The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-27
Big Money for Pensions.

60 ~ 'HS instance or Mr.. Perkins of
= a,,ioi'ld' N charge of the measure, and
%3S3O. app ol'i 'a'es $14o'-
Mr., Sullivan of Mississippi offered an
amendment providing that no pension
should be paid to any person as a de-
pendent pensioner under the act of Juna
low VINO has an income of $3.50 annually;
u'l1 Iurther that a dependent pensioner
nus aulfmatVely establish the fact that
nc mas not an income of $3.50 before he
can draw a pension.
wi 9dLinger of New Hampshire. chair
,'.i VI the pensions committee, said that
- oiush ne was inclined to favor the
an i15 He believed Congress might
W. pace some restriction upon the grant
Isl rs u PENSIONS to applicants. His COM
INIT hdd not considered the proposifion
p ia and was not quite prepared to
cay 'hat II ought to be adopted.
- lis oonited out that a widow having an
aot ' nv 81 ol $55 was not eligible under the
~ u I@O TO obtain pension.
oa ,at. PeTkins made the point of order
ie 9aii'S. me amendment that il was new
tanned Si was sus-
butler's Remarkable Speech.
uI. Butler of North Carolina offered his
o onllnt providing for the pavrnent of
r.. TO Confederate as well as TO I'm
port of il. speech III sup
ce -ll- hulIer's speech developed, as he pro-
Af,1 INTO quite remarkable utterance.
no., P'gSehtIng an analysis of the com
aI. vi l'9'' ne declared that mot a sim
st southern soldier was a rebel or a raj
DID,, NJ maintained that the great frati-
oua' conflict was forced upon the Soutb
dac. nay the people of the South sinnplv
rigt 1,''eu lhelr personal and constitutional
So Chder the compact of 1887 the
ler,s states undoubtedly, in Mr.. But
r. Vp''Loh' mad a right to withdraw
~ 'e mon. He was inclined to think
cns. impact was not right but it was a
81 eI'''pac' and ought TO have been respect
M, wi, buter said that his own state Of
N.Y. vi carolina fully and completely recog-
a. a. me right of South Carolina TO with
NJ. nom the Union, but decided herself
10 ,lle-- "''hdraw. 1t was not until forced
Cd - herself that North Carolina vot-
sortb.s @.'loraW together with her sister
southern states.
IN Defense of Their Rights.
iori ,,s' Nr. Butler said, was true of a ma
5o 49, OF the Southern states. They had
nm 800 -9'1eu oy the Northern states to take
1u al ms m self defense.
very gun fired by Southern soldier "
fe,..l mr. Butler, was fired in self de-
somtb, oL the constitutional rights of the
hon. In states and in defense Of bis
4Tsile and ireside." 'i'S
Of t Ir'n Ter along Mr.. Butler said. speaking
So was most unnecessary war nv
The q,,'e sI, states did not desire the war
thetr oe,.e. only 10 be allowed to exercise
peacef,' I',s tilutional rights and Withdraw
Hen, 1l an from the Union. The south was :
knew sbl history will so record. The south
knows II WA Mas right at the time and She
ern peo y, now It is the duty of the south
rians IN not not to permit prejudiced bisto
as rebels o franc their fathers and brothers
diers Tar, ca that the states whose sol.
1ect 10 ne being pensioned would not Oh
ate soidieT Pensioning of the ex-Confeder-
1,+s..'' ""ier Asks n Question.
said he auPPu og Mr.. Butler, Mr.. chandler
the Nort t'a no doubt the ex-soldiers Of
set on fon, would be perfectly willing to
'0'1 any reasonable testinonisJ Of