1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 4885

Second Lieut. Percival Greene Lowe, Eighteenth Infantry, to the House on the bill and amendment; and had appointed Mr. be first lieutenant. GALLINGER, Mr. SHOUP, and Mr. ROACH as the conferees on the Second Lieut. John Moore Sigworth, Tenth Infantry, to be first part of the 8enate. lieutenant. The message also announced that the Senate had agreed to the PROMOTIONS IN THE REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE. amendment of the House of Representatives to the concurrent resolution authorizing the chairman of the Committee on the Li­ First Lieut. Samuel E. Maguire, of Louisiana, to be a captain. brary of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on the Second Lieut. James H. Brown, of the District of Columbia, to Library of the House of Representatives and one other member of be a first lieutenant. the Joint Committee on the Library, etc., to sit during the recess REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE. of Congress for the purpose of inquiring into the condition of the Edwin E. Sluder, of Santa Fe, N.Mex., to be register of the Congressional Library, etc. land office at Las Cruces, N. Mex. The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills POSTMASTERS. and resolutions of the following titles; in which the concurrence of the House was requested: Patrick H. McGrath, to be postmaster at Ronceverte, in the A bill (S. 2746) to remove the political disabilities of Col. John county of Greenbrier and State of West Virginia.. Taylor Wood; Wimam J. Flynn, to be postmaster at Staples, m the county of A bill (S.1'i41) to authorize the Muscogee, Oklahoma and West­ Todd and State of Minnesota. ern Railroad Company to construct and operate a line of railway Lois Martin, to be postmaster at Pella, in the county of Marion through Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, and for other pur­ and State of Iowa. , poses; Michael J. Toher, to be postmaster at Owatonna, in the county A bill (S. 581) for the relief of the legal representatives of Hiram of Steele and State of Minnesota. Somerville; Thomas M. Ryan, to be postmaster at Anoka, in the county of A bill (8.122) granting a pension to Jerusha Sturgis, widow of Anoka and State of Minnesota. Brig. Gen. Samuel D. l?turgis; Duncan G. Campbell, to be postmaster at Rockford, in the A bill (S. 2828) granting an increase of pension to Samuel E. county of Floyd and State of Iowa. Liscom; John W. Irwin, to be postmaster at New Sharon, in the county A bill (S. 2829) granting a pension to Plumy E. Marden; of Mahaska and State of Iowa. A bill (S. 2787) granting a pension to Simpson Everett Stilwell; L. S. Kennington, to be postmaster at Newton, in the county of A bill (S. 2790) for the relief of Sophronia S. Stowell; Jasper and State of Iowa. . A bill (S.1883) to grant a pension to Charlotte 0. Van Cleve, · E. F. Bogert, to be postmaster at Wilkesbarre, in the county of widow of Gen. Horatio P. Van Cleve; · Luze1·ne and State of Pennsylvania. · A bill (S. 2542) granting a pension to Stephen Maines; Thomas H. Tulley, to be postmaster at Silverton, in the county A bill (S. 536) granting an increase of pension to Samantha of San Juan and State of Colorado. Barnes; Charles L. Pohe, to be postmaster at Catawissa, in the county A bill (S. 527) for the relief of Margaret C. McKay, widow of of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania. · the late Dr. William C. McKay, of Oregon; William H. Klie, to be postmaster at Cambridgeboro, in the A bill (S. 2430) granting a pension to James W. Whitney; county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania. A bill (S. 2428) granting an increase of pension to Jacob P. Herman A. Kohnke, to be postmaster at Hammond, in the county Fletcher; of Tangipahoa and State of Louisiana. A bill (S. 2341) granting a pension to George E. Tuttle; Landrum Padgett, to be postmaster at Pelzer, in the county of A bill (S. 2158) granting a pension to Abraham Rhodes; Anderson and State of South-Carolina. A bill (S. 2441) granting a pension to George D. Noble; James A. Crow, to be postmaster at Plano, in the county of A bill (S. 2077) granting a pension to RichardT. Seltzer; Collin and State of Texas. A bill (S.1465) granting an increase of pension to Elijah A. John T. Baldwin, to be postmaster at Hennessey, in the county Gilbert; of Kingfisher and Territory of Oklahoma. A bill (S. 2822) to increase the pension of Theodore V. Purdy; Richard H. Smith, jr., to be postmaster at Scotland Neck, in A bill (S.1857) granting a pension to Nathan Mitchell; the county of Halifax and State of North Carolina. A bill (S.2729) granting a pension to Emma Weir Casey; and A bill (S. 2601) granting a pension to Ambrose B. Carlton. WITHDRAWALS. The message also announced that the Senate had passed with Executive nominations withdrawn May 6, 1896. amendments the bill (H. R. 5819) to provide for the examination and classification of certain lands in the State of California, asked Capt. AHen V. Reed, to be a commodore in the Navy. a conference with the House on the bill and amendments; and Commander Francis A. Cook, to be a captain in the Navy. had appointed Mr. DUBOIS, Mr. PETTIGREW, and Mr. PASCO as Lieut. Commander Charles T. Hutchins, to be a commander in the conferees on the part of the Senate. . the Navy. The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendment bills of the following titles; in which the concurrence of the House was requested: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A bill (H. R. 5490) to license billiard and pool tables in the Dis­ WEDNESDAY, May 6, 1896. trict of Columbia, and for other purposes; A bill (H. R. 4804) to amend subdivision 10 of section 2238 and The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. to repeal subdivision 12 of section 2238 of the Revised Statutes of HENRY N. Cm:JDEN. the United States; and The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and ap­ A bill (H. R. 3426) granting an increase of pension to Eugenia proved. R. Sweeney, widow of Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sweeney, deceased. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. The message also announced that the Senate had passed with A message from the Senate, by Mr. PLATT, one of its clerks, amendment the bill (H. R. 3013) to amend section 4131 of the Re­ announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of vised Statutes of the United States, to improve the merchant ma­ the following titles: rine engineer service, and thereby also to increase the efficiency of A bill (H. R. 491) granting an increase of pension to Francis the Naval Reserve, asked a conference with the House on the bill Walsh, of Stockham, Nebr.; and amendment; and had appointed Mr. FRYE, Mr. SQUIRE, and A bill (H. R.152) granting a pension to Mary Ann Tracy; Mr. GORMAN as the conferees on the part of the Senate. A bill (H. R. 577) granting a pension to Lydia A. Taft; The message also announced that the Senate had passed the fol-· A bill (H. R. 5254) granting an increase of pension to Ebenezer lowing resolution; in which the concurrence of the House was G. Howell, late a private of Company F, One hundred and six­ requested: tieth New York Volunteers; Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representat-ives concurring), That there be printed and bound in one volume the proceedings in Congres.brevet major A bill (S. 2542) granting a pension to Stephen Maines-to the general, United States Army Volunteers, asked a conference with Committee on Invalid Pensions. 4886 CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-HOUSE~ MAY 6,

A bill (S. 2601) granting an increase of pension to Ambrose B., Mr. WHEELER. Mr. Speaker~ during the canvass of Novem· Carlton-to the Committee on Pensions. j ber, 1894, the Republican party most solemnly pledged that if A bill (S. 536) granting an increase of pension to Samantha intrusted with power they would enact all necessary legislation Barnes-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. to relieve the people from the depression under which the country A bill (S. 1465) granting an increase of pension to Elijah A. Gil- w~s suffering. bert-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. MILLIKEN. Caused by the Democratic party being in A bill (S. 1857) granting a pension to Nathan Mitchell-to the power. Committee on Pensions. :Mr. WHEELER. No, sir; the four years of unbridled Repub. ·A bill (S. 2077) granting a pension to RichardT. Seltzer-to the lican rule, which terminated on March 4, 1893, bequeathed to Mr. Committee on Invalid Pensions. · Cleveland's Administration a prostrate country, an empty Treas- A bill (S. 215 ) granting an increase of pension to Abraham ury, and a discreditable public service. Rhodes-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. The country was like a drunkard after a long debauch. · A bill (S. 2341) granting a pension to George E. Tuttle-to the On 1.1arch 4 MI·. Cleveland suddenly checked this condition, and Committee on Invalid Pensions. as withholding stimulant from the slave to drink is followed by A bill (S. 2428) granting an increase of pension to Jacob P. lassitude, so a somewhat similar effect followed the halt called Fletcher-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. by 1\Ir. Cleveland in the practices which had characterized the A bill (S. 2430) granting a pension to James W. Whitney-to administmtion of affairs since he left the helm of state on March the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 4, 1889. A bill (S. 2441) granting a pension to George D. Noble-to the 1\Ir. Cleveland found $117,927,395 of net gold in the Treasuryin Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mai·ch, 1885, and in four years of Democratic silver-coinage ad- A bill (S. 2829) granting a pension to Plumy E. Marden-to the ministration we increased the net gold in the Treasury to $918,· Committ-ee on Pensions. 818,.253, which Mr. Cleveland turned over to President Harrison A bill (S. 2828) granting an increase of pension to Samuel E. Lis- on March 4, 1889, and when Mr. Cleveland relieved President Bar- com--to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. rison, in March, 1893, he found the net gold was only $103,284,219. A bill (S. 2221) for the relief of settlers on the Northern Pacific Under a silver-coinage Democratic Administration gold stead- Railroad indemnity lands-to the Oo.mmittee on the Public Lands. ily flowed to our country, and under the Republican silver­ A bill (S. 1367) for the relief of the heirs of Jacob R. Davis-to demonetizing Administration which succeeded the tide was the Committee on Claims. turned and gold flowed from our country to the four coTners of A bill (H. R. 5819) to provide for the examination and classifi- the earth. cation of certain lands in the State of California, with Senate Mr. Cleveland left a balanceofprofitabletradein our favor, and amendments-to the Committee on the Public Lands. he found, after four yeaTs of Republican rule, the balance of trade Concurrent resolution- and the tide of prosperity turned fearfully against us. Resf!lved by the Senate. (the House of Representati1J!?s COf!-CU-1-ring), That there He le~t a _tariff which taxed the people 47 per cent, and he found be prillted and bound ill one volum~ the proceedm~s ill Congress upon the one which mcreased the tax to an average of 60 per cent and a tax acceptance of the statue of James Shields; 16,000 copies shall be for the use of f 120 t th · f lif hi h th k · the Senate andlO,OOO fortheuscof the HouseofRepresentatives,and500each o per cen on e necessanes 0 ~ W c e wage wor e: 1S for use and distribution by the gove!norsof lli~ois, Minnesota, ~d Missouri; compelled to b~y. .He left _a ~oun~ry m the boom of prospenty, and t.he Secr~tary of the Treasury 1s he-J;'eby direc~ed to ~ve prm~d an en- the result of hiS WISe AdminiStratiOn from 1885 to 1889 and in graving of s:nd statue, to accompany said proceedings, said engravmg to be 1893 ft f . f R bli 1 h f d 't · ' ty paid for out of the appropriation for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing- • ~ er 0 ~1 yea:s o epu can l;"U e, .e oun I In pover To the Committee on Printing. and distress, Sh?-J-nking_commerce, fallmgpnces, reduced revenues, FIN.A.L ADJUURNM.El'."'T OF CONGRESS. and paralyzed mdnstnes...... Before Mr. Cleveland had fan·ly taken the rems of Government Mr. DINGLEY. B_y~nstructionof_theColll:nnttee on Wa¥s and the Republican party commenced the exercise of all its power to Means, I present a pnvileged resolution relative to final adJourn- attribute the existing evils to Mr. Cleveland and his Adminis- ment. tration. The Clerk read as follows: This was the battle cry in the campaign of 1894 and they prom- Resol1Jed by the House of Representatives (the Senate cone'l.n'ring), That the · d if· tr t d 'th th tr 1 f C th t' vii ld President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives be 1se • In . us .e W1 . e con o o ongress, a every e . won authorized to close thepresent session byadjourningtheirrespectiveHouses be remedied, prospenty restored, and the country agam made on Monday, the 18th day of May, at 2 o'clock p. m. happy. fApplause.l . Under this pledge the people gave them a majority of 150 in the :Mi. DINGLEY. On that resolution I move the previous ques- House and a decided plurality in the Senate. tion. . · The question before the American people is, Has that promise Mr. WHEELER. Mr. Speaker, is not this question debatable? been redeemed? Mr. DINGLEY. I have felt that u~der the circumstances_, this I reply that the history of the world does not show another in­ day having been set apart for the b:usmess of another committ-ee, stance of such utter disregard of the promises by virtue of which I ought to move the previous question. a party was intrusted with position and power. Mr. WHEELER. Willnotmycolleagueon the committee con- You have not the poor, threadbare excuse that you were ob. sent to put off action on this resolution until to-morrow, and then structed in your efforts by filibustering Democrat~, because no have debate upon it? There is, I think, great division of opinion such action in a single instance has been even attempted. upon this subject. You can not say that as the session advanced your wisdom ad- Mr. DINGLEY. I think there is a practically unanimous desire monished you that it would not be sagacious to comply with your that there should be no debate. pledges to the people, because the first utterance of your g.reat, The previous question was ordered. your distinguished, trusted, and worshiped leader announced that The SPEAKER. The question is now on agreeing to the reso- nothing would be done, and this was certainly an announcement lution. and a confession that all of the promises made by the Republican Mr. WHEELER. Mr. Speaker, the previous question having party would be violated. been ordered, is it not true that under the rule a debate of twenty In his inaugural address when Congress convened, in his first minutes is allowed on each side? utterance as to the proposed Republican policy, Speaker REED The SPEAKER. The Chair has the impression that, strictly said: speaking, debate has been bad between the gentleman from Ala.- If we do something which for the moment seems inadequate~ it may be that bama [Mr. WHEELER] and the gentleman from Maine [M.r. DING- time, which has justified itself of us on many occasions may ao so again. LEY]. This expression was understood to mean that nonaction on the Mr. WHEELER. I simply asked that the resolution lie over part of a majority of this House· would be approved by the people, · until to-morrow. Under the rules, 1\Ir.Speaker, we are entitled and this was corroborated bythefollowingexpre sion, which was to debate. I should like, as a member of the committee, to occupy widely published as his utterance: a few minutes. If we received the applause of the- country for what we did in. the Fifty- The SPEAKER. The Chair does not like to rule very sharply first Congress, we may receive applause for what we do not do in this Con- upon such a question as this, although it has been ruled once or gress. ' twice, upon Ie s debate than has occurred in this case, that the I hold in my hand a newspaper account of the Republican can­ previous question cut off further debate. The Chair hopes that ens of April11. It seems very clear from its statements tha.t the the gentleman from Alabama will not press the point. Republicans were quite unanimous in their determination not to Mr. WHEELER. I will not insist upon twenty minutes, but allow the enactment of any general legislation. The newspaper should like to have five minutes. ..- account says: Mr. DINGLEY. In view of the fact that this day has been set Speaker REED was not present, but Mr. DINGLEY spoke, outlining the views apart by a special rule for the business of another committee, I upon general legislation held by the leaders of the House. ha-ve felt that we ought not to occupy any time with debate on The account then says: tbis resolution. But I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman The gene-ral tendency of his (DINGLEY's) advice was that the Republicans · t should use every endeavor to bring about an early adjournment of Congress; from Ala ba. ma [Mr· W HEELERJ· be allowe d fi ve m1nu es. to adjourn, if J)OSsible, within a month, as soon as the appropriation bills There was no objection. could be passed by both Houses. 1896, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOU-sE. 4881

This shows that the first day the Rou e met your great-est leader promises than the attempted enactment of a measure which their announced that the policy of the Republican party was not to en­ leading Presidential candidate denounces as- act legislation. The mechanism of a botch workman-t he invention of indolence. It shows that prior to April 11 the Republican leaders had de­ Another evil feature of this bill was the badly concealed and termined upon an early adjournment, to adjourn as s~on ~ the finally admitted purpose to enable and finally compel the Secre­ appropriation bills could be pa-ssed; and that determmation on tary of the Treasury to use the money thus collected from the the part of tlte leaders has been repeatedly manifeste~, an~ not a people to pay running expenses and withhold an.d hoard all Treas­ semblance of honest effort has been made to enact leg1Blat10n for ury notes and thus fearfully contract the volume of money and the benefit of the people. still further cripple enterprises which employ labor and encourage Mr. Speaker, is not this policy the grossest violation of the progress and prosperity. pledges made by the Republicans to the people in the election two If this had been accomplished you would, no doubt, have held years ago? With no legislation accomplished for the benefit of 1\Ir. Cleveland's Administration responsible for the distress which the people, with biBs introduced a;nd pending ~hich .should be of necessity would have followed, and thus seek to add to the considered by the House and which would g1ve rehef to the chances of a Republican victory in the coming election. people the great Republican majority propose to abandon their The exposure of the bill's fea1·ful infirmities and deformities by post, t~ fly from their duty, and ~o escape in this wa~ the ~ust .I·e­ the little band of Democmts sent the measure limping on crutches sponsibility which rests upon their heads. Is not thiS ~ct10n l~ke to the other side _of the Capitol, where it was promptly disposed that of soldiers who fly from the field of battle? Is It not hke of by the Senators without regard to party affiliations. sentinels guarding important trusts abandoning their du"tJ? In The leader in the assault and the first to thrust his javelin into my opinion, not a single honest effort has been made by tne Re­ its bleeding breast was the distinguished field marshal of theRe­ publican majority to relieve the people from the thraldom under publican hosts-its greatest leader, the chairman of the executive which they are suffering. Instead of reducing taxes you have used committee of that organization. your best efforts to raise them. On December 27, in the same way, you forced through the Every measure you have presented to the House upon this ques­ House what wa-s called a currency bill, the atrocities of which tion has been to raise taxation and sorely add to the people's were so fully exposed by the few tried and true Democrats who burdens. remain in this body that, like the tariff bill, it dragged its limping I read from the Scriptures the fate of the raiser of taxes. I find form to the Senate Chamber, where, amidst its dying groans, that in Daniel xi, 20, that- body, by a decided majority, transformed it into a silver-coinage Then shall stand up in his estate a rmser of taxes, • • • but within a few bill, and in that condition sent it back for our consideration. days he shall be destroyed. The SPEAKER. The tim.e of the gentleman from Alabama That, Mr. Speaker, will be the fate of a party who desert their has expired. posts and are false to the :people. They will receive the exe?ra­ Mr. WHEELER. I hope that every man here will vote against tion of the people, as a soldier who runs from battle or a sentinel the resolution reported by the gentleman from Maine. who leaves the post at which he has been placed intrusted with The question being taken., the resolution submitted by Mr. the honor and defense of the people. I hope that every member DINGLEY wa-s agreed to. !Loud applause.] of this House who loves the people, who feels the responsibility of On motion of Mr. DINGLEY, a motion to reconsider the last his obligation, who feels that his pledges are to be kept, will, when vote was laid on the table. this question is brought up, vote "no," and pledge himself to stay here until Congress has legislated for the people. [Applause.] CONTESTED ELECTION-YOST VS. TUCKER. Mr. Speaker, it has been suggested that some efforts have been Mr. McCALL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of made by the Republican majority toward relief legislation. Elections Committee No.3, I present the report of the contested· It is true that on December 26 the premier of the House, Mr. election case of Yost against Tucker. I ask that the report be DINGLEY. thrust a tariff bill upon us. I hold the bill in. my hands. printed, and also that the minority of the committee, who desire It was dated December 26. It was introduced and printed that to file their views, may have leave to do so during the present day and, as I said in my speech, while the ink was still wet its week, and that they be printed with the report of the committee. consideration was forced upon the House and it was crammed The SPEAKER. In the absence of objection, that order will be down the throats of the subservient followers of the proud leader made. whose friends delight in giving him the appellation., the American There was no objection.. Czar-the imperial captain-general of the Republican party. CONTESTED ELECTION-THOMPSON VS. SHAW. This unwise measure sought to exact and collect burdensome Mr. MILLER of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of taxes from the people in the faee of the report of the Secretary of Elections Committee No.2, I desire to present the report of the the Treasury that he already had (I read from page 53) a balance committee in the contested-election case of Thomp on against of $177,406,38 .62 in the Treasury, and that there was- Shaw, from the Third Congressional district of North Carolina. No r eac;on to doubt the ability of the Government to discharge all its cur­ This is the tmanimous report of the committee. · rent obligations during the present fiscal year, and have a large cash bal­ The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman desire immediate action? ance a.t its close, without imposing additional taxation in any foTm upon the Mt:. MILLER of West Virginia. Yes, Mr. Speaker. I move people. the adoption of the resolution. Mr. Carlisle also told you in his report (page 52) that while the The SPEAKER. The resolution will be read. kind of bill you proposed would place unnecessary burdens upon The Clerk read as follows: the people, the probable tendency of such a bill would be to par­ R esolved, That Cyrus Thompson was not elected a Representative in the alyze industries and decrease rather than increase revenues. He FLfty-fourth Congress from the Third Congressional district of North Caro­ said: lina, and is not entitled to a seat ther ein. The revenue derived fl'om customs during the fiscal year 1895 exceeded the R esalved. That John G. Shaw w as elected a Rmresentative in the Fifty· revenue derived from the same source in lb'94 by the sum of $20,3!0 086.83. i~'d{s\~'fftf!~S:O ;:~~~~atdt~ e~~lfii~ssional istrict of North Carolina, Now, as the principal items of the Wilson bill went into opera­ The resolutions were agreed to. tion January 1, 1895, we see by these figures that the low-tariff On motion of Mr. MILLER of West Virginia, a motion to recon· Wilson bill gave more revenue than the high-tariff McKinley bill. sider the last vote was laid on the table. Unwise, impolitic, and unnecessary as was any measure of this chaTacter, it was exceeded by the unwisdom and impolicy of its CONTESTED ELECTIO!'i-JOHNSON VS. STOKES. proposed methods and provisions. Ml·. McCALL of Massachusetts. 1\:lr. Speaker, in the case of 1. The largest increase of tax was on many articles which are Johnson against Stokes, considered by Elections Committee No. 3, of necessity u sed by laboring people. . I ask that the minority have leave to file their views to-day, and 2. The bill wa-s a horizontal bill; a kind of bill which Presi­ that they be printed with the report of the committee. dential Candidate Mr. McKinlev said was- There was no objection, and it was so ordered. A confession upon its face of absolli:te incapacity to grapple with the great ORDER OF BUSINESS. subject. Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House resolve He also said: itself into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of bills It gives no evidences of the expert's skill. It is the invention of indo· on the Private Calendar undei· special order fixed for to-day, and lence. pending that motion will yield to the gentleman from New Mex­ He repeats: ico rl\Ir. CATRON], who desires to make a request. It i<> not only the invention of indolence, but it is the mechanism of a botch Mr. CATRON. Mr. Speaker, I move that House bill 4052, in workman. relation to the issue of certain bonds by the Territory of New For two years the Republican party have vehemently denounced Mexico, be set for consideration immediately after the- approval the wise Democratic tariff bill which was enacted by the last Con­ of the Journal on next Tuesday. gress, and in asking for votes at the last _Congressional election The SPEAKER. The Chair understood that the consent was they solemnly pledged that if placed in power they would imme­ to be asked foi· to-morrow .morning. diately ena-ct tariff legislation of the most approved character. Mr. DOCKERY. I hope the gentleman will defer that request The people gave them 150 majority, and they now propose to for the present. My colleague [Mr. HALL] has some objection to adjourn without any further fulfillment of their pledges and this bill. 4888 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,

Mr. LACEY. I think the gentleman from Missouri has no objec­ The bill was read, as follows: tion to the consideration of the matter, but desired to be heard Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, when it came up. authorized and directed to grant a pension, under the provisions of 'the act :M:r. DOCKERY. My understanding was that he objected to the of Congress approved June 27, 1890, to Hattie A. Beach, the heipless chilU of Erastus D. Beach, late private Company H, One hundred and forty-third consideration of the matter. Did he consent to its consideration? N~w York Volunteers; that this pension shall be at the rate fixed by the Mr. LACEY. That is my understanding. He did not want it said act of June 27, 1890, so far as said act relates to the pensioning of perrna­ done by unanimous consent. n ently helpless children, and that said ~ension shall be granted from the date of the filing of the original applicatiOn for pension under the aforesaid The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New Mexico asks unani­ act, to wit, on or about December 27, 1890. mous consent-- Mr. CATRON. I will modify the request, and ask that it be The Committee on Invalid Pensions recommended the follow~ taken up to-morrow morning after the Journal is read. ing amendment: The SPEAKER. The gentleman asks unanimous consent that Strike out all after the word ·~pension," in line 4, and insert the following: "At th~ rate of $12 a month to Hattie A. Beach, child of. Erastus D. Beach, to-morrow, after the r~ading of the Journal, the bill indicated by late pnvate of Company H, One hundred and forty-third Regiment New him may be taken up for consideration. Is there objection? York Infan·:..-y Volunteers." Mr. MOODY. I object. The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. Mr. DOCKERY. I hope that request will go over for the The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside to be reported present. to the Honse with a favorable recommendation. The SPEAKER. Objection has been made. The motion of Mr. PICKLER was then agreed to. LA.MBE.R.T L. MULFORD. CONSIDERATION OF PRIV A.TE PENSION BILLS, ETC. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. 4753) granting an increase of pension to Lambert L. Mulford. The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee of the The bill was read, as follows: Whole House, Mr. PAYNE in the chair. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, The CHAIRM:AN. The Clerk will report the special order authorized and directed to increase the pension of Lambert L. Mulford. late fixed for to-day. of Company A Second New Jersey Cavalry, and first lieutenant '.rhird The Clerk read as follows: United States Cavalry, to the sum of $50 per month, the same to be in lieu of the pension now drawn by him under certificate No. 856371. The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred House resolution No. 288, having had the same under consideration, ask leave to report the follo\ving The Committee on Invalid Pensions recommended the following substitute therefor: amendment: "Resolved, That on Wednesday, May 6, 1896i and Wednesday, May 13, 189? imniediately after the reading of the Journa on each day, the House shall1 In line 7 strike out the word "fifty" and insert the word "thirty," and resolve itself into Committee of the Whole House for the consideration of strike out all after the word "him" m line 8. such bills a.s are in order on the sessions of Friday evenings; and that in the consideration of such bills under this resolution ten minutes' debate shall be The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to. allowed on each bill, wit h the amendments thereto, such time to be divided The CHAIRMAN. The question is, Shall this bill be laidaside equally between those favoring and those opposing the bill: Pr01Jided, how­ to be reported to the House with a favorable recommendation? ever, That nothing in this resolution shall be construed as interfering with Mr. DINGLEY. I think the report ought to be read, so that general appropriation bills and conference reports thereon." we may know what the facts are. HIRAM P. PAULEY. The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read the report. The first business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. The report (by Mr. PooLE) was read, as follows: 986) for the relief of Hiram P. Pauley. The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. The bill was read, as follows: 4753) granting an increase of pension to Lambert L. Mulford, late of Company Be i t enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, A, Second New Jersey Cavalry Volunteers, and first lieutenant Third United authoriz.ed and direct ed to place on the pension roll the name of Hiram P. States Cavalry, respectfully report as follows: - Pauley, late a private in the Morgan raid militia of Seventh Indiana Legion, Soldier enlisted August 28, 1863, as second lieutenant Company K, Second and to pay him a .Pension, subject to the provisions and limitations of the p en­ New Jersey Cavalry; promoted to captain Company A of same regiment sion laws, for inJuries received in what was known as the Morgan raid in September 1, 1864, and mustered out with company November 1, 1865. He was Indiana. appointed second lieutenant Third United States Cavalry February 23, 1866_; promoted to first lieutenant December 24, 1866, and honorably dischargea The Committee on Invalid Pensions recommended the adoption January 1, 1871, after eight years of almost continuous service. of the following amendment: He filed claim for pension June 28, 1894., alleging rheumatism from exposure in frontier service and resulting paralysis of right side..._ totally incapacitating Strike out the words, in the seventh and eighth lines," subject to the provi­ him for any kind of manual labor. He has a hospital record in service for sions and linlitations of the pension laws, for injuries received in what was rheumatism and a number of other disabilities, and Dr. B. A. Waddington, of known as the Morgan raid in Indiana," and insert "at the rate of $12 per. the highest professional standing, testifies to treating him for rheumatism month." ever since discharged, and that the same is the direct and undoubted cause The amendment was agreed to. of his present helplessness from paralysis. He says: "His rheumatililll is of a chrome nature and p eculiar, in that it produces Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, I perceive that the other side cramps, always leaving an ecchymosed condition of the areola tissue of the does not want to have the report read in this case. According to parts affected. On the night of November 2,1891, he had an attack of these the policy adopted on yesterday, in accordance with the gag law cramps, and getting up to bathe himself, he fell upon the floor with hemi­ applied yesterday, we are not to know what we are pa.ssing on. plegia. I saw him in an hour after with partial loss of speech, motion, con­ sciousness, etc., f1·om which he has never recovered, and his rheumatism con­ We are to take for granted everything, withont question, that tinues in spite of treatment, rendering him entirely unfit to make a livelihood, appears on the face of these bills, and pass upon them without an and rendering him, in my opinion, deserving a liberal pension from the Gov­ opportunity of comment or examination. ernment." . Tbe medical examinations by pension boards show that he is so disabled by The other side is afraid this country will know what they are paralysis that he can walk only by the aid of a cane and assistant, and that doing. They are afraid the country will see the flimsy ground he is totally incapacitated for performing manual labor, and that he will on which the bills are based. gradually grow worse. He is pensioned at $12 under act of June~. 1890, his claim under the gen­ I see that they do not propose to have the report read if they eral law being rejected on the ground that his paralysis can not be accepted can help it. This is a new class-militiamen who are to be pen­ as the r esult of rheumatism. sioned for disease-and I a.sk to have the report read in my time. Your committee is of opinion that the claim is m eiitorious and should have been allowed, and that from the evidence the paralysis is a r esult of disabil­ The report (by. Mr. KIRKPATRICK) was read, as follows: · ities contracted in service, as no other cause is shown, and claimant's habits The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. are t emperate and exemplary. The claimant is poor, helpless, and requires 986) for the relief of IDram P. Pauley, submit the following report: a constant attendant. The affiant, Hiram P. Pauley, was a m ember of Ca~t. Marion Blair's com­ Your committee therefore recommend that the bill be amended by strik­ Rany of what was known as the Indiana Legion, a militia organization of the ing- out the word "fifty," in line 7, and inserting "thirty ' ' in lieu thereof, State of Indiana. During the Morgan raid the company was ordered to In­ and by striking out all after the word "him.," in line 8, and as amended that dianapolis to prepare to meet the invading army. It went to the United the bill do pass. · States arsenal to secure arms, and the affiant among others was ordered to open the boxes containing arms for the company, and w bile so engaged, in lift­ The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside to be reported ing a box of guns received a serious injury producing hernia of a serious to the House with a favorable recommendation. character. From t;his1 injury the claimant has never since recovered, and by reason thereof is r endered totally incapable of performing manual labor. ELIZABETH SADLER. He is now old and destitute. He can not be pensioned under the existing law for the reason that he was never mustered into the United States service. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. Your committee believe that inasmuc.h as the claimant received his injury 3421) to grant a pension t.o Elizabeth Sadler. · while in an organized company preparing to defend the country against an The bill was read, as follows: invading army he has just claims on that country for relief. They therefore report the bill back to the House with the r ecommendation that it be Be it enacte d~ etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, amended by striking out all after the word "pension," in line 6, and adding authorized ana directed to place on the pension roll, at the rate of $12 per the words "at the rate of $12 per month," and that the bill as amended do month, subject to the proVISions and linlitations of the pension laws, the pass. name of Elizabeth Sadler, dependent sister of James Sadler, deceased, for­ merly of Company G, Forty-second Regiment lllinois Volunteers, and Com­ The bill as amended was laid aside to be reported to the Honse pany K, Fourth Regiment United States Cavalry. with a favorable recommendation. Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that HATTIE A. BEACH. the report be printed in the RECORD. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. Mr. McCLELLAN. I object. 4903) for 'the relief of lia.ttie A. Beach, child of Erastus D. Beach, The CHAIRMAN. Objection is made. It can be read in the late a private in Company H,· One hundred and forty-third New time of the gentleman. York Volunteers. Mr. DINGLEY. Let it be read in my time then. 1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 4889

