New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-16
SOLDIERS HOME MANAGEMENT
GENERAL FRANKLIN AND COLONEL SMITH
ATTACKED AND DEFENDED IN
THE HOUSE.


ATTACKED AND DEFENDED IN
THE HOUSE.
Washington April 1.-THE old fight against the
reelection OF General ". b. Franklin as member
~ the Board of Managers OF the National llers
Home and against the retention OF Colonel a D..
Smith as Governor OF the Home at l.eavenwo''h'
Kan was wed in the House to-day occupying
nearly all OF the session. and it VIII rage uht .
O'clock tomorrow. II came on "heh MI. num-
chairman OF the Committee on Military A"d'S'
called up the Joint resolution reported from mat
committee providing for the election OF Hencra's
Franklin and C. W Steele Ga Representative from
Indiana, "a succeed themselves as members OF u.e
hoard Of General r. J. Henderson, an eh-"s''oe'
of Congress from Illinois, to succeed "e"S''' ''.
G. BLACK ex-Commissioncr OF pensions anu VI
General G. l.. Beall, Of Maine, TO succecu "'"'' a"
Fessenden. OF the same state.
Mr. Blue nep.. Kan) moved to strike ont inc
name of General Franklin and insert mat OF "e"-
eral O. 0. Howard. and on that addr 's'ed VIC
IIouea for two hours lie bitterly arTaigned Ten
eraI Franklins administration as president OF 'he
BOARD of Managers declaring that ne Vas nrto" ~
the board. dominating rs poncy a''d ,bi s;,nera
Franklin was either grossly negn1cn, gr'sSsH W.
comnetent or was rot honest. He he.h INA, u,
con resnonsibe for the retention In cice Of Colt ne
smith whom he accused of drunkenness i.' -, ~
and continued up 10 Of nt the Home undcr his charge
General Franklin and Colonel smith we're ceIsd in
by Genera ri M o on M t A,irs Air. Plole
81 e the o'1 Y3 and Mr. Henry (eep Conn., can, and
t.ie ofcials and the Board OF MaHas ers by ''.l'
III r; w steele (,ep IndJ, n member OF 'ne
board. <u. Damn, nronosed an amendment
MI " ioini resolution providing for an Inv"stsa-
10 .ne The charges Of drunkenness and bru'aIity
against Colonel smith %dhae tns shogl "a MAJORITY Of
~. Committee find the charges 10 De wen IouueI
1 the matter was still pending wnen t"e House a'
jorfnedu ouse adopted the resolution unanimohsy
reported ny yr,onS was not elected. ana that * Z.
NORMA" emy was elected Representative rom
Ia Ifid South Carolina Dlslri.'' III" "'' wv
INC, ,ne is entitled to hold his seat
THREE ELECTION CONTESTS DECIDED
,,..,.,,or Anr,l l5-IIouse COMMITTEES on Fec
49, No q Mr.. Mccall. OF MASSACHUSETTS, M ma
r today disposed Of three co"'es'' 49,.
c.e.s The case OF Newman 'pop) asa'"s' "s A.,
~, from The With Mississippi Dis'ric'' wa' ~.
D.n,, ,a,,nr a, Mr.. Spencer In the case OF Brown
Don, against Alien Dem), from the ISL ~ IKE
H,etprict the vote was in favor OF MT Irinsi i,r
case OF ~. id Colorado District. was aeci is
in favor OF Mr. Bel. In eacA OF ,ne oS che sitting
decision was unanimous ana III '''o' VI
member.
TO SWELL THE RANKS OF CoHoN.
Washington April Is tspeciao'-ihe la.
.a.sn.u ..oo,ones,, may soon be appallingy
swelled II a bill introduced In the seha'e W ~
seweu Of New-Jersey, and now sought 10 DC
amended by Mr. Allen, OF Nebraska ever Deco"e'
law Senator sewers bill. which came up LOT o'"-
sideration this morning reads as foIo"s'
That all officers OF the Regular Army Q, ~, Inc
United States active retired Who served y, 49,, 49,,
volunteer forces during the late war ret In the
discretion of the President receive prsvet ~, me me
Regular Army equal to the highest RANK nero snrces
highest brevet received In the SAD voiun. III NJ
and be commissioned accordingly as OF the daae S o.
such brcvet Provided that they have nov aireah ~
received brcvct OF equal or h.sher s'a'e -" Wv
Regular Army.
Mr. Allen objected to taking up the Dill unless Tue
men who served In the ranks were also Inc uaed VI
It's title-giving provisions. General sewe.i urseo
that this could not well be DONE whereat Mr.. Alien
asked u every man In the Army might not DC
brsvstsd to b colonel u the President chose. NJ