New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
FOR SERTICE PENSION.
Bill Passed By Senate Hopkins
Defends Smoot.
IFram The Tribune Bureau ,

Washington. Jan 1.-THE Senate to-day passed
without division the Service Pension bill whereby
all veterans Of the Civil and Mexican wars who
served not less than three months shall, regard
less of disability, attaining the age OF sixty
two years. receive pension of $l2 a month this
amount to be Increased 10 SIS a month on the
pensioners attaining the age Of seventy years
and TO $50 month when he shall have attained
the age Of seventy-1ve years. The bill Is framed
on tho assumption that veterans will have at
tained to total disability by the time they reach
the age of seventy-fve. II is estimated that the
enactment of this bill will cost the government
SIS coo 900 annually.
The debate the bill was characterized bv a
protest. voiced by several Democrats at the use
of the expression the War of the Rebellion
Senator Bacon making forceful argument in
favor OF tho of the term Civil War" Mr.
Bacon argued that there had been a number Of
rebellions against the government in tho history
Of the nation, but that the of tho early COS
fo- principle in which a number Of
sovereign states differing with a number of other
sovereign states, over question which had been
the occasion OF honest differences from the birth
OF the nation felt compelled TO resort to the arbi
tra,nent OF war. The question had been settled
for all time In favor of the contention OF the
Northern States, that secession was prohibited by
the Constitution. but he protested the use of
obnoxious term In describing the Without
division the civil War substituted for
WAR of the Rebellion
Senator Hopkins. OF Illinois, delivered a long
controvered the proposition that Mr.. Smoot could
be unseated by a majority vote insisted that the
Constitution clearly provided that n Senator could
be removed in only one way. by expulsion and that
only by two-thirds vote and for some act COM
mitted while he was Senator and which tended
to bring obloquy the Senate He defended the
character Of Mr.. Smoot. pointed to the fact that
he had caused the prosecution OF the Mormon
Bishop Harner for polygamy and had always used
his influence against that practice. Speaking of
the Mormon Church, Mr.. Hopkins said II had
greatly improved in recent years and that the
opponents of Senator Smoot had been able To noint
to only twenty cases Of polygamy since the 'mani~
festo. and that all these were consummated out
side OF the United States AT the conclusion of his
remarks Mr. Hopkins was warmly congratulated
by his colleagues who gathered about his seat and
expressed their appreciation of the speech.
tlon OF the Legislative. Executive and Judicial biI
but this may be suspended tomorrow as Seanfor.
Tillman has given notice that he will then address
the Senate the subject of the Brownsville afrrav
On Monday morning Senator Spooner will deliver
an elaborate defence of the Presidents action i'm
dischargng the soldiers and Senator CarmaclS also
expects to speak on the subject. either Tomorrow
or Tuesday. The message from the President sinh.
mitting the additional evidence secured by Milton
ID. Purdy assistant to the Attorney General az
looked for on Monday. - "