The report (by Mr. WooD) was read, as follows: jamin Oden West, and knows that the said Benjamin Oden West is now de­ ceased, and knew she married William W. Jacob, and said William W. Jacob The Committee on Inv~lid P ensions, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. is now deceased. He also knows that prior to her marriage to William W. 3421) granting a pension to Elizabeth Sadler, submit the following r eport: J acob she was without means of support and was d ependent on her own ex­ The committee, haviug carefully examined the evidence in support of this ertions for the support of herselfandfamily,and alsoknewthatsaid William bill, find the following undisputed and uncontradicted facts: James Sadler was enrolled September 12,1861, in Company G, Forty-second :if J~~bc~i~~~~~viH~ ~~f~~rek~~~sa~h~ 'fs~o0;~~d~~!;l~EE~f~~!n~egf IDinois Volunteers; was discharged to join Fourth United States Cavalry, in support and that she is dependent on her children for a livelihood. She has which he served until August 20, 1864. On the muster rolls of Fourth United always teen active and industrious, energetic and faithful in her maternal States Cavalry for November and December,1864, he is dropped as "Missing duties while rearing two families of children, and be can truly say she now in action since August 20, 1864; sup:posed to be dead." No record of deser­ m erits the attention and support of her country as the widow of one of its tion or dishonorable conduct is agamst him. He has not been heard from defenders who succumbed to disease contracted in the line of his military since August 20, 1864. duties. The remarriage of the claimant occurred April17, 1861." Elizabeth Sadler was the only sister of James Sadler; parents both dead. The committee therefore recommend the passage of the bill with an amend­ She was dependent on James Sadler, her only brother, for her support before ment fixing the rate of pension at 12 per month. the war and during the war. He sent her money r egularly durmg his serv­ ice. Since the war she ha~ been so broken down in health that she is unable Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, Imust-protestagainstthiscon­ to labor, and is dependent upon friends-she has no relatives-for her entire sumption of time by the leader of the other side. There is no support. She has no means or property. At the date of soldier's death she was 19 years old. '!'he soldier left no widow, child, or children. necessity for it. [Laughter.] According to the newspaper decla­ She made application for pension, but it was rejected on the ground that ration we are going to remain in continuous session until the sat-­ then she was not pensionable-that she was 19 years old at date of soldier's urnalia is over. What is the use? The country does not want to death. know. Gentlemen on the other side do not want to know. They The committee, on these facts, recommend the passage of the bill. have never defeated, they have never amended, they have never The bill was ordered to be laid aside to be reported to the House changed a single bill, and never will. Now, what is the use? I with a favorable recommendation. suggest to the leader on the other side that he ought not needlessly .A.RMINDA. WHITE. to consume the time of the House by having the reports read. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. . Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that 2358) for the relief of Arminda White, widow of Israel White. the reports be printed in the RECORD. The bill was read, as follows: Mr. ERDMAN. To that I object, Mr. Chairman. Be it enacted~_etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, au­ Mr. PICKLER. Oh, I thought you wanted to have the reports thorized and airected to place the name of Arminda White on the pension go in. roll and that she be paid a pension at the legal rate as the widow of Israel White,1 captain of Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, from the date of her applica­ Mr. ERDMAN. If the gentleman wants to pass his bills en tion for pension as appears on the files of the Pension Office. bloc, let them be passed in that way. The Committeeon Invalid Pensions recommended the following Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, I think this bill is right. I amendments: think these bills are all right. In line 5 strike out the word " legal" and in line 6 insert the words " of Mr. WILLIAM A. STONE. We ought to have the knowledge $20 per month." Also in lines 7 and 8 strike out the words "from the date of contained in the reports. How do we know what a pension claim her appli~tion for pension as apr.ea~s on th~ files of the. Pension Office" and is about? I do not see any reason why the gentleman from :Maine insert m lieu thereof the words 'S8old pension to termmate should the sol­ dier be found to be alive." should be charged with obstructing legislation by insisting upon The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to. the reading of the reports. They are all short. They only con­ The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside to be reported sume a few moments' time. It gives us some knowledge of what to the House with a favorable recommendation. they are about. The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside to be reported ORDER OF BUSINESS. to the House with a favorable recommendation. Mr. COX. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to take up ELIZA. SANDFORD. the bill on the Calendar, No. 980, and to make this statement The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 1189) about it-- granting a pension to Eliza Sandford. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Cox] The bill was read, as follows: asks unanimous consent to take up the bill, Calendar number 980, Be it enacted.~ etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, for present consideration. Is there objection? authorized ana directed to place on the pension roll the name of Eliza Sand­ Mr. BAKER of New Hampshire and Mr. ALLEN of Utah ob­ ford, permanently helpless and destitute daughter of William Sandford, a sergeant under Captains Huntin~ton, Wheeler, Squire, and Gilman, in the jected. years' 1777,1778, 1779, 1780, and 1781.., m the Army of the Revolution, and pay her Mr. COX. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlemen permit me to ·a pension of $25 per month. make a statement? Mr. DALZELL. Mr. Chairman, let us have the report read. Mr. HOPKINS. Regular order. The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the amendment rec­ The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the next bill on the ommended by the committee. Calendar. The amendment was read, as follows: HELEN M. JACOB. In line 11, strike out the words "twenty-five" and insert in lieu thereof the The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 149) word "twelve." granting a pension to Helen M. Jacob. The report (by Mr. COFFIN) was read, as follows: The bill was read, as follows: The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1189) grant­ B e it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, ing a pension to Eliza Sandford, resp~ctfully submit the following report: authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provi­ Eliza Sandford is the daughter of William Sandford, of Captain Williams's sions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Helen M. Jacob, of company, Colonel Van Courtland's regiment, New J ersey Volunteers, war of Rochester, Ind., widow of Benjamin Oden West, deceased, late private in the Revolution. The soldier's entire service covered the period of two years Company C of Mounted Riflemen, in the war with Mexico, and pay her a and seven months. H e received a pension under certificate No. 9814, begin­ pensiOn of $16 per month. . ning March 4, 1831, at the rate of $120 per year, which pension ceased March 4, 1842, the date of his death. His widow was subsequently pensioned until The Committee on Pensions recommended an amendment strik­ lt'ebruary 12,1864, when she died. ing out the word ''sixteen" and inserting the word "twelve" in The papers accompanying the bill show that Eliza Sandford was born in line 9. 1816; that she has supported herself during her long life by her own exer­ tions in the profession of a nurse until1893, when she became disabled by The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. reason of her advanced years. It is also shown that she has no near relatives The CHAIRMAN. The question is, Shall the bill be laid aside to whom she can apply for a support, and is now entirely destitute and likely to be reported to the House with a favorable recommendation? to become a public charge. Miss Sandford is an excellent and worthy woman, and bas always enjoyed Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask that the report be read. the res:pect of her neighbors and acquaintances. The facts are shown by a The report (by Mr. HARDY) was read, as follows: memorial of the Daughters of the American Revolution of New Jersey, and The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S.149) grant­ also -by the sworn statement. of the claimant and of Horace Dodd, an aged ing a pension to Helen M. Ja~ob, have examined the same and respectfully resident of Essex County, N.J., who has known herformorethanftftyyears. report as follows: There are several precedents for the proposed legislation, and your com­ The facts, as sworn to by John C. Williams, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, mittee recommend that the bill do pass, with an amendment to pay her a are as follows: pension at the rate of $12 per month. "Helen M. Jacob was· married to Benjamin Oden West December 12, 1850; rcries of "Vote!" " ·Vote!"] said Benjamin Oden West enlisted January 28,1847 in the Mexican war at Washington. D. C., and be was honorably discharged on or about November The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. 6,18<17; said Benjamin Oden West deceased December 3, 1857, and he (Wil­ The bill as amended was ordered to be laid a-side with a favor- liams) was informed and has always understood that it was from the disease able recommendation. contracted while in service in the Mexican war; he left surviving him his widow, Helen M. West, and two children, Benjamin West and Helen West; MRS. VIRGINIA. E. TURTLE. said Helen M. West drew a pension as his widow from the date of his death to her marriage to William W. Jacob, when her pension ceased; said William The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. W. Jacob died on or about October 18, 1872, at Washin~ton, D. C. , and left 3264) to increase the pension of Mrs. Virginia E. Turtle, of th& surviving him his said widow, Helen M. West Jacob, and 1eft nothing for her District of Columbia. support; she is now residing at Rochester, Ind., and is entirely dependent for her support upon what is given her by others; she has no income or no The bill was read, as follows: property to this affiant's knowledge, and she is 65 years of age, and further Be it enacted etc., That the Se<:retary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, affiant saith not." authorized and directed to ;place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions The above facts are also corroborated by William J. Craign, a physician in and limitations of the _pensiOn laws, the name of Mrs. Virginia E. '!'urtle, of active practice for fifty-seven years: Washington, D. C., widow of Maj. Thomas Turtle, Corps of Engineers, United "He knows and has been acquainted with Mrs. Helen M. Jacob during the States Army, and pay her a pension of f50 per month, the same to be in lieu p&Bt thirty-five years or longer; he knew her when she was the wife of Ben- of the pension now drawn by her. · - · .4890 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. M.A_y 6,_

Mr. SPALDING. Read the report. mainland; also in an attack made by Confeder ates on United States volun­ teers near hospital. The report (by M-r. COFFIN) was read, as follows: Commended for conduct and services on those occasions in the reports made The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H.R.326!) by General Brown, commanding, since published in Official Rec01·ds of the granting an increase of pension to Virginia E. Turtle, have considered the R ebellion. same and respectfully report a.s follows : Commissioned as surgeon, with the rank of major, April, 1862. Mrs. Turtle is the widow of Maj. Thomas Turtle, Corps of Engineers, Relieved from duty at Fort Pickens and ordered to Fort Warren, Boston United St ates Army, who died in the service, and from causes originating in Harbor. This fort contained several hundred Confederate officers as pris­ the line of his duty, September 18, 1894. The soldier's service began as a oners, a;nd ·was garrisoned by a regiment of volunteers. cadet at the Military Academy July 1, 1863, and he subseq}lently passed In summer of ame year ordered again to the field, and reported to General through all the grades, until he finally attained the grade of major May 18, Ha.lleck, in command at Corinth, Miss. lB93. Was selected to act as medical purveyor for the armies then concentrated His services, as certified to by the War Department, were of a most active near that center of military OJ>erations. and valuable chara-eter,and covered altogether the long period of thirty-one Subsequently, at Columbus. Ky., fitted out large warehouses for thestorin_g and distribution of medical supplies for 200,000 men, the estimated strengtll Ye_:_f~er his death Mrs. Turtle was granted a pension of $25 a month under the of the army under General Halleck. . geneJ•allaws, and this sum, together with ~ additional for each of two minor At Memphis, Tenn., established and organized a second large depot for dis- children, is practically all that she has on which to depend for a support. tributing supplies. She married the soldier August 28 1876, and his brother officers certify that, being a man of re ~ar and careful habits, he would have been able to Mr. ERDMAN. A parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Cha.i.Tman. have made bet ter proVJsion for his family if it w ere not for the fact that he The CHAIRMAN. For what purpose does the gentleman rise? was obliged to assist his parent , they being in very model' ate circumstances. Mr. ERD~IAN . In whose time is this report being read? Mr . Turtle is now about 53 years old, with three young children dependent upon her for a maintenance. The CHAIRMAN. In the time of a gentleman who was rec­ There are several precedents for the allowance of an increased rating to ognized. widows of officers of this rank, and, in view of the .facts stated above, your Mr. ERDMAN. How much time has he? committee recommend the passage of the bill with an amendment, striking out the word "fifty," in line 8, and substituting therefor "forty"; so as to The CHAIRMAN. He had five minutes, and has two minutes a.llow a pension of $40 per month. remaining. The amendment recommended by the committee was read, as The Clerk r esumed the reading of t he report, as follows: At the same place fitted out 9 general hospital8, capable of containing 3,000 follows: patients, for the accommodation of the sick and wounded serving on the l\iis- In line 8, strike out the word" fifty" and insert in lieu thereof the word sissippi River. · " forty." AsslSted in equipping a floating hospital capable of h ol'i{~&j~ver BOO beds for the use of the army under General Grant, stationed at · · -ens Bend, near Mr. ERDMAN. 1\Ir. Chairman, I must again protest against Vicksburg. Was attached to the headquarters of General Grant and selected this blocking of pensions for the old soldier. Whenever I have as assistant medical director and also as inspector of camps and transports of stood here on a Friday night and asked for the reports of the com­ the Army of the Tennessee, and continued on that duty until the surrender mittees to be read, I have been charged with blocking pensions. of Vicksburg, July, 1863. · Was engaged in the battles of J ackson and Champion Hill and assisted in This is blocking pensions now. Why, at this rate, you would not locating the field hospitals. 1begin to pass your bills in twice twenty-four hours. [Cries of During siege, actively engaged in examining camps, transferring wounded " Vote!"] to transports for Northern hospitals, and also in keeping departments SUJ?­ plied with medicines and stores. General Grant, in the first volume of his Mr. HULICK. Mr. Chairman, I would like to inquire what personal memoirs, alluding to his campaign against Vicksburg in the winter pension this lady is getting? of 1862 and 1863, writes that it was one of great hard hip to all engaged in it: Mr. COFFIN. Twenty-fivedolla:rsam.onth. [Criesof"Votel"] " Troops could scarcely find dry ground on which to pitch tent . Malarial fevers broke out among the men. Measles and smallpox also attacked them. The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. 'rhe hospital arrangements and medical attendance were so perfect, how­ . The question was taken on ordering the bill to be laid aside with ever1 that the loss of life was much less than mi~ht have been expected." a favorable recommendation, and the Chairman announced that Aft;er surrender of Vicksburg, appointed mediCal director of the Depart­ ment of Virginia and North Carolina, under the command of Gener al Foster.l the ayes seemed to have it. at Fort Monroe, Va. In this deJJartment, besides troops in the field, baa Mr. MILNES. Division. superV1Sion of five large general hospitals. ' The committee divided; and there were-ayes 73~ noes 1. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expir ed. So the bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside with a favor­ :Mr. DALZELL. I ask for the reading of the balance of the able recommendation. report in my time. ELIZAEETH W . SUTHERLAND. · Mr. ERDMAN. A parliamentary inquiry. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (8. 1420) The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state it. granting an increase of pension to Elizabeth W . Sutherland. Mr. ERDl\1.AN. Does the gentleman oppose this bill? The bill was read, as follows: Mr. DALZELL. Yes, sir; I am recognized for that purpose. Be i t enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, Mr. ERDMAN. If the gentleman is in the position of opposing a uthorized and directed to place on the pension roll. subject to the provisions the bill, I have nothing further to say. and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Elizabeth W. Sutherland The Clerk resumed the reading of the report, as follows: widow of the late Charles Sutherland, deceased, formerly Surgeon-Generai Owing to change of commanders a new staff was created; transferred t o of the United States Army, at the rate of 100 per month, which r ate of $100 Annapolis, Md., and ap-pointed medical director of hospitals and parole camp per month shall be in lieu of the pension she is now receiving. located in and near that city. Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Chah·man, I ask that the report be read. 1\iember of retiring board at Wilmington, Del. Mr. HOOKER. I ask that the report be printed in the R ECORD. When General Grant moved with the Army of the Potomac, in the spring of 1864, was specially detailed by the Secretary of War to act as medicalpur­ Mr. DINGLEY. I think we ought to have it read where a pen- veyQr to supply that command, as well ns the hospitals located in the city sion of $75 a month is given. of Wa,shington. There were 20 general hospitals, capable of holding over The Clerk proceeded to read the report, as follows: 00,000 patients. The Army of the Potomac was compo ed of at least 150,000 men. The supplying of these large establishments and the army in the field The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred Senate bill H20, granting was faithfully maintained for over a year and until the close of the war. Spa­ an increase of pension to Elizabeth W. Sutherland, have considered the same, cious buildings in the city were kept :filled with medical supplies of every de­ and r espectfully report as follows: scription ready for immediate use, and a lar~e force employed for prom-pt Said bill is accompanied by Senate report No 172, this session, and the same, distribution of the same. Disbursed when qn this duty over $4,000,000 with­ fully setting forth the facts, is adopted by your committee as their report, out loss to the Government and to the satisfaction of the accounting officers. and the bill is returned with a favorable recommendation. For these ser vices when surgeon and major, without solicitation on his part, and on the recommendation of General Grant. then Commanding Gen· [Senate Report No.172, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session.] eral of the Army, as well as of Surgeon-General Barnes, was appointed (by The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S.1420) granting President Johnson a ista.nt medical purveyor with the rank of lieutenant­ a pension to Elizabeth W. Sutherland, have examined the same, and report: colonel to fill an original vacancy. Four other medical officers were similarly Mrs. Sutherland is the widow of the late Brig. Gen. Charles Sutherland, who appointed, the present Surgeon-General being one of the number. This olfice served as Surgeon-General of the United States Army with distinguished was held until June, 1876, when it was vacated by receiving the appointment ability and whose death occurred May 10,1895. The widow was left with of surgeon with the rank of colonel. eight children, their ages r:mging from 20 to 8 years. Member of retiring board convened in consequence of a. reduction of the The following is the record of the military services of Dr. Sutherland.~ Appointed assistant surgeon August, 1852; after examination served as an ~~!v:ed as medical director of the division of the Paciflc at San Francisco, acting assistant surgeon for ten months prior to beinoo commissioned. Cal., for five years. First service was at Fort Monroe, Va., and remained: there six. months,1851 President of a board of medical officers selected from the Army, Navy, and and1852. staff marine service, by direction of President Arthur, to designate a pro-per In the spring of 1852 served at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. While stationed site for a quarantine station at San Francisco, Cal. there an epidemic of cholera prevailed. · An act of Congress, session 1884, directed that all medical officers of the In summer of same year on duty with a military exploring party that lo­ .A:rmy should take place in their several grades on the Army Register accord­ cated the pre ent site of Fort Riley, Kans., and shortened th.e wagon trail ing to date of commission. This prevented any application for the position to Santa Fe, N. Mex . - of Assistant Surgeon-General, to which the senior surgeou was, under the Served in the Department of New Mexico for five years, andstationeddur­ usual custom, entitled, and which was vacant at that time. If Dr. Sutherland ingthattimeat FortsWebster,Fillmore, Craig, Stanton, and Santa Fe. Took had received the appointment and not promotion (being alreadv a colonel) part at times with troops serving in that department in engagements with in accordance with this law he would have been transfel'l'ed from the head Apache and Comanche Indians. Transferred to the Department .of 'l'ex.as, of the list of colonels and lowered in rank four files, and instead of being the and served there two years and a. half. Statio~ed at Forts Davis and Dun­ ranking colonel would be occupying an anomalous and degrading place at the can. Was serving at the latter post when the State of Texas seceded from foot_ This law destroyed the value of the oflice of Assistant Surgeon-General the Union. L eft the State without being captured, and reported at Wash­ as a promotion or as a stepping place to the higher grade of Surgeon-General, ington March , 1861. Sailed one week after by command of General Sco'tt on and bestowed only-a title to any who should receive it, with no privileges or a secret expedition to Fort Pickens and Santa Rosa Island, Florida. '.rhe importance attached thereto. The vacancy was sub equently filled by pro­ troops compo ing this expeditionary force were amon~ the first to take an moting the senior lieutenant-colonel of the corps, and the War Department, active :{l&l't in the war, sa.ili.ng from New York and arr1ving at their destina­ recognizing the provisions of the law, placed the office at the foot of the lisli, tion pnor to the first call for volunteers issued by President Lincoln. Re­ where it belonged. mained at Fort Pickens one year on hospital duty. While ther e p articipated Served as medical director of the division of the Atlantic. In two bombardments between United States troops and the enemy on the Was brevett ed twice during t he rebellion-lieuten ant -colonel for servicea 1896. CONGRESSIONAL REOORD-~OU.SE . 4891

in the .campaign ·and siege of Vicksburg, and colonel for diligent di:'lcharge Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. Mr. Chail'man, I desire to of duties in the war. . . . speak upon this bill. No more meritorious pension case has ever Was appointed Surgeon-General, with rank of brig!ldier"geneJ'a~, m 18~ (being then the ranking officer of his corps); served m that capacity until come before this House. Mrs. Spencer now, in her old age, is in his retirement for age. absolute destitution in the city of San Francisco, attempting to [Extract from indorsement by Gene1•al Grant, when Comman~g General get employment as a typewriter, or in other fields where she has of the Army, to Presiden~ Johnson, J an~ary 7,1866, recommending S:nrgeon the capacity to serve. Her right hand is partially paralyzed. Sutherland for the appomtment o~ assiStant medlCl!-1 purveyor With the rank of lieutenant-colonel, for serTices rendered durmg the war.] General Spencer served his country in the State and in the field, and As to Dr. Sutherland, I know of my own knowledge _that he :tias.performed for gallant and meritorious conduct on the .field of battle he was satisfactorily about the most impo!tant and responsible quties m the field brevetted as major-general. He raised the first white regiment of and out of it that it has been poSSible for any officer of his corps to render Union troops from the State of Alabama. These circumstances during the rebellion. U.S. GRANT, General. should appeal to this House when his widow, in her age and her pov­ [Extract of letter from Surg. Gen. J. K. Barnes, U. S. A., to Senator E. Cowen, erty, asks for this insignificant pension, and I submit that the Senate of Pennsylvania.] bill should be substituted and passed without a dissentient voice. W .ASHINGTON, D. C., January, 1866. Mr. HULL. Mr. Chairman, I do not like to object to anything • • * * * * * in the pension line, but I know something about this case, and it During the war Colonel Sutherland disbursed millions of money; wa-s med­ ical purveyor in the field to the great Army of the Southwest, and subse­ seems to me that my friend from New Jersey is entirely mistaken quently had charge of the ~eat depot of the Army of the Potomac. when he pleads the old age of this lady. She is about 40 years of His qualifications are ermnent, and his character, b oth public and private, age, and two years ago she was the personification of good health. unimpeachable. . . . · He has served a-s surgeon, inspector, purveyor, and medical director. fli:s She married Mr. Spencer while he was in the United States Senate, duties have been of the most extensive character, as well as of vast responsi- and there is no more reason for giving her a high pension than bility. • • • • • * • there is for giving such a pension to the widow of every United J. K. BARNES, States Senator. They were married fifteen or twenty years after Surgeon-Gene1·al, D. 8. A. the war, and while I am willing to let this bill go at $30 a month, as recommended by the House committee, I am not willing to sit [Letter of Surg. Madison Mills, afterw-;:rds medical inspector-general, United States Army, on file in Surgeon-General's Office.] he1·e and see the Senate bill pass. ST. LOUIS, 1\Io., March 8, 1886. Mr. HULICK. What is she now receiving? Surg. Charles Sutherland was my principal assist~nt dur"!ng the enth:e Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. Eight dollars a month- the campaign-Vicksburg-and was constantly under fire m the discharge of his widow of a United States Senator and a distinguished soldier, pro­ duties in the field, superintending the removal of the wounded as fast as they moted for gallantry on the field of battle. She is now paralyzed-­ fell- Mr. HULL. When did she become paralyzed? Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, I would like to inquire how Mr. STEWARTofNewJersey. Shecannotusethetypewrite.r. much time is being consumed? Mr. HULL. I do not think she ever knew how to use it. She The CHAIRMAN. The Chair does not know; and the reading was an actress when she married Senator Spencer. can not be interrupted for such an inquiry as that. Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. I have received typewritten Mr. PICKLER. A parliamentary inquiry. Have not the ten letters from her. minutes been exhausted on this bill? Mr. HULL. That maybe, but it does not follow that she wrote The CHAIRMAN. The time has not been consumed. . them herself. Mr. BAKER of New Hampshire. Mr. Chairman-- Mr. STEW.ART of New Jersey. I do not suppose the gentle­ The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will proceed with the reading of man imputes untruth or want of veracity to this lady? the report. Mr. HULL. I am not so certain about that. I want to say-to The Cle:rk read as follows: this committee that Spencer Teceived his first commission as colo­ I beg leave to r ecommend him for a brevet of lieutenant-colonel, to date from nel of an Alabama regiment. He never served in any other capac­ the 16th 1\Iay, 1863, the battle of Champion Hill, when he was £>i~ht hours under fire in the discharge of his duties. I would also recommend himforthe brevet ity than as a hotel keeper until he was commissioned colonel of of colonel, to date the 4th of July, 1863, the surrender of Vicksburg. that regiment. He was married to this lady long after the war, MADISON MILLS, and as to the plea of age, she can not be more than 40 years old. Surgeon, U. 8. A., Medical Direct01·, Army of the Tennessee. SURGEON-GENERAL UNITED STATES ARMY, Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. I ask for the reading of the Washington, D. 0. Senate report, which will show the record of this distinguished soldier. [From General Sherman.] The CHAIRMAN. It can be read in the timeof the gentleman ST. LOUIS, Mo., June ~7, 1886. DEAR SUTHERLAND: I have received youT letter of the 23d instant, and from New Jersey. assure you of my hearty sympathy in your clahn to the .vacancy soon to oc­ 'fhe Clerk read the Senate report in part, as follows: cur in the office of Surgeon-General by reason of the retirement of my good The Committee on Pensions, to whom was recommitted the bm (S.l699) old friend Dr. Murray. granting a p ension to William Loring Spencer, have carefully reexamined the The CHAfRMAN. The gentleman's time has expired. Time same and beg leave to report as follows: · for debate upon this bill has exp:ll·ed. Your committee are of opinion that the bill should be amended by striking out the word "fifty," in line 8, and substituting therefor the word "seventy­ • Mr. BAKER of New Hampshire. I wish to offer an amend­ five," and that as thus amended the bill should pass. ment. I move to strike out the words "seventy-five" and insert The facts in this case were substantially embodied in th{\ committee's the word ''fifty." former reports, made to the Fifty-third and the present Congress, it appear­ ing that the clahnant is the widow of Gen. George E. Spencer,late colonel The amendment was agreed to. First Reg'rment .Alabama Cavalry, and for twelve years a Senator of the The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside with a favor­ United States. Inquiry re~eals the fact that applicant was christened '' Wil­ able recommendation. liam," so tbat the name is correct as printed in the bill. The following letter from Mrs. Spencer will explain the ground<; upon which she asks for increased MRS. WILLIAM LORING SPENCER. p ension, and it also sets forth her necessities: The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. "AusTIN, NEV., February 2,1894. 4020) granting a pension to Mrs. William Loring Spencer, as "MY DEAR Sm: This, I trust, will be presented to you by one whose name widow of George E. Spencer. and influence will incline you to kindness; for while I believe I am asking only justice, yet justice is cold without mercy. The bill was 1·ead, as follows: "My husband, George E . Spencer, was a brave and gallant soldier. His Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, record you will find Eatisfactory. and I have asked th.'lt the letters of Sher­ authorized to place upon the pension roll the name of Mrs. William Loring man, Dodge, and Kilpatrick regarding his services be sent you. Unfortu­ S.Pencer, as widow of George E. Spen~er, late of--, and pay to her a pen­ nately for me, I did not know General Spencer until the war was over for awn of $100 per month, in lieu of the pension which she now receives. some thne. But when I did know him I found him a sufferer from two mala­ Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. Mr. Chail'man, I ask unani­ dies, one malaria, contracted during the fatigues of different campaigns, the other rheumatism, associated with a wound in his leg, which, as years went mous consent to substitute the Senate bill for the bill just read. on, increased, there coming with it an added discoloration of the bone near The CHAIRMAl"\f. The gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. thewonnd. STEWA.RT] asks consent that the Senate bill for the same purpose "I asked him why, like other men, he did not have a pension. He answered what he had done for his country had been done with all his heart, and he be substituted for the House bilL ~ would do it over again and never ask for a money reward. He was cast in a Mr. DINGLEY. Let the Senate bill be read. heroic mold, and I felt the nobility of his thought too much to press the mat­ A MEMBER. What is the request? ter further. As he became more ill, I changed my thought, and said that for his child's sake he should app!y for a pension, and he promised he would when The CHAIRMAN. The House bill has been read, and consent he was better; but he died. His widow and his young son are left penniless, has been asked by the gentleman from New Jersey to substitute and the world is hard for a woman, and an ill woman, to make a way to sup­ the Senate bill. port herself and educate her child. Mr. HULL. I object. "It is in this position I come to yon. I ask of the country for which my husband fought a.nd suffered the pension of ;c75 a month. This much I ask, The CHAIRMAN. Objection is made. The question is on the for with strict economy I can with it educate my son and support us both amendment recommended by the committee. until I, in some measure, reg:1in my stren~h. I would not have more, far The amendment recommended by the Committee on InvaJid nothing but poverty, absolute poverty, could make me a pe-nsioner, e~en of the Government. I do not ask less, for with less I do not believe my purpose Pensions was agreed to, as follows: could be accomplished. SenatoT PALMER, I leave my case in your hands. Strike out, in lines 6, 7, and 8, the words "of, and pay to her a pension of "Very re pectfully, yours, f-100 per month, in lieu of the pension which she now receives," and insert "MRs. GEORGE C. SPE...""iCEB. ' colonel First Cavalry Volunteers, and pay her a pension of $SO per month, "W. LORING SPENCE'R. in lieu of the pension which she now receives." " R on. Senator P .ALMER." 4892 CONGRESSION-_AL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,

Mr. GROW. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. The board of examinin~ surgeons at Covington, Ky., which examined him What is the present status of this question? Has the committee May 7,1890, rate him ten-eighteenths for rheumatism and resulting disease of heart, and eight-eighteenths for injury to hip. amended the House bill? Your committee believe that the injury to hip was incurred as alleged, and The CHAIRMAN. The amendment to the House bill, recom­ recommend that the bill do pass, granting him a pension at $17 a month in mended by the Committee on Invalid Pensions, has been adopted, lieu of the pension he is now r eceiving, and that the bill be amended by add­ ing after the word ''received," in line 7, the words "so that he sha.llreceive and the question is upon laying the bill aside to be reported to $17 per month in lieu of the pension now received." the House with a favorable recommendation. Mr. PICKLER. The Senate has passed a bill granting the same Mr. GROW. The amendment fixes the pension at what rate? amount of pensiont $17 a month, as this House bill. I ask unani­ The CHAIRMAN. The amendment fixes the pension at $30 mous consent that the Senate bill be substituted for the House bill. per month. There was no objection. Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that The Senate bill was read, as follows: the remainder of the report be printed in the RECORD. A bill (S. 2175) granting a pension to James Loyd Young, late of Company A. Mr. ERDMAN. I object. Sixth Regiment Kentucky Volunteers. Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, I hope that the gentleman from Be it enacted~ etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby 1 Iowa [Mr. HuLL] will withdraw his object.ion and will let the authorized ana directed to grant a l_>ension to James Loyd Youn~, late or Senate bill be taken up, that the House may take such a-ction upon ComJ>any A, Sixth Re~ment Kentucky Volunteers, for injUl'Y to right hip, iu addition to the penswn by him now received, so that he shall receive 17 it as it desires. per month in lieu of the pension he is now receiving. The CHAIRMAN. Debate on this bill is exhausted except three minutes controlled by the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. HuLL]. There being no objection, the Senate bill was laid aside to be. Mr. HULL. I will simply say, Mr. Chairman, that I shall not reported favorably to the House. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the House bill will be withdraw my objection, for the reason that if we take up the reported to the House with the recommendation that it be laid on Senate bill and amend it it will go back to the Senate, and the next the table. thing we know this pension will be $75 a month. I am willing that this lady shall have $30 a month, and I think that if we pass There was no objection. the House bill at that figure we shall be able to keep it at that SILAS S. WHITE. figure. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. Mr. FAIRCHILD. Mr. Chairman­ 4547) granting a pension to Silas S. White. A MEMBER. The time is up. The bill was read, as follows: Mr. F AlRCHILD. I believe, Mr. Chairman, lean be recognized Be it enacted~ etc., That the Secretary of the Interior~ !IDd he is hereby, authorized ana instructed to place the name of Silas S. vv nite, late a private in my own time. in Company G-, Seventy-seventh Regiment New York Infantry Volunteers The CHAIRMAN. Debate is exhausted upon this bill except (and also a soldier in the Seminole Indian war in Florida), on the pension roll two minutes remaining to the gentleman from Iowa. at the rate of $50 per month, the same to be in lieu of the pension now received Mr. FAIRCHILD. Do I understand tbat the gentleman from by him. Iowa controls the whole of the time on this bill? The amendment reported by the committee was read, as follows: The CHAIRMAN. The time in opposition to the bill. In line 8 strike out" fifty" and insert" thirty"; so as to make the amount Mr. HULL. I am perfectly willing that a vote shall be taken of the pension $30 per month. now. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. STEWART of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, I move to The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside to be reported amend the House bill so as to make the amount $50 instead of $30 favorably to the House. a month. HARRIET C. GREGG. The CHAIRMAN. The amount has been already passed upon The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. by the committee. . 2006) to increase the pension of Harriet C. Gregg, widow of Col. Mr. FAIRCHILD. I move to reconsider the vote by which the John Irvin Gregg, from 30.to $50 per month. amendment was adopted. The bill was read, as follows: The CHAIRMAN. A motion to reconsider is not in order in Be it enacted, eto., That the pension of Harriet C. Gregg.~ widow of John Irvin Gregg, late colonel of the Eighth Regiment of Unitea States Cavalry, Committee of the Whole. be, and the same is hereby. increased from $30 per month to $50 p er month, The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with the rec­ and the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed ommendation that it do pass. to place her name on the pension roll at the rate of $50 per month, subject to JAMES LOYD YOUNG. the provisions and limitations of the pension laws. Mr. MILNES. Let us have the report read. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. Mr. PICKLER. I ask that in reading the report the military 358) granting a pension to James Loyd Yo:ung, of Company A, Sixth record of the soldier be omitted and that the report proper~ which Regiment Kentucky Volunteers. was prepared by the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. ERDMAN], The bill was read, as follows: be read. Be it enacted etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read that portion of there- authorized and directed to grant a pension to James L

