The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-12

session many OF the Democrats as
serted that II was brought out merely
as scheme to sidetrack the dollar.
a-day' legislation. At the present ses-
sion many of the Democrats who talk
cd "dollar-a-day legislation at the last
session are now in favor of the "age"
plan.
The members OF the house. both
Democrats and Republicans, have
knowledge of the fact that the veter-
ans of the wars are divided on this
question as to whether an "age" bill
or a "dollar-a-day" bill would be pre-
ferable. Some of the Democratic rep
resentatives have asked the G. A. r.
posts in their districts to vote on this
question. In some instances posts
have already passed a preference The
posts of the Fifth Indiana district
have instructed Representative Moss
to favor the Sulloway bill rather than
"dollar-a-day" bill. In the Second
district the sentiment among the vet
Grams seems to favor the "dollar-a.
day" plan. and Representative Cullop
has already introduced a bill which
would give every honorably discharg.
ed soldier dollar day.
Naturally a good many persons are
inclined to hold the view that there
Is more or less politics in the attitude
OF the Democrats of the house are
taking on this pension business. For
one thing. observers are saying, the
seeming willingness of many Of the
leading Democrats in the house that
there shall be put through a bill which
would take nearly $5O,OOO,OOO out of
the United States treasury annually
Is not in keeping with the economy
declarations of the Democrats. Some
persons are saying that IL the senate
were Democratic and the President a
Democrat the Democrats of the house
would probably not be SO enthusiast
tice with reference to pension legisla-
ton.
Slim Chance In Senate.
Possibly either an "age" bill or a
"dollar-a-day" bill would stand a bet
ter show in this senate than in the
last, but the chances are that no such
legislation can get through that body.
1t has been pretty well understood
that this proposition of enacting pen.
sion legislation that would cause an
additional drain on the treasury of
anything like $50.OOO,OOO a year would
be vetoed by President Taft The Re-
publican leaders in the last senate had
every reason to believe that the Pres
ident would veto the Sulloway bill il
1t ever came to him.
Internationally congress is impress
sed by the demand of war veterans ev-
erywhere for pension legislation.
Some OF the Democratic members Of
the house from the north relate that
unless they had promised about every
thing demanded by them by the vet
Grams Of their districts last year they
would have been defeated. Some Of
the Republican members of the house
undoubtedly went down to defeat be-
cause they had not been as enthusiast
tic about pension legislation as the
war veterans thought they ought to
be.
uC luulSdtIOuo are lldt the private
pension business will thrive as well
in Democratic house as in Repub.
lican house. The Democratic men,
bers of the committee on invalid pen
sions are without exception in favor
Of liberal policy In connection with
the granting Of private pensions. Dur
ingthc three days the house was in
session last week, 1,642 private pen
sion bills were introduced. On the
opening day 1856 were offered. on the
second day 46S. and on the third day
SOS. Never before were so many pri.
waite pension bills offered at the open
ing OF a congress. The record shows
that the Democratic members from
the north introduced most of the bills.