New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-17
xLrH CONGRESS-IIID SESSION.
SENATE. .wAsmSGroN, Feb. TO- 1852

On nation OF Mr. HOWARD rep, Meh)' the Dh 10
tbor,ze the transfer Of lands from the Union racine
Railway. Eastern Division to the Denver cl'y l,"""''
and Telegraph Company was taken up III" p'''o"
THE INAUGURATION.
NJ, YATES Gep, M offered resolution Tor the
snnoIptment of n Committee Of three to make arrange
ments for the inauguration OF the Presideh'-eioo''
MI sHERMAN REP, Ohio. from the Committee on
Finance reported the House bin to prevent tne lOannH
of money United States notes. when was 'neiP'"
Mr. SUMNER Rep MNss), from the Committee DS on
SAGE ~ tbe Honse bin for the relief OF Leonard Pierce IT,
ofMaine. refuhdiBg him $lSIO-noncy eSpgitnG Union
while Consul at MatamOrOs, Mexico III aiuNs
Mr.. SUMNER said the wa was PprGhis s own
priTate means FOR the relief Of those destitute oO
and being now poor and suffering ~ mI nSsssd
Mr. SINNER from the Committee, repG rctna 10
the passage n interest," on the advances
Ipade by them to the United States lor INC uoi9i -
norih-9ssIsrR lien N ) introduced Hill for the
,1nioxfnlont OF the Potomac River and the haroor Vi
Woshln Gnn " OF Mr. WILLIAMS Rep orcgon the bill
10 establish an assay Office III Idaho was ''Aon W U
YATES offered resolution which was adoptsd, d
recting the Committee on Tue b Wasii1afon Gasiisht
Compary have increased their capll stocA iG The
81 200 oCO and II So wheI heir Sssmans Throughout
The ejty or have distributed 1t among inc :"
vSIsu1Ml6 Morrill, from the Committee on Finance re
rorfed with an dment, the House nll loiD-I,'5
rational banks to certify checks not dra"h asaS' va"
Mr. CATTEIL Rep n - from the same CSani tSc
reported substitute for the House oil regulating INC
reports OF National Banking Associations. ir.t nv sec
The os, pT Act ever Association make the Con
Io the Caney no, less . ~, S Of the President OF Cashier
ana sighe by has. three Directors and maze up 70 es
bed % S S' ss IF he Psess banks Of 800 pre-
Ited n, each DAYS DELAY sher Eve in making them A.,
Mr.. COLE rep, CALI introduced q bill granting INC
right Of wayNnd public lands TO the v 9 fIyorna
Mr. SAWYER introduced Joint resolution extending
the time for the commencement OF aelos ~ viz .d
and Abandoned cotton under act OF March ~ 1888 TO
August 2O 1870. being four years from the a9te % h
Presidents proclamation declaring The suppression VI 'e
Mr. DRAKE Oep, Mo- presented the credentials Carl
6churz Senator elect from Missouri
MRS LINCOLN.
Mr. SUMNER moved to take up ne lgt rSsos Su,m
ner moved 10 m up blank with the words hNe thohs
aa oS GGNrIN fPep n " asked for the reading Of
the repoft of the Committee on Pensions on Tue IeSou
ton Which was read. II sets forth that INC committee
see no legal ground upon which airs Lncons request
can Dg nSVIs em XVI said that he could not vote
the resolution because II proposed dangerous lnnOVa
Mr. CONNESS CIiep. CALI moved 10 amend by striking
ont aPension" and inserting tie word AlOwanee' He
thought that by putting the appropriation IN thal loTn
no one EYpRfCKs said there was clearly authority
under tho pension law TO give Mrs Lincoln pension
porste the Washington Market Company came ny as ON
finished business but by vote Of 30 Yeas to ~ Nay
giving MTs Lincoln pension 10 he disposed it.
