $40 per month.
TT would doubtless measure the
value of his services in many cases"
answered Allen.
Mr.. Hoar asked if the Nebraska SEN
ator did not pocket $4,000 a year, while
some poor constituent made only 70
! cents a day.
"At least 1 pocket no more than
| S., 0O0" replied Mr.. Allen, SUCCESSFULLY,
! and added that senators talked as
I though God made some distinction be-
! tween the soldiers and the generals.
! "Then who made the distinction?'
asked Mr.. Hawley.
You gentlemen make it, replied
! Mr.. Allen
| Mr. Thurston CRep., Neb) made his
maiden speech in the senate in sup
| port of liberal PENSIONS and eloquent
! ly portrayed the services of his de-
ceased father as a plain soldier. He
urged that the war heroes have the
amplest pensions.
! This bill the CoggswelD instead of
having its allowance reduced, should
serve to advance the allowance of those
who served in the war.
Mr.. Thurston expressed satisfaction
that his first words in the senate
should be in support of a pension.
| Mr.. Villas said the senate would GER
tainly show full justice in granting
pensions, but he pointed out that GER
tain peculiar influences prevailed, re-
sulting IN determinations in pensions
TO widows or officers, which bore Sc
,vereiy on the old soldiers and they
felt it.
The suggestion of peculiar infiu-
ences'' was holly resented by Mr..
Lodge.
Mr.: Allen disclaimedl all purpose Of at
lacking the widow and added that 1t was
only when the blue blood was touched
that Lodge grew eloquent.
A motion by Mr. Allen to reduce the al
loWance to S51 was not agreed to--23 TO 36
the Democ rats with some exceptions