The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-27
Congressional Proceedings.
From the National lmtelhgencer.
MONDAY, APRIL 90.
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
Mr.. Ruggles. from the committee Of
Claims, reported bill for the relief Of
Joseph Forrest; which was read.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS.
The senate took up in committee Of
the whole, Mr.. King of Ahb. in the
chair, the bill from the house of repre-.
sentatives, supplementary to the acts of
1918 and 1920, allowing pensions to rev.
dictionary soldiers. &c.
IUnder the act of 1920, several thou.
sand pensioners were stricken from the
pension roll, who were deficient in the
proofs necessaryto entitle them to be
continued on the roll. subsequently,
those so stricken off presented further
proofs in support of their right to enjoy
the benefits Of the act of 1878; but
the attorney genera, whose opinion was
taken in the case by tho Secretary OF
War, decided that the persons who had
been struck from the roll, under the
act of 1920, could not, even on the ad.
duction of further proof, be restored
thereto by the Secretary of war, mas.
much as the Secretary's authority had
ceased, as related to them. And the
present bill was intended to authorize
and require the Secretary OF war to re.
store to the list of pensioners the name
of any person who may have been, or
hereafter shall be, stricken therefrom,
in pursuance of the act of 1920, when
ever such person, SO stricken from the
list of pensioners. shall furnish evidence
in pursuance of the proyisions of said
act, to satisfy the Secretary Of War
that he is in such INDECENT circumstan-
ces as to be unable to support himself
without the assistance of his country.']
The committee on pensions, to which
this bill had been referred, reported
the same with q recommendation that
the bill be indefinitely postponed; and
the question was on agreeing to this re-
commentator.
On this question a debate ensued,
which continued nearly two hours -
The indefinite postponement was OPP
posed by Messrs. Dickerson and Morrill,;
and it was supported by Blessrs. Noble
and Brown of Louisiana, The question
being taken on the indefinite postpone.
ment of the bill, it was decided in the
affirmative,
YEAS 26.
NAYS IL.
SO the bill was rejected,
The engrossed bill to provide for the
selection of site on the western wa
tiers, for the establishment Of national
armory, was read the third time, passed,
and sent to the House Of Represents
tives for concurrence.
The bill making appropriations for
support of government for the year
1922, was read the third time as amen.
ded, passed, and returned to the House
for concurrence in the amendments
NAVY APPROPRIATIONS.
The Senate then according to the or.
der of the day, took up in committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Barbour in the chair.
the bill from the House of representa-
tives making appropriations for the sup
port of the navy, for the year 1922 =
TO this bill the committee of Finance of
the Senate, to which it had been re-
ferred, reported an amendment, provl'
ding that "each ration not actually
drapm be rated at tsoemty cents"
On this amendment, (which affects
the compensation of the officers only of
the navy, as the men never commute
their ratiens for money! an extended
discussion took place, embracing the
general question of a reduction Of the
emoluments of the officers, the expedi-
ency of doing SO in this bill, or at this
time, the discrimination proper to be
made in the allowances to officers at
home and on foreign service; a cempar-
ison of the pay, and the composition and
value of the rations of the navy, and
those of the army. MIR. Holmes of Me.
advocated the amendment at much
length, and repeatedly. and he was re.
piled to at large by Messrs. Peasants
and Van Buren,. Mr., Chandler also
made few remarks favorable to the
amendment, and Messrs. PARROT and
King, Of N. Y opposed it.
Mr.. Lowrie spoke in favor of the a.
mendment, but was willing to make a
discrimination, which he submitted as
an addition to the amendment, in the
following words: Except to officers
I" in actual service at sea, in which ca.
" ses the ration, if not drawn in kind,
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