The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-16
! PENSION FOR EVERY WIDOW.
,sE NOW GROWING GENEROUS
WITH THE PEOPLES MONEY.

zen Though Their HUSBANDS D1eu
lem Disease Not Contracted I'm
~. Nyar-GrOw Resents the Alleg-
! attempt of the President ana
,,,s Cabinet 10 influence LegisIa-
lion
Wellington. Jan-15.-Mr. johnson, rep,
NJ Indiana, presented the report OF cleo
80 committee No. upon the contest of
,5olsrt H. Chesbrough for the seat Occu-
- Inv George B. Mcclellan, from the
roclf,h district of New York.
Tn report recited the facts in the case,
-+,,b showed that Mr.. Chesbrough had
.tsndoned the contest, and was accom-
MED by a resolution declaring that Mir.
5t.rlellan had been duly elected and was
,,-ifled to the seat. The report was agreed
m and the resolution passed.
The House then in committee of the
rboIe resumed consideration of the gen
oral pension bill. Mr.. Morse, rep, of
Massachusetts,, announced that he would
offer at the proper time an amendment
IN the bill giving the widow of soldier
,be minimum pension of $l2 a month, not
outstanding that the soldier died from
disease not contracted in the service.
Mr. Walsh, dem. of New York, said
that he desired to dissipate the idea that
might have been inculcated in the minds
of members of the House by certain
speeches on the democratic side, that the
democratic party was antagOnistic TO the
bes:owal of pensions. That was not the
case. and as to the amendment proposed
bv the committee with regard to the pay
ment of pensions to widows of soldiers,
there was no difference in sentiment
Mr.. Walsh paid a glowing tribute to
womans part in the struggle, and in clos
ing he appealed to the chivalry of the
southern democrats, which, he said, had
never been invoked in vain to vote for
the bill granting relief 10 the widows of
those who had met them in open and hon
orable conflict .(Applause.)
The discussion was further continued by
Mr. Mccall, rep, of Tennessee, MIR. Han
~. rep, of Indiana, Mr.. Hardy, rep, of
Indiana. and Mr., Mcclure, rep, of Ohio
The latter gentleman spoke of the atti-
tude of the gentleman from New York
Glr BartletD during the war; Ho had
spent that period, Mr.. Mcclure said, in
academic halls, reading classic authors,
including Ivy account OF Attilas' de-
scent upon Rome, and that the only bridge
he had crossed in that time was the Pons
Asinorum. If the speaker ana the gentle
man from Alabama (Mr Wheeler), could
have fought at each other at any time
from 1861 to 1860, he said, they would have
fought a bloodless battle for the light
weight championship of North America.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Mcclure said that up to yesterday
afternoon, when Mr.. Cummings had ad-
dessed the House or the subject of the
bill, he had formed an opinion of Tam
many Hall based upon the report of a
gentleman named LeXow, which was un-
favorable. he now saw how easy il was
for person or corporation to become the
undeserved object of aversion. He stated
that he renowned and disavowed the
rustic opinion heretofore entertained, and
extended to il, in the name of patriotism,
the right hand of fellowship.
Brief speeches were made by Mr. Lacey,
rep, OF Iowa, WhO with Mr.. Mccall of
Tennessee opposed the adoption of the
Graf amendment as not tending to fur
Their the best interest of the pensioners;
Mr. Mines, rep, of Michigan, Mr. Crow
lher rep, Of Maryland, Mr.. Low, rep, of
New York, Mr.. Howe, rep, of New York,
MI Spalding, rep, of Michigan, who
raised a laugh by saying that the only
element not satisfied with the result of
the war between the states were the nom
comoatants, north and SOUTH Mr. Trace
well, rep, of Indiana and Mr.. Picker,
rep OF Dakota, who urged the necessity
of general revision of the pension laws
so as to insure a radical change in the
administration of the pension bureau
This evoked a query from w. A. Stone,
rep, of Pennsylvania, as to whether or
not Mr.. Bickler believed the President
would sign a bill containing such amend
nents as he proposed; and whether or
not it was not better to take what they
could probably get as a rider to an appro-
puaton bill, rather than to risk getting
To this Mr. Picker replied that he did
not know what the President would do.
but he did know that the House should
90 lls duty regardless OF the attitude or
action of the President. (Applause)
APropos to this colloquy the venerable
eX-Speaker, Grow, rep, of Pennsylvania,
addressed the House briefly upon the ne
cessity of resentng the encroachment
upon its prerogatiyes by the executive:
parliamentary law, it has always been
regarded as an invasion of the preroga-
ives of parliament for any one to refer
IN It's discussions to the opinion of the
KING on any question pending before it"
"A Member-Is Mr.. Cleveland THE
Mr.. CROWN reference to matters of
tIls kind, he occupies the same relation
10 the House of congress, that the SOW
eIegn II, IN Great Britain does to Parlia-
Hent. The President exercises the veto
power and if we do not have, on any CIV
en- measure, the two-thirds vote necessary
10 overcome that, he is so far, the king.
III the last congress we had before US,
on one occasion, a bill headed 1.-THE bill
9l me Secretary of the Treasury" What
mas that office to do with presenting a bill
n ms House? We have had read papers
by the secretaries of the different depart
ments to influence legislation; they have
sent in here letters to be read with refer
Gnce to pending measures. And
ITead here iron from the P FSsss6 "e Of
lne United States, having reference to a
measure then pending in the House, and
Just about to be voted upon. I trust that
114ch practices Will be discontinued This
house owes 1t to itself to make the Pres
laent understand that he has nothing to
40 with the action of this legislative body
auJll a bill formally passed is presented
10 nm for his approval (Applause) Only
III mat contingency has he the right to
ttApess his approval or disapproval. Nor
mas any one of the heads of the depart
ments, except the Secretary of the Treas
Wy, the right to enuncate his views unin-
Nted to this House. That officer may re-
p9rt TO this House on important questions
auecung the revenues; but when he
SSehds here a. bill headed, THE bill of the
secretary of the Treasury" the House
owes 1t to itself to return that bill to him
auu 70 say that he cannot invade in that
way the prerogatiYes of this body any
aioIe than can the President of the Unit
{u states, by having a letter read here
yuSL on the eve of a, vote upon an import
anl measure. 1 am well aware that the
majority in this House to-day would take
no orders from the present executive; it
IL not IN that view that am raising this
HJesuon. l simply submit that the leg
la.duFe department of the government
ives It to itself to resent any attempt
w IN me part of the executive or his clerks
W. No influence the vote of this House on
PS4llng legislation. (Applause.)
NlI- stone gave notice that tomorrow