The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-08

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w,,utxGroS, May I'm tho Senate, Mr..
n,,s,y tIrp ARK reported. with amendments.
A., Past ONO Appropriation bill. Placed on
me ,a,cndlr
Nr Merritt tllep.. VT reported adversely the
mons, ioni resolution providing for tho APP
,oimmrnto ! a joint committee in regard to the
,eu census. aud 1t was indefinitely postponed.
usalso rrpOr,cl. rs u substitute for the sem
.cnn, resolution in regard to Chinese mmi-
cation. a concurrent resolution on that sub
"a. was placed on the calendar.
,ie'~' ic {" Jun, ami The Gncd State AZ
Twin! ransinrici Enumeration from thina to the I'm
,.e ~ d. Ls'c alive 90 tive 'uhicctl
Mr. Conkng tRcp. n. " presented petit
zion n citizens ot New York. many Of them
membcrs oi tho Chamber OF Commerce. asking
m increased appropriation for the improve
ment % the Harlem river; also petition OF the
ciiiz'ns Of Delaware county. y. u. against the
repeal OF the Bankrupt law.
Mr. Coikrell dem. Mol moved to- take M
the House bill to forbid the further retirement
OF United States legal tcndcr notes. that it
might h. rend n Second time. Agreed to yeas
80. nays %. rs follows;
N1sin,Ng.'rI BAILEY. Rcck. b.0 rnlcr Cockrcl,
odo, Harris. irpo 'ii i, l",'. ', Ja",
Ma. Lnmgr, Mecn,rl. Mcdonald. NaNcy. Mcrrnon.
hsa ycgglce, waiiSs; %i'1cg:;-'r ''''''' ''"'
ny Sy' ESIc r n " Esyar ci Es Sc; s
. S. si.i T'.r' Eg wSic Es,
-, Republican. ~ Italics
Mr.. Morrill, moved TO refer the bill to the Com
Mr.. Cockrcll said that the senate WINS just Ms
competent to act on the bill MS the committee
WIS
Pending discussion the Senate resumed the
consideration lthc Pension Appropriation hill.
Mr.. Sargent pem.. Cali said he had been in
Ia fafi tlaaf1 h.l
hren added To- the pension rolls this year. That
was the number estimated 10 he added during
the Whole year. and iO.i9l had been added w
Thr pending question being on inserting rs n
substitute tor The second section OF the hin. the
smsnincnt ndoped ycstcrlny. providing that
on tho first day of January. 1879. the term Of
Ollie 81 AL pension agents shall expire and
hereafter honorably discharged. wounded or
disabled soldiers. or the widows or daughters
q such soldiers shall be appointed 10 said offices.
Mr. Conklng opposed ihiS amendment and
sid that Of all Tho ,lrlnsions with which thr
tuNli ear had been filed ton Ing civil service
riorm. few had fallen under his observation
this. Recently consolidation of pension agrn-
c.cs had been carried into effect. and doubt had
boon eNpressl rs to whether one agent in the city
O.! New York could perform NIL the duties of the
Office. Tho agent, however. WAS now familiar
with the duties of his oliiee. but II this amend;
m"nt should be ndoptcd he must he dispnccd
on the lst Of Jnnunry next. In answer To-
question from Mr.. Dorsey he sni1 he had no
doubt that many disabled. wounded soldiers
could he found IN the state of New York "niirc-
y competent to discharge the dutics of Pension
Agent. but no inexperienced man could make
n good Pension Agent MS on" having eNpe-
r!cnce in the Office. He believed the appointing
power should select the right man for the right
Mr. Edmunds said that he wa. opposed TO this
whole thing. 1t WAS ngainst the spirit ~ the
rules OF tho senate. ana il was really class legis
aiion. While it might be- very good and kind
- the soldier. it involved the principle of the
In respect 10 tho Once Of the United States.
The Scnnte. yeas u. nays IS. refused tp insert
the amendment. Mr. Eimunds thor, moved to
strike out the second section. providing that IN
casc Of vacancy from ANY cnusc tho Office Of
Pension Agent shall be- nled hy wounded or dis
Rhled Union soldiers or tho willows or daugh-
tors of Union soldiers. lie WIS ;or leaving
these appointments with Mr. Hayes and his
constitutional advisers. That they had not
rgh,fuy exercised that responsibility during
the past year he hnd good reasons 10 believe
In the Now England Suites there we're seven
Of them had been soldiers and one WAS a civil
ries into one the civilian was retained. He hap
p,ned to be hit and the six soldiers were
Mr. SIcrrmon Dem. y. c. said that he was
OPPOSE to this class leri~inton
Mr. wa1loiEh M@n: II said TIM; the civil,
ACCOUNT Of his Office being convenient to Maine
Mr. Blaine rep Me- denied this Mr..
S,hurz could not have selected n more inacces-
sihle pnint for the Office.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said that IN this instance he was
In iaVor OF class log .lHtiOn.
Mr. ingalls, iRep.. KHnsasl said hchad noticed
that tue Democracy in the other end OF thu
Capitol s"cmed 10 favor the soldier but in this
cnd thev lid not.
Mr. Whyt" dem, Md was for striking out
the Who'll" s''tiOn.
The motion In strike out was rejected-yeas
~. nays 81. rs follows:
U1'-Ncssr. Bailey. Bayard. Reck, nan. Coke Ono.
-. Eaton. Kin.ri. Eusr.. garland. Grnser Harri..
tterv. Wen a. hrNher. MaScy. Merrmon. Morgan.
findoph k.n-om His nrN. Nhyi". Wnhcr.-2n
NN.- -"rs .f"'., ifhHH. IifiHf. fHrHl T. Nutler,
brs. b..,s. l.I., H.tr hYth HERMAN. Kbi,-,,-i
rA,'s NHh'H r 4. oy+Je, Etrh. hslh. S'g'"',
s',rr> l-ne,. - voorhees, r"teqh. VII f"-jt
Thr bin WAS then reported to the Senate and
passed
Mr. Paddock (Rep., Ncbl submitted resolu-
ton requesting X. y. Hayes to furnish the son,
grant suA Is TO tho ~. Joseph and Denver City
AllrHi Agr 'rd to.
Nr. l.son Rep la called up and explain
edfHr Indian Appropriation hill. \ Hrl" num-
nor N am 'ndmrnts reported by the Committee
IN Aipr vriutiun~. in 'rcas ing the approprla-
AMI decreasing it n few hundred dollars in
oiN"r 'Tisns. were agreed TO- Also nm amend
mehi authorizing the Commissioner of Indian
Aialrs 10 employ two special Indian agents NJ
lrf" al a compensation not exceeding $4,000
each per Nnnum.
Mr. Naxey Dem. Texas moved to amend SO
$50 provide for the removal Of the Me- prrrrS
Indians 0i Jp-"pl'- band now held H. prison.
rs, Vi war AZ Fort LrnNrnwprth. Kansas. to
idaho Territory, instead Of 10 the Indian Terri
Messrs Maxcy. ingalls,, Dorsey. and others
opposod the removal OF those Indians to the In
tHn Territory upon the ground that wild and
lhcNllzed Indians should not be placed where
"a"eallo tribes now lived. Without action the
opN"'s went INTO executive session.