New-York tribune., 1876-02-16
XLIVrH CONGRESSES SESSION.
prc1uAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

CREDIT ACT OF MARCH, lSO0-Z,lo| ohi"iNAI
MEASURES OFFERED IN THE PRESENT CONGRESS.
SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. 1873.
The. Chaplain of the Senate In his opening
prayer to-day said
umby beseech Thee to pardon qs we humny ray ~
help Of the sagnaon OF a1s m
the distress and misery Of the poor May the moin o"
OF this people shine forth as the SUM-
The CHAIR laid before the Senate communication
from the Secretary OF War nclosng the final report OF
Major c. K Warren OF the Corps OF Engineers on the
Improvement OF water communcation between Inc ,ne
Mississippi River and Lake Michigan along tne paiiey
OF the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers Ordered to Dc prteu
Mr HTTGmcoCK Rep. Neb) reported favorabl on
the bill Tor the admission Of New-Me1ico Piaced
SIR SPENCER tRep, Alaj from the Committee on the
District OF COiumbia reported resolution lnstrucnng
ranairing Pepnsyyana-aye froIn the Capitol FIJI
teentls ascertain the best material 10 be sei tr c2sl
of the same aud the pToportiOnate amounts To DE- pad Dy
the United States and the on Inc
and report by bill or otherwise. AHftel 70 ,,.,
pr"minen merchants Of baltimore in favor OF the repeal
OF the Bankrupt law, and al laws aniennat2ry ihereoi
alien. or Misor late soldiers in the United states
army. asking for the passage or IA Ior te ~
TIE PENSION BILL
Mr. MORRILL, Q2ep, Mel, from the Committee on
Appropriations called up the House bill making appro-
prlaons for the payment OF Invalid ana other pensions
for the year ending June 30 1877 Tie bill passed by
the House OF Representatives made appropriations IN
par as follows Pensions for army invalfs VI sOOOOO;
widows, minors, and deondent relatives
survivors ami widows Of the War OF 1872 Tl,10OOoo'
The Committee on Approximations reported amend
ments striking ont the inserted after each CLASS
as above and inserting the sum total T2s4"oOoo.
Mr.. DAVIS Dem, W va -aid he ana 10. agree VIII I
the Committee in regard to these amendments itc
thought the oprations should be LeIt sglarI,o in
he said the accounts IN the Pension Bureau
are kept under Scnarae heads now ne Wa1e @ n@unpet @
of pensioners now on the roll Is 234 81 Ie amount
and The amount appropriated is $29,50o,o0o
more than S3Ooo.00O in excess or the sum
way. but did not go 70 the pensioners. 1t did
MOI 20 to expenses OF the Pension office here, as they
T'1le 1000 ODO or 800 900 Of the $3OOOOOO aI-
Piled TO the payment OF the % pension agents tnrousn
not for. 1t had been said that much OF
this money went to pay the Increase OF pensions aeno
esnl,nS IT n o d1tS G am" nersase o' ''''
Nj WALLACE (Dem., PENN said 1t required Sl'-
100000 - have the S-9,OOO,OoO appropriated 10
called Tor ssj 900. 900 only about S2j0,0OO re-
Gurrd have the amount disDurscd Then there were
335 persons employed there. llo thought these
matters were worthy tho attention OF Congress as re-
trcnrhneat could be properly made.