If m ent. He further states that said Muncey f requently complained of lung Mr. LOUD. I object. we have not time to hear a. report trouble, and did not r eenlist in consequence thereof. He further states that read, I object to its insertion in the R ECORD. his knowledge of the foregoing is from being with him-ser ved in the same The report (by Mr. ERDMAN) was read, as follows: company, enlisted at the same time; that he bas no interest in the claim.' "W. H. Murray, who was lieutenant of said Leonard D. Muncey's company The Committee on Invalid Pensions have considered the bill (H. R .l26) to and regiment, testifies that 'said soldier was a man of sober and temperate pension Martha Lindsay, and submit the following report: habits, and when be enlisted was in good health and strength, and that said The petitioner is the widow of William Lindsay, who served in Company soldier was ruptured in the abdomen from overstrain or exertion in tearing F, Second Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, from February 12, 18M, to March 27, up and destroying the railroad track· at Jackson, Miss., on or about the 17th 18~, when be was accidentally killed ill camp by the explosion of an old shell wh1cb he was handling. day of January, 1863, so that soldier bad to be placed in hospital, and after­ It is duly shown by evidence on file in the Pension Bureau that the widow wards detailed as a clerk in the quartermast-er's department on account of is 74 years of age and has no property or other source of income. She was his disability for military duty.' married to the soldier January 26, 1853, and had four children at the date of ·• Said soldier testified that • he was e xalnined by a United States surgeon his death, Her claim, filed June 20, 1864, was rejected on the ground that when he enlisted; that he was stripped and particularly examined by said soldier's death was not incurred in line of duty. She can not be pensioned sur~eon as to r upture by his pressing his finger firmly in the region of the under the act of June 27, 1890, bec.·mse he did not serve ninety days. grom, and was pronounced by said surgeon a sound and healthy man, and Two witnesses testify that she has uot remarried since the soldier's death. accordinglf was mustered in the service.' The ground of rejection of the claim under the old law is purely technical. "Severa witnesses testify that they knew said soldier ever since the time There is nothing to show the circumstances of his death, except the state­ he left the Army, and that he had a backing cough and had lun.g trouble, ment on records of War Department, as quoted above. It was clearly through which he said he had contracted while in the Army, and tbat be had never no conscious fault of his own that he met his death. His conduct may have been entirely well since be left the Army. Said soldier died Aprill3, 1889. been imprudent, but it was not even, strictly speaking, "contributory negli­ The credibility of the witnesses is fully established. gence." "Emily B. Muncey, the widow of said soldier, is a very worthy woman, Your comlnittee recommend that the bill do pass, after being amended by but in poor circumstances. She made application to the Pension Office for a striking out the words" act of Congress approved June 27, 1890," in lines 5 pension as the widow of said soldier, but being unable to furnish all the evi­ and 6. and inserting in lieu thereof the words "general pension laws." The dence required by the Pension Bureau to show that the soldier had not be­ effect of this change will be to give her $12 per month instead of $8, as would fore he entered the service contracted the disease of which he died, her claim be the rate in the present form of the bill. was rejected. . A silnilar bill for this woman was favorably reported by this comlnittee in "Having carefully considered all the evidence in the case, your comlnittee the Fifty-third Congress, and the above is the language used in their report. recommend the paSsage of· the bill." The bill died on the Calendar of that Congress. rBefore the reading of the report was concluded the hammer The amendment was agreed to. feU.] The bill as amended was laid aside to be reported favorably to Mr. LACEY. I ask unanimous consent for the reading of the the House. residue of the report. EMILY B. MUNCEY. Mr. PICKLER. I object. Mr. DALZELL. I ask that the remainder of the report be r ead The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 705) in my time. granting a pension to Emily B. Muncey. Mr. PICKLER. All these reports are printed in the RECORD The bill was read, as follows: over in the Senate; and at any rate they are just as much a part Be it enacted. etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and be is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls the name of Emily B. of the records of the House, whether they are in the CONGRES­ Muncey, Topeka, Kans., widow of Leonard B. Muncey.late private in G Com­ SIONAL RECORD or not. pany of the Forty·eigbth Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her Mr. LACEY. But how can we tell what they ar e unless we a pension of $12 per month. hear them read? Mr. LACEY. I ask for the reading of the report. Mr. PICKLER. Many gentlemen do not listen to them. The Clerk proceeded to read the following report (by Mr. BAKER The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. of Kansas): DALZELL] has been recognized, and asks that the remainder of The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 705) the report be read in his time. . granting a pension to Emily B. Muncey, have carefully considered the mat­ The Clerk resumed and concluded the reading of the report . ter in evidence, and they hereby adopt the following from the Senate report The bill was laid aside to be reported favorably to the House. in this case and make it their own: "The evidence fully shows that Leonard D . Muncey enlisted as a private in THOMAS BREWER. Company G of the Forty-eighth Regiment Illinois Volunteers, on the 1st day of September, ll:i61, and was honorably discharged on the 31st day of August, The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. 1864 the ~u·ation of his term of service. 3857) granting a pension to Thomas Brewer. "John Willman testifies that 'said soldier bad the measles at Camp Butler, The bill was read, as follows: Ill., some time in November, 1861, and that be. said soldier, was moved to Cairo, Ill.~ and there took a relapse and was left either at Cairo or Mound Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, City, not oeing able to follow the regiment on foot.' authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions "David S. Hill testifies that 'he served with Leonard D. Muncey in Com­ and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Thomas Brewer, late of pany D, Forty-eighth Regiment illinois Volunteers, and knows of his own Companies I and F, Thirty-first Regiment Enlisted Missouri Militia. personal knowledge that said Muncey had the measles while they were at The amendment reported by the committee was read, as follows: Camp Butler, Illinois, and was sent to the hospital, which was so crowded that he was sent out in camp too soon and caught a severe cold and bad a In lines 4 and 5, strike out the wor ds" subject to the provisions very severe cough, so that he was not able .to do bard duty, and be was de­ and limitations of the pension laws," and at the end of the bill add tailed to do light work in the quartermaster's department. There was such "at the rate of $12 per month." a rush of patients, principally with measles, that they would send them out from the hospital" as soon as possible to make room for others.' The report (by Mr. CROWTHER) was read, as foiiows: "Peter Cotton testifies that 'he served in the same co:::npany and regiment The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R . as the soldier, and was with him when he contracted the measles at Camp 3857) granting pension to Thomas Brewer, late private Companies I and 1<., Butler, in November,1861; that he himself contracted the measles from said Thirty-first Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia, respectfully submit the fol~ soldier; knows that said soldier was discharged too soon from hospital, and lowing: that he contracted cold which settled on his lungs, and that he was assigned His discharge certificate shows that Thom as Brewer enlisted August 10, 1862 to duty in the quartermaster's department on account of his not being fit for and was discharged December 8, 1862; but be alleges be was enlisted June 1' duty.' - 1861, and discharged May 8, 1863. ' " Ezekiel Bass testifies that 'be was personally acquainted with L eonard D. He filed claim for pension under general law November 12,1889, for vari­ Muncey, and served in the same company and regiment with him, andre­ cocele of left testicle, incurred at or near St. Joseph, Mo., October Zl, 1862 members wrestling and scuffling with him before he took the measles and caused by being thrown upon the pommel of his saddle. ' knew him to be stout and robust. We were in the hospital together at Camp This claim was rejected Aprill5, 1890, on the ground that the ors-anization to Butler, Illinois, and to the best of my recollection said Muncey was in a squad which claimant belonged was not shown to have been in the military service of about 15 of us, all sick with measles, and were moved sometime in Novem­ of the United States, and no title to pension under general laws. ber, 1861, from Camp Butler, Illinois, to Cairo, Ill., through a snowstorm, and He filed claim under act June 27, 1800, on October Z:l, 1890, alleging " epilepsv most of us took relap~ 1 and, as best I remember, said Muncey was with me varicocele, diseast: of kidneys, and hernia." ' ' in hospital in Cairo, ill., and I well remember of looking out the window The proof on file in his claim shows that hie; horse fell with him while on a and seeins- our regiment-the Forty-eig]ltb Illinois Infantry-pass along the march, throwing him on pommel of saddle, and mashed his left testicle and street, gomg on what was called the Kentucky scout. The last time Ire­ unfitted him for further service. member of seein~ said Muncey was somewhere in Tennessee, and be was then The testimon_y of physicians and neighbors shows that be bas been unfit for very pale and thrn, !lcarcely able to walk.' manuall!lb.or smce he ~me home from the Army, the physicians certifying "The records of the War Department show that said Muncey was treated that the mJury to testicle caused hypocbondrm, fits, sensory illusions and a in hospital from November 9 to 23, 1861, and returned to duty in his company train of diseases entirely disqualifying him for the performance of ~anual and r egiment December 11, 1861. labor. "J. A. Muncey testifies that 'be was personally acquainted with L eonard w He was e:x:amined by ~be boa:rd of ~xamining surgeons. at Albany, Mo., March D . Muncey previous to his enlistment in the Army, and tbathewas a man of 25, 1891, which rated b1m at e1ght-e1gbteentbs for berma, two-ei~bteenths for robust health and good physical condition; that he has known him since varicocele, two-eighteenths for epilepsy, and four-eighteenths for heart dis­ hiA discharge from the Army, and knows from personal knowledge that his ease. health and physical condition w~re entirely changed, and that he wassnffer­ ~n view of the facts and circumstances_ in ~vidence in this case, your com­ in!f from a severe lung trouble, attended with a cough.' mlt~ee earnestly favor the passage of thlS bill when amended to strike out • John W. Ingersoll, late lieutenant Company G and lieutenant-colonel in lines 4 and 5, the words "subject to the provisions and limitations of th~ Forty-eiF:htb Regiment lllinois Volunteers, testifies that' be was acquainted pension laws," and add, aftertbeword "Militia," in line 7, the words 'at t he with L. D. Munceyd and knows that the said L. D. Muncey is the identical rate of $12 per month." person who enliste as a private in Company D, Forty-ei~btb Regiment illi­ nois Volunteers, and was discharged by reason of expirat10n of term of serv­ Mr. CROWTHER. The question, as I understand, is now upon ice. That said Leonard D. Muncey, while in line of his duty at or near Camp the amendment of the committee. Butler, in the State of illinois, did, on or about the 9th day of November, The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report that amendment, if 1861. become disabled in the following manner, viz: Was taken with measles at Camp Butler, Illinois, and for want of proper care took cold, which settled the gentleman desires. ' on his lun~. The regiment received marchin~ orders, went to Cairo, lll., The amendment of the committee was again read. where we did not have at the proper time suffiment quarters to protect the ~r. OWENS. I unde.r~tand fr o~ the reading of the repor t, men from the inclement weather, and Muncey, having first left hospital, was 4B expoRed to the bad, stormy weather, took cold, and his lungs llecame affected, this man was not m the military ser VIce· of-the United States at which left him with a backing cough up to the time of his leaving the regi- all. 4894 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,

Mr. CROWTHER. Hewasin themilitaryserviceoftheUnited performed military duty under United States officers. This case States, but the organization to which he belonged was not prop­ is one where the performance of duty was in 1862. erly mustered into the service. 1\:fr. BRODERICK. And these regiments called out in that way Mr. OWENS. As I understand, he was simply willing to be in for State service served under l)nited States officers and performed the service, but did not get in. duty in the United States service under the command of army offi­ Mr. CROWTHER. The statement of the report is that he did cers? serve in that branch of the Army. Mr. PICKLER. Yes; and perhaps saved the States from going Mr. OWENS. What branch? out of the Union. Mr. CROWTHER. The cavalry branch. I ask a vote, Mr. Chairman. Mr. OWENS. But the report states that the Department re~ The amendment was agreed to. fused to place him o.n the roll because he was not in the service of Mr. CROWTHER. There is a typographical en-or in the sev~ the United States. enth line of the bill, which should be amended. I move to strike Mr. CROWTHER. Because he was not properly mustered into out the word ''enlisted," in that line, and insert ' ' em·olled "in lieu the service. That o~anization was not mustered into the service of it. by the proper mustermg office1·. The amendment was agl'eed to. Mr. OWENS. Then he was not in the service. The bill as amended was laid aside to be reported to the House Mr. CROWTHER. Certainly he was in. with favorable recommendation. Mr. As OWENS. I understand, the report states that he was CYRUS THOlU.S. willing to enter the service; was loafing about ready to go in, but he did not in fact go in. The next business on the Pl'ivate Oalenda1· was the bill (H. R. Mr. CROWTHER. That may be the gentleman's idea of the 4910) granting a pension to Cyrus Thomas. record of this soldier. The bill was read, as follows: Mr. OWENS. The r eport says that he was not in. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is herabyJ authorized and directed to pay to Cyrus Thomas a. pension at the rate of S7a Mr. CROWTHER. He wa-s not technically in the service-­ per month from and after the passn.ge of this act, in lieu of the pension which Mr. OWENS. I was quite sure I caught the reading correctly. he now receives, and subject to the limitations and provisions of the pension Mr. CROWTHER. According to the records of the War De~ laws. partment, he was not in the service. Mr. :MILNES. I ask for the reading of the report. 1\Ir. OWENS. Then where do you get your information, except The report (by 1\Ir. WooD) was read, as follows: from the records of the War Department? The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. Mr. CROWTHER. The recordsof themilitaryorganization to 4910) granting a. pen:;ion to Cyrus Thomas, submit the following report: Cyrus Thomas enlisted August 7, 1802, and served a sergeant and second which he belonged. lieutenant in Eleventh Vermont Infantry and Battery B, First Vermont Mr. OWENS. But he was not in the military service of the Hen.vy Artillery, until June 2!, 1865. He was promoted to first lieutenant for United States. meritorious conduct, but seems not to have been mu tered, being absent on account of wounds received in battle. His discharge and r ecord is honorable. Mr. BRODERICK. If the gentleman from Missouri will allow He was twice wounded in battle. At Cedar Creek, Virginia, he received a me I would like to ask a question. slight scalp wound. At P etersburg he was wounded in left leg by piece of The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Kentucky is entitled shell. For this last wound he is now receiving a pension of 11.25 per month. It conclusively apJ>ears that claimant, while in service and·in line of his to the floor. duty at Monocacr., Va., on July 31, 18&!, received a sunstroke. This appears Mr. OWENS. I do not care about objecting to this thing. I from the affidav1ts of his captain and t\vo comrades. He is now in feeble only wanted to understand the status of it; to find out exactly health, partially paralyzed, subject to dizziness, and totally unfit for physical what we are going to do. I have down in my country a large labor. His trout>le in the head causes forgetfulness to such an extent that he is totally unfit for mental labor, and he has been obliged, on account of number of such people, and have had a great many inquiries. such disabilities, to aba.ndon his profession, that of a minister of the Baptist They are anxious to get on the rolls, but I have hesitated to ask Church. He is 60 years of age, and requires a nurse or attendant from one~ If, third to one-half of the time. He has little power over his muscles and can Congress to put them there. however, you are going to adopt not dress himself alone. that principle, I will have to take up their cases. I merely want The evidence examined by the committee is voluminous. Besides the state~ to understand the status of the thing. ment of claimant, the evidence on file in the Pen ion Office, there are 40 affi ~ Mr. CROWTHER. We have no men from Missouri who are davit , which have been carefully considered. The committee believe that anxious to get on the rolls, unless they are entitle(} to it. the condition of tha claimant is from disabilities of service origin. His cap- Mr. OWENS. You seem to be trying to geb one on now. I do ~~~·o~nt~~c~~t~~~f.seJ!if~~: ~~~~;?~~: ~=~~:~~il c1~t~nfles!Efi:~c:~~ not know where he is from, but I suppose from Missouri. this injury or how it affected him, although both state the fact, and one at the time wet the claimant's head. Claimant was soon after wounded and Mr. CROWTHER. But you see he was performing service for went to hospital, which reasonably accounts for this lack of evidence, which, the country. if it could be obtained, would secure him an increase through the Pension Mr. OWENS. But outside of the service of the United States. Office. A13 it is, he is without remedy there. Claimant is J.>OOr. His only income is 11.25 per month pension and $3 per Mr. PICKLER. If the gentleman will permit me, thisman was week which h1s daughter earns. It is entirely insufficient for his support practically, although not technic~.l~y, in the .military service of the under his present condition. United States. He performedrmlitary duties under the command The committee recommend the passage of the bill with an amendment of United States officers. striking out the word "seventy-five" and inserting "fifty"; also insert after the word" Tlloma.s," in line 4, the words ''late second lieutenant Batte~y B, It is not a new case, I will state to the gentleman. Pensions of First Vermont Heavy Artillery, and sergeant Company B, Eleventh Ver~ this kind have been granted heretofore. I have no doubt that he mont Infantry." would have been pensionable under the act of 1874- The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to. Mr. OWENS. But he was not in the service at all. The bill as amended was laid aside to be reported to the House Mr. PICKLER. Oh, yes; this is simply an exceptional case. with a favorable recommendation. He performed military service, and such pensions have been ELIZABETH E. DONAHOE. granted heretofore. Mr. OWENS. When was he in the service; during the war, or The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 746) afterwards? granting a pension to Elizabeth E. Donahoe. Mr. PICKLER. During the war, of course. Om· committee The bill was read, as follows: does not have jurisdiction except of cases arising out of the late Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and di:rect_,d to place on the pension roll, subject to the provi~ war. sions aud limitations of the pension laws, the name of E.lizabeth E . Donahoe, Mr. OWENS. He came in contact with a saddle, I believe, and widow of the late Col. Michael T. Donahoe. of the Tenth New Hampshire was hurt? Volunteer Infantry and brevet brigadier-general of volunteers, at the rate Mr. PICKLER. Well, he got hurt. of $30 per month. Mr. 0 WENS. Well, I merely wanted to understand the merits Mr. DINGLEY. Let the report be read in that case. of the case. The report (by Mr. SuLLOWAY) was read, as follows: 1\!r. PICKLER. Does the gentleman think there is no danger The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 746) granting a pension to Elizabeth E. Donohoe, adopt as their own the Senate in a saddle? report, as follows: Mr. OWENS. I do not know; I wanted to find out. "Mrs. Donohoe is the widow of. Col. Michael T. Donohoe; of the Tenth New Mr. BRODERICK. If the g~ntleman will allow me, I would Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and brevet brigadier -general of volunteers. The following certificate from t he adjutant-general of New Hampshire gives like to ask the gentleman from Missom'i this question: If it is not the military record of the soldier: tl·ue that some of these militia organizations in his State and mine "THE STATE OF NEW RAMP HIRE, were called out by the governors of the State about the time of "ADJUTANT-GE~ERAL'S 0FFIOE, the Price raid, and that after they got into the field they went Conc01·d, Novembel' £6, 1 95. into the regular service; tha.t is, they were under the command of "I certify that the following is a correct abstract from the official records United States officers, and were engaged in some of the battles, of this office: " 'Micha~l T. Donohoe, born Lowell, Mass.; age,~; r esidence, Manchester, during the war~ along the border? . N. H.; enlisted August 1, 1861, aK J,>rivate in Company C 'rhird Regiment Mr. CROWTHER. That is tl:ue. There were several such reg1~ New Hampshire Volunteers; appomted captain Auguqt 22, 1 '1; mustered into service as captain August 23, 18Gl; discharged July iH,186:3, to accept ments from my own State, and I know in certain instances the prom:>tion: appointed colonel Tenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers men were not mustered into the United States service, but they August 6, 1862; mustered as colonel September 5, 1862; wounded September 1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 4895. I

29, 1BM, Fort Harrison, Va.; mustered out June 21, 1865, brevet brigadier­ general was one of the most successful killers of rebels, at a time general United States Volunteers, for gallant conduct in the field, to date when that was the best use you could make of them, that- the from March13,1865.' "A. D. AYLING, North produced. [Applause on the Republican side.] She is "Adjutant-General State of New Hampshire. drawing no pension whatever, not a penny. I ask that she be "At the age of 22, and almost at the beginning of the war, Mr. Donohoe given 850 a month. raised a full company for the Third New Hampshire Regiment, which he served with and commanded until promoted to the colonelcy of the Tenth Mr. POOLE. .1\fr. Chairman-- Regiment from that State. He commanded a. brigade at the close of the The CHAIRMAN. The time for debate is e.xhaus~d. The war. He was severely wounded at the battle of Fort Harrison, Va., in Sep­ question is on the amendment of the gentleman from Michigan tember, 1864, being confined in hospital at Hampton and Fortress Monroe for [Mr. MILNES]. - many weeks. In consequence of this wound Colonel Donohoe could have been placed on the pension roll at the close of the war, but he preferred not On a division (demanded by Mr. SuLLOW.A.Y and Mr. BAKER of to accept aid from the Government while he was able to take care of himself New Hampshire) there were-ayes 25, noes 50. and family. Had he accepted a pension he would have doubtle s drawn from Accordingly the amendment of Mr. MILNES was rejected. the Treasury more money than will be paid to his widow during her natural life under the provisions of this bill. The bill was ordered to be laid aside to be reported to the House "General Donohoe was a brave, loyal, true Irish-American soldier and an with a favorable recommendation. !lPright, honored citizen. He was twice named by the Democratic party of New Hampshire as their candidate for railroad commissioner (in those days HANNAH NEWELL BARRETT. the second name on the ticket), and was twice honored in Massachusetts as The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. the party candidate for secretary of state. During the three years 1891, 1893, 3229) for the relief of Hannah Newell Barrett. and 1800 he served as aid-de-camp on the personal staff of Governor Russell, of Massachusetts. During the later years of his life he served as secretary to The bill was read, as follows: the department of public institutions of Boston, and a few months previous Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, to his death he was promoted to the superintendency of the Reformatory for authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll the name of Hannah Boys at Ra.insford Island, Bo ton Harbor. Newell Barrett, eldest daughter of Noah Harrod, late a soldier in Colonel " General Donohoe died on the 26th day of May,1895, of cerebral hemorrha~e. Shephard's regiment and Captain Webb's compa..n:y of Massachusetts troops leaving no property whatever. This not being a disease of service origm, in the war of the Revolution, and pay he1· a penswn at the rate of $20 per the wiaow is barred from receiving theJ>ension of $30 per month, the grade month from and after the passage of this act. of a colonel, under the general law. Her only means of relief is either by special act or by securing a pension of $3 per month under the act of June 27, The Committee on Pens.ions recommended an amendment trik­ IBm . ing out the word "twenty," in line 8, and inserting the word "In view of the fact that General Donohoe served with distinction for "twelve.'' almost four years; that he declined to apply for pension in consequence of a severe wound, and the destitute condition of his widow, your committee The amendment recommended by the committee wa.s agreed to. recommend favorable action on the bill after it has been amended by suusti­ The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside to be re:r>orted tu ting • Donohoe • for 'Donahoe • in lines 6 and 7 and also in the title of the to the House with a favorable recommendation. bill." CELESTIA. R~ BARRY. Mr. :MILNES. Mr. Chairman, Imovetostrikeout "fifty" and The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. insert "thirty"; so that it will read "thirty dollars a month" in­ 1891) granting a pension to Celestia R. Barry. stead of fifty. The bill was read, as follows: I have but just a word or two to say about the amendment. If Be it enacted. etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby au­ this soldier had actually been killed in the service of the United thorized ~nd directed t? place upon the pension roll the name of Celesti~ R. States his widow could not have received a pension of over 830 a Barry, Widow of Claudius C. Barry, deceased, late a private in Captain Con­ nor's company, Bell's regiment, Mexican war volunteers, and to a.llow the month under the law. Now, there are in the United States tens said Celestia R. Barry a pension at the rate of Sl2 a month. of thousands of widows of private soldiers and noncommissioned officers who are absolutely unable to receiv&a pension of over $8 The Committee on Pensions recommended an amendment strik- .. a month, and I do not think that we ought to go on paying large ing out the word" twelve," in line 8, and inserting inlieu thereof pensions to the widows of officers, but should distribute the pen­ the word "eight." sions a little more generally and uniformly. Mr. SPALDING. Let us havethe report read. Therefore, I favor cutting down the amount carried by this bill The report (by 1\!r. BLACK of Georgia) was read, as follows: The Committee on Pensionq, to whom was referred the bill (H. R.1891) to $30 per month. granting a pension to Celestia R. Barry, have considered the same andre­ Mr. CURTIS of New York. Mr. Chairman, I hope the amend­ spectfully report as follows: ment of my friend will not prevail. It was my good fortune to The claimant is the widow of Claudius C. Barry, late a private of Captain have known and served for some time with Michael Donohoe. I Conner's company of Texas Mounted Volunteers in the war with Mexico. The r~cords of th~ War Department show that he enlisted May 5, 1848, and ,· knew him and his regiment. I had an opportunity to see him was dischar~ed w1th the company December 31, 18!8. The rolls further show after the war and to know something of his services to the States that the regiment was called into service for the protection of the frontier of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. But this bill relates to against hostile Mexic-ans and Indians, and it is also ~:;hown that casualties occurred in the re~ment December 1, 1848, at Brazos. River, and December pensioning his widow, and I desire to speak simply in that regard, 30, 18!8, at Austin, Tex. with the desire to call the attention of the House to the fact that 'rhe soldier was allowed a pension under the Mexican war act of January he was a very deserving man. This lady cared for him in the 29, 1887, but when his widow made application after his death (which occurred May 4, 189!) the rulings of the Pension Bureau had changed, and her claim years of his a:ffiiction and suffering from wounds. She is entitled was rejected "on the ground that the soldier did not serve the requisite sixty to high consideration. I trust it will not be the purpose of any days in the war with Mexico, as said war closed May 30, 1848." member of this House to raise an objection against the continuing !\Irs. Barry is now 56 years old, and the testimony filed at the Pension of the practice which has been established in respect to these meri­ Bureau fully establishes her widowhood and that she has no property or ~ncom~. but is dependent upon other~ for su:pport. It is also shown that she torious officers and the widows of those who served in the war in IS so dlSabled by rheumatism as to mcapaCitate her from earning a main· the capacity and with the fidelity and abilityof General Donohoe. tenance by her own labor; Mr. MILNES. Mr. Chairman, this widow is now drawing, as The soldier's serVice, notwithstanding the fact that the Pension Bureau holds that the-Mexican war ended May 30, 18!8, was of an arduous and dan­ I understand, 88 a month. If my amendment is adopted it-will gerous.characterandextended far beyond the date named. As stated above give her $30 a month, all she could possibly get under the law, even casualties occurred in the regiment as long as six months subsequent to May if her husband had died by being killed in battle. Now, why should 30,1848. Your committ&e believe that the claimant is deserving of relief, and the we go on and pay $50 a month to these widows of officers while passage of the bill is therefore recommended with an amendment striking there are thousands and tens of thousands of widows of soldiers out the word" twelv.e," in line 8, and substituting therefor the word" eight"; just as gallant as this soldier who can not get to exceed $8 a month? so as to allow a penswn of $8 per month. I do not believe it is right, and I do not believe the old soldiers of 1\fr. DINGLEY. As I understand, this is a proposition to pen­ this country, of whom I am one, are in favor of that kind of pen­ sion the widow of a soldier who did-not se1·ve the sixty days re­ sion legislation. If I lmow anything abont the wishes of the sol­ qu:ired by the general law. diers of this country-and I have been as intimately connected . Mr. P~DLETON. ~r. Chairman, this is a proposition to pen­ with them as any man on this :floor-they are opposed to that kind Sion Celestia R. Barry, Widow of C. C. Barry, who was a soldier in of legislation. Therefore I hope this amendment will prevail. the Mexican war. When_ General Black was Commissioner of Mr. SULLOWA Y. I hope this amendment will not prevail. Pensions he gave C. C. Barry a pension. After his death Celestia There is no reason why it should. None has been given. I notice R. Barry applied for a pension, and the Pension Office refused to when a gentleman arises on this :floor to oppose a pension he grant it, for the reason that the ruling of the Pension Office had always says he does it in the name of the old soldier. ·He always been changed. has great love and sympathy and pity fm· the private; but Inever Barry enlisted in the Army on the 5th of May, 1848. He was knew one of them to arise here and propose to do anything for discharged from the Army on the 31st dav of December, 1848. the private, not one of them. I have watched that during this General Black decided that the war had 'ended on the 4th of session, and there has not been an instance. July, 1848, at the date of the President's proclamation declaring Now, this is the widow of as brave a man as ever stood under peace between the two countries, and therefore gave Barry a pen­ that flag. He stood under it on many a bloody field, when its sion. After his death, when l\h·s. Barry applied for a pension, stripes were torn, its stars shot away, its staff splintered, and its the Pension Office decided that the date when hostilities ceased folds stained with blood. I ask that his widow be treated as between the United States and Mexico was not the 4th of July, widows of other generals have been treated; not as well, because 1848, but the 30th of May, 1848, when Congress passed an act de­ we have voted to some $100, to some 875; but for this one we ask claring peace. The entire question is whether p eace was declared only $50. I ask it for the ve1·y best reason in the world, that this by the act of Congress or by the proclamation of the President. 4896 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,

