The New York herald., 1871-02-04
CON 9 r E s s.
A DULL DAY I'M BOTH HOUSES.
Passage by the Senate Of the Bill Pensioning
Soldiers Of the War OF 1919.
The Naval Appropriation BIN
Before the House.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, lS7l.


NATIONAL HOLIDAYS.
Mr.. rnAYKn usp.), of Neb. rom the Committee on Mni
Affairs reported adversely to the House joint resolution
making the Goth "decoraton day"-a national holiday.
he did not in the report and would call up the bill at
OCEAN TELEdRAruY.
Mr. WILLIAMS trep OF Oregon moved TO take up the ra
solution for special committee on ocean telegraph legsa
VINE who ss ~ NJ The %
Mr. WILLIAMS disposed to allow the snator from
2 aecompl,h his puroae by talking against
Ing hour until the subject was disposei Of
Mr. o9,sge5 % 3d. aud the scaon went
being ss 5
Steamship line, came up IN order.
G s S k as We h to $ er ns
to Ss soldiers sna saoI Of The o. M and
Mr. MIliAss hoped the vote upon the motion would os
at present upon the question VI seam.hip subsidies.
pension % sis 20 Ana 'n'
was WA upon ns IN Gent to sTs out The
pSS, BY s sggoan Of q s sa to support
Mr. gepo ot moved to grant pensions also
70 soldiers OF me war OF sLs whose wers specially
may have been less than three months Mr. Sawyer HID
band q boy, Who took part fas.Surs snS
under resolu ion OF 0oneress.
The amendment was agreed to-.
who served three moahs duras the war of requiring
Mr. FIAsAsAs repI Of Texas moved TO include the so.
diers of Florida OF the OF lssi Lost.
Mr. EDMusDs, of w. sail he coad equity ius
the limitation OF pensions 10 those whose services
cent lie desired that ali the soldiers OF the of 1919 be-
aced equal footing inaslnuch the government
should recognize the and meorous services OF
all who served, without distinction.
Mr. WILSON, lrcp OF Mass, thought pension should b4
made dependent the poverty OF the pensiono He would
grant pensions the Old soldiers who asked them
OF keeping OF houses but he would
sion the taxpayers OF the country class OF men
wealthy or comfortable circumstances.
MIR. THURMAN, deml of Ohio, ALTERED with Mr.. wilson
to the ground which the oil should stand Instead Oh
making pauper bill, suggested by that Senator, h@
would have regarded but just recognition or
puoc services He thought length OF service ee
lnent OF the question Of compensation, would not bG
fair for three months the amount allowed foS
days
Mr. HAMILTON den) of Md, moved to extend the pros
visions OF the bill TO all soldiers of the war.
Additional remarks were made by Nessrs DAVIS ana
Howell In advocacy of the bin, the former protesting against
compelling old soldiers to their poverty unneces
humiaon and the latter claiming for them the same
corporations In the Of land grants and pro-
posed in steamship subsidies.
The pending amendment, as modified by the motion OF
Mr. Thurman then agreed to- the effect being to allow
pensions ali soldiers of the Of lel2 who had served
fourteen days
to widows of soldiers who married the time OF the
Iol2 excluding those who subsequently married
making the time Of service instead OF three
months
On motion (rep) Minn. the provisions
Of the bin extended to widows OF Revolutionary
soldiers
The bin was then passed. The bill will now be returned
the House for IN the Senate
AT twenty-five minutes past five r. n. the Senate adjourned
until to