The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23

haps, washing fos thu ofhcees wives 10
support their families while their hus-
hands stopped bullets. made as much
sacrifice n did the offoers' wives and
deserve ~ we'll os the Repaelie-
Equity-trea; all Who deserve alike
Respectfully, A. T. Rrpsro>n-
EnfE,fa- April II. lsss6
Hox. W. J. TALnEnr, ~. G..
Washington, II. &.
DEARSn: have rad your speeches
in the House on pensions. The speech
delivered by you on last Friday night
meets my views and expresses my sen
timenta.
do not believe in this di.criraina-
ton between the officers and the sol
diers who fought the battles, giving
the widow Of one 500 PR month. 60
the other the paitry sum Of s..
enlisted in l>S3, and served during
the war in the Eighty third fennsyl-
vania Volunteer Infantry, and two ~
my brothers in the same regiment, and
one in the Tenth New York Nolun-
teer Infantry, from ISL To ls,-S, and ]
have tried 10 get pension on account
of the loss OF an eye NJ the battle oi
Charlottesville
Now, il is time 10 call halt" rs
y
>ion- \ LITTLE.
Now is The time for those who pre-
tend Ia Ice the friends OF the soldier 10
do the rank and file justice.
You are = better friend of the SOL
der than half the Republicans, and il
you were candidate from Congress
from here you would get majority Of
the votes OF the boys in blue"
Laughter
Keep up the fire; give them n shot
Whenever opportunity offers. | have
always voted the Republican ticket,
but shall not continue doing so.
Laughter.
l may have more To say some future
time. Respectfully,
CHARLES RICE.
Mr.. RAY. 1 wish to ask the gentle
man from South Carolina " hat lunstic
asylum that man is resident of
laughter
Mr.. TALBERT. The one the gentle
man from New York came out Of,
suspect, before he was sent TO Con-
gress. Laughter
"NOw, want to say right here, Mr..
Chairman, that We have here an
other evidence of the want Of feeling
has been claimed by Republicans OH
from New York whether he means to
try as lunatics:"
| ness was plainly shown by Congress
man Layton, who presented sample
list OF pensions for the purpose OF
9 10
given to certain people, while other
people of the same official class got
much smaller pensions. This illus
trates how this pension business goes
by flavor" or by political "pulls" and
| is q disgrace to the country. Here is
the sample list offered by Mr.. Layton
Col. Ballier, $50.
Brevet Brigadier- General Boug hton
500.
Commander Gibson's widow, $50.
Colonel Alden, increased from SO {,
500.
Colonel Kings widow, $50.
| Commander Bakers widow, $50.
| Brigadier-General Wards widow
$50.
Brigadier-General Schimmelfennig,
widow, $50.
Rear-Admiral Nicholson's widow
800.
| Rear-Admiral Taylor's widow, $50.
| Lieutenant-Colonel Hooks widow
$50.
Brigadier-General Ayers widow, SIS
| Admiral Parnell's daughter, $50.
Colonel Blake's widow, $50.
SurgeOn-General of the Navy Whe
lan's widow, $50.
Rear-Admiral Stanley's widow, $50
Lieutenant-COlOnel Hcaly's widow
$50.
Brevet Brigadier-General Michler'
widow, $50.
Rear-Admiral Redford's widow, SO
General Whitaker's widow, 800.
Rear-Admiral Chambers widow, $5C
Colonel Potter, $72.
Brigadier-General Harney's widow
$50.
Major-General Worth's dependen
daughter, SIS.
Colonel Macomb's widow, $50.
| Brlgadier-General Ewing's widow
$50.
| RearAdmiral lie ROy's widow, $50
| Colonel Bakers widow, $50.
MajOr-General MilrOy's widow, So
Rear-Admiral BOgg's widow, $50.
Colonel Wallen's widow, 800.
Brigadier-General Barnum, 800.
| Rear-Admiral DOnaldson's widow
$50.
MajOr-General Crooks widow, 81. 600
| Colonel Reed, $50.
| Colonel Barnes, $50.
| Colonel McCPeery, $50.
Colonel Bradley, $50.
General Mowers widow, 500.
| Brigadier- General Hartranft's wild
Ow, 800.
Colonel VOdge's widow, $50.
| Commodore Marchand's widow. $50
| MajOr-General Warren's widow, siOO
| Brigadier-Gen Howelrs widow
$50.
Brigadier-GeneraI BlaidselI's wild
ow, $50.