Mr. MILNES. I understand that the soldier enlisted May 10, whether on Friday evening session or any other, should have 1848? enough said, either bythe reading of the report or by a statement Mr. PENDLETON. May 5. of some gentleman, that members should know what the character Mr. MILNES. And the war was declared at an end-- of the bill is and its merits, and I think it is entirely appropriate Mr. PENDLETON. On the 4th of July, 1848, making the sol­ to have the report read. [Applause]. But now a change has dier's service just sixty days exactly. come over the gentleman from Pennsylvania. The House should Mr. ~ILNES. I understood the report to say he enlisted proceed in no other way than to deliberately consider each bill as May 10. it comes up, and ascertain from the report or some statement of Mr. PENDLETON. No; May 5. General Black gave the sol­ some gentleman exactly what the merits of the bill are. We should dier a pension, deciding that the date of the cessation of hostili­ not swing from one extreme to the other, as the gentleman from ties was the 4th of July, the date of the President's proclamation. Pennsylvania seems to have swung, but should consider each bill Now, the soldier served eight months, lacking four days, in the upon its merits. I have nothing more to say. Army of the Republic, and he served sixty days before the proc­ Mr. ERDMAN. Does the gentleman think that five minutes is lamation of the President, but only twenty-five days before Con­ sufficient time to discuss and deliberately consider any bill? gress passed a resolution declaring peace between the two conn­ Mr. DINGLEY. Ordinarily I will say that five minutes for tries. General Black, when he was Commissioner of Pensions, and five minutes against a bill, where there is simply a question decided that it was the day of the President's proclamation, and as to whether a person should be pensioned or not, is sufficient. gave her husband a pension; but the present Commissioner of Now and then there may come up a bill where more time is Pensions refuses to grant her a pension because he has decided needed; but ordinarily, in most of these bills, especially referring that it was the 30th day of May and not the 4th of July that the to privates, five minutes on one side and five on the other clearly war was ended. acquaint the House with the facts. Mr. DINGLEY. Is the amount provided for in the bill the Mr. ERDMAN. Did not the gentleman see that five minutes same as she would have received under the law? for and five minutes against it were exhausted by the reading of Mr. PENDLETON. The same exactly. The amount I wished a report and was not sufficient for the reading of the report itself? her to have was $12. Mr. DINGLEY. Yes; and the gentleman objected. Mr. DINGLEY, The general law is $8 a month, and that is Mr. .ERDMAN. I did. what is provided for here. Mr. DINGLEY. Undoubtedly we have been compelled tore~ Mr. PENDLETON. That is what is provided; but in her indi­ sort to this procedure for the purpose of doing business that ought gent condition I think she ought to have had more. to have been done at the Fridaynight sessions, and the gentleman The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. is responsible. fApplause on the Republican side.] The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside with a favor­ Mr. ERDMAN. I point to the RECORD, ~hich will show that able recommendation. I did not occupymore than fifteenortwentyminutes' time on any Friday night. LYDIA BOYNTON FERRIS. Mr. COLSON. Which was fifteen minutes too much. [Laugh· The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. ter.] 1511) for the relief of Lydia Boynton Ferris. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment. The bill was read, as follows: Mr. LOUD. Unless the time is exhausted, I would like to say Be it enacted, etc., That the Secrf\tary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, one word on this bill. · authorized and directed to place the name of Lydia Boynton Ferris, daughter of John Boynton, who was a soldier in the war of 1812 in Capt. Joseph Mor­ The CHAIRMAN. The Chair thinks there are two minutes rill's company, Vermont Militia, from September 12 to November 30,1812, on remaining. the pension roll and pay her a pension of - dollars per month. Mr. LOUD. I will confine myself to the bill. I would like to Mr. SPALDING. I call for the reading of the report. ask some gentleman, in regard to this bill, whether this lady is to The report (by Mr. HowE) was read, as follows: be pensioned because her grandfather was in the Revolutionary The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1511) war or because her father was in some other war? granting a pension to Lydia Boynton Ferris, have considered the same and Mr. DANIELS. It was intended to put it on both grounds; but respectfully report as follows: The claimant is the daughter of John Boynton who served as a corporal in the committee concluded it would be shorter to put it on the Capt. Joseph Morrill's company of Vermont Volunteers from Sept~mber 12 ground that her grandfather served in the Revolutionary war. to November 30,1812, in the war of that_year with Great Britain. It is also Mr. LOUD. I would like to discover how far removed by blood shown that she is the granddaughter of Isaac Boynton, who is shown by the records of the War Department to have served for a period of three years in a person must be before a pension shall not be granted. You have the war of the Revolution. John Boynton, the claimant's father, was, at the gotten to granddaughters now. I do not know why we should time of his death, a pensioner at $8 per month on account of his service in not go down the whole list to cousins. the war of 1812. Her relationship to the above-named soldiers is shown by the sworn state­ _Mr. DANIELS. She is the granddaughter of a soldier of the ments of James Owens, Alonzo L. Boynton, Laura Hayes, M. L. Staib, Revolutionary war who served three years. Minnie Miller, and Sophia B. Frary. Mr. PICKLER. We are more lenient to those who served in Tho claimant swears that she is 63 years old, a resident of 287 Normal avenue Buffalo, N.Y., and that she is the widow of Joshua C. Ferris, who the Revolutionary war than others. died in ':1.882, leaving her comparatively penniless. She further swears that Mr. DANIELS. There are very few of them. by the accidental breaking of her arm m 1884 she has been rendered perma­ Mr. LOUD. But there are lots of cousins and granddaughters nently unable to provide for herself, and that she is now without any means of support whatever. left. The truthfulness of the claimant's statement is certified to by B. W. Green, The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. of Emporium, Pa., in a letter addressed January 12, 1895, to Ron. Charles The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside with a favora­ Daniels, M. C. . . . The soldier, in his application fo!'pension, certified that his wife (the claim­ ole recommendation. ant's mother) was deceased. There are precedents for the proposed legislation (one of them being the KATHERINE ZEIGENHEIM. case of Delia Stewart Parnell, pensioned iit the Fifty-first Congress as the daughter of an officer in t~e ~ar of 1812), and in_view of the claimant'!:! neces­ The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. sities, the passage of the b1ll1s recommended With an amendment fixmg the 2359) granting a pension to Katherine Zeigenheim, of Louis­ rate of pension at $12 per month. . ville, Ky. Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, I dislike very much to see the The bill was read, as follows: time of the committee taken up by the useless proceeding of read­ Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, ing the report, and I am very much annoyed that there is no con­ directed to place upon the pension roll of the United States, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Katherine Zeig­ tinual wailing of ''Vote!"'' Vote!" on the other side when reading enheim, widow of Frank J. Zeigenheim, late private of Third Rf\giment of the report. Has the leader of the House cast his spell over them? United States Dragoons~ Mexican war, at the rate of $8per month from and Something is the matter with them. I should like very much to after the passage of this oill. hear an explanation of the reason why we must have these reports The report (by Mr. CoLSON) was read, as follows: read and why pensions are blocked by it. It would be very inter­ The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 2359) esting! granting a pension to Katherine Zeigenhehn, have considered the same and Mr. DINGLEY. Mr. Chairman, as this is the second statement respectfully report as follows: · the gentleman has made in this line, I think it is appropriate that The claimant is the widow of Francis J. Zeigenheim, who served from May some response should be made. The gentleman from Pennsyl­ 16, 1848, to July14, 1848 (a pe?iod of sixty days), as an unassigned recruit in the Third Uruted States Dragoons. The records of the War Department vania [M.r. ERDMAN] on Friday evening sessions, up to the last show that he enlisted at Louisville, Ky., for the Mexican war and was !or­ one, has occupied a large ~art of the time in making ~peeches warded to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., where he remained on post duty until and repeating them, occupyulg hours, I understand, talking, not discharged. The soldier made application for a pension under the Mexican war act ap­ for the purpose of ascertaining whether the bill should pass or proved January 29 1887,and the same was allowed, but after his death which not but for the purpose of blocking the passing of bills. occurred January 5,1892, his widow's claim was rejected because he did not Now, to-day he has changed his ~ourse o~ procedure. He de­ serve in Mexico, on the coast or f1·ontier thereof, or en route thereto, as required by the act in question. sires now that the bills shall be considered Without even the read­ The claimant is now about 61 years old, in poor health, and without any ing of the report and without any knowl~dge respecting t~em. means of support aside from what she earns as a janitress of a furniture I think it is entirely appropriate that this House, at any time, store. These facts are sworn to by the claimant and by Sebastian Wetterer 1896~ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. ·4897 \ and Edward Duerr, citiz.ens of Louisville, Ky. Her sta~us as the soldier's tion of the case will simply serve tu show its highly meritorious widow is fully established by the J?roof o_n file _at the Pe~s10n Burea"!l. . character. In view of the fact that the sold1er enlisted m good faith for serVJce m the war with Mexico and was actually en route thereto until assigned to other Mr. HENDERSON. Mr. Chairman, I know Colonel Parrott duty at St. Louis, your committee believe that Congress can very properly well. He entered the Army as a private and was' elected captain grant the relief prayed for, and the passage of the bill is t.berefore recom­ by his company. He was baptized at Belmont, and his gallantry mended. Amend by changing the spelling of soldier's Christian name to "Francis." was recognized by General Grant in a letter which he wrote urg­ The amendment recommended in the last paragraph of the re- ing him to go home to recuperate. He was at Fort Henry, at port was agreed to. _ Donelson, at Shiloh, and at Corinth. He was severely wounded The bill as amended was laid aside to be reported to the House at Donelson and at Corinth. He was in the battle before Atlanta. He marched with Sherman to the sea, and was mustered out at with the recommendation that it do pass. the end of the war. He is a man of beautiful character. He is NANCY B. PRINCE. now stricken down by paralysis, absolutely prostrated; he is 85 The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. years of age, and is without a dollar on which to live. I believe 1827) granting a pension to Nancy B. Prince, widow of Elbert the case is wisely and well put by the committee when they say Prince. in their report that they .. unanimously and cordially" recom­ The bill was read, as follows: mend the passage of this bill, and I want to thank them for that Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary oftb~ Interior be1 and be is hereby1 au­ assurance. thorized and directed to place upon the. penswn roll, subJect. to _the pr~Vlswns Theamendmentsrecommended bythecommitteewere agreed to. and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Nancy B. Prince, Wldow of Elbert Prince, late private of companies commanded by Captains Christmas The bill as amended was laid aside to be reported to the House and Spirey, Georgia Volunteers, Indian war of 1836, and that be pay her a with the recommendation that it do pass. pension of $8 p er month b·om and after the passage of this act, and to con­ tinue during her widowhood. CAROLINE E. PURDUM. Mr. HARRISON. Mr. Chairman, thefactsinthiscru:;earevery The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. simple. This lady is the widow of a soldier who actually served 6134) granting an increase of pension to Caroline E. Purdum. sixty days in the Indian war, but served in two companies. On the The bill was read, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, widow's application for pension, the Department could only find rec­ authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll, subject to the pro­ ord of service of the soldier for about eighteen days in one company, visions and llmitations of the pension laws, the name of Caroline E. Purdum, and therefore the application was denied; but the facts as shown widow of Elijah F. Purdum, late private in Company F, Thirtieth Regiment, establish a service of about sixty days in the two companies. The and assistant surgeon Eighty-ninth Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and to pay her a pension of 12 per month in lieu of the pension she is now old lady is now about 86 and entirely dependent upon others for receiving. support, and I trust there will be no objection to the pru:;sage of Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, the report in that case is this bill. brief, and I ask that it be read. The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with the rec­ The report (by Mr. ANDREWS) was read, as follows: ommendation that it do pass. The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. HENRY PRINCE. 6134) granting a.n increase of pension to Caroline E. Purdum, have considered the same and report as follows: The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. d!!=:e ~~~1~:~fe~1~sih~ 8~~;fgec:ates wer-e issued to the soldier because of 1826) granting a pension to Henry Prince. One of the disabilities mentioned in his last certificate was "disease of The bill was read, as follows: heart," for which disability he was rated at eight-eighteenths. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and be is hereby, After tbe·soldier's death his widow, the said Caroline E. Purdum, applied authorized and directed to place u~on the pension roll, subject to. the pro­ for a pension under the general law. visions and llm"itations of the penswn laws, the name of Henry Prruce, late The declaration alleged that the soldier's death resulted from "heart dis· I>_rivate in companies commanded by Captains Christmas and Spirey, Georgia ease." Volunteers, Indian war of 1836 and that hepayhimapensionof $8permonth '.rbe claim was approved by the medical examiner in the Pension Office and !rom and after the passage of this1 act. submitted for admiSSion by the present "medical referee." There-reviewer raised some question of doubt, and a special examination Mr. HARRISON. Mr. Chairman, this is a similar case to the was subsequently ordered. last. The applicant in this case is a brother of the soldier to In the course of that special examination Dr. B. B. Baker, who bad been whose widow the last bill grants a pension. The Princes were the soldier's advisory J.>hysician for several years and was his attending pby- brothers and served in the same company. ~~~a~.~~\~gv~~:; ~f~~s:e ~sfh~ege~~~~.:· the immediate cans~ of his death Mr. MILNES. Mr. Chairman, I ask for the reading of there­ The report of the special examiner concludes with the following statement: "I think the claim could be fairly admitted under the positive medical tes­ port. . timony of Dr. B. B. Baker that the heart disease was undoubtedly due to the The report (by Mr. STALLINGS) was read, as follows: typhoid fever and its resulting disease of the circulatory system." The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1826) Nevertheless. the claim was rejected. But the facts cited, which are cor­ granting a pension to Henry Prince, beg leave to submit the following report: roborated by other testimony, lead your committee to believe that the widow The claimant declares that be enlisted about May 1, 1836, and served until is clearly entitled to a pension under the general law, and we therefore rec­ the last of June, 1836, as a private in Captain Christmas's company of Geor~ia ommend that the bill do pass. volunteers in the Creek Indian war, and his allegations as to length of serVJce The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with the rec­ are borne out by the sworn statements of Linson Pickard and John H . Blalock, aged residents of Lee County, Ala., who knew him at the time of his service. ommendation that it do pass. The records, however fail to show the f:ervice except from May 21, 1836, to FRANCES E. HELFENSTEIN. June 7, 1836; and it further appears that no travel-time allowance is included within that period. His claim, under the Indian war act of July 27, 1892, was The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. disallowed because of inability to find a record except of eighteen aays' 979) granting a pension to Frances E. Helfenstein. service. The claimant is now 80 years old, in feeble health, and without property or The bill was read, as follows: income upon which to depend for a support. The facts are shown by the Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby certificate of the gentleman who introduced the bill in the House, and also authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls, subject to the provi~ by the sworn statement of three residents of Lee County, Ala. sions and limitations of the pension laws.J the name of Frances E. Helfenstein The passage of the bill is respectfnlly recommended. widow of George W. Helfenstein, late nrst lieutenant and adjutant of the The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with the rec­ One hundred and seventy-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. ommendation that it do pass. The committee recommended an amendment, adding, after the word" Infantry," the words" at the rate of $17 per month. GEN. JAMES C. PARROTT. The report (by Mr. KERR) was read, as follows: The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. The Committee on Pension.o;, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 979) 5226) to give increased pension to Gen. James C. 'Parrott. granting a pension to Frances E. Helfenstein, widow of George W. Helfen· The bill was read, as follows: stein, late first lieutenant and adjutant of the One hundred and seventy· third Obi? Volup.teer ln:fantryl have examined the ~me, and report: Be it enacted, de., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby. au­ The clmmant IS the widow or George W. Helfenstem, who waB first lieuten­ thorized and directed to place on the pension roll the name of James C. Par­ ant of Company D, Onehandred and seventy-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry rott, late colonel of the Seventh Iowa Infantry in the war of 1861, and pay and afterwards adjutant of the same r egiment. The soldier entered tb~ him pension at the rate of $72 per month in lieu of that be is now receivmg. service August 10, 1864:, for one year. He was appointed first lieutenant of Company D, One hundred and seventy-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, S~ The Committee on Pensions recommended amendments as fol­ tember 17,1864:, and adjutant of the same regiment December 21, 1804. He lows: · was discharged Ma_y 30,1865, for disability, the regiment itself being mustered Line 6 strike out the words "in the war of 186L" out June 26, 1865. He was married January28,1863, to Frances E. Spry, and Line 7, strike out "seventy-two," before the word "dollars," and insert she, as his widow, now prosecutes this claim. "fifty." The evidence in the case is voluminous, but the main facts are as follows: In the service, about October, 1864, the officer was sent out on a long detail, Mr. PERKINS. Mr. Chairman, this bill was introduced by my or scout, in which be rode horseback. In that time be bruised his scrotum eolleague [Mr. CLARK], who is absent. General Parrott is 85 and caught cold. When be returned to camp his scrotum was swollen and y~ars of age. He was a soldier in the Regular Army for a period painful, and a case of orchitis or sarcocle was set up. He was sent to the officers' hospital at Nashville, Tenn., treated for it, and returned to the reg­ between 1830 and 1840. He was 50 years of age when he enlisted iment. There was a recurrence of the disease, and he was returned to the in the Seventh Iowa Infantry in the late war. He has a distin­ hospital, where his right testicle was extirpated. He was granted sick leave, guished record as a soldier, and he is now in a he1pless condition, and sent home in March, 1865. He returned to the regiment but on May 30,1865, he was again found in due, to some extent, to his advanced years. I believe there can the hospital and was· discharged, a.s of that date, by virtue of a general order be no possible objection from any quarter to this bill. Investiga- discharging all officers in hospital at that date. XXVIII-307 4898 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,

The soldier S.J'plit>o for pension on account of the di'3ability ari"ing in the The report (by Mr. STALLINGS) was read, as follows: service in March, 11379, and was allowed for .50, dating from January 5 1882. He applied for an increase of pension and was allowed it to the amount of The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred he bill (H. R.l825) en· $12.75, October 7, 1887, which he was receiving on June 5, 1892, the date of his titled "A bill ~ran~g a Pl:!nsion to 1\lary Prin . widow of Ellis Prmce," beg death. leav~ t? submit the ~ollowmg report, and r ·omm•·nu that Eaid bill do pass: In August, 1892, Frances E. Helfenstein, the widow, applied for pension on Tlns 1s_a bill enacting that Mary Prince oo grant a pension because of the ground that the soldier died of the disability on account of which he was the ~ erviCe of her deceasf'>d husband. Ellis Prince, in Captains Christmas's pensioned. and Spirey's companies of Georgia Volunteers in the Indian war of 1!)36. On September 10, 189{, the claim was rejected on the ground that the sol­ uch rolls as are on filo show that Ellis Prince served from May 31 to June dier's death was not the result of the disabilitv originating in the service. 7, 11336, in Cap1.ain Chri tmas' company, but no allowance was made on ac­ The whole case turns upnn this one point. There is no doubt but that the is the widow, and the only question is, Did the soldier die of ered a period of nearly sixty days. . the disability received in the service? The claimant'sapplication at the Pension Bureau under the Indian war act Upon thispointthereare five medical witnesses. Dr. Morris, late first assist­ of July:?:/. Ui9"Z, was disallowed because of inability to find a record of more ant surgeon of the One hundred and seventy-third Ohio Volunreer Infantr y, than the eighteen day of service app(".ariiJg on the above-named roll. and Dr. F. B. Mussey, both of whom treated the soldier in the service for Ellis Prince died November 1.1874, a.nd hi widow, who is now about 76years the cli£ability incurred there, the latter physician treating him on down un­ old. is in a very needy and dependent condition. til 1881. Then there a re Drs. Fulton, McClure, and Halderman, who treated Th~ facts as to de~n~enc are shown by the st Am nt of tbe gentleman the soldier from 1513.1 until his d eath. who mtroduced the IJiU m the House and by the affidavits of three citizens of Each phy ician states his own knowledge of the case, and then gives his Lee County, Ala. opinion on his own evidence and on that of the other four. All of these phy­ The bill was laid aside to be reported favorably to the House. &cians stand high in their profession. All arrive a.t the same conclusion, MRS. F. E. MARSHALL. namely 1 that the disease of which the soldier died is tra.cea ble to the sarco­ cele which originated in the service and on account of which he was p en­ sioned. The next busine s on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. The Pension Office physicians refuse to draw these conclusions from the 4090) granting an in01·ease of pension to Mrs. F . E. Marshall. evidence of the five phys1ciaus, and say that the soldier did not die of the dis· The bill was read, as follows: ease on account of which he was pensioned. If this case had been submitted Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, a.nd he hereby is, to a court on tb evidence of the five physicians, and the court had been authorized and directed to incr ase the pension of :fi.frs. Frances E. Marsha.ll bound to accept their evidence as experts, then it would have been bound to widow of Gen. Humphrey Marshall, en o:ffi.ce:r in th Mexican war from $8 have allowed the pension, for their evid.ence establishes the right to a pen­ per month to $25 per month. to take effect from the passage of this sion. bill. Your committee think that this evidence was competent, and that when The amendment reported by the Committee on Pensions was given the Department waR bound to receive it, and to follow what it proved. read, as follows: We do not believe that the medica.l staff of the Department can or should arbitrarily say that they will not accept as proven what theevidenoeclearly In line 7 strike out" twenty-five" and insert uthlrty." proves. Mr.COLSON. lli.Chairman.lwishtomake s atementwhich, The facts in the case warrant the allowance of a pension, and w e therefore while it gives me no pleasure, will, I hav no donb afford a great recommend the .a sage of the bill wi tb an amendment a.dding to line 8, after the w or d •· Infantry," the words "at the rate of $1.7 per month." deal of satisfaction to at l t one gentleman on this flom. The Mr. DINGLEY. What is the rate provided for in the amend- wjdow of that distinguished soldier Humphrey Mar~hall is dead· ment? and I ask leave to withdraw this bill which was introduced fo; The CHAIRMAN. Seventeeen dollars per month. the benefit of his widow. The amendment was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN. In the absence of objection, the bill will be withdrawn. • I The bill a.s amended was laid aside to be reported to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. SA.R.AH WEEDON. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. A.BRAM H. P A.RKER. 1178) granting a pension to Sarah Weedon. The next bllil'ness on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. The bill was read, as follows: 5946) granting n increase of pension to Abram H. Parker. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby The bill was read, as follows: authorized . and directed to place upon the pension roll the name of S&rah Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, W edon, Wldow of John H. Weedon, d.eceased, who wa a sergeant in Com­ authorized and directed to place the naane of Abram H. Parker, late of Com­ pany I Fourth United States Infantry, in the Mexican war, and to pay her a pany A, Fony-fiftn Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry, on the pension pension at the rate of $:!5 per month. roll of the Uruted States at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of the pension he The amendments reported by the committee were read, as fol­ is now receiving. lows: Mr. PUGH. Mr. Chairman, in order to correct an eiTor in this In line 5,after "Weedon" insert "Jones, former." bill I ask that "Abraham" be inserted instead of "Abram." In the last line of the hlll strike out "twenty-five" n.nd insert "eight''; so The CHAIRMAN. In the absence of objection that conection as to make th pension $8 a month. will be made. Amend the t itle so as to read: "A bill granting a pension to Sarah Weedon There was no objection. .Tones." :Mr. PUG II. 1\!r. Chairman, the beneficiary named in this bill Mr. VAN VOORHIS. I ask that the report be read. entered the Army at the age of 15 and made as true and brave a The report (by Mr. HA.RDY) was read, as follows: soldier as ever flashed a saber or shouldered a musket. Although The Committee on P ensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. U78) granting a p6Il.Slon to Sarah Weed.on, have considered the same, and respect­ entitled many years ago to a pension, he never asked this aid from fully report as follows: the Government o long as he could get along without it; and he The claimant was formerl:y the widow of John R Weedon, who served as would now scorn to rec ive the increase he asks if it were not due a sergeant in Company L Fm.rrth United States Infantry, and as such par­ ticipated in the war with Mexico. to him as an act of justice in every sense of the word. He is in The exact date of'the soldie1··sdeath is not known, but the Pension Bureau an utterly helpless condition and requires the almost constant are reports that he was discharged at the City of Mexico November to lMi on of an attendant. I personally presented this claim before the a sm·geon's certificate of disability, and be directed that his pen.-,io~ cerhlfi­ committee; and when the facts were there beard and considered cate should, when issued, be sent to Zanesville, Ohio. This certifleate wa.s the committee openly expressed the opinion that this claimant is ~1~e~o~ ~:Uru~n ~~~ ~~iJ~~~r~:Sville and returned uncalled for, and entitled to and should receive $72 a month. But fearing that to The testimony tiled in the widow's pension ppti .tion shows that it was understood that he received a wound at Molino del Rav, 1\lexico. September ask such an amount nright jeopardize the passage of the ill, I 8, 184:7, and died soon after fro the effects of tsame. The wid.ow r emarried · have sought to secure for him a pension of only $.)0 per m onth, to one Enoch Jones, who died September 23, 1891. and this amount the committee recoiD..ITJ.ends. I hope the r com­ The claimant's application at the Pension Bure u, filed January 30 1890 ~as rejecteq March 8, 1890. ".on. the ground of no pensionable period. applica~ mendation will be adopted. twn not havmg been filed Wlthin three years subsequent to soldier's death Mr. PICKLER. I m ove to amend by inserting, after the word nor prior to remarriage May 13, 18!9." "late, •· in line 5, the word "private." I will state that this man As stated above. the claimant iq again a widow, and as shown by her sworn statement, she reared two sons by the soldier. both of whom serv d throug-h requires the attendance of another persQn a large portion of the the late war in the Union Army, one of whom dit>d several year ago from time; and his case brings him within the class of pensioners who the effects of the service, and the other is still surviving, though a. wounded receive from the Pension Office $50 a month. ~~d . The claimant is now 85 years old and it is shown by the sworn statement of The mendm.ent was agreed to. "' several citizens of Guern::>tly Cormty, Ohio, that her sole propert}' comdst..q in The bill as amended was laid aside to be reported favorably to a dower interest in a small pitlce of real estate in Nort h S&lem, Ohio, worth the House. not over 100. and il'l depPndent upon others not legally bound for her support. MARY PRL~OE. The pa age of the bill is r espectfully recommended with an amendm6Ilt changing the title of the bill so as to read: "A bill grantingarension·toSara.h The next business on the PriTate Calendar was the bill (H. R. Weedon Jones"; also by inserting the words "Jones. formt!r ' after the words 1825) granting a pension to Mary Prince, widow of Ellis Prince. "Sarah Weedon," in Une 5, and striking out the word "twenty-five," in line 8. and inserting in lieu thereof the word " eight"; so as to fix the rate of pen· The bill was read. as follows: sion at $8 per month. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension r oll, subJect to the pTovi­ The CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the amend- sions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary Prince, widow of ments repor ted by the committee. • Ellis Prince, late corporal Of company commanded by Captain Christmas. Gem·g;ia. Volunteers, and late member of company commanded by Captain _Mr. DINGLEY. I should like to make an inquiry about this Spirey, Geor!;'ia Volunteers, both of Indian war of 183UJ. and that he pay her bill. It proposes, as I .understand, to pension a widow who has a pension of ~ per month from and after the passage 01 this act, and to con­ remarried. I should like to know whether this bill conforms to tinue during her widowhood. the principle which I understand has been established by the Com­ Mr. SPALDING. I call for the reading of the report. mittee on Invalid Pensions that where a widow has remarried and 1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 4899

the second husband has died, the widow is not pens-ioned unless bowels, liver, kidneys, and bronchitis, and wAS pensioned thereunder at $12 wL per month for "disease of liver , dia rrhea, and bronchitis." she was the e of the soldier during the time of his service? We He was dropped from the en sion roll October L~ . lti9-i., on the ground of do not wish to adopt with reference to soldiers of the Mexican war "not ratably disabled fore rning a ~mppotl by manual labor, under act of a rule which is not made applicable to other soldiers. June zr, 1890." Drs. L. E. and J'. B. Covey filed affidavit November 22, 1 90, that claimant Mr. LOUDE.cJSLAGER. This lady did not marry the soldier " came under our care in 1882. Since that time he has been suffering from until after his service. enlarg ment of liver infl.amma.tion of bowels. and kidn~ trouble. He has Mr. DINGLEY. I understood that the Committee on Invalid not been able to do any manual labor since that time. His wife and daugh- Pensions had steadily :refused to report a pension in any case ters haves-up-portf:ld the family." - The board of examiru.ngsur~eonsat.Savannah, Tenn., which examined him h~1·e the widow has remarried rmless she was the wife of the December 17, 1890, rat e him SIX-eighteenths for disease of li-ver, four -eight­ soldier during his service. eenths for d1arrbea, and two-eighteenths for chronic bronchitis. Another Mr. PICKLER. Perhaps I stated a little too broadly, or the b oard, which exllDlined him 1\fa.y 9, l.!:\94 declined to rate him: Lut said, "There is a history of din.rrhea, but health not im-paired, 'and • e ih totally gentleman from Maine understood a little too broadly, what. had blind in right eye t he pupil closed, caused by a stroke in the ey followed by been done by our committee. The committee has sought to hold iritis." itself down to the rule he states;_ but there may have been case Thirty-three neighbors certif t o the comm.lttee that- a "To our personal knowledge he is notable to perform m anua11abor; he is 55 or two in which it has been departed from. years old and has had chronic diarrhea. and bronchlt i.s ever since the war, Mr. DINGLEY. I think we should not establish with reference and hi& wife and daughters- have t-o make their living y working in the-field." to soldiers of the Mexican war a principle which we would not Tb.is certificate is indorsed by Dr. Jamt!s D. Co-vey, hi family physician, who is thoroughly reputable, who sa.y~ he has been his fa.mi!. vhy~cian.for apply to soldiers of the late war. fifteen years and knows that he is buill afflicted and not able to lab or. Mr. PICKLER. That is the principle we have adopted in the Your c.omm.ittee believe this applicant justly entitled to the smn.llpension general bill which we have reported. he was receiving, and earnestly recommend the passage of· this bill. Mr. LOUDTih:rSLA(}ER. This lad'yis thewidowof the soldier. The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with a favor­ Mr. DIN LEY. Then this comes within the principle. able- recommendation. J\.1r. TALBERT. I did not hear the reading· of the report. Ia ISAAC H. WHETSEL. this the case of a widow who has-remarried? The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. Mr; VAN VOORHIS. YeS', sir. 4720) granting an increase of pension to Isaac H. Whetsel, of Louis- Mr. TALBERT. What is the-amount of pension proposed? ville, Ky. - Mr. VAN VOORHIS. Eight dollars a month. Her husband was a soldier in the Mexic·an war. The bill was read, as follows: Be·il'enacted, etc., That the t:;ecretJu-y of' tlJ Int r'or , nd he hereby is, The question beiug taken on the ame-ndment reported by he authorized and directed to incre ase t he pension of !8aac H. Whetsel, a soldier committee, it was agreed to. in t he war of th e rebellion, now drawing a pension under certificate No. i2ftlfl The bill as amended· was laid aside to be- reported favorably to of ~12 per month, to $25 per month, to take effect from the passage of this act• the House. .Mr. DINGLEY. What is the present pension in this case? WILLIAM F~ SONGER-. Mr. PICKLER. He was pensioned at $4amonthfrom the date The next bUBiness on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. of his discharge u:ntilAprii, 1 l:l9; and at 12 since that date, for 4193) to correct the military reco:r.:d of William F Songer. gunshot wound in th-e right thigh.. The ratings put him up to the The biH was read, as follows: amount fixed in the bill. Be it e-nacted, eto., That the Secretary of War be, and be is-hereby; au.th.or­ Mr~ ERD~1AN. I suggest that we. let in- the report in this f..z.ed. and directed to remove the charge of desertion standing against· William case: F. Songer, late a pr'vate of Company B Forty-second Regiment of Indiana l\Ir. EVANS. I sugges-t that we dispense with the reading of VolunteeTS, on the records of theWa.r Dei>artment, and to i.ssu.eto said ::;anger the report-in this case, and let it be inserted in the RECORD. 8 certificate of honorable discharge. Mr. ERDMAN. I have no obj·ection to dispensing with the Mr. TALBERT. I should like to hear the. rep~ reading of the report, but I objret to pr-inting it in the REcoRD un.­ The report (by Mr. Womt:ER) was :read~ as foJiows:. less it is read. The Committee on MilitaTy Affairs, to-\v-hom was referred the bill (H. R. The CHAIRMAN. The- Clerk will report the amendment rec­ 4193) entitled "A bill to correct the military record of William F. Songer," beg leave to submit the following report, and recommend that said bill do ommended by the committee. The Clerk read as follows: P~b iR a bill enacting that William F. Songer; private Companl B, Forty­ The committee recommend that the bill be· amended bv- Frtriki:ng out-all second Regiment Indiana Volunteers be-relieved of the charge o de rtion. after the word 'WhetseL" in line 5; and inserting the 'following: " Late The evidence shows that he served faithfully during hi& first enlistment; private in U01npany B. Second Regiment United States Cavalry, to $16 per t.bat in October, 1Ht>4, nine months after his second enlistm.ent, he d eserted, month for gunshot wound of ri~ht;- thigh and ca-llouses of buttocks, in lieu of returning to his home to visit. his wife, who was sick, and she remained sick the pension which he now rece1ve . " 8 long time thereafter. In consideration of his faithful service for three years, the committee are The amendment was ~ooreed to. of opinion that this bill should pass. The- bill as amended was laid. aside to be reported to the Ho11Se Mr. TALBERT. Mr. Chairman, I would ask that this bin be with: a favorable r__ecommendation. laid aside with an unfavorable report. It has no merit. Let us SARAH ANN WIBLE. pass mel"itorious bills or none. I move that it be laid aside.with The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H._ R. an unfa.: orable re-port. 5311) granting a.. pension to Sarah Ann Wible. The motion was rejected. The bill was reaectfully report: amended by adding after the word "authorized," in line 4; t he words "and William Waldrup enlisted as private in Company F, Sixth Tennessee dL--ected,' and by strikin~ out all of line 6 aft.er the letter "B," and by strik­ Cavalry Volunteers, September 21, 1802, and served faithfully until honor­ ing out the word" also" m line 7, a.nci, as amended, that the bill do pass. ably discharged July 25, 1865. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Invalid He applied for p ension October 2, 188!), for chronic bronchitis and chronic Pensions was agreed to. diarrhea contracted in service, but being poor and unahleto furnish satisfac­ to!:Y proof of origin, his claim was rejected June 29,1&;5, under order No. 92. Mr. ERDMA.J.'f. Mx. Cha.in:nan, I just want to call the atten­ He filed a claim. under aot of June Zi..,. 1890, on.. July l.D,- 1890~ for disease ot tion of gentlemen on the other side who say we are discussmg 4900 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,· these matters intelligently to what is done as shown in this re­ The bill was read, as follows: port. This soldier was killed by a sled. Now, does the House Be it e11acted, etc., 'l'hat the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, determine. that that was due to his army service? I want to ask authorized and directed to revoke the order of the Commissioner of Pensions the gentlemen on the other side whether we are to have that es­ of the date of April10, 1895, to recover from George Hager, late a private of Company B, Ninety-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the late war tablished now as a new principle in the granting of pensions? of the rebellion, by withholding from hiB current pension (certificate nnm· Mr. CROWTHER. I would like to answer the gentleman from bered 222172) the sum of $2 per month from July 29, 1863, to September U, Pennsylvania by stating that the soldier in this case was pen­ 1881, inclusive. SEC. 2. That said Geozoge Hager shall IIJ)t, in any manner, be required to sioned for rheumatism, and that by reason of his rheumatic a:fflic­ refund or repay to the United States said sum of $2 per month, or any part tion he was unable to get out of the way of a loaded sled, and by thereof; and thE> Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed indirection the result of his death was due to his army service. to pay said George Hager the pension provided for in his certificate of pen­ sion bearing date AprillO, 1895 (No. 222172), and all additional pension that Mr. ERDMAN. There is nothing in the report to show it. may herP-after be allowed him. if an¥, without deducting therefrom said The bill as amended was laid aside to be reported to the House sum of $2 per month referred to in the first section hereof or any part thereof. with a favorable recommendation. Mr. DALZELL. Let the report be read. MRS. F. E. MARSHALL, The report (by Mr. LAYTON) was read, as follows: Mr. DALZELL. Mr. Chairman, a short time ago the House The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R: 4B88) for the relief of George Hager,havingexamined the evidence in the case bill (No. 4090) granting an increase of pension to Mrs. F. E. Mar­ with great care, report as follows: · shall was withdrawn by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. CoL­ George Hager enlisted in Company B, Ninety-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infan· .SON], he stating that the ~laimant had deceased. No motion was try, August 12,1862. He was taken prisoner at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Decem· made at the time; and that bill, unless otherwise disposed of, will ber 31, 1862; paroled at City Point, Va.., Febrnarv 9, 1863; reported at Camp Parole, Md., February 11, 1863; admitted to hospltal at Annapolis, :Md., Feb­ remain on the Calendar. I move, therefore, that it be laid aside ruary 11, 1863, and discharged July 28, 18ti3, for phthisis pulmonalia, with with the recommendation that it lie on the table. extreme debility, contracted (as he states) while in prison at Richmond. Mr. PICKLER. I do not kuow whether the gentleman from While in hospital at Annapolis, Md., he was treated for catarrh as well as for the disease for which he wa!>discharged. . Kentucky has the power or authority to do that. The committee On March 6, 1866, he filed a claim for pension, alleg-ing that he was rendered authorized him to withdraw the bill. He can do that. partially insane by abuse and hardship while a prisoner of war, and that by Mr. SPALDING. The bill has been already withdrawn. reason of said sickness he had not been able to labor any after leaving the service. For some unexplained reason he was not examined medically on Mr. PICKLER. I have no objection to the suggestion of the that application. gentleman from Pennsylvania. On September 15, 1881, he filed another declaration, in which he alleged tr­ The CHAIRl\f.A...."'{. If there be no objection, this bill will be laid phus fever, causing pains in his neck, which affected his eyes, and also chrome aside to be reported to the House with the recommendation that catarrh in right breast. On December 11, 1882t,.a certificate was issued~ ~llow· ing him $2 per month for disease of eyes from t~nly 29,1863. the date of nis dis­ it lie on the table. charge. On November 30, 1887, his pension was increased for same cause to The1·e was no objection. S8 per month, which he continued to draw until March 4, 1895. Recently it has been discovered that in hiB decln.ration, filed in 1866, he did not distinctly DR. H.A.RRISON WAGNER. nama disease of eyes as a cause of disability entitling him to pension, and on that account a reissue has been made to change the date of commencement The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. of pension for disease of eyes from the date of his discharge to September 15, 6789) granting a pension and for the relief of Dr. Harrison Wagner. 1881, the date of fi~g the declaration distinctly setting forth disease of eyes, The bill was read, as follows: and directing the withholding of his pension to recover the amount paid from Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the ~terior be, and he is her~ by, discharge to September 14,1881. While this ma;v have been correct action authorized and directed to place upon the pens10n roll the name of Harnson from astrict technical point of view, we feel that m view of the mental condi­ Wagner, and pay him a pension of $40 per month. tion of the soldier at the time of making hi.s first claim, as shown in the decla· ration itself, he should not have been held toanaccnratestatementof his dis­ Mr. TALBERT. I would like to have the report read. abilities, but should be allowed pension for the disabilities established as of The report (by Mr. KERR) was read, as follows: service origin. The evidence on file in the Pension Office, all of which your committee has The evidence in this matter is very voluminous, and only the substance of carefully examined, shows clearly and satisfactorily that prior to his enter­ it can be set forth in this report. In 1862 the beneficiary was an advanced ing the service Mr. Hager was a strong and health:y man and that his eyes medical student in the State of Maryland, and on the 27th day of September. and eyesight were good. It is further shown that lllliDediately after his re­ 1862 he enlisted in the Union service as a hospital nurse at General Hospital turn home from the Army, and from thenct' until the present. his eyes were No. '1, Frederick, Md...... sore and diseased, and the evesight badly affected, and that he was otherwise Soon after his enlistment as nurse he was exam.med w1th a VIew to ntilizmg diseased, injured, and disabled. his services as n. physician.and surgeon. ~e p~sed th~ examination, and: was These facts are clearly shown by the sworn testimonyj on file in the office, assigned to duty as an aSSist~t surgeon m sa1d hosp~tal. Soon ~fter his as­ of George McAdams, William Hagar, William Haruff, ames Haruff, John signment to duty, as aforeBaid,smallp~x broke.ont m.the h:osp.ltal,andh:e Grassley\ John Neff, Frederick Boyer, and Darius Mcintire, all of whom was assi~ed to attend and treat the patients afflicted With thiS disea:se. His services m this regard were faithfully performed, and were so laborious and served With him in the same company and regiment and were also neighbors constant that his health was completely ruined. and knew him well before, during, and after his ervice. The last named, The evidence shows t.hat upon his .enli_stment J:le was .a str!Jng, healthy, and Darius Mcintire, was also captured by the Confederates and confined in able-bodied man, but smce the exprratwn of his serVIce his health has con­ Libby Prison with Mr. Hager. · Christian Neff, Daniel Grassley, Godfried Klenk, Char~es Mack, Isaac Zer~el stantly grown worse, until in 1875 he was compelled to give up .his practice andJa~ob f?h~?-ffer, near neighbors of Mr. Hager, also testify. as to the ph~s1forces, upon the eve of the battle the bill to explain briefly the effect of the action proposed here. of Gettysburg, soin

