Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-01
AGAINST SPECIAL PENSIONS
,o,us,ice Of Passing Bills for Few
Cases.

Gases.
: The following debate took place
over a special pension bill the lower
house of congress March 70, from the
Congressional Record: -
Mr.. Updegraff--Mr Chairmau'
dislike very much to say anything
against the passage of this Dill l
have no doubt that the claimant
should have a pension of $l2 month;
bnt I am bothered about the principle
Of the thing. This is nothing but an
appeal from the pension office. IhaU
is all 1t Is.
Mr.. Pooler--I adnit that.
Mr.. Pickler-That Is right
Mr.. Updegraff-I have written
scores and scores of times to such
neople in my district, telling them
that this house was not an appellate
court to correct the errors OF the
nenslon Office. l say to the commlttee
on invalids pensions, "bring in Dill
to make law that will cover such
cases. and do not pick out few cases
and reward them and allow Others 10
60" -,
Mr.. STROBE of Nebraska-Then what
kind of cases can be brought before
this house? Would there be any
claims to be acted upon here by special
bills?
Mr.. Updegraff- it be under
stood that all shall be served alike
Mr.. Kem-Amen. Laughter.l
Mr.. Strobe of Nebraska-Another
question. If a pension can be allowed
by the bureau, then is the gentleman
in favor of the house granting pen
: slons az all?
Mr.. Updegraff-If it cannot be
allowed, change the pension Office
Mr.. Hill-we will do that next
year.
: Mr.. Updegraff-If you can not
e change the law. Again, Mr.. Chair
man. why has not this lady applied
|, under the general law Of 1S9O?
Mr.. Poole Because in that case she
i would only get $s a month, and she is
: entitled to $l2 month.
d Mr.. Updegraff-I see nothing saio
i'm this report of her circumstances
Mr.. Poole-It is not necessary.
Mr.. Updegralf-It Is not? We'll
10 the time has come when 1t ought u
t. be necessary in order to have a pen
ID sion bill pass this House to show the
" facts which entitle the claimant to
y, pension. [Cries of "Vote" "Vote'
y, Not Just yet. want gentlemen u
~ think little about this matter be
by fore they vote. There will be
as hundred thousand cases like thl
be before the pensions committee ant
=, before the house If this is to be mad
" n precedent. / earnestly object to
W. Let us take care of all these people
to not merely of those who may be
by fortunate as to have friend In
of member of this house or a member
oa the senate. If there is a merit
these cases, there are thousands an
"o tens Of thousands q nd scores OF thou
Tic aud of them. Now, ! believe thf
un this lady ought to have pension.
A Member Then let us give 1t
.he her.
" Mr.. Updegralf. Oh, no; | am M
pi- here TO vote for a special bill in eyel
'ht case where would be glad to give
for pension. Not by any means. Let
mn act upon some principle. Let u
,,o committee on invalid pensions ado
" some principle by which we can
VI governed and embody II in a gener
ire bill. | am opposed to distributil
)re- these little favors to one out Of TWEEN
mn thousand, when the whole TWEEN
,s thousand ought to have them.
this lady Is In INDECENT Circumstance
'e'e she has only to apply to the pensi
OF office, under the law of 1890, she W
His get $S a month, and 1t is better tn
by the case should be dealt with In th
ran way than in that an incorrect pr
oiple should be adopted here. Now
" ask the committee on invalid pensiC
W Ntdot ltpulblus NdSSo thdb NdH I
his be sustained upon sound principl
ular and which made bad precedente, Il
TO bring into this house amendmC
,.. to the law that will cover all tn,
'""' cases.
poh Mr. Talbert, Has not the gent
rife man discovered that this is a v,
man peculiar caseY IL seems to me that
.rlts careful reading of the report in I
- case will do away with any doubt
''' regard to II. 1t seems to me that I
y III woman ought to have apension, q
sue let us give it to her. Laughter 4
COM applause.l
.ryv Mr.. Updegraf-Well, Mr.. Charm;
,,. II have made one convert | am 5
wy istied, Laughter and cries of "yot
II IL "votevl
ANY Mr.. Blue-l yield TO no man in
On a liberality in granting pensions
The the soldiers, their widows, and Il
n a. orphans, and while the gentlen