But. gentlemen. the report of the chosen officers of the Government for the last year does not bear out that contention. I find that during the year ended June 1. 1895. there were 12.495 criminal prosecutions in the courts of the United States. Of these. 149 were for violations of customs laws. 5.720 for violations of internalrevenue laws. 866 for violations of the postoffice laws. 58 for violations of the election laws. 34 cases arose under the naturalization laws. 201 under the intercourse laws. and only 356. all told. under the pension laws. In those 356 cases there were only 235 convictions. and be it said to the eternal honor and glory of the men who are receiving the benefits of our pension laws. only 127 of the 235 persons convicted were pensioners. In the face of these statistics. do not tell me that this amendment will open wide the door to much vexatious litigation.
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