Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-13
EVENING STAR.
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.
Passage of the Army Hill NV the

SEM E.-After our report ciosed-the bill
REDUCING the army being undrt consider alton
,, MI. eon On moved an am ndiaeut repeating
me act OF June y, 1879, relating 90 retired off,
GERS, and providing upon their ga D. application
1or their assignment to military d8ty, except
service with troops, and to e detailed a. pro-
1eSsors IN colleges, no additi pus' compensation
10 be allowed during such SrryiJ tex .rpt actual
sNPens, and mileage provided by .,w; which
was agreed to.
Speaking to the amendment OK Srr sherman
repeating all acts or parts of as-s il~tsnting re-
tired army on GERS from ace "a. holding
civil Position, Mr.. Chandler saii that ~ all men
IN the world the retired army JL -'Ts were the
least htted to do any work, AMI n Was mistake
70 suppose that they were ga able CT perform
ing the functions Of a civil Off"r.
After further debate the amendment Of Mr.
Sherman was rejected.
The Vice President appointea a. tie commit
tee of conference on the pension AUTHORIZATION
bill, MessTs. Morrill,, Of Maine, Syc. AMI stock
ton
Mr.. Trumbun then novel 20 strike out the
words Ion the active list from H. -fst section
which Will make the section Jro.sia that no
officer, either on the active or retired f,t shall
Be allowed to hold civil office
MI. Irumbull stated thar his amendment re-
stored the section TO the same shape % which it
passed the House.
The amendment was agree 70 by yeas "a,
MIR. Buckingham moved Ia strike out the 18th
section, which provides for fixed CON pen - ion
Ter officers OF the army and ';isPenSe5 with al
Mr.. COrbett then moved To make t1n payo
chaplains al 800 instead of ~ 80 which wa
agreed tO-yeas 80, nays Is AucI further dis
cussioD, MIR. Thurman moved 20 recomt the
bill, which was not agreed to-yeas i, nays II.
Mr.. Nye then moved to amend the IJth section
by providing that the pay of CicUsrsl, Lieu
tenant General, Major, and Briyadier Generals.
shall continue as nov, which was agreed to
yeas n, nays 10.
The question then required ON the motion of
Mr. buckingham TO strike out the CT ire section
which was agreed to-yeas %, NAYS ~
MT. buckingham moved to amend the 20th
section by repeating all laws PROHIBITING new
appointments and promotions e. CERTAIN staff
corps and departments; which Wa agreed to.
The bill was then passed; and the senate, at
p. m, adjourned.
bill being under consideration b, the House as
in Committee of the Whole.
The paragraph on white metal was amended
On motion OF Mr.. Butler Masssch l-ett Is, by i'm
posing duty OF 40 per cent. sd vaIOrem on
aluminium, q new metal recently discovered
and ? oduet of clay, a duty OF IS per cent. al
yalorem was imposed upon manufactures of
aluminium or its alloy.
On motion of Mr.. Brooks the paragraph i'm
posing duty OF two cents per pound on old
type ft only to be remanufactured was stricken
out.
Mr.. Smith, OF VT, moved to increase the duty
on i've animals from 70 per cent to 81 per cent.
On motion of Mr.. COnger, of Mich. an amend
msnt was adopted to allow teams u emigrants,
not exceeding one team OF two horses ~ each
family, shall be admitted free OF duty
Pending further consideration of the bill the
committee rose and the House took a recess I'M
til T:3o 2.
At the evening session, Mr.. Benjamin, of
Missouri, from the Committee on Invalid Pen
sOns, reported bill to define the duties of pen.
sion agents, TO presccibe the mode paving pen
slons, and for other purposes. A number of
amenemdnts were offered, bat they were sue
cessively rejected, and the bill passed in the
form IL came from the commit tee.
The commltte reported adversely upon the
memorial asking pension for the minor chill
dren OF Commander Edward b. Williams, who
fell on the Oneida.
Bills were passed granting a pensiOa to the
widows OF Brevet Major General Joseph A.
Mower AID Brigadier General Alexander
Hayes, at $50 per month.
The House, at 1O.5o'clOck, adjourned.
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vert TO MethOdism in San Francisco.