Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Fr'DAr. ] yqn ell 1870.


FP-pAY JunelT, 1870
af, sxNATF' ~"
Mr.. Pomcroy. from Committee on Public
Lands, reported House JOINT resolution amend
Ing tho homestead act
Mr.. Hamiin. fsum Committee on District Of
Columbia. rcported with amendment bnl 10
authorize extension Of lateral branch Of Bal
timore and Potomac railroad through the
city Of Washington 70 nc VirainIa Side. -
Mr.. Edmunds called up House bl'l to con
stiue certain nets therein rocitod relative 10
pensions which was amended and passed.
Mr.. Cameron called up Joint resolution
amendatory Of Joint resolution for the relief
Of certain officers Of tho army, which was
amended and passed.
Az passed Il provides that officers who
were Commissioned while Ia rebel prisons,
shall receive pay f.om the date OF their COM
missions.
Mr.. Stewart called up bl'l 10 prohibit con-
tracts for SER 70 labor, which was considered
and then passed over. . =
Mr. Sumner moved 10 take up House bil
granting pension 70 Mrs.. Lincoln.
Mr., E1muuds objected, when Mt. summer
said this bin had now been Pcnd'ug for more
than year. MN.
Mr.. Edmunds eald there were other pension
blrs 20 10 consldc.ed' some OF them Of poor
widows who had not hlsy or sixty thousand
dollars In their pockcte, but wanted bread to
pnt In their months, Ai.r these cases were
Opposed Of Il would be tho enough to take
~ Mrs. Lincoln. .....s ....
The motion Of nj. sumner was then agreed
to-yeas BY naysp.-and the BIZ was taken
up and read. IL prov dies for yearly PEN
sion OF e3,c0o 10 Mira Lincoln.
Mr.. Edmunds called for the rcac'ng OF the
report OF TIC Senate Con' nlttee on ..cnsiOns
adverse 70 tue bll, Whhh has r'ready been
publehed.
M, ~, hainunds askoa INC senate 70 INK
nttlo before they passed the bl There were
glS,t OMldows In TINS country, made widows
Just Us pits. iAleolh was, ny inc events Of the
war, They had no one 70 look alter them.
Inc highest pension paid 70 any OF them Ia
wv, and 70 Dat prot ably hali DC zen: Many
CT the,n suiier every year lot inc absolute ne
eessarles oil niei the VOL Is ~ their door.
They are constantly sending In their modest
pcu,ions 70 Congress nhng an increase OF
tue little stipend awarded 70 them. III they
End that Congress Is able to DO thus gener-
onsiy by Mrs. Lincoln, ,hey W. oil course ex-
peet 70 20 treated VAN smllaL generosity.
low can congress Justly itscli IN voting ms
very larHc amount 70 lady VINO, Whatever
her meiitsl can NC IN no necessity, when on
account OF inc Immense amount required 70
pay nc pen s ny they arc unable TO do
niorv LOT .hc s,nI ,i'lg ones VINO ny 80 con-
strnty appeanng 70 them, and who were
suneIns mht mn u hn.l pgeause uieir
nusue,'os anu ''"' h"u "0oh S"0inhVeu ior inc
common goou.
oIis ny un-
hhinneu business peiuB tno ITankihB vi came
W, mhen su' o. y ~ Iho,ou 70 PoStPohe y
ioI VIZ ~ P"7e VI P'Veooe w WIN uno Pehu-
'uH hlest t. .,,.,,.., A.. - A.
rs,poylo ,sao a,1sIoS y, u''u'u' tic iuo''on 70
considerable amount 81 informal discus
bloh theh elsued rs 70 inc particular Dusl-
ness 70 We proceeded WIN
nj. FoMler entcIeI lnouon 70 reconsider
nr ~ gSo u h .ae ~ ~ roimg Iano supreme
flnaly " was concluded 70 proceed with
INC 81 rosy onlse appropriation Dill;
/, INC uhcnumSn. OF INC Soumlltce on APP
PropIlatlons striking out inat clause restrict
ing INC iI9eI ae,'very OF Letters 10 cities OF
49, ,hhaoilahs uhu up"srus, was con-
cu.Iou ~. -#L.
MI. Ramsey offered as an amendment the
hVuse w ~ anol,sh ,ile lIank PIN "ege,
MI' otcMAIt nlnoS lio poin ny ui ~, inc amend.
Incnt w ~. nos ~ o,uei' Du' INC VICE rresluen'
oNSLrl Se INC point
~: onnanon, ,,ay ~ ~ VI aendhen.
70 uie henu in.1I thaL VIC present proyilslons
oi .ne NV iSl ~. ~ anS "eS tansnlsslon .,
$500 40 nav Al ""i'" "' As'0'u
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,ho nv ,,nn,nriaIa ~ Eon"rcas ms ,r o ,ran4s
mitted free Of POSTAGE
kf,cr mnch aiscnssiop tho amendment uas
r.iceted yeas ia nays n ~ "'''S''N "'"'
H. sneSccr moved 10 amend Inv providlng
thai M Abolition ~ the franking mi, 1r.se
sh S1 AZ nTsa, ~ nn ~ Jnnn ~ ,.hIs
ysas rciectcdNyeas al nays an = -''
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