Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08
PENSION MATTERS.
FLORIDA VETERANS PROTEST
AGAINST BUTLER'S PROPOSITION.
MR.. ALLEN DEPRECATES IT.
Thinks Its Author Was Carried
Away by His FeeIings-A Blow Mt
Resolution with That End in View.

WASHINGTOE, ID. c.. January T.
When the Senate convened to-day Mr..
Pasco, Of Florida. presented memorial
from a camp Of Confederate veterans Of
Ocala, Fla, protesting against the adop-
ton of the proposition Of Mr.. Butler, OF
North Carolina, to pension eX-Confede-
rate soldiers. IN connection with il. Mr..
Allen, Of Nebraska, said: Il believe
word on this subject is due at this point.
l do not believe there was ever serious
purpose on the part of the senator who
is the author of the proposed amendment
TO pension Confederate veterans. l think
the author of the amendment like the
President of the United states, was car
ried away by his feelings In my opinion,
altogether too much attention is being
paid to it,
IT WOULD BE UNJUST
1T woul' be an injustice TO the rank
and file o. the Confederate soldiers 10
say that they would consider seriously
any proposition TO receive pensions. They
have cared for themselves for d third Of
a century. They have cared for their
cemeteries and for their dead. 1t seems
TO me that the whole matter can be closed
by saving that both the President Of the
amendment were carried away by their
enthusiasm. In my judgment speaking
from the standpoint of "a northern sol
dior il is time to close this incident. II
may be closed by the happy thought that
an bitterness ard sectiOndlsm have been
wiped out by the late Spanish war
At the conclusion of the routine busl-
moss in accordance with the order made
Yesterday. the District of Columbia APP
proprlation bill was taken up ana passed.
ANTI RtSOl-J llON.
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, offered the foi-
| lowing resolution;
Whereas, all just powers or govern
ment are derived from the consent Oh 'he
governed; therefore, be 1t
! Resolved. by the Senate Of the Unlted
States. That the government OF the United
| states Of America will not attempt TO gov
eru the people Of any other country ia
the world without the consent OF the peo-
nile themselves. or subject them 10y force
| 10 our dominion against their VIII.
/ MIR Mason asked that the resolution lie
ON the table. announcing his Intention oi
! addressing the Senate upon IL next lues-
day. ..,, ,.or MINDS
The House bill granting extra pay ~
tine officers and enlisted men OF Chlleu
States Volunteers was called up by Mr.
! Shoup and passed without Amendment
rho him grants two months extra pay 10
troons that have served outside OF lhls
country and one months extra pay ~
tb0se who have served only IN TINS couH-
NIr Morgan, Of Alabama, gave notice
that at . O'Clock he would ask the senate
TO fix a time for vote on the Nlcai asu lI
canal bill. but after the bill aho"lHs ~
ira nav TO volunteers had been pa7seu .I'
Ga~1tc NJ la p. NJ. went into executive
session. Mr.. Allison saying 'H"' ' wa
tho understanding that no business eN'
cont consideration TO the District bill was
IN be transacted at to-day's session.
! A. 91O y NJ. the Senate adjourned.
INC Uouse on Current Questions.
The House of Representatives was en-
eo~ol an day on the legislative and eN
! ecutive appropriation bill, and complete
| a. eubstantially as reported, except IN
| items for the Ciyil-Seryice Commission
which went over until Monday.
There were several side debates durin
the dav. one of these brought out MI
Grosvenor. of Ohio. in speech ol al
hour on current political questions. IL
said the country was enjoying piospeIlt
owing TO the maintenance OF the 81
standard and passage of the Dinghy tarll
bill. ,.,,.~.r,e,s.r,r,
THE PHILIPPINES DISCUSSED.
The Philippines also came IN Tor atlen
ton. on the discovery Of an item oI Wv ~,
for naval charts of the islands. In
jtem was ruled out on point OF orde
bv Mr.. Dockery. the chairman MI. ray ~
| bolding that the Philippines were ST.
rorci@n territory. and as such not III
proper subject OF the legislation propose,
Nh Mr. McCleary Repubicam. Of MIME il'
so, "' sought TO withdraw from the calen
Oar the banking and currency blli. vi vi
cox Democrat Of Tennessee &C.,
'n' .bnt The Democrats of the commute
b S',I beer been excluded from the comnit ne,
I",' hen the measure was under cor
without granting the reques, iol u
uttbdrawal of the bill the HOUSE, d
o'clock, adjourned.
-n,tsyns OPPOSED III.