The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
PENSION BILL PASSES HOUSE
ATTER I FTTIE FIGHT ON THE
pRj SfDENT'S ORDER rs.
IN, ponr Nnu Put Through service Pcn-
lion I'M and BE Done WIN ~ Asks
pcnton, Democrat only Politics In
,ar Nay--Im Carries SI3s, 100000.

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U.srrSgroN. Feb. is.-Tho House of
pa.reeeniatives to-day passed the general
,ar.ion appropriation bin for the year
o..sipr June 80. 1875. without change in the
TORN or substance reported by the Com
,,ittee on Appropriations. It carries
,,,st Of Abs. $4,000. Of which $4,000 900
is sor pensions proper.
There was slight recrudescenoe OF the
e,bt in the House year ago and OF the
campain charges regarding Order 49,
This was begun 10y Mr.. Underwood Dem,
Nal Of the minority of the Committee on
denominations. representing his colleagues,
.rho di,sef ted from the recommendation
n the committee 10 the extent OF si.5oOOOo'
-bcb no said WAS the sum that would
be NECESSARY 10 meet pensions granted
,,dcr Order IS This order, the minority
said. was Illegal. and Congress had no
right 10 appropriate money for pensioners
uI egslly on the rolls.
Gen Cirosycnor rep, Ohio, defending
,be order. reviewed Judge Parker's course
In Ito campaign on tho issue Of that order,
end said. Il do not do this o criticise that
Gentleman. God knows he performed
nuylic service which has endeared him to
.he heart Of every Republican. daughter
General debate was closed by Mr.. Benton
Trm. Mo-. who as United States District
Attorney first came into national view
81. President Clevelands original often
-vo PARTISAN He made brief speech OF
remarkable frankness, saying:
The real question is this. and that Ia all
there j. to it: Should we pension every
man who was honorably discharged. who
seryad ninety days or more In the United
states Army during the civil war? My own
ouinion is that we ought have stood here
for wears, as il is generally known, TO vote
Tor n service pension bill. | believe t IA
hes; for the country; believe 1t is best for
the soldiers and do not want 10 put It on
The POLITICS OF the question last winter
wa. iu,i this There would not have been
tventv-fve votes In this House against
service pension bill. | was in favor OF the
bin introduced by the gentleman from In
diana Mr. Hemenway, chairman OF the
Committee on Appropriations, which was
To give them all sl2 "A month. But II was
discovered that IL would raise the pension
appropriation bill something like s3S, 000. 900
Ger annum From the Republican stand
point II was not considered safe to raise
the appropriations that high when We
did not have, great deal OF money: lhere-
fore no bill was reported, but this jack
WIS turned from the bottom order No rs.
That is the politics in it, and lot Of
men on our side kicked on it for political
reasons too. There Is no reason TO kick
upon it; if you intend to pass service
pension bill you ought to do it, II men
on this side Of the House are ready 10
vote for it you (hs Republicansl who
are the especial champions OF the Fed
sr1ll soldier ought not to fool them; you
ought TO tell them the truth and say
YOU do not pass service pension bill
because you do not want to add tiO,-
100000 per annum Is the appropriations.
J say you ought now, as soon as you may.
to pass a service pension bill and stop all
this rot about it.
Il do not think we ought 10 appropria to
money by a special order Of the President.
! think we ought to pass service pension
bill
Mr.. Underwood's amendment 10 reduce
the appropriation for pensions by $500. 900
was defea ted; also another he offered,
Intended he said, 10 enable tho Comptroller
nj the Treasury 10 determine whether or
not Order IS was in accordance with the
law
In the course of the day twenty-five
bills Of private character were passed.
bill Was also passed to prohibit the trans
portstion in any way from one State or
Territory to another OF the boil weevil,
gy7sy moth or other pest dangerous to