, 1875-02-14

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The Honse resumed the consideration of bills
from the War Claims Committee On the private
calendar, which were reported from the CON-
mittee of the Whole yesterday Tie bill to
provide for the relias OF certain loyal creditors
whose moneys we're contiscQtcd by tie Con-
federate Cons1ess, pending vote On which the
House adjourned yesterday, was defeated by =
vote Of lao to Ia.
Tno bill mailing compensation for supplies
taken by Union soldiers during the Morgan raid
was considered and defeated after which the
House rent into Committee OF the Whole for
the purpose Of taking MP the Pension and Mill
Eary Academy Appropriation bills.
Mr. Cessna introduced bill a.nendatory OF
tho act forthe adjudication OF the Alabama claims.
1t contains provision making it the duty OF the
court to receive and examine all claims that may
be presented to it withia tlree months from tbs
passage OF the bill, resulting from damage
caused bv the Shenandoah previous to her de-
parture from Melbourne, and BY other eo-calod
,nsurgent cruisers. Referred.
ARMY BILL.
After the passage Of the Pension and Military
Academy bills, the bill for ths equalization Of
bounties was taken up by a vote OF &c to A. The
bill provides for payment to every non-commis-
stoned officer, musician, arti6cor, WAGNER, aud
private soldier. including those borne on the
rolls as slaves, who served in the army and were
honorably discharged, 93.33h month for the
term OF his service between the 18th of April
1861 and the 9Th OF HAY, 1865. with the
0SuuELuH OF all DOunLle8 u6TekQIOI6 F01u
By the United States and States. Substitutes
or such as we're prisoners OF war at the time OF
the enlistment sic excluded also such aB were
discharged az minors, or at their own request
from other cause than disability incurred 10 the
service prior to the 18Th OF April, 1865, unless
such discharge was obtained with view to re-
enlistment or 10 accept promotion in the military
Or naval service. Where the soldier Is dead, the
bounty il to be paid to the widow, II not remar-
ried. or to the minor child or children.
Mr. Gunckel made statement as to tho bill,
prefaclng it With the reading Of the planks IN
both the Republican aud Democratic Platforms
pledging those parties to do justice to the SOL
d,ers- The Republican PARTY, be said, had per-
folmed all its pledges but two: the passage Of
the Civif-Rights bill tsud the Houae had done
its part in that) and the bill to equalize bountes
As the Government h9d already paid &4oO, ,00i, ,00o
in bounty whv should it notpaY The few millions
more which this bill required, and 60 remove all
irregularities in the matter. The pending bill
would not cost over go, 00l 900. If the Rooub-
lican party had been half as careful to par the
debt the Government owed to the soldiers a. it
wns to pay the debt due to foreign bondho1derB,
the Republican patty would not be in minority
to-dav.
Meaa1s- Hawley (Conn.) Kellogg, Willard. and
others opposed the bill On the ground that sol-
diers would reap little CT no beneHr from its pas
easge, having already been paid bounties By
tneir StateB-
Mr- Myers moved to amend By making tho bill
apply also to sailors and marines.
Mr. Gunckel allowed the amendment to be a.