Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-15
FIRST EDITION.
WASHINGTON.
OUR REGULAR WEEKLY LETTER

THE EQuALIzRD BOUNTY BILL PASSED IN THE
HousE-sUBsTANCE OF ITs PRovlnIoNS S-THE
CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING-AN EXTRA
SESSION OF THE SENATE THE DISTRICT LAWS
ETC.
Special Correspondence Of u.e Commercial.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Feb. 49,
The passage, this afternoon, by the House OF
Representatives. Of the long talked Of Equaliza-
ton Bounty Bill, by a vote Of 1877 yeas to 80
nays, il subject of surprise to its most earnest
advocates. At the same time it will be the cause
| Of congratulation with every one of the coun-
try's defenders and the large majority Of loyal
citizens who since the close of the war, have
felt il the duty of the nation to reward in some
such manner, those who rsled health and life
in her behalf.
THE ILL Is THE sAME,
with few lmmaterial alteations, that has been
30 long the subject of discussion and the main
objection to which has been tho large amount
it will draw from the u $ Treasury. In brief,
it provides that there shall be allowed and paid
to each and every non-cominssioned officer,
musician, artifcer, WAGNER, private soldier,
sailor and marine, who faithfully served ab such
in the service of the United States and who has
been hoDoMbly discharged from such service, the
sum of eight and one third dollars month for
all the time actually 30 served between the 18th
day Of April, 1861, and the 9th day of May, 1865.
In case Of death it goes to the soldiers widow or
other heirs.
1t also provides that
THERE BHALL BE DEDUCTED
from the allowance any and all bounties already
paid under the provisions of any United States
or State laws. Substitutes, and those who were
discharged at their own request or the request
OF parents, guardians, or other persons on the
ground of minority, or for any cause other than
disability incurred in the service, prior to the
| ,,ip Ja,, ~ ril Ia abar rad
its benefits. And no soldier shall transfer, as
sign, barter sell his discharge, final statement,
descriptive list, or other paper, for the purpose
of disposing of his interest in such bounty. The
bill comprises eleven sections but the foregoing
are the principal features for the information of
those interested. Like the Civil Rights BILL
WHETHER IT WILL PASS
the Senate or not remains TO be seen. The do
pleted state of the Treasury, calling as 1t does
for additional taxation, is the main, might say
only, objection upon the part or those VINO,
though they favor some such measure, question
the propriety of doing it now. The Democrats
pooh pooh it as Republican dodge to regain
the many soldier votes they claim to have been
lost in the last election. Let rhat be as it may,
to such demagogue imaginatiops, there iB one
thing certain the soldiers of the Union expect
it at the hands Of their country and it is to be
hoped that the action of the House OF hepresen-
tatives will be speedily ratified by the Senate
and the bill become q law.
opinion regarding
THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY
bnilding which mentioned in my last letter.
The Senate Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds do not endorse the report OF the JOINT
committee in the Library placing it i'll Judiciary
| Square, and at their regular meeting this week
authorized chairman, Mr.. Morrill,, OF VT to re-
port bill for the purchase OF two squares nt
ground on Capitol Hill east OF the Capitol for
that purpose. Their objection to Judiciary
| Square is its long distance from the Capitol.
| As may be supposed the citizens or the Two 10
| calities named are taking deep interest in the
| matter and doing considerable lobbying pro and
| con the respective sites To one not property
| holder in either section, it would certaily seem
| to be the proper thing to have Congressional
| library ms near Congress- as possible and not
some ten dozen squares away IN a nat lot OF
| ground surrounded in Il great part by taiihouses
| completely obscuring it from view at various
points. That is the existing trouble with both
| the Post Office and the Interior Departments.
| 1t is more than likely now that there VIII De
EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE
for the purpose of considering the new treaty
| recently negotiated by the United States WIN
| King Kalakaua of the Hawaiian Islands. Inc
time between this and the adjournment OF Con-
gress is 20 brief not to admit of its being pro-
| perly discussed Upon the organization OF the
new Senate, there will be two Camerons, Two
| Morrls TWO Joneses and, with the exception
IL \
| johnson of Tenn,)
| MISS CARRIE BURNHAM,
of Philadelphia, one of the prominent lights OF
the Woman Sufragists, and lawyer by protes'
son has applied for permission to practice be, be
fore the Supreme Court of this District Snoulo
she pass satisfactory examination, there IL no
doubt but that the permission sought VIII be
granted. We already have one female practic
ing before said Court in Mrs Belva A. Lock
wood. The Morrill, bill for the
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
has been under discussion during the week and
had it not been for the persistent efforts OF
senator Morton to engraft suffrage CLAUSE
on it final vote would have been taken to-day
As 1t was, the Senate, a half past six o'clock,
adjourned without it, which may be considered
as a virtual abandonment Of the bill. Senator
Morton paye notice that he would move to TAXI
up the resolution to admit Pinchback On Mon
day, and Mr. Morrill, said he would not press th'
District bill for action after to-day. RENsAr.