affecting his pension o~ $8 per month in any w~y, but that that ELEANOR L. CURTISS. should be withheld until the Government was rermbursed for the The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. mistake that had been made in allowing the pension from 1863 to 5710) granting a pension to Eleanor L. Curtiss. 1881 at $2 per month. The bill was read, as follows: . Mr. DINGLEY. I want to ask if it is the practice of the Pen­ Be it enacted. etc., That the Secretary. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, sion Office to order a reimbursement in sU:ch a case~ where they authorized and directed to pla-ce upon the pension roll the name of Eleanor discover a mistake in a former ruling? L. Curtiss, widow of Warner H. Curtiss, late captain and provost-marshal of the Sixth Congressional district of Iowa, and pay her a pension of ~ per Mr. LAYTON. Yes; it is. Now, the committee find, as a mat­ month. · ter of fact that in this case it was simply a technical objection Th.e Committee on Invalid Pensions recommended the following and mistake. There is no question about the _q.isability of this amendments: soldier,.and that the general application which stated th~t h;e had In line 7 strike out" twenty" and insert" twelve." been disabled from the performance of manual labor while m the Insert after the word "month," in line 8; "and $2 per month additional for service undoubtedly covered the disease of the eyes for which he each of her two children during minority." · elaimed a pension, and for which he was afterwards allowed a; Mr. DINGLEY. Let us have the report read: pension. From that disability he is no~ suffering. · For ~hat rea­ The report (by Mr. PICKLER) was read, as follows: · son the committee found that the pension should be contmued to The Committee on Invalid P ensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. him without this deduction. · That is all there is in this bill. There 5710) granting a pension to Eleanor L. Curtiss, having carefully examined the is no question of allowing arrears of pension-at a ll involved in same, respectfnlly submit the following r eport: · Warner H. Curtiss was appointed captain and provost-marshal of the Sixth this case. Congressional district of Iowa on April 30, 1863; he took the oath May 9, 1863, The bill was ordered to be laid aside to be reported to the House and was honorably discharged October 31, 1865. He died March 5, 1895, leav­ with a favorable recommendation. ing a widow and two children, both of whom are minors at the present time. At the date of his death he wasdrawingapension of Sl2underthe act of June ELIZABETH WA~TS KEARNY. ?:l, 1890, for total loss of right hand. His widow, the beneficiary named in the bill, filed application under the act The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. of June ?:l, 1890, and also applied for the accrued pension due her husband at 6283) granting a pension to Elizabeth Watts Kearny; daughter of his death. · Both· claims were · r·ejected June 12, 1895, on the ground .of" no title, the above-named man not having been regularly muster ed into the the late Philip Kearny, major-gEmei·al, United States Army. service." · The bill was read, as follows: _ · . · . · The fifth subdivision of section 4693 of the R evised Statutes mentions the class of officers to which the husband of this widow belonged. They were Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, held to be pensionable under the act of 1890 until November 24,1893, when the authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll the name of Elizabeth Department adopted a contrary rule. Watts Kearny daughter of the late Philip Kearny, ~jor-general, United The widow is without other means of support than her daily labor. States Army, S:nd to pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month during Your committee respectfully recommend the passage of the bill with the her natural life. . following amendments: 11 In line 7 strike out "twenty" and insert "twelve." The committee recommended an amendment striking out fifty" Insert after the word "month," in line 8, "and $2 per month additional for and inserting" twenty-five." each of her two children during minority." Mr. TALBERT. Mr. Chairman, ! "should like to have the The amendment recommended bythe co,mmitteewas agreed to. report read. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on laying aside this bill to . The report (by Mr. McCLELLAN) was read, as follows: be reported to the House with a favorable recommendation. The Committee on Invalid Pensi~ns. to whom was referred the bill (H. R. The. question was taken, and the Chairman announced that the 6283) granting a pension to Elizabeth Watts Kearny, have had the same under ·noes seemed. to have it. · · eonsideration and report a-s follows: . . . . Miss Kearny is the daughter of the late MaJ. Gen. Philip Kearny, Uruted . Mr. HOOKER. Division. .States Army, whose services appear from the accompanying letters from the The-committee divided; and there were-ayes 61, noes none. War Department. She is well advanced in years, in feeble health, almost Accordingly the bill was ordered to be laid aside to be reported blind, and destitute. In view of ·these facts, and in recognit ion of the great service rendered to to the House with a favorable recommendation. the country by her father, your committee recommend that the bill pass THOMAS D. WALKER. with the following amendment: In line 7 strike out the word "fifty" and insert in lieu thereof the word The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. "twenty-five." 6483) granting an increase of pension to Thomas D. Walker. The bill was read, as follows: RECORD AND PENSION OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT, Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, Wa.shington City, Fem-ua:ry St., 1898. authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll, subject to the_pro­ SIR: Referring to your letter of the 21st instant, received to-day, in which visions and limitations of the pension laws. the name of Thomas D. Walker,. you request to be furnished with a. statement showing the military record of late a private in Company B, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay Maj. Gen. Phil. Kearny, for the use of t he Committee on Invalid Pensions in him a pension of $12 per month. the consideration of a. bill for the relief of his daughter, lam directed by the Secretary of War to inform you that it is shown by the records of this office Mr. DALZELL. Let us have the report read, Mr. Chairman. that Philip Kearny was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers August The report (by Mr. PICKLER) was read, as follows: 7 1861, to rank from May 17, 1861, and accepted the commission August 24, The Committee on Invalid Pensions. to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1861, and that he was appointed major-general of volunteers July 25,1862, to 6483) granting increase of pension to Thomas D. Walker, have carefully ex­ rank from July 4, 1862, and accepted the appointment An~st 2, 1862. The amined the same, and respectfully submit the following report: records show that he was as~igned to the Department of the Potomac 1n The soldier enlisted as a private in Company B, Fourth Kentucky Volunteer Special Orders, No. 1il, dated Headquarters of the Army, August 24, 1861, and Infantry, on August 20, 1861, and was mustered out and honorably discharged 1hat he was killed in action at Chantilly, Va., September 1,1862. : on August 17, 1865. · - I am further directed to inform you that General Kearny had service in the He applied under the law of June '1:1, 1890, and was allowed $6 per month on Regular Army, and that the records of the permanent military establishment account of ge~eral debility: . Apri122i1895, he made applicatiOn f9r increase are filed in the office of the AdJutant-General of the Army, to whom your on account of mcreased debility and o d age. June 1!), 1895, the medical exami­ letter has this day been transmitted. nation shows that he is "totally unable to J)flrform manual labor and his con­ Very respectfully, F. C. AINSWORTH, dition is not the result of vicious habits. Disabled by piles, six-eighteenths; Colonel, United States Army, Chief Record and Pension Office. by disease of heart, four-eighteenths; by injury to hip and back, ten-eight­ Hon. J. A. PicKLER, een~hs; general debility, six-eighteenths." H e was allowed an increase of Chairman Comrnittee on Invalid Pensions, House of Repre.sentatives. but $2, however, because he had not alleged the several specific disabilities found by the examining board. Mr. TALBERT. Mr. Chairman, I should like to hear some ad­ The soldier is 66 years of age, and has no means of support. ditional reasons stated by the gentleman from New York [Mr. Your committee respectfully recommend the passage of the bill. CURTISl why this pension should be granted. . _ The bill was ordered to be laid aside to be reported to the Mr. CURTIS of New York. Mr. Chairman, this lady is the House with a favorable recommendation. daughter of a very distinguished officer of the war, who rendered CARRIE L. YEATON. valuable services to the Government in the Mexican war, where The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 1924) he lost an arm, and later in the rebellion, until he was killed at granting a pension to Carrie L. Yeaton. Chantilly, Va., as stated in the report, in 1862. The bill was read, as follows: His daughter is comparatively, perhaps actually, destitute; ad­ Be it en.acte.d, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, vanced in years; her eyesight has failed. She is unable to per­ authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions form the labor which persons of her education and qualifications and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Carrie L. Yeaton, widow of L ewis D. Yeaton, late a private in Company F, Eighth Maine Volunteer In· might easily do. As no one is receiving a pension on account of fan try, at the rate of $8 per month. the military service of General Kearny, it is thought to be en­ The Committee on Invalid Pensions recommended the follow­ tirely consistent that his child should, in view of her physical dis­ ing amendments: abilities and her dependence, be placed upon the pension roll. I Strike out, in lines 4 and 5, the words, "subject to the provisions and limi· am sure my friend from South Carolina [Mr. TALBERT] has that tations of the pension laws." gallantry of feeling and devotion to those persons thus situated In line 8, strike out the word "eight" and insert in lieu thereof the word which will lead him to be entirely satisfied with this statement. "twelve." The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. Mr. DINGLEY. Let the report be read. The bill as amended was ordered to be lajd aside to be reported Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from New to the House wit.h a favorable recommendation. Hampshire [Mr. SULLOWAY], who reported this bill, is familiar 4902 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- · HOUSE. with the facts, and can make a statement that I think will satisfy this bill, is now 77 years of age, di a bled for work, and without means of Slip­ the committee, without the reading of this long report. port. If he were the father of the soldier be would be pensionable, but as ho IS not he has no title to pension under exis.ting law. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the gentleman can make Your committee are of opinion that since he acted the part of· a. father to a statement. the soldier he should receive the same benefit in hi old a.ge that be would There was no objection. were he the father, and they therefore recommend that the bill do pass; :Mr. SULLOW A Y. Mr. Chairman, there is nothing in this case fCries of " Vote! " " Vote! "] except a question as to the malTiage of the soldier to the person Mr. ERDMAN. Only one word. I want t(} call the attention named in the bill. The soldier was married, but I do not have of the House to the fact that this is a foster father. We have the date before me at this moment. It is stated in the report, given foster mothers pensions; but this is the case of a foster however. Subsequently he separated from his wife, and in 1872 father. was married to the lady in whose interest this bill is offered. She Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Pennsyl­ believed him to be a single man and she lived with him for twenty­ vania would have this committee believe that this is something one years and bore him three children. They were during that new. It is on a par with the thrusts he makes from time to time time recognized as husband and wife. The first wife, in 1882, I here. This foster father took this boy when he was 2t years old think it was, obtained a divorce and subsequently died. The and cared for, clothed, fed, and educated him until he was 17 soldier and this woman continued to live together until the death years of age, when he went into the Army; and the boy when in of the soldier. He died of disease contracted in the service, and the service died at Andersonville. This foster father is now 77 this lady asks for the $12 a month that she would ba entitled to years of age, without means of support, and time and time again under the law. Congress has given relief in such cases as this. He was not the :Mr. PICKLER. And this is a Senate bill. father of the boy, or he would be pensionable at the Pension Of­ Mr. SULLOWAY. It is a Senate bill. Twelve dollars is all fice; but to all intents and purposes he was tha father of the boy, that is asked here. That is all there is in it. It is a question because he cared for him, educated him, and had charge of him whether you will say, under the circumstances, she shall receive until he ~ent into the Anny. The gentleman, I suppose, just it or not. wants this old father, who is now 77 years old to go to the poor­ :Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, there is nothing the matter house rather than grant telief which is in the line of the action of with this bill! The trifling fact that the soldier had another wife Congress time and again in this connection. living when he married this woman ought not to stand in. the Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman. the gentleman knows very well way! I do not see the necessity of having the report read or hav­ that this foster father did not legaUy adopt this child. ing it spread on the RECORD so as to show that there is anything Mr. PICKLER. I know no such thing~ to entitle this widow to a pension! Mr. ERDMAN. Your report does not show that he did. The amendment recommended by the- committee was agreed to. Mr. PICKLER. The report does not show everything in a.case~ The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside with a favor'­ Mr. ERD:MAN. Exactly. able 1·eport. Mr. PICKLER. The report shows the facts. Now, I suppose the gentleman wants th~ uommittee to look up the records-to see NEIL M'NEIL. whether the boy wa technically adopted. I do not think in the The next business on the Private Calendar waS" the bill (H. R . case of an old man who is 77 years of age that this country is going 1820) granting a pension to Neil McNeil: to be technical about going: to the relief of those old men who The bill was read, as follows: reared these soldiers who died at Andersonville [Applause.] . Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, a.nd he is hereby, Mr. SNOVER. I wish tosaythatthegentlemanfromPennsyl­ authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pens10n laws, the name of Neil McNeil, and pay him a vania may possibly be reliflved with a knowledge of the fa.ct that pension a.t the rate of 12 a. month. on or about the time the bill was favorably reported in this case Mr. DINGLEY. Let us have the report, Mr. Chairman. the person named in the bill died, which will make it unnecessary The report (by Mr. A..'iDERSON) was read, a follows: for the House to further consider it. The Committee on Invalid P ensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. The CHAIRl\rAN. Does the gentleman move that the Commit- 1820) g1•anting a. pension to Neil Me ... Tell, report as follows: tee of the Whole recommend that the bill lie on the table? This man alleges that about August 20, 1862 at the request of Ca. pt. Richard Mr. SNOVER. I make that motion. Stout, he, with a number of other joined Company B, Ninth Minnesota Vol­ unteer Infantry, to assist in protecting. the settlez:s on. the frontier against Mr. PICKLER . What is the object of that? the Indians. The CHAIRMAN. lt is done on the statement of the gentle­ The company was divided into squads· of about 15 men each, and he had man that the beneficiary has died since the report was made. command of one of the squads. That on September 3, 1862, in what was known as the battle of Acton, an The motion was agreed to. engagement with Indians, he received a gunshot wound in the left arm, about JOSEPH J '. HUDSON. 4 inches from the shoulder. said shot cutting the upper tendon of the flexor muscle, by reason of which he is much disabled in. the performance of the The next busineSS" on the Private Calendar was~ the bill (IL R. labor required in his occupation as a farmer. 4363) to increase the pension of Joseph J. Hudson. The above allegations of MeNeil are corroborated by the sworn statements The bill was read, as-follows: of N . R. Thompson and Jacob A. Wolverton, members of Company B, Ninth Minnesota. Volunteers, with which McNeil was serving when wounded. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, ana is liereby au­ William Reems, :mother member of the company, testifiPs under oath that thorized and directed to increase the penRion of J ph J. Hudson, late a he was wounded at the time and _place and under the circum tances alle~d. member-of Company I, One hundred and tenth Regiment of" Illin.oi Infantry, Th evid~nce e tablishes beyond q uestiorr the fact that MeNell was wounded from twenty-four to seventy-two dollars per month. in b!tttle while set"\ing with United States soldiers and under command of Mr. MILNES. Read the report: United States officers. The board of pension examining surgeons find, descrfbe, and rate the wound, The report (by Mr. WooD) was read, as follows: but the Pension Bureau C'.an not admit i~ as claimant was not enlisted or mus· The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (11. R. tered into the United States service. Your committee consider the bill one 4363) to increase the pension of Joseph J . Hudson, submit the following of merit nd r ecommend that it be amended by inserting after the name report: "Neil McNeil," in line 6, the words "of Dayton, Hennepin County, Minn.," Claimant enlisted Angust" 12-, 1862; was di..qcb.arged June 24.. 1863, for this and that as amended the bill do pass. disability-' atrophy of the muscle~:~h!:>~:t~:.retary of the Interior, who directed his name to be 3496) for the relief of Oliver Dodge, and to place him upon the In this investigation it was developed that when 8 oYlOyears of age be had pension roll. an attack of nervous fever, whlch left him with contraction of the tendons The bill was read, as follows: of both forearms and some deformity of the wrists. In his restoration hewas rated at twelve.eighteenths "eliminating·disease Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he· is-hereby, of spine and deformity of wrists, which appear to have existed prfor to en­ authorized and directed to place the name of Oliver Dodf":raandopted father listment." This is true so far as deformity of wrists is concerned, but your of George Alger, late private Company F, Tenth Michigan try, npon the committee have searched in vain the record to find any evidence showing pension roll at the rate of $.12 per month. claimant to have had any spinal disease upon or before his enru tment;,. and Mr. TALBERT. Mr. Chairman, I should like t o hear the report for twelve or more years there is no e-vidence to show that be was aflhcted read. with any disoa e what verexeeptthi.q Alight dP.fnrmity of wrists, which did not prevent his being accepted a. a soldier on enlistment. The report (by Mr. THOMAS) was read, as follows: The medical referee of the P.msion Office.- notwithstanding the above state The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 0f affairs, in. a.n opinion January 4, 1 96, affirming rejection of an increase, 3496) for relief of Oliver Dodge, havjng carefully examined the evidence in says: . this case, reJ>ort as follows: ··It is not possible for me to state the nature of the sickness prior to er vice, George Alger, when about~ years of age, was given by his mother, who but whatever it wa it caused contraction of various tendons, and the present bad been left destit ute by her busband, to Oliver Dodge, who cared for, fed. condition of the_.PenAiom•r appeal to be a continuation of this early trouble." clotLed, and educated him until he was about 17 years of age. when he en­ The board of United States surgeons who examined this oldier say: listed in Company F. Tenth Michigan Infantry, November 18, 1861. He served "He can not. bear his weig:ht on his feet for a moment. There are several continuously until February 20, 1~ when reported missing in action. The points of bony deposits on the dorsum of feet. Thi condition of hands and muster-out- roll of his company shows that he died at; AndersonvHlP, Ga., feet is result of a long standing ease of anicular rheumatism. He is able to August 10, J.8M, while a pnsoner of war. Oliver- Dodge, t he beneficiary of do n othing whatever and requires a constant attendant." 1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 4903

It is admitted that the rheumatism for which this soldier is pensioned is of affecting her hands. On account of her physical condition she is totally in­ service origin. His condition is most pitiable, being unable to do a thing to capacitated from earning a living. The claimant made application for pen­ help himself. Constant attention from attendants is required in his case. sion, but as she is unable to prove absolutely the death of her husband the We think the evidence fairly shows that this condition is the result of disease claim could not be allowed. contracted in the service, and not from the nervous fever or from the de­ From the facts set forth your committee is of the opinion that the soldier formity of wrists of twelve years prior to enlistment. Whether the medical is dead, and in.asmuch as the claimant is living on the charity of her friends referee or the committee-are correct in this, we submit that justice and char­ and is in such a pitiful condition ·physically, and as there are precedents of ity alike demand that the bill do pass. special legislation of this kind, the passage of the bill is recommended. The bill was ordered to be laid aside with a favorable recom­ The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with the rec· mendation. ommendation that it do pass. SOPHIA D. CLENDENIN. SAMUEL GOLDW.A.TE.R. The next business on the Private Calendar was thB bill (H. R. 1894) granting a pension to Sophia D. Clendenin. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 404) The bill was read, as follows: · granting a pension to Samuel Goldwater. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, The bill was read, as follows: directed to place on the pension roll of the United States the nam~ of Sophia Be it enacted~ etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and bl3 is hereby, D. Clendenin. widow of the late Col. D. R. Clendenin, of the ITmted States authorized ano directed to place on the pension roll at the rate of $15 per Army, and pay her during her natural life and widowhood a pension at the month, the name of Samuel Goldwater, late of Company A, First Regiment rate of 850 per month. Missouri Volunteer Infantry, National Guard. Mr. WOOD. Mr. Chairman, the Senate bill for the same pur­ pose grants precisely the same pension as the House bill, and the 1\fr. :MILNES. Let the report be read. The report (by Mr. CROWTHER) was read, as follows: Senate report is substantially the same as the House report, and The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 4.0!) I ask consent that the Senate bill be substituted for the House granting a pension to Samuel Goldwater, have examined the same and beg bill. leave to report: :Mr. DINGLEY. Before that is done, Mr. Chairman, let there- The claimant served a short time in the Missouri militia and shortly after dischar~ suffered from a-n affection of the eyes, which he alleged was the port be read. result or sunstroke received while in the Army. He is now almost, if not The report (by 1\Ir. WooD) was read, as follows: totally, blind. 'Ihe physicians who examined the case gave it as their opin­ The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. ion that the disease was occa :i.oned by sunstroke, but the evidence submitted 1894) granting a pension to Sophia D. Clendenin, submit the followingreyort: failed to Tlrove that fact conclusively, and hence the case was rejected by the David R. Clend~ late the husband of claimant, was first commiSSioned Penc;ion B ureau. May JO, 1861, by President Abraham Lincoln. as first lieutenant Fifth Regi· The testimony shows that claimant is a man of good reputation and high ment, Third Brigade, Militia of the District of Columbia. On September 18, integrity. 1861, he became major :E.'ighth Illinois Cavalry. He was promoted lieutenant­ l. our committee recommend that the word "fifteen," in the fifth line of colonel of same regiment December 5,1862, and colonel and brigadier-gen­ the bill, be stricken out and the word "twelve " inserted in lieu thereof, and er l of volunteers by bre>et in 11365 for meritorious services. He became as so am~ded the bill do pass. - major of Eighth United States Cavalry January 22, 1867, lieutenant-colonel Third United States Cavalry November 1, 188.:3, colonel Second United Stares :M:r. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, I commend this re-port to gen­ Cavalry October 2!!, 1888, and was retTired April 20, 1891. He died March 5, tlemen on the other side as an illustration of what is deemed in 189.'5. this body sufficient ground for grantino- a pension. This report Hi~ widow, the claimant, shared his dangers in the field. She is now in feeble health and :;trn.itened crrcumsta.nces. says that the claimant served a "short time" in the Missouri mi· The services of Colonel Clendenin in four years of war were especially litia, but it does not state how long. It speaks of the" Missouri meritorious. receiving the commendation of Generals Lew Wallace, Hunter, militia" without specifying what particular branch it referred to, Kautz, Foster, and Elk:i.n. In his service in Texas, in Indian campaigns since the war, he received the special commendation of Governor Ro~, of Texas. when there were.half a dozen kinds of Missouri militia. It says and United States Collector Coeke for his vigilance· in presel~ving order on that he was discharged on account of "an affection of the eyes" the front;ier. without telling what the affection was. Yet this report pretends His widow is now on the pension roll at $25 per month under general law. It is insufficient for her support, and in view of the distinguished services to set forth in these few brief lines sufficient information to jus· of olonel Clendenin, your committee recommend that this bill do pass. tify Congress in granting a pension! The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gen­ Mr. DINGLEY. Was this soldier ever in the United St.ates tleman from illinois fMr. WooD] that the Senate bill be substi­ service? tuted for the H(}use bill? Mr. PICKLER. He was a member of the Missouri militia that There was no objection. were never technically mustered into the service, but were under The Senate bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with command of United States officers and actually served in the the recommendation that it do pass. Army. On motion of Mr. WOOD, the House bill (H. R. 1894) was laid Mr. DINGLEY. How long did he serve? on the table. Mr. PICKLER. I do not remember. ELLEN KINGSLEY. Mr. ERDMAN. Probably he served a day or an hour. Mr. PICKLER. Oh, well, "probably" he served five years. If The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 1215) we are going to suppose about it we can suppose any period we granting a pension to Ellen Kingsley. please. T'nese Missouri militia, while they were not all mustered . The bill was read, as follows: into the service, were technically, as I have said, under the com­ Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provi· mand of the United States officers and rendered very efficient serv· sions and limitations of the pens!on laws. the name of Ellen Kingsley, widow ice. They were out during the Pri-ce raid and other 1-ru.ds. They of Henry E . .Kingsley, late of Company F, Second New York Cavalry Volun­ served whenever the United States call~ upon them. They saved teers. Missouri to the Union. They protected the Union people of that The amendment recommended by the Committee on Invalid State. They kept out invasion of Missouri from the rebel side, and Pensions was agreed to, inserting after the words " pension roll" they were as valuable as any other soldiers engaged in sexvice in the words" at $8 per month." that region. There are several. classes of the Missouri militia; Mr. l\1cCLE.AR Y of Minnesota. I ask that the report be read. but, as to most of them, if they had applied for pension before a The report (by Mr. ANDREWS) was read, as follows: certain date they would have received it under the general law. The Committee on Invalid Pensions to whom was referred the bill (S.1215) This man belongs to the class of militia that can not get pensions granting a pension to Ellen Kinasley, adopt as their own the report of the regularly in the Pension Office, and in such exceptional cases Senate Committee on Pensions, No. 137, herewith, and recommend the passage it of the bill with the following amendment: has been the practice (}f Congress to grant pensions. This is no Insert, after the word "roll," in line 4., the words "at $8 per month.'' new question. This is right along the line of precedents. This bill is a Senate bill. . [Senate Report No. 137, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session.] The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with the The Committee on Pensions have considered the bill (S. ~215) granting a recommendation that it do pass. pension to Ellen Kingsley, and submit the following report: - The petitioner was the wife and is, your committee believes, the widow of WILLI.AM BROWN, Henry E. Kingsley, who, according to the records of the War Department, was enrolled and mustered into t;he service of the United States August 23, The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 4£6) 1864:, as a private iJ!. Company F, Second New York Cavalry, to serve one year, granting an increase of pension to William Brown. and that he was mustered out with the company June 5,.1S65, at Alexandria, Va. The bill was read, as follows: From affidavits on file in this case it appears that the petitioner married Be it .enacted, e~c., That the Secretary of t~e Interior !'a· and he is he;reby, the soldier in 1856, and that after the war they resided m New York State authonzed and directed to place on the PeDSlon roll, subJect to the proVlSiolLS until1871, when they moved to Nebraska. In May, 1875, the husband of the and limita~ions of th~ pensiOJ?. la.ws, the name of William Bro'!..~ late of c_ om­ claimant suddenly,: dhoappeared and has never been seen since by anyone pany D, Eighth Regunent .M.1chigan Cavalry. at the ra.te of ~a month in known to the family. He has never applied for a pension, nor is his address lieu of the pensio11 he is now receiving, from and after the passage of this ~t. known to the Army and Navy Survivors' Division of the Pension Burean. There is also ample evidence on file to prove that the claimant has never 1\ir. McCLEARY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, this is a good remarried: that her husband has been mourned as dead for many years, and bill, but I would like to have the report read. that every effort bas bPen exhausted to find him. As shown by affidavits of neighbors and her family physician, the claimant The report (by 1\Ir. THOMAS) was read, as follows: is absolutely without any property of any kinm in a g'!.antmg a pensiOn to Wilham Brown, adopt the accompanying Senate report chronic form, obliging her to use two crutches in order to move a.bout, also (No. 66) as their own, and respectfully recommend its passage. 4904 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6, .

[Senate Report No. 66, Fifty-fourth Congress, first sesSion:] Mr. CROWTHER. Mr. Chairman, all the facts in the case are The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill tS. 466) grant­ contained in that paragraph. · . ing a pension to William Brown, have examined the same and report: The petitioner, William Brown, was a member of Company D, Eighth The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with the rec­ Regiment Michigan Cavalry; enlisted on the 21st day of March, 1864, and was ommendation that it do pass. discharged M.arch 10, 1865. He was wounded and taken prisoner August 2, 1864, and the record of the War Department shows him to have been a pris­ C. E. PHILBROOK. oneT about one hundred and forty days. It is also shown by papers herewith The next business on the. Private Calendar was the bill (8. 739) submitted that he is unable to perform any manual labor, and is unable to procure the evidence necessary to entitle him to the pension allowed by granting an increase of pension to C. E. Philbrook. law for the disabilities from which he is sufferin~, for the reason that said The bill was read, as follows: disabilities were incurred while a prisoner of warm the hands of the enemy, Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, and he was discharged soon after his escape from prison without having authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll, subject to the provi­ opportunity to he sent to a hospital and thereby make a. hospital report; sions and limitations of the pension lawsl the name of C. E. Philbrook, widow tnerefore he does not know the address of any comrade who was a prisoner of Alvah Philbrook, major of Twenty-rourth Regiment Wisconsin Volun­ with him, or who knows him, and could give evidence in his case. He was con­ teers, and pay her a pension of sao per month, the same to he in lieu of the fined at Andersonville and Florence, making his escape on D"cember15,1864; pension she now receives: P,·ovided, That no claim for arrears shall be then he resided at Annapolis; when strong enough to travel, was sent home allowed by reason of the passage of this act. on a furlough, and was sick for two years thereafter with diflease of the bowels. The committee submit the following affidavits o! disease of which The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. he is now suffering: · Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, this is a bill that ought to pass. Dr. C. M. Cannon, M.D., testifies: · It "I was the family physician of Rev. William Brown during the conference is clearly in the line of precedent. I desire, however, to ask years of 1888, 1889, and 1890, and during those three years he suffered from this Committee of the Whole to consider another question in con­ rheumatism and valvular disease of heart continually. He also had necrosis nection with this bill. There is a good deal of inquiry as to how of the upper jawbone, which was caused by a.n injury in the late war. This long wo are expected to stay in session under the order of the Com­ kept up a. constant discharge, rendering him unable many times to preach. He is totally unable to do any kind of work and is very poor. He will very mittee on Rules. The Committee on Rules have very kindly given ~loon be out of support, as the decay of the jaw will soon terminate his min­ us two days for the consideration of this pension business; and as isterial career, and, in my opinion, his life also. there is a probability of an early adjournment, it is not likely that . "C. M. CANNON,M.D. "ALDEN, MINN., Februa1-y 1, 189~." they will be able to give us any more time during the remainder Dr. D. L. Kenyon, of Worthington, Minn., certifies that he has been ac­ of the session. We have a long Calendar before us. As has been quainted with Rev. William Brown a year and a half; that he was his family demonstrated by the cases that we have considered so far, most of physician; that he is suffering from a necrosis of the superior maxilla, result­ the beneficiaries of thflse bills are old and helpless and needy: Ing from a wound received from a revolver in the hands of a rebel the morn­ Gentlemen must have noticed that of the bills that we have taken in~ he was taken prisoner; that he is suffering from a catarrhal inflammation of the stomach and bowels, and has been ever since his prison life; that he is in up for consideration this morning two have been laid aside because ;;:;(~~~~iii[!~ ~a;:~ ;:ilf~~re~o;gt;n~n~~~!~~- hi! ~:i:~ro~rt~il!! the beneficiaries have died since the reports were made. I speak church as a preacher because of his feeble condition. of these facts as showing the necessity of considering these pension Hon. JAMES H. KYLE, United States Senator from South Dakota, who is bills as rapidly as possible. personally acquainted with the petitioner and his condition and all the facts Now, with the requirement thateachreport shall be read, a good m the case, appeared before the committee and made the following state­ ment: deal of time is consumed upon each bill, and we get along rather "I desire to say that I have known Mr. Brown for several years. He is a slowly. The question is, What is reasonable, under the circum­ Methodist minister, in poor circum.~tances, is frail in body and suffers al­ stances, as to the length of the day's session? On that point I most continually from the effects of wounds received in the war. I know he is often prevented from doing his work for the above reason, and more fre­ desire to say to gentlemen that this is the anniversary of the bat­ quently talks, when to do so causes great pain. Anyone even casually ac­ tle of the Wilderness, and the soldiers of the Union stayed there quainted with Mr. Brown would know that physically he is unable to do any all night. rApplause.] I am in favor of sitting here as long as work." gentlemen thiiik it is reasonable to stay with us. The Committee Your committee, in view of all the circumstances in this ease, recommend the passage of the bill with an amendment to the title, so as to read: "A bill on Invalid Pensions are very desirous, of course, that this com­ granting an increase of pension to William Brown." mittee shall continue in session as long as possible. Just what we Mr. McCLEARY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I know this may do-whether to remain in session continuously; whet.her to gentleman very well, and I know that the facts are as stated in try to take a recess after a while until this evening; whether :to thereport. . . have another recess reaching over until to-moiTOW morning-are The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with tne rec­ questions which I hope we shall consider during the course of the ommendation that it do pass. next hour, so as to come to some conclusion as to what we shall do. MARY NEWMAN. I think, Mr. Chairman, this is an extraordinary occasion. These cases come from almost every State of the Union. There are very The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (8.1044) few gentlemen on the floor who have not been before the Com­ granting a pension to Mary Newman. mittee on Invalid Pensions or some of these other committees The bill was read, a.s follows: asking the consideration of their bills,·and as many of these gen­ Be it enacted etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorizf:'d and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions tlemen have already expressed t.o members of the Committee on and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary Newman, blind and Invalid Pensions their willingness to stay here, if necessary, all dependent daughter of Thomas G. Newman, now deceased, late of Company night, I trust that patriotic consideration will induce gentlemen K, Ninth Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry, who was a pensiOner under certificate No. 328000, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per to do all that they can in behalf of these poor people whose bills month during her life. are on this Calendar and who are generally old and helpless. I An amendment fixing the amount of the pension at $12 a month believe it is our patriotic duty to forego ordinary considerations of was agreed to. · convenience and stand by this Calendar as long as it is reasonable Mr. DINGLEY. I should like to hear the report. for us to do so. rApplause.l . :Mr. CROWTHER. Mr. Chairman, I would suggest that the Mr. CURTIS of New York. I wish to ask the chairman of the first paragraph of the report presents a very complete statement Committee on Invalid Pensions this question: If we sit here until of the case, and the remainder of the report is made up of affidavits 5 o'clock, then take a recess until 8 o'clock, then sit until half t~ubstantiating the statements. past 10 o'clock, then take a recess until 10 o'clock to-morrow morn­ Mr. DINGLEY. Will the gentleman make a brief statement of ing, will that be satisfactory to the committee? If so, I think it the fads? will be so to the House. Mr. CROWTHER. I suggest that the reading of the first para­ Mr. PICKLER. I do not care to meet that question now. As graph of the report, which contains the gist of the cru;e, will give we get further along we can decide whether and when a recess the desired information. shall be taken. I do not care to agree to anything so long in The fu·st paragraph of the report was read, as follows: advance. To the Congress of the United States: . The CHAffiMAN. The question is on laying this bill ru;ide to Your petitioner, Mary Newman of the city of Hannibal, Mo., respectfully be reported favorably to the House. represents t.hat she is the only child1 of Thomas G. Newman, who was a pri­ The question was decided in the affirmative. vate soldier in the late war, a member of Company K, Ninth Regiment Mi& souri State Cavalry, and that her father received an honorable discharge NANCY CARSON BLUNT. from the Army, and afterwards drew a pension of $8 per month, his pension The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 246) certificate being No. 328003. She further represents that her father, on May 15, 1894, died in the city of granting a pension to Nancy Carson Blunt. Hannibal and left her an orphan and entirely dependent upon charity. Your The bill was read, as follows: petitioner was born November 15, 1868,and has been almost entirely deprived Be it enacted etc. , That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, of the use of her eyes since her birth, and at present there are no hopes of authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provi· her recovering her sight, and she is unable to see to do anything save with sious and limitations of the pen sion laws, the name of Nancy Carson Blunt, difficulty; walk without someone leading her. And not only is your peti­ widow of Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt , decaased, and pay her a pension at the tioner almost blind, but she is a confirmed invalid, having suffered for years. rate of $75 J?er month from and after the passage of this act, in lieu of $30 per And your petitioner prays that you will by special act grant her such pen­ month she IS now receiving. sion as may m such case seem just to you in order that she may no longer be an object of charity, and that she may not be obliged to suffer want in addi­ Mr. BRODERICK. Mr. Chairman, I desire to say only a word tion to her other great affliction. in explanation of this bill. General Blunt resided in Kansas when MARY NEWMAN, By W. A. PARKER, the war commenced. He did not wait until a commission was .Attorney in Fact. tendered to him before enlisting in the Army. He enlisted as a 1896~ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUS.E._ . 4905 private soldier in the first company organized in his county. He The CHAffiMAN. The Chair will state to the gentleman from was made lieutenant of that company, and on account of merito­ Kansas that the time has been exhausted in favor of the bill. The rious services was advanced rapidly from grade to grade until, in remaining time belongs to the gentleman from Missouri. April, 1862, h6 was a brigadier-general. In April, 1863, he was a Mr. CROWTHER. I will yield to my friend from Kansas one full major-general, and, so far as I have been able to ascertain, he minute. wa,s the only full major-general who rose to that position from Mr. BLUE. I will simply use that one minute to say that this the volunteer forces west of the Missouri River. He was a born is the ·only man that I remember, and I think it is unquestionably soldier, and distinguished himself in every engagement in which true, the only man among the volunteers west of the Mississippi he participated. . River who rose from the ranks to be a major-general. The unani­ The claimant here, Mrs. Blunt, was the wife of his early man­ mous report. of the Committee is in favor of the action proposed hood. She was his wife during the war. While he was in the here and the amount that the bill carries. field or on the march she was at home caring for her two chil­ General Blunt wa,s not of that character of genera! officer who dren. She helped to bear the burden and hardships of the war. was a mere general in name, but he went into the thickest of the She is now well advanced in years, and I trust there will be no fight in every contest in which he participated, and the long list objection to granting this increase of her pension. The report is of battles in which he took part entitled him to the rank and the very short, and I ask that it be read. promotion he received. The report (by Mr. BAKER of Kansas) was read, as follows: Mr. BRODERICK. And it should be remembered that he never The committee to whom was referred the bill (8. 246) granting a pension lost a battle. of $75 per month to Nancy Carson Blunt, widow of Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt, Mr. BLUE. And as my colleague says, he never lost a bat­ in lieu of the pension she now receive!', havmg c-arefully examined the facts and circumstances in evidence as well as the age and necessitous condition tle- of the applicant, and the brilliant and magnificent record of General Blunt, Mr. VAN HORN. And did not wait for the enemy to hunt him, earnestly recommend the passage of the bill as it came from the Senate, and but hunted them himself. respectfully adopt the report (8.189) of the Senate Committee on Pensions. Mr. BLUE. Yes; that is correct Mr. Chairman. As stated by [Senate Report No.189, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session.] the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. VAN HoRN], he did not wait for Mrs. Blunt is the widow of the late Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt. She is now the enemy to hunt him. drawing a pension of $30 per month. General Blunt was commissioned as brigadier-general of volunteers April While I have not participated in the action of the House in 14, 1862; a major-general of volunteers March 16, 1863, and he accepted the granting large pensions to the widows of distinguished soldiers, commission May 1, 1863. this is a case that I think is exceptional in its merits, and the pen- Major-General Blunt went into the war at the beginning as a lieutenant of a Kansas regiment, and was advanced, by reason of meritorious service, sion of $75 per month should be granted her. · through different grades to brigadier-general and major-general, and was Mr. ORO WTHER. Mr. Chairman, I am willing to agree to the mustered out of the service June 29, 1865. statement of my colleague from Kansas in regard to the military General Blunt's services were of vital importance to the Western border and his bravery and daring appear plainly enough in the official records or1 record of Gen. James G. Blunt. But we are not considering now the war of the rebellion. He undoubtedly incurred a malady from exposure a pension for General Blunt. We are considering a pension for in the :field that caused his death and left his widow without means. his widow; and it has been the rule that amendments have been His record is a brilliant one, as will appear from the appended statement furnished by the War Department, and your committee are of the opinion made by the Committee on Invalid Pensions to reduce the amounts that it entitles the widow to a much higher rate of pension than she is now to be allowed to the widows of general officers to the sum of $50 drawing. a month. We believe that that sum amply covers any case that Your committee recommend that the bill be amended by striking out the words "one hundred, •: in line 8, and substituting the words "seventy-five." comes before us. We think it large enough, and there should not AB thus amended, the passage of the bill is recommended. be this invidious distinction between the amounts allowed to the widows of general officers and the amounts voted to the widows Of private soldiers, many of whom ought to have been general RECORD AND PENSION OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT, officers themselves. Washington City, January 10, 1896. Mr. POOLE. The gentleman of course only speaks for himself SIR: Referring to your letter of the 8th instant, addressed to the Adjutant­ General of the Army, and by him transmitted to-day to this office, to which and not for the Committee on Invalid Pensions. We made a unan­ the subject pertains, in which you request a statement showing_ the military imous report on the bill, fixing it at $75 a month; and I hope the and medical record of the late Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt, of United States amendment will be rejected. Volunteers, for the use of your committee in the consideration of Senate bill No. 246 I am directed by the secretary of War to inform you that the records The question being taken on the amendment of Mr. CROWTHER, show that James G. Blunt was commissioned brigadier-genetal of volunteers the committee divided; and there were-ayes 55, noes 56. April 14, 1862, to rank from April 8, 1862; that he accepted the commission So the amendment was rejected. [ Applause.l _ April22, 1862; that he was commissioned major-general of volunteers March 16, 1863, to rank from November 29,1862, and that he accepted the commission The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with a favor­ Mayl, 1863. able recommendation. He commanded the Department of Kansas from May 5, 1862, to some time in September, 1862; the djstrict of Kansas, Department of Missouri, from ELIZABETH A. SARGENT, September, 1862, to May, 1863; the district of the frontier, Department of The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (R. R. Missouri, from May, 1863, to October, 1863; the district of the frontier, De­ partment of Kansas, from February 28, 18M, to April1§ 1864; the district of 6111) granting a pension to Elizabeth A. Sargent. upper Arkansas, from August 2, 1864, to October, 18M,1 and the district of The bill was read, as follows: south Kansas from October, 1864, to June 3, 1865. Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby. He was on special service in Kansas and Arkansas from October 1863, to authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions February 28,1864, and on duty at the headquarters, Department of Kansas, and limitations of the pen~;ion laws, the name of Elizabeth A. Sargent, of from April, 1864, to August, 1864. Manchester, N.H., dependent mother of Capt. John B. Sargent, late of Com­ On June 3,1865, he was ordered home to await orders, and he was honorably pany B, Tenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers, and pay her a pension mustered out of service under Special Orders No. 407, paragraph 37, War De­ of $17 per month. partment, Adjutant-General's Office, dated June 29, 1865. No medical record of this officer has been found. Mr. BAKER of New Hampshire. Let the report be read. Very respectfully, The report (by Mr. SULLOWAY) was read, as follows: F. C. AINSWORTH, The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. Colonel, United States ~nny, Chief Record and Pemicm Oj}'ice. 6111) granting a pension to Elizabeth A. Sargent, having carefully considered Hon. J. H. GALLINGER, the same, respectfully report: Chairman C01nmittee on Pensions, United States Senate. Elizabeth A. Sargent, mother of First Lieut. John B. Sargent, late of Com­ Mr. CROWTHER. I move to-amend by striking out "seventy­ pany B, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers, is 81 years of age, is possessed of five " and inserting '' fifty," so as to make this pension $50 a ~n~ft~g:~s;;~at~:~h!;' c!~Pl]~~~~t ~n;~e;l t~e~harity, and her physical month. Lieutenant Sargent was a brave and faithful soldier and officer, and was Mr. BRODERICK. I hope this motion will not prevail. Ever pensioned at the time of his death. He left a minor daughter, who drew a pension from her father's death until December 12, 1895, when she became 16 since the war closed it has been the practice to give to distinguished years of age. He left no widow. generals and their widows large pensjons. A large number of the The mother is now a widow, and has been since 1855. She was wholly de· more prominent generals have been so pensioned, and among them l?endent on her son for support, and during his lifetime he provided and cared for her as long as his health permitted him to earn the means with which to some who never attained the distinction that General Blunt did. do so. A great many widows of soldiers have received pensions of $75 and In view of the clearly established facts, your committee earnestly recom­ $100. General Blunt from thedaythe war commenced was in the mend the passage of the bill. service. From the firing of the first gun he was active, energetic, Mr. BAKER of New Hampshire. Mr. Chairman, my colleague,. and heroic until the close of the war. And now when his widow, [Mr. SULLOWAY] in reporting this bill, has been led into some an aged lady, is left alone and without property, I say it is wrong error, I presume, by the statements which have been made to him. to reduce her pension below the amount proposed in the bill. This lady is nowin a home for elderly people in Manchester, N.H., This bill passed the Senate without a dissenting voice, and it and is properly cared for, and her wants supplied. ought to be concurred in here without any dissent. I regret very The report says that this soldier left no widow. Perhaps in the much that a gentleman on the committee should make this motion. legal sense of the word that is true; but a,s a matter of fact his It ought not to prevail, and I trust it will not. wife, whom he married in 1863, is still living, and the daughter­ Mr: BLUE. Mr. Chairman, I trust the amendment of my col­ of whom the report speaks as being 16 years old, is with her mother league from Missouri will not prevail. I do not believe when he and is being educated, or an attempt is being made to educate her reflects upon the matter that he will insist upon it himself. by her mother from the proceeds of her own unaided toil. .,.