Mr. MORRILL, REP; VA Inquired o. !h e. oomee
whether Mrs Lincoln In her letter. asked lor pension
Mr. VXS WTNKLE gep., w. Va said she asked for
= Mt HOWARD hoped the amendment of Mr.. connsssss
Would not prevail He did not SEQ what authority Con-
IN favor Of granting her pension as the widow OF the
CommanderlnChlef OF the Armies OF tue United sta1S
slain by assassin acting IN the interests OF the ne
Mr. wax wINKLE explained and defended the action
of the Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. MORTON rep, Ind maintained that MI lincoln
having 3een the CommanderiuChief OF inc Army, ana
during war, his widow was as much entitled To pension
as the widow Of any other officer 30 killed. and II WAS
then could not be made precedent for appropriations
in mid Of the widows Of future Presidents who might die
a natural death. The people Of the United States had
sxnended more than a million of dollars in doing honor
70 tS Tated for his Statue aud now they Should
refuse to make moderate provision for the mother Of
Ihe old adage, Republics are ungrateiuL"
M. VAN WINKIE said he had been Informed Mrs
vincoin I'D got $4,000 Of her husbands estate, which
with the baanoc Of his solary for the year m Which he
was killed, gave her SoV very provision
ne thought, for single lady WINS 'uuioH "'0 e0""
Mr. CoNNEss withdrew his amendment stating inst
Mr. PATTERSON cRep. y ~ stated that he nad been
member of the Committed IN tho House to which inc
first proposition to grant Mira. Lincoln pension had
been Referred and he remembered that Judge Davis me
Executor OF Mrs LncO's estate, had stated before tho
Mr. TfPToN 1Rep.. Neb) regretted the necessity for
saying thing the subject but he felt bound TO
that the senate was being coeIced into supporting tns
sSjd bt 10 vote against 1t would indicate want OF
sespeet for ne memory Of Mr. Lincoln This he regarded
5 fS Sst the question Ha ever been submit
ted to Mr. Lincoln in hfe whether IN the event 81 DIS
proprate TO his widow first $4,000 and then 5000
yoar. he would have answered No So. .,,ro,o,,
Mr. TlptOn's speech interrupted Oy the expiration
OF the half hour allowed for the consideration OF e
Mr.. FERRY rep, Conn., moved to proceed with the
consideration OF the Washington Market bill , -.
Mr. NYE rep, New appealed to him 10 let the Senate
Mr. ferrys motion was earlleGLlea: ~ Nays l'-anu
THE TENURE OIL. OFFICE BILL;
Mr. MORTON moved to suspend the order Of business
70 fake p the bill to repeal the Tenure-ofOnee act II
that bin should be passed with the appointment proposed
by the Senate Judiciary Committee the PRESIDENT would
he House, unconditionally repeating the law aud it's
massage should be within days Of the end OF the SEES
81 and leave the Tenure-of Onice act legacy to the
next Administration The bill was OF great P9nea q, ,
failure necessary that 1t should DC passeu Wln
Mr. FERRY opposed Mr. Mortons motion. The people
of Washington had for years suffered great insonye.
aud the city G %d 1n IRON te Tsn biz u 10 SVo
them accommodation was before the senate he
"T5euF pMNbs REP. Yt said he had tried several
times 10 get the bill TO repeal the law ps
fore the senae and Lie desired that should be speedily
Sir. SHERMAN had never before, in his experience IN
the Senate so large proportion OF the business be-
fore Congress Ear behind at tits stage Of the session
and lie thought it so chiefly because the 0rdi
nary rules OF the Senate had been disreearded and pr
bills had been allowed TO occupy the tune to the ex-
.clnsiOn OF measures OF great public Interest. He
was ia favor Of dsposing Of fret the bill repeal
ing the Tenure-OfO Office act, which he thought
had operated nuTiously 20 the public service
Dy preventing the collection OF the revenue and beng
great Indictment to frauds lie wished to see 1t ucOn
donay repealed and then no would be IN favor OF per-
,9ectnC the Constitutional Amendment.
After further discussion TO tho order OF Dus-
ness the Senate went INTO EXECUTIVE Session. and soon