Inc amendmcnt proposed by the Committee on Appro-
pratona to cousold te the amounts was agreed TO-
Mr. DAVIS Dem, W. Yd) moved to amend the clause
IN regard 10 the contingent eTlens'5 OF t1e rS,on n
rcau, 80 II saOnd read: Su D contingent e,pehs's as
may be recommended by tie Conm-s'onrr OF Pensions
and approved by the seer tay of the Interior Agreed
Mr. DAVIS said he desired call attention to several
Pension Bureau and lie hoped they would b. acted upon
by the Committee ii" b ieve that a large portion 9i M
tic money pad for pensions Is paid "ronEtdiiy IL
seemed 10 him that pension agents may DE- hlSpths'u
with. and pension, PAID irom the main once .cre & III
Washington. AZ the law now stands agents draw their
checks and send them to lhe pensoners and Ia many u
costs thr pcnsoner To eei Tie money nom lno
CHEEKS The pensions well De- PAID ~ Govern
M i1 & In tn rt them gshrd Thes, draft can
ne sent po,tnasers tloukhout tie country to De
delivered personally - the pensioners, ana ne Drlc''u h
many r.es thcy would yer be- found. Tns pension
foll 6 last wear slowed that during tue year The pen,
of l5,OOO persons bad Dern lhc eas'i IL h,4hod
hin. i tAe pensions Always went up and never went
81, INGALLS, G.ep Kansas, sad that carly IN the SEES
he introduced iii to liromt forty agents to inycs,
t-ae the frauds upon the reson Bureau lie believed
with tae gentleman nom - cs Frsihia tdF. D!llS hat
extensive iriu!s icrpciiaie, ANA % tc S-oO"uODo
Appropriated at r, - OJOVJ0 are iraudul' MY or IN,
properly pal m consequence "f deaths rei.ir OF
widows. and minors OeeuHS ~ 1-e' nc oi.u i, III, D,i
introduced 10y HIM would hc passed. 80 that an eHd might
Mr. -AUL7BUIf (Deni' Deli favored tho oil ot MI
Ingalls, -, ,,,,,, ~ g., cor,
mttee of the WlOr reported To- the SENATE and the
amcnduon's maIe IN Committee aerccd TO- IL "As tieh
Mr KTRNNN (Dcni.. y. ~ presented the petition Of
David Klein ol wlork. aSains To be allowed ROYALTY
for pon.oOA bridges Referred 10 the mmt,e on Com
PUBLIC LANDS IL TIE SOUTH.
ON motion OF NJ. CLAYTON Olep., Ark J. the Senate
then took up the bill o repeal restrictions the dspos
ton the public lands the states of Alabama Mssis-
sippi Louisiana, Arkansas. and / ordl The pending
question was ou the amendment OF Mr Edmnnds, that
The puDc land. affected by th, shall be offered at
public sale ~ soon IA practicable nom lime Ia
time. according Ia ihc provisions a. tLe existing tW ana
.ial not be- subject to private entry until 50 oloeed"
The am n,lmeut agreed 10.
Mr. BOU ~ Eli (saF. ai,s) submitted the follown ns
ha the esreay Of the Interior hereby authorized and
required io 'ast apin-as IT, br mate li9l il, % W & ,se
To- be- mrIro the containing not lorc tlan -
Iton aiy su,Ii iraI paying A,rcfor moi -s tnsa
lie appraised Nall, co6 nor e,s tlan - pr acre lnd
Wiitin Eh To- rtnoi' tnr Woi % an ~ i,n o r ~
cond t uuill the wood timber shall removed
there tha De- ing aon each lot average of one
Tree on fsIy s y, ,y M S o. 90 rt, S,%t ant t. be S as % ms
The az P.sa Is '5 nu l % "r It ' n, Of }
United states by specific order In particular cases Shai
Mr BOUTWELL, said his amendment looked to the
preservation OF the forests ol Tie eoInry ana uo' 10
the country IN tho Resources OF nature ioc tue sup
port of animal Ire and 1t should De- stopped II" read
said had devoted 30 years 70 the study ot this subject to
tne I'll t tie ~ forests IN every one oi The
Northern states and Canada Layc been impOvldcnt ANA
.h ~ hc lrrycJ hon, t6e retention of forests and
recommending at least OTcthlrd Of every state he
kept IN Tor sis 81 have hem restored. .
amendment Of e senator from Massachusetts would
protect the forests Is much IL, the " now Tore the
Committee on Public Lands Ho alio oMtci 10 the
amendment on account ~ the vast expenditure u would
II would compel resurtcy ana mapping oi al
tne public Lands IN The country, NIL under 1t We would
have ~ many appraisers there were iUcusts IN .ypt
lie hoped tie amendment would not be PASSED. until
more flllN considered.
Mr. OUrWELL said he did not expect his amendment
To be adopted tU-lay but he NoU ask the senate To
ma ,r "A record preston Uf opinion at least tat
po.fcriy might thd there some who are Wiling
L. the temporary advantages OF gathering small
am un Oi ievenuo to-day in order tngt those whO come
may enjoy privileges ENJOY ed by this
generate ana enjoyed by our forefathers
Mr. HOWE sad the work OF protecting timber zoo sue
cccdng generations Is not exactly practicable. lie be-
cNcd every In tho country should be lcyced next
year, they would be reproduced before very remote
generation.
If lfntp p.,tan nf Rant twsl W. reia a.