The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-03-04

steamship service to Japan and China, and an
nulling the contracts made under it, which was
agreed to without discussion.
The House in Committee OF the Whole, re-
sumed the consideration of the Post-ofiice
Appropriation bill. The bill and its amend
ments were adopted except the one allowing
members to send public documents and seeds
free.
Mr.. Gunckel, of Ohio from the committee
on military affairs, reported a bill to equalize
bounties.
The bill provides for the payment to every
non-commissoned officer, musician, artiiicer,
WAGNER, and private soldier Gncuding those
borne on the rolls as slaves), who served i'll the
army and were honorably discharged, of SS 1915
n month for the term Of his service, between
| April IL, 1861, and May 9, 1865, with deduc-
/ ton of all bOtHties heretofore paid by the Uni
ted States and by States. Substitutes OF such
as were prisoners of war at the time of enlist
ment, are excluded also such as were dis
charged as minors. or at their own request from
other causes than disability incurred in the SCR
vice, prior to April 10, 1865, unless such dis
charge was obtained with q view to re-erlist-
ment or to accept promotion in the military or
! naval service. Where the soldier is dead the
! bounty is to be paid to the widow (if not mar
ried), or to the miuor child or children.
/ TIE Paymaster-General estimated that it
/ would take S137, 900 600 to pay the bountos AZ
provided in the bill, while the Second Con-
troller said S101, 900, 600 would do it.
| Messrs. Hawley and Kellogg, Of Connecticut,
commented on the injustice of requiring Statos
which had already paid bounties to their
soldiers to be taxed for the benefit of those
States that had not done 80.
Mr.. Willard, of Vermont opposed tho bill on
/ the same ground, and showed that Vermont
| had paid all her soldiers bounty of $500 per
month, and they would simply realize the diff
ference between that amount and S033l9 per
month
Mr. Small, of New Hampshire, also opposed
the bill, and said that NJ his State had paid
bounties during the war, her soldiers would not
now receive dollar from this money although
the State would be taxed to help pay the soldiers
. Of other States.
Further discussions were indulgcd in by
Messrs Dawes, Garfield, Sypher, Gunckel,
Cuhun, Specr, and Dunnel.
Mr.. Comingo's amendment, making the bill
apply to the Missouri regiments, was agreed to-
7 Mr. Myers amendment, to include sailors
and mariners, was agree to.
An amendment offered by Mr. Shanks, o1
Indiana, to include Indians, was also agreed to
The bill was then passed-yeas, III nays
so.
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts, offered reso
luton directing the Judiciary committee to i'll
quire whether the Western Union Telegraph
Company has refused to transmit dispatche
for the American Press Association, an
other parties, among the several States, on ac
count of criticism by such association on thu
telegraph company, with power to send TO
persons and papers. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar, OF Massachusetts
the Senate bill to allow Thomas W. Fitch, en-
gineer in the navy, to accept wedding presen
sent to his wife by the Khedive of Egypt, wa
taken from the Speakers table and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Potter of New York, tn
bill allowing the district judge Of Vermont hi
salary during life on his resignation on accoun
of permanent illness, was taken from til
! Speakers table and passed.
Ile bill which came over for the redemption
of overdue United States bonds, known a
Texas indemnity bonds, was passed; 1l2 yea
to 43 nays.
The House took mp as a special order the hi
! reported from the committee on civil seTvic
! reform by Mr.. kellogg. of Connecticut, for tn
l reorganization of the Treasury department.
Mr.. Young, of Georgia, offered an amend
ment requiring the appointments Of the dc
: partment TO be distributed among the State
and Territories in proportion to the population
1 Agreed to.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 1873: nayr
80. OF the principal officers it fixes the salarc
as follows: Secretary, 5000; two assistal
secretaries, $4,000 each; chief clerk, s3,GOl
supervising architect, $4,000; first comptrollel
Q $1,000; second comptroller, 5000 comml
sioner of customs, 81, 500 first, second, thr,
fourth and fifth auditors, 81, 900 each audltC
{ for the Post-oilice department, "a COO reg
: ter, S4,000 treasurer, $500; comptroller {
3 the currency, $1,000; commissioner Of intern
- revenue, So,UUU.
Mr.. Myers, of Pennsylvania. introduced
= bill to return to the government of Japan on
u half of the indemnity fund paid by that go
eminent to the United States under the col
: ventiop of October %, 1884, and to dispose
= the balance of said fund. Referred to Il
e committee on foreign affairs.
5 Section one of the bill directs the return
g Japan of $4,000, with interest, being the +
!. manning half of the Japan indemnity fund pa
u by Japan. Section two directs payment TO Il
u officers and crews of the Wyoming and KiaI
II of @125000 out of this fund for their serric
! in the battles at the Straits Of Smonosel
: Whics resulted in the treaty. Section thr
: directs that 1900, 900 of the registered bond
in which half of this fund is invested, shall /
= main under the control of the Secretary
II State, the interest TO be pmd by him for L
8 education Of limited number of American al
: japanese youths in the Languages OF eth
, country, to serve as interpreters and aasiatau
II to the legations and conslls of tho Unit
u States. Section four transfers the balance
= the Japanese indemnity fund to the treasury
: the United States.