4906 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY6,

The facts are these_: That after having lived with the soldier The r eport (by Mr. KIRKPATRICK) was read, as follows: some twenty-odd years she, by reason of his vicious habits, was The Committe~ on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1001) compelled to seek a divorce, which she obtained. The daughter fou~;:~:g a pension to Elizabeth New, widow of Jethrow New, report as has always remained witli the mother. When the soldier died­ The facts in this ca~ are truly and correctly set forth in the r eport (No. 54) he died in Pittsburg, Pa.-this woman, who was his wife during of the Senate Committee on Pensions, and to avoid repetition the same is the war, sent for his remains, paid all of the expenses of the funeral, adopted as the r eport of this committee. and interred them with honor in the city of Manchester, N. H. Your committee therefore r eport the bill back with the recommendation that it do pass. I have introduced a bill (House bill No. 7536), which is now pend­ The following is the Senate report: ing before the Pension Committee, to pension this woman, who "The Committefl on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S.1051) grant­ procured a divorce not through any fault of her own, but entirely in~? a pension to Eliza.both New, have ex::unined the same and report: ' A similar bill was introduced in the Fifty-third Congress, referred to the through the fault of the soldier. Pension Committee, reported favorably, ancl passed the Senate. Now, there is not a word to be said against this soldier 's mother. "The facts are :J.Sfollows: She isanelderlylady,and is in the Home for the Support of Elderly "Jetbrow New was an officer. serving successfully both as lieutenant and ~ptain of Company D, in the Twenty-ninth Regiment of Indiana Volunteer L adies in Manchester, and not in an almshouse, but in an estab­ Infantra in the war of 1 til. He was mustered into the service September 2, lishment where she has good care. The question for the commit­ tee is whether, under these circumstances, the mother should be ;~'fut~~ in~I~~c~afg:~e~~~~rom November. 24, 1862, for very serious dis- .• He was a pensioner of the United States from November 21,1862. the day pensioned while the woman who is really his widow and support­ after his discharge from the service, until April 9, 1 1, at the rate of $7.50 ing and educating his daughter, shall go without. That is all per month and from the latter date to the time of his death at the rate of there is to the case. My own desire is that the case lie on the $15 per month. He died very sud denly at his home at Green Oak, Fulton County, Ind., on the 27th day of February, 1887. table until the other bill is reported. The claim of his widow Efuabeth New, in whose behalf this petition was Mr. HOOKER. Why not amend the bill by substituting the file-d, has been r ejected by the Pension Bureau upon the ground of want of widow for the mother, if she is entitled to it? proof that his death was due to the disabilitie incurred by him in the mili­ Mr. BAKER of New Hampshire. The only question is on the tary service afore:: aid. The husband was pensioned, as appears from the r ec­ ords, for chronic bronchitis, chronic diarrhea, loss of sight of the left eye, fact of her having obtained a divorce only a yea1· or two befor e and special results. The following is a de cription of his condition as given the death of the soldier. I think my colleague will agree with me by the board of examining surgeons at Lafayette, Ind October :?ti, 1881 : that this is a fair statement of the ca e. " Total blindness of the left e_ye; right l!tteral curvature of the spine·i epi· glottis tmralyzed and displaced. Perhaps no man living- has so gnar ed a 1\Ir. SULLOWAY. Mr. Chairman, I understand that the r eport spine. From it there is perfect paralysis of the epiglottis: It stands wide cites the facts literally. This mother is cared for in an institution open, like an abandoned old gate on it. ru ty hinge , never to be closed. Of in the city where I live. She is absolutely without any means course d eglutition is impossible, and he has several times nearly suffocated in attemptin~ to swallow solid food." whatever. She has been a widow since 1855; and the son, this sol­ The condition of the deceased husband is shown by the record to have con· dier, cared for her until he died, which event took place in Pitts­ tinned unchanged up to the time of his death, and besides the medical testi­ burg, Pa. , I think. mony there is evidence in the record of his friends and n eighbors-among others, his nearest neighbor-to the fact that he remained totally unable to Now, this woman, who was once his wife, got a divorce from perform any kind of manual labor whateve~·.i that he was unable for a year him yenrs go, and I say in this report that he left no widow. If before his death to take anything but liqukl food; that he was extremely she is his widow, then I do not understand the meaning of the thin in fie h , very feeble, ana d ebilitated; that he was subject to attacks of wheezing spasms of coughing and smothering. word. He left no widow. Heleft this dependent mother, 80 years This evidence also shows that his death was very sudden; that no physi­ old, without a penny, and I submit to this House that the mother cian or other person was present immediately at the tima; that he was found is the one who should r eceive this pension. His wife having dead within twenty minutes after he ha. spoken to a neighbor about his helpless condition. The committee is of the opinion that the cause of his abandoned him, having got a divorce and fled away from him, death was without doubt the disabilities aforementioned, incurred by him should not come in here to-day, years afte1· that happened, and in the military service. The applicant, his widow aforesaid, is 72 years old-1 deprive the mother whom he cared for so long as he had any m eans, in very moderate circumstance , and we therefore return herewith ana. whom he cared for in his early boyhood, of the privilege and the r ecommend the pa.<;~c;age of the accompanying bill. right which she has under the law, to take this pension of $17, he The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with a favor­ being a first lieutenant. That is exactly the situation here, gen­ able recommendation. tlemen, and I sublnit that the mother should have a pension. WALLACE M'GRATH. Mr. BAKER of New Hampshire. Mr. Chail'man, let me say The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 247) that this m an's wife never fled away from him, but that he went granting a pension to Wallace 1\icGrath. into the We t, away from her. Now, I move to strike out the The bill was read, as follows: words "Elizabeth A. Sargent, dependent mother," and to insert Be it enacted., etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and be is hereby, the words" Fannie J. Sargent, widow." authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the p1•ovisions The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the amendment. and limitations of the p ension law~J.the name of Wallace McGrath, late lieu­ The Clerk read as follows: tenant and aid-de-camp of the Fi:r:tieenth Regiment Ohio Infantry Volun­ teer , and grant him a pension at the ra.te o-! $50 per month from and after In line 6 strike out the words" Elizabeth A. Sargent of Manchester, N . H., the passage of this act. d ependent mother," and insert in lien thereof thewor~ "Fannie J. Sargent, widow." Mr. CURTIS of Kansas. Let the report be r ead. 'l'he report (by lv.ir. KIRKPATRICK} was read, as follows: Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, I want to make a point of or­ The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2i1) der against that amendment. I do not think that on a private granting apen~ ion to Wallace McGr th, submit the following report: pension bill it is in order to strike out one beneficiary and insert The facts in this case are fully set forth in the r eport of the Senate Com­ another. It seems to me the amendment is out of order. We mittee on Pensions, and to avoid r epetition the same is refetted to and adopted by t~committee. Your committee therefore reports the bill back h ave no jurisdiction to do anything of the kind. to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. The CHAIRMAN. That is a novel point, but the Chair is of The Senate report is as follows: the opinion that it would be germ:me to the qu estion of pension­ "The Committee on Pensions~ whom was refer1 d the bill (S. 24';') entitled 'A bill granting a pension to vv allace McGrath,' have examined the same ing the relative of this deceased soldier and that the committee and report: could strike out the name of a wife and insert children. "That on the 1 t day of August, 1890, he was granted a pension of $12 per Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, does the gentleman from New month for locomotor ataxia, which sum he claims is not nearly commensu- rate with the degree of his dis..'l.bility. . Hampshire say there was a widow in this case? "It appears from the evidence that he enlisted on the 23d day of September, :Mr. BAKER of New Hampshire. I will say, in answer to the 1 61, and served until January Zl, 1865. That on the 27th day of May, 1864, gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. ERDMAN] that there is a wo­ near Altoona.; Ga.• while in actual service, he wa.s woundPrl in the breast; that at such time he was standing on a steep side bill, and from the fore of man who married this soldier in 1863. She wa~ his wife during the blow received he was thrown violently part way down the hill and the war. In 1885 she obtained a divorce from him on account of again t a tree being struck in the small of the back. He suffered severely his vicious habits. . At that time he had not been supporting her, from his wound and the injury thus received. ''At the time of his enlistment he was a strong, able-bodied man. From and but she had been supporting him for some time. I hope my amend­ after his wound, received on May 27, l!lM, he suffered from pain in the back ment will be adopted. and was from that time forward unable to stoop over or pick up an;thing on The amendment of Mr. BAKER of N ew Hampshire was rejected. the ground or floor without suffering gr at pain. That his injury mcrea ed from such time fo:nvard until he became unable to walk without the assist­ The bill wa ordered to be laid aside to be reported to the ance of crutc.hes and a nurse to attend him; that for the lust four years or House with a favorable recommendation. more he has been wholly unable to go about without as istance, and is wholly disabled as a result or the injury so received as aforesaid. ELIZABETH NEW, "The writer of this report is personally acquainted with tho applicant, knows him well, and ha een him frequently within the last four years at the The next business on the Private Calendar wa~ the bill (S. 1051) Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth, Kans., and from his own personal knowledge granting a pension to Elizabeth New, widow of Jethrow New. believes his injury to be permanent. And as further evidence of his entire The bill was read, as follows: di~bilicy your committee begs leav to ubmit a letter from Col. Andrew J. Smith, governor of the National Military Home.. Leavenworth Ka~ .. dated Be it enacted, etc. , That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is h ereby, December~ . 189~ and ddressed to Bon. LUCI.EN BAKER, which is hereto at-· authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provi­ tacbed, m&rked n.-xhibit A, and which is made a part of this report. sions and limitations of the p nsion laws.. the name of Elizabeth }T ew, widow ."That the pension which the applicant now receives for and on account of· of Jethrow N ew, late captain of Company D, Twenty-ninth Indiana Volun­ locomotor ataxia is wholly inadequate to his injury; that under the ln.w for teer Infantry. of the war of 1861. permanent disability he would p robably be entitled to 72 per month. but in order to avoid _aE_y question we think it would be well to gr:mt him the inter­ Mr. DINGLEY. Let the report be read.. mediate rate o:t-$50 per month, as prov-ided by the act ol Congre of July U. • I

1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-~ HOUSE.

1892, this rate bein~ granted for a disability in such a degree as to reqn~rethe Aleshire. late of the Ei~hteenth Battery Ohio Light Artill~ry, on the pension • frequent and penodical, though not regular and constant, personal rud and roll and pay her a pens10n of $20 per month in lieu of the pension she is now attendance of another per on.' . . receiving." "Your committee recommend that the bill _be amended _by ~tr~ng out all 1\fr. SPALDING. Let the report be read. after the word ·volunteers,' .in t~e seventh line, and_ addmg m lieu thereof the words 'and grant hun a peDSlon at the rate of $W per mouth from and The report (by Mr. LAYTON) was read, as follows: after the passage of this act.' As thus amended we recommend the passage The soldier served as captain of Company G, Eighteenth Ohio Infantry of the bill." Volunteers, from May 21, 18t:il, to August 28, 1861, and a~ c.'l.ptain of Eighteenth The CHAIRMAN. The question is on laying a,side the bill Ohio Battery Light Artillery from September 1:3,1862, to June 29, 1805. He was a-ppointed second lieutenant in the Third United States Artillery August with a favorable recommendation. . 8,11::66', promoted to first lieutenant February 5, 1807, and served faithfully Mr. ROYSE. Mr. Chairman, is there not an amendment? and effi.ciently until November 15 1870; when he was honorably discharged, The CHAlRMAN. No; the amendment referred to in there­ after a. total period of service of seven years and four month . . Ca:pta.in Ale~hire has a hospital record of treatment for "bubonoce!e," or port is a Senate amendment, w_hlch _was acted upon in the Senate. mgumal herma, from December 22. 1&m, to January 29.1867. He applied for The bill was ordered to be laid aside to be reported to the House p,ension July 31, 1885, and was pensioned at 820 per month from that date for with a favorable recommendation. 'left inguinal hernia," after special examination. Widow WM married to- soldier June 6 18ti7, and was pensioned under a.ct MRS. ANNIE E. COLWELL. of June 27, 1890, at S8 per month from July 21, 1890, the soldier having died April22, 1889. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. The immediate cause of the death of the soldier is not shown by the evi­ dence on file in the Pension Bmeau. The claimant files an affidavit with the 1931) granting au increase- of pension to Mrs. Anni~ E._ Colwell. _ committee in which s.bealleges: · :Mr. TAFT. Mr. Chairman, I ask that Senate bi112iate· his suffe1·ings. He had bronchitis Mr. DINGLEY. Let the report be 1·ead. . al!d was troubled with a bad r uptnre, which was so diffi.cult to control that The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will first report the-bill. it frequently baffied the skill of the best _physicians, which caused him con­ The bill was- read, as follows: stant and often intense pain, and which I believe was the ~rimart cause of nis death." Be it en,acted, etc., That the Secretary of ·the Interi_or is: hereby dir~cted to Dr. James Johnston certifies to Captain Aleshire's great suffering from place on th -oen.cfion rolls the name of Mrs. Annie E. Colwell,, Wldow of hernia, and of his frequently consulting this phyRician professionally for his ']homas W. Colwell, sergeant of' Compa.ny·c, Second Regim.ent Ohio Infantry, trouble after his discharge from the service; that" the physician often ex­ Mexican wa-r and first sergeant of Company H, Filih Ohio Ca~ah:y. war of amined him and fttted a truss on him at diffe1'ent times, and that he had a 11)61 to 1855, and pay h;er a pension at the rate of ~ pe:r· month, m lieu- of the very bad rupture, which was very hard to control by a perfect-fitting truss, p ension she now· r-ece1 ves. and that he knows that Captain Aleshire suffered a gyeat deal from this The report (by Mr. LAFrON) was read, a~ follows~ cause; that from the nature of his disabilities and his general physical condi­ tion it is fair to presume that the remote cause of his death was due to disease The Committee· on Invalid Pensions-, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. contracted in the service. 1931 ) granting-an increase of pe~ion to Mrs. Annie E. Colwell, having exam­ Col, John L. Vance,-who was a gallant soldier and an ex-member of Con­ ined the evidence in the ca ·e report: gress, certifies and states that his r elations with Captain Aleshire, from his Thomas W. Colwell, husband of claimant, served in Company C, ~eeon~ early boyhood until his first enlistment, and"from the time of his leaving the Ohio Volunteers, in the Mexican war, from August 10. 18-17, to July 25,1848, service until his death, were intimate; that he frequently heard him com­ and in CompanyH, Fifth Ohio Volunt-eer Cavalry, from October 311 1861, to plain of suffering intensely from troubles origina,ting while in the volunteer November 29, 1884 when he was mustered out as first sergeant, ha:vmg ht::>ld service, and particularly did he suffer, and was incaleulably prostrated at that rank about two and one-half years. He was killed by ac~ident ~n 1867, times. from ruptur e. He believed and was a d-vised, and those of his friends never havin<7 applied for a pen.n. _ _ dropped from the rolls on the ground that it had been disclosed by a. special examination th.'l-t the disease of lungs from which the soldier died \vas not Accordingly, the bill 2514 was ordered to be· laid aside to be incurred in the service. but existed prior to his enlistment. reported to tM House with a favorable recommendation. On July 31, 1890, the widow filed a claim tmder the ad of June 27.1890, By unattimous eonsent (on motion of Mr. TAFT), the bill H. R. which w~ allowed, and under departm enml de ci~ion C?f Sept~mber ~2, 189~, that pens10t1shoul-d not be withheld. She was agam pa1d pens1on until Aplfilcl 1931 was o:r:der·ed to lie on the table.. 1tl94, when a reissu-eowas made towithhold_payment to recover what haa been paid h-er u·nder the gene1'allaw. In March,l895, another reissue was made MRS~ L. ALESHIRE"~ MAltY to recover, it ap-pearing that th~ 1•eissue made in 189-! was ~ot broo.d enough, to recover- aU that she had rece1ved. These are the facts m the case. The The next busiiiesff on the Private Calendar-was the bill (It R. obje-ct of this bill is to ,Prevent the-PensionOffi.ce from withholding from this 4724) to inerease the pengjon.. of Mrs~ M-ary L. Aleshire. widow- the pension which has been a.llowPd her under tbe act of June 2i, 1890, The bill was l'ead, as follows-: and which, as shown by the evidence in the- case, she needs for her support. The Government can. not withhold this widow's pension without violating Be it enacted,-e c., That- the pension of Mary r:.. Aleshire widow of Cas. the principle laid down in sections 4-734 and 4747, Revised Statutes, which are Charles C. Aleshire, fate of the Eighteenth Ohio Battery Light Artillery, as follows: and the same h; hereby, increased from $8 per month to $20- per month; an "SEc. 4'i34. The provisions of law which allow the withholding of the com­ the Seeretar.y of the Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to pensation of any pet•son who is in arrears shall not be construed to authorize place her name on the roll at the rate of $20 per month, subjeet to the pro­ the pension of a.ny pensioner of the United States to be withheld. visions and limitations of the pension la.-ws. "SEC. 4747. No sum of money due, or to become due, to any pensioner shall The Committee on Invalid Pensions recommended the follow­ be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever. whether the same remams with the PenRion Office or any ing amendment: officer or agent thereof, or is in cou1·se of transmission to tbe pensioner Strike out all after the enactin~ clause and insert: entitled the1-eto, but shall innure wholly to the benefit of such pensioner." "That the Secretary of the Interior be and he is hereby, autliorlzEld and Your committee are of opinion that the pension should not be withheld, and directed to place the name of ary L. Aleshire, widow of Cap~ Charles C. they therefore recommend the pa.ssage of the bil1 4908 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,

The bill was ordered to be laid aside with a favorable recom­ Mr. TALBERT. I object. mendation. The question was taken on laying aside the bill with a favor.. ELMIRA E. DUSTIN. able recommendation; and the Chairman announced that the ayes The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. seemed to have it. • 3578) granting a pension to Elmira E. Dustin. Mr. TALBERT. Division. The bill was read, as follows: The committee divided; and there were-ayes 109, noes 1. Be it enacted. etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, So the motion was agreed to. [Applause.] authorized and directed to place on the pension r oll, subject t;O the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Elmira E . Dustin, of Syca­ PATSEY E. BROADDUS. more, widow of Gen. Daniel Dustin, late colonel of One hundred and fifth illinois Infantry Volunteers, and pay her a pension of $50 per month. The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. Mr. SPALDING. Let the report be read. 4481) granting an increase of pension to Patsey E. Broaddus, of The report (by :Mr. WooD) was read, as follows: Marion, Kans. . The bill was read, as follows: The Committee on Invalid Pensions to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 3578) granting a pension to Elmira E. Dustin, submit the followin~ report: Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and be is hereby, '.rhe claimant m this case is the widow of Bvt. Brig. Gen. Damel Dustin. authorized and directed to increase and pay a pension of $30 per month, m She was soldier's wife before and during the war. She is now past 70 years lieu of the pension now received by her, to Patsey E. Broaddus, of Marion, of age, and has no means or property whatever except a house and lot in the State of Kansas, widow of Green B. F. Broaddus, late first lieutenant of Com· small village of Sycamore, ill., where she lives, and which is of no more value .I>_any H, First Kentucky Cavalry, Mexican war, and major Eighth Kentucky than $1,200, and the r ental value of which is not more than $8 per month: Volunteer Infantry in the late war. Daniel Dustin enlisted September 18J.861, and was mustered as c&ptam of Company L, Eighth illinois Cavalry. .tie was promoted major of same regi­ Mr. DINGLEY. Let us have the report. ment January 8, 1862. His r~signation was accepted September 8, 1~2, t:D The report (by :Mr. BAKER of Kansas) was read, as follows: enable him to accept promotion as colonel of One hundred and fifth lllinms The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. «81) Infantry. · granting an increase of pension to Patsey E. Broaddus, have considered the He was mustered as colonel of One hundred and fifth illinois Volunteers same and respectfully report as follows: September 9,1862. October 31,1864, be was in command of Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps; December 31,1864, to April 30,1865, be was in com­ Mrs. Broaddus is the widow of Green B. F. Broaddus, who served from June 8, 184U, to June 81 1847, as first lieutenant Company H , First Kentucky mand of Second Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps. He was Cavalry, in the war With Mexico. He also served from January 15, 1862, to mustered out as colonel of One hundred and fifth Illinois Infantry. He was April26, 1863, as major of the Eighth Kentucky Infantry in the war of the re­ brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers March 16, 1865, for gallant services bellion. H e was discharged from the la..c;;t service because of disease of eyes in the campaigns in Georgia and South Carolina. originating in the line of his duty. In view of the distinguished services of thiH officer and the need of his Major Broaddus died September 24, 1875, and his widow made application widow, her age and feebleness, the committee recommend that the bill do for a pension, declaring that his death was caused by a con~estive chill re­ pass. sulting from disease contracted in tho service. Much testrmony was fur­ The bill was ordered to 'be laid aside with a favorable recom­ nished in support of her claim, but the same was not accepted as sufficient by the Pens10n Bureau, and the claim was rejected. She subsequently filed mendation. an a:pplica.tion under the act of January_29, 1887, based upon his Mexican war FREDERICK GRAMM. serVIce, and the same was allowed at ~per month, which sum she is now receiving, The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 61) '.rhe testimony accompanying the bill shows that the claimant has no proP­ for the relief of Frederick Gramm. erty save a. small dwelling house and some unproductive farm land near Flor­ The bill was read, as follows: ence, Kans., and that she is without income or means upon which she can depend for a support. It is further shown that she has been a confirmed crip­ Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of War be, and hereby i relief, which have b een found to be true by your committee, fifth Regiment New York Volunteers, and pay her a pension of $12 per montb. are as follows: . . . . . The soldier enlisted m CompanyB, Fifty-siXth Ohio Volunteers, November Mr. SPALDING. Let us have the report. 13 1861, to serve three years. He was captured June 25, 1862: paroled-June The report (by Mr. McCLELLAN) w~s read, as follows: 28: 1862; was per~tted by ~en!3ral Grant, his commanding offic~r. to go to his home in Ohio to awrut his exchange. He was exchanged m January, The Committee on Invalid P ensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1863 and was notified only by general orders published in the newspapers. 1890) ~anting a J>ension of $12 per month to Mary Martinhwidow of James After such exchange, in March, 1863, he enlisted ~n the gunboat service of Martin, late of Company C, One hundred and twenty-tift Regiment New the Mississippi for two years, and was honorably discharged from such gun­ York Volunteers, having carefully considered the same, respectfully report boat service at the expiration of such eJ?li:stmen~. . . . as follows: The only mistake made by such soldier was m not reportmg to his regi­ The claimant was married to the soldier in 1853, and has never since been ment and getting a transfer from his re~ent to the ~nboat ~ervic~. He married. The soldier was mustered into the service August 2, 1862, and received no bounty by reason of such reenlistment, but did receive a shgbtly served with his command until September 10, 1803, when he was captured a.t increased pay. By reason of such reenlist ment such soldier was marked on Bealton. He was held a. prisoner until November 20, 1~j was then paroled his company rolls as a deserter. and sent to Camp Parole, Annapolis. On December 4, 100'1-, he received a fur­ lough for thirty days, and returned home to visit ll.U! wife and children, who Mr. TALBERT. Mr. Chairman, I do not wish the further read­ lived at Troy, N. Y. A few days before the expiration of his furlou~h he left ing of the report. I desire to sa! that it apl?ears that this m~n his home to return to Camp Parole. He did not r each there, and smce that time he has not been seen nor heard from by the claimant or by any member 1·eceived no bounty by reason of such reenlistment, but he did of his family, although diligent inquiry was made to ascertain his fate. receive slightly increased pay. It seems to me that this is in the The claimant was left with three small children, whom she brought up by · nature of a bounty. Here is another case of a deserter, which I her own unaided efforts. She is now nearly 70 years of age, in bad health, lame, and decrepit, unable to work, without means, and in want of the neces­ think has no merit in it; and I move that the bill be laid aside saries of life. She has twice applied for a pension-once under the general with an unfavorable report. . law and once under the act of June 27,1890. Her claim underthegenerallaw Mr. FENTON. I hope that motion will not prevail. This is a was rejected for want of evidence showing her husband's death. Her claim under the new law was rejected on the ground that the soldier did not re­ very good case, and only shows an indiscretion of a bo~ who ceive an honorable discharge. served during the war. He has an excellent record, and 1t was Your committee think the circumstances raise a presumption that the sol­ only an error which he made by lack of knowledge of military iller was prevented by some accident or foul play from rejoining his com­ mand, and that his death mu.<~t likewise be presumed. law. It is a clear case and a good one, and the boy served through­ They recommend that the bill pass with the following amendment: out the war. In line 5 strike out the word ' of," between the words "late" and "com· The question was taken on the motion to report the bill with an pany," and insert in lieu thereof the words ·• a private in." unfavorable recommendation, and the motion was rejected. The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. The CHAIRl\IAN. Without objection, the bill will be laid aside The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside with a favor· with a favorable recommendation. able recommendation. 1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 4909

