The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-23
His Reasons for Opposing the Grant
iay OF Pensions 20 Charles Il.
Jones and Nancy 4. AItabach-
MONEY FOR INDIAN SCHOOLS
Ss:SATE VOTES To PROVIDE FOR
sECTARLAN INSTITUTIONS.
It Adopts CoclreIrs Compromise
Amendment. Is to 2s-Debate ON the
Pension Bill Begun I'm the House.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-The President
to-day sent TO the Senate vetoes OF two SEN
ate pension bills. The first was in the case
Of Charles +. Jones. a photographer. which
attracted considerable attention in the House.
Ii is follows:
'"ro the Senate-I return herewith, without
An act granting a pension TO Charles r.
Jones' The beneficiary named In this bill
was a PHOTOGRAPHER who accompanied one
of the regiments OF the Union army In the
war of the rebellion. He was injured. ap-
parently not very seriously. while taking pho
tographs AID where no battle was IN actual
progress. he was not enlisted and was IN
no manner in the military service of the
United States Aside from the question
10 whether his present sad condition Is at
TO me the extension OF pension relief TO such
cases would open the door 10 legislation hard
10 justify and impossible 10 restrain from
abuse
The other veto was in the case of the bin
for pension to Nancy C. Allabach- 1t pro-
vides for a pension for Mrs. Allabach. who
Is the widow OF Peter II. Allabach. who
served in both the Mexican and the
war of the rebellion. The President calls at
tention TO the fact that Mr.. Allabach made
no application for pension on account OF dis
abilities during his life 1T is not" he says.
NOW claimed that he was in the least dis
abled as an incident OF his military service.
is il alleged that his death. which oc-
CURED nearly twenty-nine years affer ms
discharge from the army, was in any degree
related 10 such service" He says the widow
was pensioned after her husbands death as
the widow OF a Mexican soldier, and that her
case falls under the general act of 1890. 1T
is proposed, however," he continues. by the
special act under consideration TO give 10 this
widow a pension Of $50 month without the
least suggestion OF the death or disability OF
her husband having been caused by his MIL
itary. service and solely; so far as discoy-
erabie. on the ground that she is poor and
needs the money. The condition Is precisely
covered by existing laws, and IL a precedent
is TO be established by the special legislation
proposed, / do not see how the same relief
as Is contained I'm this bill can be denied 10
the many thousands of widows who, In .
similar situation, are now on the pension
The vetoes were laid before the Senate at
the opening of the session to-day Mr. Cal
lnger. chairman of the pension committee,
seen fit to veto these bills. Captain Ala
bach's military services were such that he
might have applied for a pension, but did
not do owing 10 personal disinclinatlon.
ceived a gunshot wound, resulting in total
blindness. during the attack on I.ongstreet'S .
lines. ''The President refers 10 a trivial
wound said Mr. GsllinFer; a. H,n not
that the message was written without q
knowledge OF the facts" The pension com
mittee had not proceeded carelessly and
recklessly in favoring pensions.
Mr.. Palmer spoke of the embarrassments
attending cases i'm which the APPLICANT for a
pension had not been formally enlisted. Il
hold" said Mr. Palmer. that when a cit
izen voluntarily associates himself with the
military forces. he becomes de facto In thu
military service. and IL wounded he has the
same moral right TO pension as any one
The vetoes were referred to the pension
committee.