The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-25
gmentp=Strth Congress.
SECOND SESSION. Us
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FaIDAY, Feb. Is, ISL reniag Session.


PENSIONS TO WIDOWS.
Az o'clock p. NJ, Mr. EVANS resumed the chat
OF the committee, and the question REQUIRED on Mr.
Graves amendment in favor Of Mrs Barney
which was agreed TO as follows:
That Mary Barney, the widow Of Commodor,
Barney shall receive, during her life the pen
SION which she has heen in the receipt of up 70 thu
time OF the dscontnuance Of her late pension"
The bill was then amended, on motion OF Mr.
hho MAN, by confning the operation of the third
section TO the widows Of Revolutionary officers and
soldiers.
No other amendment being proposed, the committee
rose and reported the bill to the House as amended
Inc amendments were read and concuned in, and
time.
And being engrossed, the bill was forthwith read
the third time
And the question on its final passage, was decided
ny yeas ana nays as follows For the bill ILL., against
And SO the bill was passed. and il was then sent ia
the Senate for concurrence.
During the tendency of the above bill, MI HAL1,
q W made the following remarks in opposition 10
the amendment offered by Mr. HopkINs proposny 10
extend the provisions Of the pension laws TO embrace
all Inc oflcers and soldiers, spies and rangers who
served in the against the Indian tribes previous 10
the treaty Of Greenvie, in 1895
mr.. HALL, OF Vermont, said he did not rise to
call the attention of the committee to the prnct les OF
the amendment proposed by the gentleman from Vir-
ginia Mr.. Hopkins.) The amendment, If adopted
would Introduce an entire principle into the pen
sion system, which had hitherto been confined In Re-
evolutionary services.
The class now proposed TO be provided for were
persons engaged in the Indian wars after the Revolu
ton and previous to 1874. He would not say he
would be opposed 10 such provision if it were made
IN separate BILL when its principles could be exam
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least and ought not to be adopted without full consi-
deration, which il could not have. He also called
the attention OF the committee to the fact that the
amendment placed the Indian fighters on better foot
ing than the soldiers of the Revolution. None Of
them were entitled unless they had performed at least
SIX months service whereas this amendment gave
pensions for but three months service. He saw no
reason for giving this class of persons an advantage
over soldiers Of the Revolution, and hoped the amend
ment would not be adopted
The question taken on the amendment and re-
jected
MIR. SMITH, of Indiana, asked the general CON
sent Of the House to allow him to lay before mum
Der Of joint resolutions and memorials which he had
been for long time receiving from his Legislature on
variety Of subjects
Leave was objected to by Mr.. RUSSELL
Mr.. SMITH moved to suspend the rules for leave,
but was ruled out Of order by the Chair.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion Of Mr. JONES, of Virginia, the House
resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union, on the bill making appropriations
Tor the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government
for the year lS4l. Mr. BELL being absent, Mr. LIN
COLIN, of Massachusetts, called the chair of the
committee
MIR. RHETT took the floor, and, in the course of
his remarks
Mr.. MASON rose to order, on the ground that his
remarks were irrelevant the bill before the House
Mr.. STANLY asked Mr.. Mason TO withdraw his
call. He was not heard To do so, but
The CHAIR made decision which we could not
hear. The result was, that Mr. Rhett continued his
remarks till o'clock. When he concluded,
Mr.. UNDERWOOD obtained the floor when
The SPEAKER by permission, laid before the
House sundry Communications from the Departments.
And then the House adjourned