ELVIN BROWN. tion. There is no reason why we should give the widow of Gen­ The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. eral Gresham any more than we give the widow of any other 2373) granting a pension to Elvin Brown. distinguished general. There is no reason why we should give­ The bill was read, as follows: lier any more than we give to the widows of other distinguished soldiers who fought during the war. These widows are upon Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereb:y is, a­ directed to ;place on the pension roll. subject to the provisions and limitations common level as to their title to pensions, and these distinctions of the pens1on laws, the name of Elvin Brown, a private of Capt. George A. H. should not exist to such an extent as they have existed in the pas­ Blake's Company A, Second Regiment of United States Drago~ns, an~ I?ay sage of many bills in this House. So far as the distinguished serv­ bin1 a pension at the rate of $20 per month from the passage of th1s act, m lieu of that which he now receives. ices of General Gresham are concerned, I agree with the gentle­ man, but we are not legislating for General Gresham; we are leg­ Mr. SPALDING. The report. islating for his widow, and it must be remembered that there are The report (by Mr. HARDY) was read, as follows: thousands of the widows of soldiers just as much entitled to pen­ The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 2373) granting a pension to Elvin Brown, have considered the same and report: sion as the widow of General Grt.sham. The claimant was a private in Company A, Second Uniteq State.s Dras-oons, Mr. BLUE. 1\fr. Chairman, I move to amend the amendment and served from Au~?"ust 13,1839, to August 13, 18«. Durmg this penod.he by striking out "fifty" and inserting "seventy-five," and in that participated in the 'F'forida Indian war, and he has been allowed the pensiOn of S8 per month provided by the act of July 27, 1892, for veterans of that war. connection I wish to say this: A few moments ago, by the margin The testimony accompanying the bill shows that Mr. Brown is now about of one vote, the pension of the widow of General Blunt was fixed 76 years old, impoverished financially, and so disabled by old age and disease at $75 a month. I have nothing to say in disparagement of Gen­ of the hea~·t as to be unable to do anything toward securing a comfor table eral Gresham, but he certainly was very generously remembered support. He has a S~mall property in the vicinity of Terre Haute, Ind., which is mort~a~ed for nearly 1ts full value, and he has to depend for the n eces­ by this Government, and if his widow at this time is not well saries ot life upon his small pension. provided for it would seem that there must have been some im­ In view of the facts stated above the passage of the bill is recommended, provident management somewhere. General Gresham was upon with an amendment inserting the initial "J." in the claimant's name; so as to read "Elvin J. Brown." the pay roll of this nation almost incessantly, at a large salary, from the time he left the Army until his death, and it seems to­ Mr. DINGLEY. What pension is allowed by the bill as me that $75 is a very generous pension for his widow under the­ amended? circumstances. The CHAIRMAN. Twenty dollars. Mr. CURTIS of New York. Mr. Chairman, I hope neither the Mr. DINGLEY. This is a case to increase the pension of a motion made by the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. CROWTHER} Mexican soldier simply on account of his old age? nor the motion made by the gentleman from Kansas [Mr. BLUE] Mr. LOUDENSLAGER. He is 76 years old and very impover­ will prevail. The Committee on Invalid Pensions have brought: ished. in a bill authorizing the granting of a pension of $100 per month. Mr. DINGLEY. I suppose the most of these Mexican pension- to the widow of General Gresham. ers are about that age. Mr. PICKLER. The bill has already passed the Sl3nate. Mr. LOUDENSLAGER. There are severalprecedentsforthis. :Mr. CURTIS of New York. Yes; the Committee on Invalid The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. Pensions have recommended the passage of this bill and it has al­ The bill as amended was ordered to be laid aside with a favor- ready passed the Senate, and in view of all the past servic-es and able recommendation. relations of General Gresham which have been referred to. and MATILDA GRESHAM. which must always be referred to in a complimentary manner, if The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 616) the truth is told, relations as a soldier, as a judicial officer, and in granting a pension to Matilda Gresham, widow of the late Walter the high position of Secretary of Sta.te, we are assured that there is Q. Gresham, at the rate of $100 per month. something due to the widow whom he has left, as is stated herer The bill was read, as follows: in almost destitute circumstances. I think it would be unjust, Be it enacted, etc. , That the Secretary of the Interior be, and h e is h ereby, au­ unkind, unbecoming the feelings heretofore exhibited in this body thorized and directed to place on the pension r oll. subject to the provisions with respect to the granting of pensions, to reduce in any meas-· and limitations of the pension laws, the naTa of Matilda Gresham, widow of ure the amount reported from the Invalid Pensions Committeer Walter Q. Gresham, late a brigadier-general, at the rate of $100 per month. and I hope this bill will pass as it has been reported to the House,. Mr. SPALDING. Let us have the report. at the rate of $100 per month. The report (by Mr. WooD) was read, as follows: Mr. CANNON. Mr. Chairman, if the question were entirely a The Committee on Invalid P ensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 616) · new one as to the granting of pensions of $100 a month or 82,00()­ granting a pension to :Matilda Gresham, widow of the late Walter Q. Gres­ a year the widows of eminent commanders in the late war, I ham, at the rate of $100 per month, beg leave to report: to Matilda Gresham was the wife of Gen. Walter Q. Gresham before and dur­ might have a different opinion from what I now have, but, with­ ing the war, and remains his widow since his death. out having an intimate knowledge, I have yet a general knowledge­ The services of General Gresham in military and civil life are well known. of the condition of the family of General Gresham, and having ll'r om the best information the committee can get Mrs. Gresham is in feeble health. She has a small farm in southern Indiana, left by the Gen­ also knowledge of his eminent services as a soldier in the late war, eral, which does not yield income sufficient for her suppor·6. in view of these facts and conditions, it is not in my heart to refuse- · In view of the meritorious service of General Gresham and the need of his to vote for this bill. 1 am inclined to think that we will do but widow. the committee recommend the passage of the bill. simple and exact justice in the line of precedent if we pass this Mr. CROWTHER. Mr. Chairman, I move that the words'' one bill, and my heart and my judgment both concur in favor of it. hundred" be stricken out and the word "fifty" inse1·ted in lieu [Applause.] thereof. Mr. EVANS. Mr. Chairman, if the time of the committee­ Mr. CURTIS of New York. I hope that amendment will not allowed I might say some things that would help to convince , prevail. anybody here who doubts the propriety of passing this bill as it The CHAIRMAN. The Cle1·k will report the amendment. has come to us fro~ the Senate, but I shall not take up time jn The Clerk read as follows: that way. I do smcerely hope that both the amendments pro­ In line 7 strike out the words ''one hund"red " and insert the word "fifty"; posed will be voted down, and that we shall give to this widow so as to read "at the rate of $50 per month." such a pension as is provided in the Senate bill. It is true that the Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, this is one exception that the husband of this lady did draw a salary from the Government, but Committee on Invalid Pensions has made in granting $100 pen­ the salaries paid by the Government of the United States are not sion. I trust that this amount 'vill not be reduced. This is the such as to enrich anybody, and although he may have drawn a first bill that I have advocated this session at this amount for a salary for a long time, he rendered the fullest service for every widow. I want to say, Mr. Chairman, that I believe this is an dollar he received. I repeat that I sincerely hcpe both these­ exceptional case, and I shall not detain the committee. The his­ amendments will be voted down and that the bill as it came from tory of Walter Q. Gresham is too well known in this country. the Senate will be cordially and promptly passed by the House. · His distinguished services as a soldier were not exceeded by those [ApplaA~E of any other general of his rank in the Army. His distinguished Mr. B R of New Hampshire. Mr. Chairman, it is to be re- civil service, dying in the harness as he did as Secretary of Stat-e membered that we are not pensioning the widow of General during this Administration, and all these matters, point us to his Gresham for any of his distinguished civil services. The pension history and make it an exceptional case. I believe that this House can be paid only for his services as a military officer. Now, the and this committee owes it to itself and to the memory of Gen­ highest rank that General Gresham held during the war was that eral Gresham to give this lady a pension in keeping with the rank of brigadier-general-major-general by brevet. This very day, in of her husband and his great attainments in this country. His the case of another distinguished Union officer, General Blunt, we­ friends were legion this country over. While this is an excep­ have cut down the pension to $75 a month. Yet he was a full tional case, as I admit, I believe that it is a case where the pen­ major-general. How can we, in justice, vote to the widow of sion ought to stand at $100 a month. General Gresham any more than we vote to the widow of General Mr. CROWTHER. Mr. Chairman, with due deference to the Blunt? How, indeed, can we in justice vote as much, because. distinguished gentleman who presides over the Invalid Pensions General Blunt had higher rank than General Gresham? I appeal. Committee, I am compelled to disagree with him upon this ques- to members to act upon this ca~ as they would act upon any 4910 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6, other case, on the 1m is of the military services rendered, and to should proceed under the provisions of the rule until the regular do even and exact justice to this widow and all the other widows hour and then adjourn, as we are in the habit of doing when we of officer o the same rank. consider other legislation. The amendment of Mr. BLUE to the amendment offered by Mr. Now, I submit to the committee whether or not it is wise for us CROWTITER was rejected. to make legislation of this kind exceptional-whether it is wise for The question being taken on the amendment of Mr. CROWTHER, u s to continue this legi lative day for the consideration of such the Chairman declared the noes seemed to have it. bills as we have been considering, when we accord to no other Mr. CROWTHER. I a k for a division, Mr. hairman. kind of le~slation such exceptional opportunities. Let me call The committee divided; and there we1·e-ayes 44, noes 62; so the the attention of the committee to the fact that we have passed amendment was rejected. to-day, I suppose, in the neighborhood of 60 bills. The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House with the rec­ A MEMBER. Seventy bills. ommendation that it do pass. Mr. DALZELL. It is s1 ggested that we have passed some­ where in the neighbm·hood of 70 bill . Now, that is a remark­ MRS. MARY A. FREEMAN. ably good day's work. And gentlemen must bear in mind that The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. all these bills hav to be dispose of in the House. We are oper­ 2189) granting a pension to 111rs. Mary A. Freeman. ating to-day, not under the ordmary rules of the House, but under The bill was read, a oll\n s: a special rule; and without expressing any decided opinion on B e it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, the subject, I · s u~est wheth r or not the~e bills will be in order authorized and dir t.ed to place on the pension roll, su ject to the provis10ns for consideration in thellous except on the second dav mentioned and limitations of the J?ension laws, the name of Mrs. Mary A. Freeman, widow of Andrew V. Pntchard, late a private in Company H, Second Regi­ in this special rule-to 'vi.t, next Wednesday. And if that be o, ment Penn ylvania Volunteers, .Mt?:xic.a.n war, from and after the passage of then all of next Wedne day will be occupied in disposing of the this act, at the rate of $12 peT month. bills already passed by the Committee of the Whole. Mr. PICKLER1 Mr. Chairman, I stated about an hour ago that Now, I submit whetheT or not the reco ·d that we make would the Committee on Rules had given us two days for the considera­ not be a more creditable reeord in the interest of the soldier, in tion of these bills; that this was the anniversary of the battle of the interest of the fl'iends of thi kind of legislation. if we adjourn the Wilderness; that we were getting on slowly in the disposition as we ordinarily do at the usual time, and let the bills take their of this Calendar owing to the fact of every report being read; that regular course. I am not opposed to this character of 1egisla­ most of these bills were cases of per ons who are old and helpless; tion. On the contrary, I have favored putting this propositi n that among th bill rea h d to-da were two in which the bene­ through-- fi iarie ha.ve ah-eady died; and I asked and urged the Committee Mr. HEPBURN. L et me ask the gentleman this question: of the Whole to continue in session for a reasonable portion of this Did you not expect that under this rule this cia of bills now on legislative day. I understand the Committee on Rules did not the Calendar ould be disposed of in the two days? understand the matter as I do; that they did not suppose we would Mr. DALZELL. No; I can not say that we did. In fact, a very continue in se ion to-day longer than till the ordinary hour of little calculatiou would demonstrate mathematically the fact that adjournment. I did not so understand the rule, and clearly the that could not be done. rule makes no such limit; and I think it is with this Committee of Mr. HEPBURN. Could it not be done by extending the legis­ the Whole or the House to determine the matter. lative day? My opinion is that with these 400 cases on the Calendar, and :J\fr. DALZELL. If the legislative day is extended you could with only these two dayEI set apart for their consideration, we not pass the bills on the Calendar through the House and the might take a recess (if the House should think best) until about Senate. 8 o'clock, sit for a reasonable time this evening, and then take a Mr. PICKLER. Why? recess until probably 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning, accomplishing Mr. DALZELL. Because you have not the time. You would whatwecould by 12o'clockto-morrow, [Cries of" Thatisright!" not have t he opportunity. and applause.] If we do this~ and if we h ve the other day that Mr. PICKLER. I am informed that they pass on Tuesdays the Committee on Rules has given us, and if we do at our Friday every pension bill on the Se~aate Calendar. night sessions as much as we ordinarily do, we shall not be able Mr. DALZELL. If youextend the legislative day, you can not to get through more than two-thirds of these bills on the Calen­ pass the bills that you will dispose of in Committee of the Whole dar. I fear there would be a third of these cases which would go through the House. Thati the point. unconsidered. Mr. PICKLER. Well, there is another session of this Con­ My statement a while ago in regard to this matter was made gress. before I knew that there was any difference of opinion on this Mr. CANNON. Let me ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania question. I think that under the circumstances I Rhall, after the a question. I did not get at quite the exact language he used, an pending bill is disposed of, move that the committee rise in order do not understand on thing to which he has referred. e are that the House may determine whether we shall take a recess. I now in Committee of the Whole. do not want to press my individual opinions contrary to e wishes Mr. DALZELL. Yes. of the Honse, but certainly, as the In valid Pen ions Committee and Mr. CA...~ ON. These bills mustbereportedbacktotheHouse. the other committees reporting these bills have worked upon them .Mr. DALZELL. Yes. industriously, and as the pe ·sons for whose relief the bills are Mr. CANNON. Now, you say thattooycan only be considered reported are deserving, as many of them are old and helpless, and in the House on W ednesda.y , wh n this business comes up again? as from day to day some are dying, it does seem to me that we ought 1\Ir. DALZELL. I should take it that they could only be con­ to forego some considerations of convenience and stay by this sidered on the day that this special order would operate again. Calendar. That is my opinion. We are not operating under the ordinary rules of the House The ommittee on Rules might safely trust this Ho11Se to take to-day, but under a special order. care of pension legislation, and if a majm'ity of this committee Mr. PICKLER. But these are the same bills that are consid­ desire to go on with this calendar of private pensions, as I am ered on Friday nights; we are considering them exactly in the sure they do. they should be allowed to do so without obstruction same way, and I think they would be in order on Fridays, just as by the Committee on Rules. the other bills would be. The Committee on Rules does not now desire to stand by the Mr. DALZELL. That would be undoubtedly true if you were rule reported, but wants to give it an interpretation that defeats not operating under a special rule. private pension legislation by restricting the hours this commit­ Mr. PICKLER. But the spE"'cial order declares what bills are tee shall sit. in order, and that they shall be considered just as at the Friday Mr. DALZELL. Mr. Chairman, the original proposition ma-de night essions. to the Committee on Rules was that there should be an additional Mr. DALZELL. I have said all I desire to say, Mr. Chairman, night in each week asS:gned for the conside1·ation of legislation on this subject. I submit, therefore, especially to the friends of of this kind. It was thought best that we should not adopt any this kind of legislation, whether it is not the wisest thing we can such rule, because it might be held to be a precedent at subsequent do to pursue our usual course with this busines , just as we do with ses ions of Congress when no such rule would really be necessary. all other matters. It is, of course, for the Hou e to determine. It was therefore determined, with the con ent of the chairman of :Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, that simply means that the the Committee on Invalid Pensions, that these two days should great mass of pension bills on this Calendar will simply be re­ be set apart-Wednesday of this week and Wednesday, of next ported to the House and nothing more. Yuu can not pass 400 week-for the consideration of pension cases and such other cases bills as you pass ordinary bills from the committees of the House. as are in order on Friday evenings. It never entered the mind of This presents an entirely different case, and needs no argument. any member of the Committee on Rules-and I venture to say it The gentleman talks of the number of bills passed in diff ent did not enter the mind of the gentleman who presides over the Congre ses. Why, I remember in the Fifty-first Congress when Committee on Invalid Pensions-that the day mentioned in the in one evening we passed 45 bills; and I never heard any com­ rule would be an exceptional day. It was supposed tha.t we plaint about that. 1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 4911

Now, the question, Mr. Chainnan; and I am so1Ty that there is RUSSELL N. REYNOLDS. a. misunderstanding between myself and the Committee on Rules. The next business on tlre Private Calendar was the bill (8.1100) The matter came up as the gentleman has stated it. I asked for gi"anting a pension to Russell N. Reynolds. Monday night. about three weeks ago, in addition to the usual The bill was read, as follows: Friday night sessions. It was then thought better that we should Be it .enacted, e~c., That the Secretary of tp.e Interior be, and he is hereby, have two day sessions instead of night se sions for this business. authst rate allowable under 'Jle general law. The UllAlRMAN. TheTe is a bill pending, and de bate has been "It ha? been the habit of Congress to increase the pensions of the widows exhausted on that bill. [Laughter.l of the higher gra.de of officers, _especially in ~es corresponding with that of ~enf?ral Kelly, and the conuruttee regard this as a. proper case for special :rhe bill was ordered to be laid aside to be 1·eport.ed to the House legiSlat10n." Wlth a favorable recommendation. In view of these facts, your committee recommend the passage of the bill. 4912 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,

Mr. CROWTHE:rt. Mr. Chairman, I should like to. have the favor a recommendation of $72 per month instead of $100; but a. Clerk report the amount of the pension granted by this bill. careful inquiry into the physical and financial condition of Gen­ The Clerk read as follows: eral Kimball led me to believe that 8100 per month, as proposed Fifty dollars a month. in the Senate bill, would no more than meet his necessities. He The bill was ordered to be laid aside to be reported to the House is suffering constantly from the results of wounds for which he with a favorable recommendation. has been pensioned formally under the general law. He needs constantly one attendant, and a greater pottion of the time two GEORGE W. BAGLEY. attendants. In order to care for his necessities, for medical at­ The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. tendance made necessary, ana the expense incident thereto, and 1500) granting a pension to George W. Bagley. the care, as I have suggested already, your committee were led to conclude that 8100 ought to be allowed in this case, and I hope The bill was read, as follows: the bill will pass for that amount. Whereas George W. Bagley, a civilian emJ?loyed in the Quartermaster's Department, United States Army, was while acting as a ca.rpenter, and :Mr. CROWTHER. Mr. Chairman, I move to amend the bill under the direction of the military authorities and doing work connected by striking out the words ''one lJ.undred " and inserting in lieu with military operations, hurt and permanently injured and disabled: thereof the words ':seventy-five." Therefore Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, Mr. ALLEN of Utah. Mr. Chairman, I wish to say a word. I authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, at the rate of $25 :{>er know that the statement that has been made by the chairman of month, subject otherwise to the limitations and provisions of the penswn the subcommittee [Mr. ANDREWS] is absolutely true. General laws, the name of said George W. Bagley. Kimball lives in Ogden, Utah. He has to have one personal at­ The amendment recommended by the committee was read, as tendant all the while, and at times, as stated, two. He is 74 years follows: of age. He fought in 20 pitched battles in the late war. He In line 5 strike out the words "twenty-five" and insert the word "twelve." led the right in the attack on Maries Height at Fredericksburg, The amendment was agreed to. · and was wounded in the right thigh and foot, from which wounds Mr. PICKLER. I move to strike out the preamble. he now suffers. He was brevetted major-general during the war The motion was agreed to. for gallant services, and recommended for promotion to the rank Mr. SPALDING. Let the report be read. of major-general by Winfield Scott Hancock. I hope the amend­ The report (by Mr. BAKER of Kansas) was read, as follows: ment will be defeated. The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. The amendment was rejected. 1500) granting a pension to George W. Bagley, having examined and consid­ The bill was ordered to be laid aside with a favorable recom­ ered the same, report the same back to the Honse with an amendment and mendation. with the recommendation that as amended it do pass. It is shown by the evidence on file that said Bagley was in the service of the MARGARET A. KIDWELL. United States as a carpenter in the United States Railroad Construction Corps, being in the Quartermaster-General's Department, and in the gang of The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. John W. Neafie, under General Nagle, superintendent of bridge construc­ 3113) granting a pension to Margaret A. Kidwell. tion, United States Military Rail1·oad Construction Corps. In the prosecu­ The bill was read, as follows: tion of this work at Alexandria, Va,., in December, 1862, said Bagley was or­ dered by said Neafie to go upon the roof of the railroad engine house at that Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, place to make repairs. The evidence is conclusive that the said Ba~ley hesi­ authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, at the rate of 12 per tated about ~oing up on said roof on account of the danger involved, but did month, the name of Margaret A. Kidwell, who was the wife of Henry Kid· so against his own wishes and remonstrances, and under the orders of his well, late private of Company H, Second Regiment Missouri Artillery. superior; that while engaged in that employment the roof g·ave way, he fell, severely and permanently injuring himself, among these injuries breaking Mr. DINGL.EY. Let the report be read. both legs, one twice and the other in three places. He was afterwards con­ fined in the hospital at Alexandria, following these injuries, for several The report (by Mr. BAKER of Kansas) was read, as follows: months, and has since been a cripple and unable to perform manual labor to The Committee on Invalid P ensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. any considerable extent. 3113) ~anting a pension of $12 per month to Margaret A. Kidwell, who was The said G. W. Nagle, who was in command of the Corps in which Bagley the wife of Henry Kidwell, late private of Company H, Second Missouri Ar­ was at the time of his injury, has made affidavits of the facts in Bagley's case, tillery, having carefully examined and considered the facts and circumstances and in very strongly recommending a pension for him describes the chara-cter in eVIdence, r espectfully r eport as follows: and duties of this Corps, from which we quote in part as follows: Henry Kidwell enlisted March 23, 18M, and was honorably discharged No­ "The men employed in the United States Military Railroad Construction vember 20,1865. Corp.s were not enlisted men; no one connected with military railroads dur­ He filed application for pension October 20, 1869, for gunshot wound of left ing the war held a commission except Gen. D. C. McCallum and Gen. Her­ hand, which was allowed after special examination February 2, 1885, at 4 per man Haupt. The work of the Ciinstruction Corps was considered of a mili­ month from date of discharge, and which was increased to S6 per month from tary nat ure; bridges were built by them in tb.e face of the enemy's batteries; April 24, 1889. He committed suicide by hanging himself at National Military the men were treated by our Government and the enemy, when captured, Home, Leavenworth Kans., November 24,1889. as soldiers. and they were exchanged or paroled the same as enlisted men. From the mass of testimony presented to your committee it is learned that ''All the men and officers connected with the Construction Corps were un­ soldier exhibited signs of mental weakness and derangement directly after der military orders all the time. An order to open a railroad or rebuild retul'ning home from the Army. At times he would go to work vigorously bridges came from the War D~partment. The order to rebuild the roof of for a few days and astonish the neighbors with wonderful amounts of labor, the roundhouse at Alexandria, Va., where Mr. Bagley met with his accident, and again would droop into melancholy and unsocial habits and brood over came through Gen. D. C. McCallum, and must be considered a military order. imaginary wrongs. Again, he wonld wander from home for days without Every move made on the United States military railroad, whether the mov­ giving notice of his departure or his destination to his family, and would re­ ing of trains containing troops or supplies or t~~ construction o~ .the roads turn as surreptitiously as he departed. or buildings on the roads, were ordered by military and for military pur­ His mind became constantly weaker and his conduct more strange. He poses. Furthermore. the above roundhouse was within the Government wonld sell all his property and remove to some other locality, even when his stockade, the ingreRS and egress of which was under guard at all times." prospects seemed fall'ly bright. He was unsocial, gloomy, and morose, and It will be seen that this employment. while technically civilian, was en­ his mania increased until it became of dangerous tendency, and his wife tirely milita.ry in its character and real surroundings, and that this claimant found a butcher knife in the bed. Asked what he intended to do with it, he was at the time (Alexandria being a military headquarters, and the railroad, spoke of the beautiful corpse their infant daughter woulll make. The neigh­ whose en~ne house was being repaired at that time, being used by the Gov­ bors had him examined for lunacy, and he was placed in the insane asylum ernment m its military operations) in actual military employment and act­ at Osawatomie, Kans., December 4, 1878i and discharged therefrom July 8, ing to all intents and purposes, in defense of his Government. 1879. He told the special examiner in 883 that he had been in an insane The committee are of the opinion that as a general rnle pensions shonld asylum for several years and his memory was gone. He was confined in the not be allowed except to men actually enlisted, but the circumstances sur­ State insane asylum of Kansas again May 20,1888, and released as restored rounding this particnlar case are such as to warrant favorable action. September 28,1888. The committee recommend the following amendment: He was at different periods in the National Military Home at L eavenworth, In line 5 strike out the word •·twenty-five" and insert in lieu thereof the Kans. and at intervals at home with his family, but his conduct and acts word "twelve." · constantly became more erratic and his wanderings more frequent. He And as so amended the committee recommend the passage of the bill. once went to Texas, and at all times after service seemed to possess a dispo­ sition to wander. :Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, there is a bill before the Com­ At one time. after being t'vice in the asylum, he sent notice to his wife from mittee on Invalid Pensions to pension all the bridge construction­ a distant part of the State that unless she immediately came to him he would ists. There is a number of them; so we are taking out one now get a divorce from her. She ignored the invitation (having the family to care for), and the report became currently circulated, by him most probably, and making him a favorite, and the 700 others who have applied that he had been divorced; but this is believed to have been one of his hallu­ to us in a general. bill are left to go hungry. [Cries of" Vote!"] cinations, as no record of divorce has been found..., so far as your committee The bill was ordered to be laid aside with a favorable recom­ has been advised. After this report was circulatea he a~ain came home, but soon went away and entered the Soldiers' Home agam. Because of her mendation. almost destitute condition, the burden of supporting the family, and the cir­ NATHAN KIMBALL. culation of reports of divorce, and the difficulty of securing satisfactory proof tracing his insanity to causes originatinO' in service, as he never had a The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (8.1435) regular physician or lived Ion~ enough in one ~ocality to enable neighbors to granting an increase of pension to Nathan Kimball. fully understand his peculiarities, the widow has not applied for pension, being advised that an effort in that direction was useless. The bill was read, as follows: She is now advanced in years, in needy circuinStances, and a large number Be it enacted, etc .• That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, of neighbors, county officials~ and representative citizens ask Congress to authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions pension her by special bill ana prevent her from becoming a charge on publio and limitations of the pension laws, the m~me of Nathan Kimball, late a brig­ or private charity. adier-general in the United States Army, at the rate of $100 per month. Your committee therefore earnestly recommend the passage of the bill, Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, just a few words of explana­ after being amended by striking out all after the word" artillery," in line 7. tion upon this report. When this Senate bill came to .our com­ rcries of. "Vote!" "Vote!"] mittee and was referred to me for consideration; I was inclined to Mr. ERDMAN. Mr. Chairman, I want to call the attention of 1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-_ HOUSE. 4913 the House to the fact that this soldier committed suicide by hang­ RANSOM C. HAZELIP. , ing, and here it is distinctly traced to service origin! - The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. fCries of "Vote!" "Vote!") 5050) for the be~efit of aD;d granting a. pension to Rans~m C._ 1tlr. DINGLEY. What is the amount? Hazelip late a pnvate soldier of Company G, Eleventh Regrment The CHAIRMAN. Twelve dollars per month. Kentucky Infantry Volunteers, and first lieutenant of Company B, The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to. Thirty-fifth Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry Volunteers. The question was taken on ordering the bill to be laid aside The bill was read, as follows: . · with a favorable recommendation; and the Chairman announced Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of th~ Interior be, and_he is hereby1 that the ayes seemed to have it. authorized and directed to place on the pens10n ro~l of the ~mted States or Mr. ERDMAN. Division. - America the name of Ransom C. H!lzelip, late a private soldier of Company G, Eleventh Regiment Kentucky Infantry Volunteers, and afte1·wards first The committee divided; and there were-ayes 71, noes 8. lieutenant of Company B, Thirty-fifth Regrment Kentucky Mounted Infantry· ltfr. ERDMAN. We ought to have a quorum on this important Volunteers of the United States Army, in the late war of the rebellion, at question. - · the rate of $50 per month, to be paid quarterly as pensions are now required The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman raise the point of no to be paid by law. quorum? Mr. DALZELL. Let us have the report read, Mr. Chairman. Mr. ERDMAN. Yes, sir. The report (by Mr. ANDERSON) was read, as follows: The CHAIRMAN (after a count). One hundred and six gen­ The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. tlemen are present. [Applause.] The ayes have it, and the mo­ 5050) ~ranting a pension to Ransom C. Hazelip, report as follows: . Claimant alleges that in February, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Eleventh tion is agreed to. Kentucky Infantry, resigning the position of county and crreuit court clerk Mr. PICKLER. I hope a hundred men will stay here. to do so; that he went with the regiment doing regular SPrvice, as did the other members of the company, until the battle of Shiloh, in which he took CATHERINE SMITH, part; that in said fight he was injured by concussion of a shell, causing i~­ pairment of hearing, most severe in the left ear.. Af~er the battle,_while The next business on the· Private Calendar was the bill (8.1522) camping on the battle ground, he contract~d- chrome dJl!orrhea, by W:hiCh he granting a pension to Catherine Smith. was reduced almost to a skeleton. He-bad Jomed the re~ent after Its mus­ ter in, and so he had not been mustered in, and was permitted to go home. The bill was read, as follows: As soon as he recovered to a sufficient extent to do so, he again entered the Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the_ Interior be.. and he is hereb~, service, this time as first lieutenant Company B, Thirty-fifth Kentucky authorized and directed to place on the pensiOn roll, subJect to_ the pr?VI· Mounted Infantry, and while in this organization, in July, 1864:, went out sions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Catherme S~Ith, from Munfordville, Ky., on a scout, and from the hardship and exposure on widow of the late James Smith, a private in Company I, Sixteenth Indiana that trip contracted som9thing like rheumatism and disease of kidneys. He Volunteers and pay her a pension of $12 per month, and the further sum of now asks that he be pensioned by special act for impaired hearing and $2 per month for each of the three children of said soldier until they respec­ chronic diarrhea, contracted while serving with Company G, Eleventh tively become 16yearsof age. Kentucky Infantrv, and results thereof, and for rheumatism and disease of kidneys and disease of heart and stomach, results, contracted while first lieutenant Company B, 'rhirty-fifth Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry. Mr. SPALDING. Let the report be read. He asks this special act because he has no title under existing law for the The report (by Mr. BAKER of Kansas) was read, as follows: disabilities incurred while serving with the Eleventh · Kentucky Infantry. He is totally disabled for manual labor and in need ofthepension. The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (8.1522) The sworn testimony of Watstm Farris. Alex. Hayes, and William L. HaZB­ granting a pension to Catherine Smit]?., widow of the late James Smith, a lip, who are shown by the records of the War Department to have been in private in Company I, Sixteen~h Indiana Infantry Volunteers, at ~12 per month having carefully exammed and considered the facts and m.rcum­ 0ompany G, Eleventh Kentucky Infantry, and present, corroborates the claimant's allegations aB to disabilities incurred while serving with Company stance~ presented, respectfully adopt the report of the Senate Committ?e on G, Eleventh Kentucky Infantry; and that of James C. Kinkade, Charles W. Pensions, and recommend the passage of the b~l. The report is as_ follow:>: Decker, John W. Hayes, Samuel P. York, and Andrew J. Hack, corroborates The evidence in this case shows that the clarmant, Mrs. Catherme Sm1th, his allegations as to incurrence of disabilities while first lieutenant Company made application to the Pension Offi~ for a pensisiding in Ohio, and who was a private follows: in·Company C of the Sixteenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, is not the James Smith who enlisted October24, 1864:, in Company I, Sixteenth Regiment Amend the title by striking out all of it except the words "A bill granting Indiana Volunteers, and was afterwards transferred to the Thirteenth In­ a pension to Ransom C. Hazelip." · _ diana Cavalry, and who was le~~ly married to said Catherine Smith, and Amend the bill by striking out, in line 6, the words "late a private soldier died in Salina, Kans., Decemher ou, 1886. of" and inserting in lieu thereof the words" who served with"; and by strik­ In answer to the second and third objections of the Pension Office, Col. F. C. ing out, in line 10, the word "fifty" and inserting in lieu thereof the word Ainsworth, in an official communication dated ~rch_26, 189~, states that_the "thirty"; and that as amended the bill do pass. records in the War Department show "th.at this soldier (said James Smit·h) The amendments were agreed to. was enrolled and mustered into service October 24, 1864:, as a private in Com­ pany I Sixteenth Indiana Infantry Volunteers, to serve one year. Heap­ The bill as amended was ordered to be laid a.side with a favor­ pears~ have served faithfully until June 29, 1865, when he was -transferred able recommend-ation. to the Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry Volunteers. But as he failed to join the last-named regiment which reinained in service until Novembe~·18, 18_65, he MAUD ARDELLE BLISS. became constructiveiy a deserter from June 29,1865. Upon conSideratiOn of the record as above set forth, it has been determined that relief can be af­ The next business o~ the Private Calendar was the bill (S. 145) forded in this case by this Department under the provisions of the act of granting a pension to Maud Ardelle Bliss. _ . Congress approved March2, 1889. The constructive charge of desertion here­ The bill was read, as follows: tofore standing against this soldier as his final record has therefore been removed, and he has been honorably dis<:harged to date from June 29, 1865, Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, that being the date when he left the serviCe." authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provi­ The evidence fully shows that said suldier, James Smith, was legally mar­ sions and limit.'l.tions of the ·pension laws, th<:J name of Maud Ardelle Bliss, ried to said claimant, Catherine Smith, on the 16th of October, 1877, at Salina, dependent and invalid daughter of John W. Bliss, late of Company B, Fourth Kans. and had by her three children, as follows: William E., born February Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of 7 1883' age 16 February 6, 1899; Jessie E., born February 28,1884, age 16 Feb­ S12 per month, payable to her legally constituted guardian. rhary'27 1900; Mamie E., born December 3, 1885, age 16 December 2, 1901. Mr. MILNES. Let us have the report. There 'is some evidence tending to show that the disease of which James Smith died was contracted in the service. The evidence also shows that The report (by Mr. SuLLOWAY) was read, as follows: said Catherine Smith is a deserving woman, but in destitute circumstances, The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S.145) and suP.ports herself and the three chil:lren of said soldier, James Smith, by granting a pension to Maud Ardelle Bliss, having carefully considered the her daily toil, excepting such charity as she receives from the Grand Army same, adopt the accompanying Senate report (No. 56) as their own, and post and other friends. respectfully recommend its passage. Your committee is of the opinion, from the foregoing statement of facts, that said Catherine Smith is entitled to a pension of $12 per month, and the further sum of $2 per month for ,13ach of the soldier's three children until they [Senate Report No. 56, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session.] respectively arrive at the age of 16 years. . The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. H5) grant­ The writer of this report has abundant testimony from personal acquamt­ ing an increase of pension to Maud Ardelle Bliss, have examined the same ances of high character who are f~r wi~h the family history of this and report: - · elaimant, and he has no doubt about the Ident1ty of her late husband as she The beneficiary under this bill is the daughter of John W. Bfus, late a pri­ states it to be. . vate in Company B, Fourth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry. Mr. - Your committee therefore recommend that the bill be amended by adding Bliss served long and faithfully in the Union Army, his health suffering the words" and the further sum of S2 per month for each of the three chil~ greatly-from ha1·dships and exposure. It is said by those who knew him in­ dren of said soldier until they respectively become 16 years of age." timately that he had pensionable disabilities when discharged from the serv­ And so amended, your committee recommend that the bill do pass. ice, but he was a proud and patriotic man and did not make application so The bill was ordered to be laid aside with a favorable recom­ long as he could earn a living. A few months ago he applied for a pension, ~endation . ~~~~:~~~~ ~8~~ ~~g~{j~~\~~cl~~~~ances, but he died be-fore ..XXVIII-308 4914 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. MAY 6,

