The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24

TT is an effort by men who are can
didates for future offices to buy the sup
port of the soldiers, and were 1 an en-
listed man l should take this as an in
suit
Senator FarreIly said: 1.-THE Repub-
lican party has been making the pension
legislation of this country, while the
Republicans charged the Democratic
party with being unpatriotic. Now on
the floor of the Kansas senate-the
greatest patriotic state in the Union
we find the Republican senators oppos-
ing an appropriation bill to reward our
fighting sons"
Senator Forney said the pay of the
soldier Is a mere pittance and that this
bill giving them the small sum of SIS per
month should be passed.
Senator Crossan said the Republican
party had been paying the old soldiers
in gratitude, and that he now favored
something more substantial.
Senator Lamb was next and he got
after Mr.. CrosSan. He marched across
the senate floor to where Crossan was
standing and, with his finger shaking
ed
you sir, said the Republican party
had paid the soldiers in gratitude. You
sir, 1.-THE finger and hand were still shak-
ing threateningly," you sir, voted for years
with that party and then come here and
make such statements
Yes, and 1 got tired of it and quit
the party said Crossan.
Il want to say" exclaimed Lamb,
that the Republican party has put the
first ex-Union soldier in the presidents
chair and the Republican party elected
a veteran of the war governor of Kan
Sas."
Referring to Farrelly's remarks. Lamb
said:
1.-The warrior from Neosho has de-
Tended the pension policy of the Demo-
cratic administrations, when the DEM
ocrats have eternally opposed such
policy.
committee has turned down the claim
of an old soldier, who lost a leg in the
outbreak of war in Kansas"
What did the Republican party do
with him. asked Titus.
when, by the grace of God Almighty
Grover Cleveland went out of office, the
Republican party gave him a pension
Senator tor Farrelly-Did not S;t,. Cleveland
Yes, SIR replied Lamb.
Can you cite an instance where
Cleveland failed to sign a pension bill?'
Eyes. and in your own district" re
torted Lamb. "A man who is blind.
Cleveland vetoed the bill, and congress
passed it over his head"
Senator Ryan favored Helmlck
amendment but wanted it as a separate
section in the bill.
Senator Young resented "most hotly''
as he himself expressed it, the charge
that the bill had been introduced for
buncombe He said: 1.-THE conduct of
the gentlemen on the other side of TINS
house on this measure today has made
me greatly ashamed of the company
got in when 1 voted for the resolu-
tons"
Senator King said there are patriots
in all parties, and explained that he
would at all times do what he deemed
right, no difference which side of the
senate presented it, Il am here to
stand by the national administrator,
and the prosecution of the war but |
think more of Kansas soldiers than L
do of a Cuban or Filipino. 1 would not
give the life of one young man in my
county for Cuba and the Philippines
combined. I would rather abandon all
this new territory than to sacrifice the
lives of 100 American soldiers in this
war"
The previous question was put on mo-
ton of Mr.. Stone, and the vote on the
bill as amended was then taken. The
Helmick amendment made the bill APP
propriate ANY amount of gratitude re-
naming in the state treasury, and not
otherwise appropriated, to give to each
Kansas volunteer for each month of
service, such quantities as the auditor
may certify upon approved vouchers
This amended freak was killed by
vote of % to g. Battey, Coleman, Full
ton, Helmick and Jumper voted in IA
vor of the amended monstrosity.
The question then REQUIRED on the or
iginal bill, which Mr.. Campbell pro-
posed to amend by making the So pay
ment apply as we'll to the volunteers of
the war VI 1oO1
This amendment was killed and the
bill appropriating $150,00O to pay the
volunteers from Kansas in the war with
Spain was passed by a vote of q to IA.
Senator Coleman was the only Repub-
lican voting for the bill. Campbell,
Shaffer and Helmick Pops) voted
against it. 1t was passed by a party
vote of the POpuliSt majority.
Those voting for the bill were: Arm
strong, Braddock, Caldwell, Coleman,
Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, For
ney, Helm, Householder, Jumper, King,
I.upfer, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shell
DON Stone, Titus, Young, thinner.
Those voting against it were: An
drews, Anderson, Battey, Campbell,
Fulton, Helmick, Hessin, johnson,
Lamb, Matthews, Shaffer, Stocks.
Ward.
The senate then adjourned for din
ner.