Claimant is an orphan, and ha.s been deformed and sick from early infancy. The roU.was called, when the following-named members failed She is in her sixteenth year and we~ only 48 pounds. The appended cer­ tificates ~tate specificallY. her c~nditip~, Dr. Simpson giving it as his opinion to respond: that she IS destined to a. life of mvalidiSm. There a;re many pr2cedents for Abbott, Downing, Lewis, Shafroth, this legislation. Your committee recommend that the bill do pass. Adams, Draper, Linney, Shrumon, Aitken, Eddy, Linton, Shaw, The bill was-laid aside to be reported to the House with the rec­ .Aldrich, .Ala. Ellett, Va. Little, Simpkins,. ommendation: that it do pass-. .Aldrich, m. Elliott, S. C. Livingstonr Skinner, Apsley, Fairchild, Lockhart, Smith, Til. LEVI T. E. JOHNSON. Arnold, Fa. Faris, Lorimer, Smith, Mich.. Arnold. R.I. Fischer, Loud{lnslager, Snover, The next business on the Private Calendar was the bill (H. R. Atwood, Fitzgerald, Low 2317) to increase the pension of Levi T. E. Johnson. Avery, Fletcher, Maddox, ~~~fharcL The bill was read, as follows: Babcock, Foote, Maguire, Sout!J:wick., Bailey, Foss. Mahany, Spalding, Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, Bak€'r, Kans. Fowler, McCall, Tenn. Sparkman, authorized and directed to increase the-pension of LeviT. E. Johnson, late a Baker,Md. Gamble, McClure, Spencer, member of Company B, Fifty-second Indiana Volunteerq, from ten to fifty Ba.1.-er,N.H. Gillett,N. Y. McCormick, Stahle, dolla.rs per month, subject to the conditions and limitations of the Pension Bankhead, Goodwyn, McCreary, Ky. Stallings, Bureau. Barham, Graff, McCulloch, Steele, Barrett, Griswold, :McEwan, Stephenson, Mr. SPALDING. Let us have the report. Bartholdt, Grosv-enor, McLachlan, Stewo.rt, Wis. The repo:rt (by Mr. WOOD) was read, as follows: Bartlett, N.Y. Grout, McLauxin, Stone,C. W. Beach, Hall, Mclllillin, Stone, W.A. The Committee on Inv-alid Pension!!~ to whom was referred the bill (H. R. Bell, Colo. Halterman, McRae, Strait, . 2317) to increase the pension of Levi ·.1:. E. Johnson, submit the following re- Bell, Tex. H:m.Iy, Meiklejohn, Strode, Nebr. Bennett, Hardy, Mercer, Strong po.g~ committee have examined the evidence in this case and find: Berry, Harmer, Meredith. Strower, Russell, Ga. Woomer, Mr. PICKLER. Mr. Chairman, I hope the gentleman will not De Witt, Leighty, Sanerbering, insist on that. Thirty dollars is, I think, a good, fair pension in Dinsmore, Leisenring, S&.ycrs, f:~~~. Dockery, Leonard, Scr.mton, this case. That is"the rate for total in-ability to perlo:rm manual Dolliv-er, Let:.-ter. Settle, labor. Mr. BURRELL. We have been voting $50 a month to others, The CHAIRMAN. The committee will rise and report the we hn.ve given $50 a month to the widows of soldiers, and when a absentees to the House. man comes who has himself rendered valuable service to his coun­ The committee accordingly rose; and the Speaker having re­ trv and when he is totally blind, I think that that is not too large sumed the chair, Mr. P.AYNE reported that the Committee of the an amount of pension for him. Whole House had found itself without a quorum, whereupon he :Mr. HOPKINS. I suggest to the chairman of the Committee had directed the roll to be called, and now reported the list of on Invalid Pensions that if this claimant is totally blind and must absentees to the House. have an attendant $50 is little enough. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the names of the ab-- Mr. PICKLER. The report does not show that he is totally sentees. blind. does it? The names of the absentees having been read, Mr. BURRELL. He is so. I know him. The SPEAKER. These names will be entered on the Journal. Mr. HOPKINS. I hope that my colleague,.s motion will pre­ Mr. DINGLEY. I move that the House· do now adjourn. vail. The SPEAKER {having put the question). The ayes seem to Mr. MILNES. Mr. Chairman, I am heartily in favor of grant­ have it. ing this man $50 a month. Here is a worthy case-, a case where Mr. PICKLER. I demand the yeas and nays on the adjourn­ an old soldier is totally blind. We have gone on and voted $100 a ment. month to the widows of soldiers who were no more gallant or Several MEMBERS. There is no auorum here. brave than this man was, but here we have the soldier himself, a Mr. PICKLER. We will see whether yon will crowd it down man who fought bravely for his country in the war, and it is this way. We want the yeas and nays on this question. We do cases of this kind that ought to occupy the attention of this House. not want any such infernal snap judgment as this. [Crie.s of I hope the motion of the gentleman from illinois will prevail. "Order. "l On a. division, on the motion of Mr. BuRRELL, there were-ayes The SPEAKER. The gentleman from South Dakota is not in 8, noes 56. order. Mr. ERD:M:AN. Mr. Chairman, I am constrained to call for a M1·. PICKLER. We had 100 members here. quonm1 on this pure charity. The SPEAKER. The gentleman is not in order. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania makes The que tion being taken on orderiRg the yeas and nays, there the point that there is no quorum present. were ayes 37-more than one-fifth of the last vote. 1\fr. PICKLER. He is a member of the Committee on Invalid So the yeas and nays were ordered. Pensions and he makes the point of no quorum on one of its bills! The Clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. ERDMAN. Yes, sir; on charities of this kind all the time. Mr. PICKLER (after the roll call had begun). We had 100 The CHAIRMAN (after a count). There are 81 members pres­ m embers here. ent. Mr. PAYNE. I insist that we should have order. Mr. PICKLER. There is only one thing to do, Mr. Chairman; Mr. PICKLER. I am stating the truth, Mr. Speaker. that js to have the roll called. The SPEAKER. The gentleman should take his seat. The The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will call the roll. Clerk will proceed with the call of the roll. ..

1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 4915.

The Clerk resumed the call of the roll; but Mr. PICKLER con­ Mr. STEELE with 1\fr. WASHINGTON. tinuing to speak, Mr. STRODE of Nebraska with Mr. HUTCHESON. The SPEAKER said~ The Honse will please be in order; and Mr. MOZLEY with 1\Ir. MOSES. the gentleman from South Dakota will take his seat. Mr. SMITH of Michigan with Mr. BERRY. Mr. PICKLER. That I will do with great pleasure. Mr. HENRY of Indiana with Mr. SPARKMAN. The question was taken; and there were-yeas 38, nays 58,. not Mr. HUFF with Mr.. MINER of New York. voting 259; as follows: Mr. HEMENWAY with Mr. ROBERTSON of Louisiana, YEAS-38. Mr. JOHNSO:N of Indiana with Mr. BLACK of Georgia. Mr. WILSON of Ohio with M r. DE ARMOND. Allen, Miss. EYSJlS. Lacey, SheTina.n. Mr. HARDY with]~fr. HART. B&rllett, Ga. Gillett, Mass. Loud, Shuford, Black, N.Y. Griffin, McCall, Mass. s~ru.ding, 1\lr. RANEY with Mr. COWEN. Brcrnrn, Hainer, Nebr. McCleary, Minn. s okes, Mr. GROSVENOR with Mr. Mc.l.\IILLIN. Clarke. Ala. Heatwole, McClell.an. Taft, Mr. JOHNSON of North Dakota with Mr. LAWSON. Cousins, Henderson, McDearmon, Tate, Hilborn, Moody, Tawney, Mr. CURTIS of Iowa with Mr. RICHARDSON. ~!n.N.Y. Hooker, Parker, Underwood. Mr. GROUT with Mr. NEILL. Dingley, Howell, Payne, :Mr. DRAPER with TUCKER. Erdman, Jenkins, Perkins, Mr. Mr. HICKS with Mr. SWANSON. NAY&-53. For this day: Allen, Utah Curtis, Kans. Hurley, Reeves, Mr. CHARLES W. STONE with Mr. WALSH. Andrews, Daniels., Hyde, Royse, Mr. BARTLETT of New York with Mr. PATTERSON. Barney, Dovener, Kerr, Sperry. 1\ir. FARIS with Mr. HENDRICK. Belkna:o, Eddy, Kirkpatrick, Stewart, N.J. Bishop,- Elfu, Layton, Strong, Mr. LORIMER with 1\!1·. RusK. Blue, Faircluld, Linton. Sulloway, Mr. BROMWELL with Mr. BELL of Texas. Brumm, Fenton, Long, Tayler, Mr. BEACH with Mr. FITZGERALD. BUl'l'ell. Gardner, Mahon, Van Horn, Bm·ton; Mo. Gibson, Marsh, Van Voorhis. 1\Ir. GOODWYN with :Mr. LIVINGSTON, Calderhead, Hadley, Minor, Wis. Wanger. Mr. HERMANN with Mr. LATIMER. Chiekering, Hager, Otj:en, Wheeler, Mr. WHITE with Mr. KENDALL. Colson, Hartman, Pickler, Willis, Mr. TRELOAR with Mr. MEYER. Connolly, He~urn, Poole, Wood. CrQwther, Hu' , Prince, Mr. RussELL of Connecticut with Mr. McCREARY of Kentucky. CUrtis, Iowa Hunter, Pugh, Mr. WILBER with Mr. STALLINGS. NOT VOTING-259. Mr. LEFEVER with Mr. ELLIOTT of South Carolina. Mr. LOUDENSL.A.GER with Mr. PRICE. Ahbott, Dinsmore, Leisenring Russell, Ga. Acheson, Dockery, Leonard, &mel'hering, Mr. TRACEY with M r. SORG. Adamt:Ster, Hatch, lllilliken, Terry, negative. BrodP-rick, Heinor,Pa. 1\-filnes; Thomas, l\Ir. HOPKINS. I wish to withdraw my vote, as I ain paired Bromwell, Hemenway, 1\Iiner, N.Y. Thorp, Brosius, Hendrick, :Mondell, •rowne, with the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. DocKERY]. Buck, Henry, Conn. Money. TrweewelJ. The resnlt of the vote was t.hen announced as above recorded. Bull, Henry,Ind. Morse, Tracey, Mr. PICKLER. I move a call of the House. Bnrton, Ohio Hermann, Moses, Treloar, Cannon. Mozley, Tncker, l\Ir. LACEY. Under Rule XV, clause 4, must not the call be Cll.tcb'ings. ifgks, Murphy. 'l'urner, Ga. ordered without further action? Clardy, Hittkms . Neill, Tu-rner,Va. The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks this is not one of the cases Clark, Iowa Hop· , Newlands, Tylel", covered by the rule, as a quormn is not needed adjourn. Clark, Mo. Howard, NOOil!ln, Updegraff, to Cobb,. Howe, Northway, Wadsworth, Mr. WILLIS.· Is amotion to adjourn in order? Cockrell Hubbard, Odell, Walker, Mass. The SPEAKER. It is, pending a call of the House. Codding: Huff, Ogden, Walker, Va. Mr. PICKLER. What becomes of my motion for call of the Cafii.n. Hutiek, Otey, Walsh, a Cook, Wis. Hull, Overstree-t, Warner, House? . Cooke,m. Hutc-heson, t)wens., Washington, The SPEAKER. The motion is pending. Cooper, Fla. Johnson, CaL Pattel'son, Watson. Ind. The question being taken on the motion of :Mr. WILLIS, there Coopel", Tex. J ohnson.lnd. Pearson, Watson, Ohio were on a division-ayes 51, noes 38. Co~er, Wis. Johnson, N.Dak. Pendleton, Wellington, Cor iss, Jones, Phillips, Whit~ Mr. PICKLER. I demand the yeas and naysr Cowen, Jo.y, Pitney, Wilber. The yeas and nays were ordered. Cox., Kem., Powers, Williams, Crisp. Kendall, Price, Wilson, Idaho The question was taken; and there were-yeas 52, nays 48, not Crowley~ Kiefer, Quigg, Wilson, N.Y. voting 255; as follows: Crmnp.. Kleberg, lliuiey, Wi~n,Ohlo YEAS-52. Kno.x, Ray. Culberson. Wilson, S.C. Allen, Miss. Dingley, How~ Parker, Cummings. Kulp, Woodard, Baker, 1\Id. Erdman, Jenkins, Pavne, Danford, Kyle. lii~~J!· Woodman, Bartlett, Ga. Gibson, Lacey, Perkins, Dayton, Latimer, Robe ;·tso~a. Woom(l}', Hishop., GillPtt, Mass. Loud, Poole, DeArmond, Law n, Robinson, Pa.. Wright, Black, N.Y. Griffin, Low, Reeves, Denny, Lefever, Rusk.. Yoakum. Brumm. Grow, Mahon, DeWitt, Leighty, Rnssell, Conn. Sherman, Chickering, Hadley, McCall, Mass. ShufOI'd~ Clardy, Ha.inel', Nebr. McCleary, Minn. Stokes, So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to. Clarke, Ala. Heatwole, McClellan, Taft, The following pairs were announced: Co . Henderson, McDearmon, Tate, Cu~.Y. Hilborn, 1.\londell, Underwood. Until further notice: Dalzau, Hooker, Moody, Mr. HOPKINS with Mr. DOCKERY. Daniels, Hopkins, Noonan, ~~:er, •

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NAYS--48. Mr. OTJEN, from the Committee on War Claims, to which Acheson, Connolly Hartman, Otjen, was referred House bills Nos. 31, 1246, 4778, 4962, and 7720, re­ Allen, Utah Cooper, Wis. Hepburn, Pickler, Anderson, Crowther, Hulick, Prince, ported in lieu thereof a bill (H. R. 8733) giving t.o any State hav­ Andrews, Crump, -­ Huling, Pugh, ing a claim for expenses incurred in defense of the United States Belknap, Curtis, Kans. Hunter, Royse, the right to have the same adjudicated by the Court of Claims, Blue, Dovener, Hurley, Stewart, N.J. Burrell, Kerr, Strong, accompanied by a report (No. 1648); which said bill and report Burton, Mo. ~flU· Kirkpatrick, Sulloway, were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state Burton, Ohio Fairchild, Layton, Tayler, of the Union. Calderhead, Fenton, Linton, VanHorn, Mr. SHAFROTH, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to Clark, Mo. Gardner, Long, Colson, Hager, Marsh, ;~~~r, which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 8590) granting to the Denver, Cripple Creek and Southwestern Railroad Company NOT VOTING-2M a right of way for a railroad through the South Platte and Plnm .Abbott, Downing, Linney, Shafroth, Adams, Draper. Little, Shannon, Creek forest reserves, in the State of Colorado, reported the same, .Aitken, Ellett, Va. Livingston, Shaw, . accompanied by a report (No. 1651); which said bill and report Aldrich, Ala. Elliott, S. C. Lockhart, Simpkins, were referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state Aldrich, Ill. Evans, Lorimer, Skinner Apsley, Faris, Loudenslager, Smith, ill. of the Union. Arnold, Pa. Fischer, Maddox, Smith, Mich. Arnold~ R.I. Fitzgerald, Maguire, Snover, Atwooa, Fletcher, Mahany, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BiLLS. .Avery, Foote, McCall, Tenn. ~~~'thard, Babcock, Foss, McClure, Southwick, Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, private bills and resolutions were Bailey, Fowler, McCormick, Spalding, • Baker, Kans. Gamble. McCreary, Ky. Sparkman. severally reported from committees, delivered to the Clerk, and Baker, N. H. Gillet, N.Y. McCulloch, Spencer, referred to the Committee of the Whole House, as follows: Bankhead, Goodwyn, McEwan, Sperry, By Mr. WOOD, from the Committee on Invalid Pension!'!: The Barham, Graff, McLachlan, Stahle, Barney, Griswold, McLaurin, Stallings, bill (H. R. 6489) to grant pension to Samuel L. Busick. (Report Barrett, Grosvenor, McMillin, Steele, No. 1639.) Bartholdt, Grout, McRae, Stephenson, By Mr. ANDREWS, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: Bart lett, N.Y. Hall, Meiklejohn, Stewart, Wis. Beach, Halterman, Mercer, Stone, C.W. The bill (S.1737) granting a pension to James G. Hartzell. (Re­ Bell, Colo. Hanly, Meredith, Stone, W.A. port No. 1640.) Bell, Tex. Hardy, Meyer, Strait, By Mr. POOLE, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: The Bennett, Harmer, Miles, Strode, Nebr. · Berry, Harris, Miller, Kans. Strowd,N.C. bill (H. R. 2859) granting a pension to Harriet F. Herrick. (Re­ Bingham, Harrison, Miller, W.Va. Sulzer, port No. 1641.) Black, Ga. Hart, Milliken, Swanson, By Mr. HARDY, from the Committee on Pensions: The bill Boutelle, Hatch, Milnes. Talbert, Bowers, Heiner, Pa. Miner,"N. Y. Tawney, (H. R. 3862) for the relief of John Green. (Report No. 1645.) Brewster, H emenway, Minor, Wis. Terry, By Mr. COOPER of Texa-s, from the Committee on War Claims: Broderick, Hendrick, Money, Thomas, The bill (S. 2143) for the relief of Richmond College, located at Bromwell, Henry, Conn. Morse, Thorp, · Richmond, Va. (Report No.1646.) Brosius, H enry, Ind. Moses, Towne, Brown, Hermann, Mozley, Trace well, By Mr. ORO WTHER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: Buck, Hicks, Murphy, Tracey, The bill (H. R. 7653) granting a pension to Ambrose J. Vanarsdel. Bull, Hill, Neill, Treloar, (Report No. 1637.) Cannon, Hitt, Newlands, Tucker, Catchings, Howard, Northway, Turner, Ga. By Mr. KERR, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions: The Clark, Iowa Howe, Odell, Turner, Va. bill (H. R.1811) for the relief of Catherine L. Chaney. (Report • Cobb, Hubbard, Ogden, Tyler, No. 1638.) Cockrell, Huff, Otey, Updegraff, Codding, Hull, Overstreet, Van Voorhis, By Mr. MARSH, from the Committee on Military Affairs: Coffin, Hutcheson, Owens, Wadsworth, The bill (H. R. 1484) for the correction of muster of Adolph Cook, Wis. Hyde, • Patterson, Walker, Mass. Von Haake, late major, Si:x:ty-eighthRegimentVeteran Volunteer Cooke,lll. Johnson, Cal. Pearson, Walker, Va. Cooper, Fla. Johnson, Ind. Pendleton, Walsh, Infantry. (Report No. 1649.) Cooper, Tex. Johnson, N.Dak. Phillips, Warner, The bill (H. R. 6955) for the relief of Sergt. James W. Kingon. Corliss, . Jones, Pitney. Washington, (Report No. 1650.) . Cowen, Joy, Powers, Watson, Ind. Cox, Kern, Price, Watson, Ohio . Crisp, Kendall, Quigg, Wellington, Crowley, Kiefer, Raney, White, ADVERSE REPORT. Culberson, Kleberg, Ray, Wilber, Cummings, Knox, Reyburn, Williams, Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, M.r:MAHON, from the Commit­ Curtis, Iowa Kulp, Richardson, Wilson, Idaho tee on War Claims, reported adversely (Report No. 1647) the bill Danford, Kyle, Robertson, La. Wilson, N.Y. Dayton, Latimer, Robinson, Pa. Wilson, Ohio (H. R. 6805) for the relief of the legal representatives of Rinaldo De Armon~ Lawson, Rusk, Wilson, S.C. Johnson and Ann E. Johnson, deceased, which said bill andre­ Denny, Lefever, Russell, Conn. Woodard, port were laid on the table. De Witt, Leighty, Russell, Ga. Woodman, Dinsmore, Leisenring, Sauerhering, Woomer, Dockery, Leonard, Sayers, Wright, Dolliver, Lester, Scranton, Yoa.kum. PUBLIC BILLS, MEMORIALS, AND RESOLUTIONS. Doolittle, Lewis, Settle, Under clause 3 of Rule XXII, bills, resolutions, and memorials So the motion was agreed to. of the following titles were introduced and severally referred as The result of the vote was then announced as above recorded. follows: And accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m.) the House By Mr. WALSH: A bill (H. R. 8724) to raise the wages of elec­ adjourned. trotypers, molders, and finishers in the Government Printing Of­ fice-to the Committee on Printing. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS. By Mr. CURTIS of Iowa: A bill (H. R. 8725) donating 2 ·con­ Under clause 2 of Rule XIII, bills were severally reported from demned cannon and 10 condemned cannon balls to Shelly Norman committees, delivered to the Clerk, and referred to the several Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Muscatine, Iowa, and ~ ­ Calendars therein named, as follows: condemned cannon and 10 cannon balls to "General N. B. Baker Mr. GILLETT of :Massa-chusetts, from the Committee on the Post, Grand Army of the Republic, Clinton, Iowa-to the Com­ Judiciary, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 6883) mittee on Naval Affairs. · to incorporate the Convention of American Instructors of the Also (by request), a bill (H. R. 8726) to provide for the pay­ Deaf, reported the same, accompanied by a report (No. 1642); ment of certain claims against the District of Columbia by draw­ which said bill and report were referred to the Committee of the back certificates-to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Whole House on the state of the Union. By Mr. KULP: A bill (H. R. 8727) donating one condemned He also, from the same committee, t0 which was referred the bill cannon and two pyramids of condemned cannon balls to Bryson of the House (H. R. 8497) to incorporate theNational Plant, Flower, Post, No. 225, Grand Army of the Republic, of Watsontown, Pa,-_ and Fruit Guild, reported the_same, accompanied by a report (No. to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 1643); which said bill and report were referred to the House Cal- By Mr. KIRKPATRICK: A bill (H. R. 8728) relating to pay endar. · · and bounty to soldiers, sailors, and marines of the United States Mr. BENNETT, from the Committeeon Interstate and Foreign in the·wa.r of the rebellion-to the Committee on Military Affairs. Commerce, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. By Mr. MEREDITH: A bill (H. R. 8729) to prohibit cemeteries 8536) to amend an act entitled "An act to regulate commerce," in the District of Columbia which will interfere with street exten­ approved February 4, 1887, reported the same, accompanied by a sions of the city of Washington-to the Committee on the District report (No. 1644); which said bill and report were referred to the of Columbia.. ~ Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. By Mr. HURLEY: A bill (H. R. 8730) to appropriate funds for 1896. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-- HOUSE. 4917 investigations and tests of American timber-to the Committee relief of Wilson S. NugEmt-to the-Committee' on Invalid Pen­ on Agriculture. sions. By Mr. WATSON of Ohio: A bill (H. R. 8731) to prohibit the By Mr. OTEY: A bill (H. R. 8760) for the relief of Nancy Susan employment of prison labor on Government buildings-to the Thompson-to the Committee on. Claims. - Committee on Labor. Also, a bill (H. R. 8761) for the relief of Kate Wade-to the By Mr. SPERRY: A bill (H. ~· 8732) providing: for the con­ Committee on Claims. struction of cable and telegraph lines from the Urnted ~ta~es to By Mr. REYBURN: A bill (H. R. 8762) to remove charge-of de­ Siberia Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, and gnaranteemgmter­ sertion from John O'Beirne-to the Committee on Military Affairs. est on bonds t~ be secured by said lines-to the Committee on In­ By Mr. ROBERTSON of Louisiana: A bill (H. R. 8763) for the terstate and Foreign Commerce. relief of the estate of Alfred W. Green, late of Carroll Parish, By :Mr. WILSON of New York:. A bili (H. R. 873_4) to amend La.-to the Committee on War Claims. sections 4965 and 4970, chapter 3, Title LX, of the ReVIsed Statutes By Mr. SHERMAN: A bill (H. R. 8764) for the relief of Edgar of the United States relating to copyrights-to the Committee on Abeel-to the Committee on Claims. Patents. · By Mr. STRONG: A bill (H. R. 8765) to pension Jacob Sher­ By Mr. HULL: A resolution (Honse Res. No. 308) setting apart man-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Friday, May 8, 1896, for the con.sideration of bills_ reported from By Mr. TA'fE: A bill (H. R. 8766) for the relief of Beiljamin the Committee on Military Affa1rs-to the Comm1ttee on Rules. Davis-to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. SHERMAN: A resoln~ion (~onse Res. No. 309) assign­ Also, a bill (H. R. 8767) for the relief of Benjamin Davis-to ing Tuesday, May 12, for cons1derat10n of H. R. 7907-to the the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Committee on Rules. By Mr. COLSON: A bill (H.R.8768) for the relief of Jason L. By l\lr. MILLIKEN: A resolution (Honse Res. No. 310) to Webb, of Whitesburg, Letcher County, Ky.-to the Committee place George W. Perkins on the annual roll as assistant foreman on War Claims. _ of the folding room-to the Committee on Accounts. · Also, a bill (H. R. 8769) increasing the pension of R. A. Brown­ By Mr. McCALL of Massachusetts: A resolution (House Res. ing-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. No. 313) for the consideration of immigration bills~to the Com­ By Mr. TATE: A bill (H. R. 8770) to pension Jasper N. Mar­ mittee on Rules. tin-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 8771) to pension Walter R. W. Atkins-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. PRIVATE BILLS, ETC. Also, a bill (H. R. 8772) to pension Hix Patterson-to the Com­ Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills of the following mittee on Invalid Pensions. titles were presented and referred as follows: Also, a bill (H. R. 8773) to pension Sanford A. Pinyan-t.o the By Mr. BARHA.L~: A bill (H. R. 8735) granting a pension to Committee on Pensions. C. B. Goodwin-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 8774) to pension Dorcus ElHott, widow of Also a bill (H. R. 8736) to remove the charge of desertion from Jesse Elliott-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. the record of Jacob Rothenbncher-to the Committee on Military Affairs. PETITIONS, ETC. By Mr. BELL of Colorado: A bill (H. R. 8737) for the relief of Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, the following petitions and papers Sarah S. Baker, of Montrose, Colo.-to the Committee on Invalid were laid on the Clerk's desk and referred as follow~:: Pensions. By Mr. ACHESON: Petition of Rev. J.D. Moffat, D. D., presi­ By Mr. CLARK of Missouri: A bill (H. R. 8738) for the relief dent of Washington and Jefferson College, and other members of of Mary Kinney-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. the fa.culty of that institution, in favor of the adoption of the By Mr. COOPER of Texas: Abill (H.R.8739) for the reHef of metric system of weights and measures-to the Committee on Mrs. Anna Franks, of Marshall, Tex.-to the Committee on Claims. Coinage, Weights, and Measures. Also, a bill (H. R. 8740) for the relief of A. S. Cannon, postmaster Also, resolutions of the Florida Society of the Sons of the Rev­ at Moscow, Polk County, Tex.-to the Committee on Claims. olution, favoring the publication of certain records and papers of Bv Mr. CORLISS: A bill (H. R. 8741) for the relief of Col. C. M. the Continental Congress-to the Committee on Printing. Lmil-to the Committee on InvaHd Pensions. By Mr. BANKHEAD: Petition of the heirs of Alvin R. Baker, · Also, a bill (H. R. 8742) to remove the charge of desertion against deceased, late of Walker Cotmty, Ala., praying reference of his 'James Norris-to the Committee on Military Affairs. war claim to the Court of Claims-to the Committee on War By Mr. CRUMP: A bill (H. R. 874:3) for the relief of Henry Claims. Schindehette-to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. BRODERICK: Remonstrance of Cyrus Shinn and 42 By Mr. CUMMINGS: A bill (H. R. 8744) authorizing the Presi­ others, of Oneida, Kans .. against accepting the Marquette statue­ dent to appoint Lieut. Robert Platt, United States Navy, to the to the Committee on the Library. rank of commander-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. BULL: Petition of Joseph P. Cotton and others, o( New­ By Mr. DOLLIVER: A bill (H. R. 8745) to increase the pension port, R. I., in favor of the adoption of the metric system-to the of John N. Wiley-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. By Mr. GRISWOLD: A bill (H.R.8746) for the relief of Frank By Mr. CALDERHEAD: Remonstrance and petition of certain Murphy-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. citizens of Kansas relating to the statue of Pere Marquette-to By Mr. HEATWOLE: A bill (H. R. 8747) granting a pension to the Committee on the Library. Mrs. Kate B. Allen-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. FENTON: Petition of Miss Sophia Krall, of Hamden By Mr. HILL: A bill (H. R. 8748) providing for annulling the Junction, Ohio, asking that her name be placed on the pension sentence of a court-martial in the case of Dorrance Atwater, First roll-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Squadron Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry, and granting to him an • By Mr. HARTMAN: Petition of R. W. Snook and others, in honorable discharge-to the Committee on Military Affairs. relation to the treaty with Crow Indians-to the Committee on By Mr. KIRKPATRICK: A bill (H. R. 8749) to remove the Indian Affairs. charge of desertion against Thomas F. Graham-to the Commit­ By Mr. HEATWOLE: Papers to accompany House bill grant­ tee on Military Affairs. ing a pension to Mrs. Kate B. Allen-to the Committee on Invalid Also. a bill (H. R. 8750) to remove the charge of desertion Pensions. against Henry C. Putty-to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. HILBORN: Petition of C. E. Howard and many citi­ Also, a bHI (H. R. 8751) to remove the charge of desertion zens of Contra Costa County, members of Danville Grange, Stat.e against Josiah Wilcox-to the Committee on Military Affairs. of California, recommending the passage o( House bill No. 2626, Also, a bill (H. R. 8752) to remove the charge of desertion from for the protection of agricultural staples by an export bounty-to the record of D. W. Light-to the Committee on Military Affairs. the Committee- on Ways and Means. Also, a bill (H. R. 8753) granting a pension to Henry Gilham­ Also, remonstrance and petition of citizens of Lower Lake, Lake to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. County, Cal., against the statue of Pere Marquette remaining in Also, a bill (H. R. 8754) granting a pension to Martin M. Flint­ Statuary Hall-to the Committee on the Library. to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. KIRKPATRICK: Petition of C. A. Place and 12 other Also, a bill (H. R. 8755) for the relief of Issachar J. Davis-to citizens of Winfield, Cowley County, Kans., praying for the adop­ the Committee on Military Affairs. tion of the metric system-to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, Also, a bill (H. R. 8756) granting a pension to C. A. Howke-to and Measures. the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. LAYTON: Resolutions of the Florida Society of Sons By Mr. KULP: A bill (H. R. 8757) to grant pension to Eliza of the Revolution, relating to the publication of Revolutionary Koons, mother of Charles M. Koons, late of Company E, Twenty­ records-to the Committee on Printing. - eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers-to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. LINTON: Statement to accompany Honse bill No. 6653, - By Mr. McCALL of Tennessee: A bill (H. R. 8758) for the relief granting an honorable discharge to one John Reynolds-to the of Randolph Wesson-to the Committee on War Claims. - Committee on Military Affairs. _ By Mr. MILLER of West Virginia: A bill (H. R. 8759) for the Also, remonstrances and petitions of citizens of Auburn, Cal.;

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also of citizens of Pittsburg, Pa.; also of Edwin Noll and numer­ Mr. VEST presenteuapetitionof American Waitera'Union,No. ous other citizens of Pennsylvania, in relation to the Marquette 20, of St. Louis, Mo., praying for the Government ownership and statue-to the Committee on the Library. control of telegraph lines; which was, referred to the Committee By Mr.l\I:AB.ON: Petition of IgnatiusJ.Langley,ofMarylan_d, on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. for reference of his claim to the Court of Claims-to the Commit­ Mr. ELKINS presented the memorial of R. T. Wetzel and 37 tee on War Claims. other citizens of Jackson County, W.Va.; the memorial of W. H. By Mr. McRAE: Petition of A.M. Frierson and .111 other ve that the in selling liquors in violation of the State law. memorial and resolutions be referred to the Comnnttee on the In Dickinson County there are 37 special liquor-tax receipts is­ Distl·ict of Columbia. sued and only 9 State permits, the difference between 37 and 9 The motion was agreed to. showing the number of persons engaged in the liquor traffic in Mr. GALLINGER presented a I?etition of the Woman's <;Jhris­ that county in violation of the State law. I submit the figures in tian Temperance Union of Vandalia, Fayette County, lll., s1gned tabulated form: by the officers, Belle P. Whitney, president~ an~ Co;a B. f>p.il­ Specialliqum·-ta.x receipts and State permits i"o sell intoxicating Ziquo1·s in ji1Je lips secretary praying for the enactment of leg-Islation rai mg Kansa..s counties, Mm·ch, 1596. the ~ge of con'sent from 16 to 18 years~ the Distri~t o~ Colum­ United bia; which was referred to the Committee on the DIStnct of Co- State States lumbia. . County. permit. tax re­ Mr. CULLOM presented ~·esolutions a~opted by the As~ociati~n ceipts. of the Central West Illinois Congregational c:hurches of P.eona, Dl., expresrsing their indignation at the atroc;wus perse~ut10n of Leavenworth ------.... ------2 248 their fellow-Christians in Armenia, and especially of their suffer­ Shawnee ______---- _----- _----- _------_------25 73 Sedgwick ____ ------.... ------·------·------12 120 ing brethren of the American Board; which were ordered to lie ou Reno. __ ...• _----- ______..... ___----._. ------.... ----·------3 25 the table. . Dickinson------·------9 37 Mr. SEWELL presented a petition of t~e ~rades League of Phil­ adelphia, Pa., praying that an ~ppropn~t10n be made for the Total ------____ . ______------==-==51 503 improvement of the Delaware R1ver; which was referred to the A-verage------·------·- 10! _ 50§ Committee on Commerce.

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