Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
Washington.
THE PENSION BILL.

IHE TENSlON BILL.
Washington adv1ces of June 5th state
that the bill which has first passed the
sena;e fixes the date of comm encement
of certain pensions, and granting ar
rears in certain cases, provides that all
pensioners on account of the disability
OF the contractor, or on account Of
death from causes that originated sub
sequent to March 4th, 1861, and prior
to June LIST, 1865, or any subsequent
time of the soldiers enlistment, that
was specifically for services in the war
of the rebellion, except such as under
the provisions of section 400,
revised statutes are entitled to an
early commencement Of their pension,
shall be entitled to pension from the
date of filing with the commissioner of
pensions their applications therefor. It
will require four and half million
dollars to meet the requirement of the
bill, and the appropriation must be
made hereafter for that purpose ..
THAT EXPENSE BILL.
The house bill appropriating $4,000
for the expenses of the Potter investi-
eating committee was reported from
the senate committee on appropriations
to-day with an amendment recon-
mended by the judiciary committee
yesterday, VIZ, appropriating an addi-
tional 5000 to defray the expenses of
any investigations which may be Or
dered by the senate during the present
congress. .......
RUSSIA JOINS Us.
Secretary Evarts announced at cab
met meeting to-day that Russia has &C
cepted the proposition of the United
States government to take part in the
international congress Tor the purpose
of fixing bi-metal money standard.
NOMINATIONS.
The president has nominated, John
8. Witcher, of West Virginia, pension
agent at Washington, D. c.; Daniel
Dwann, surveyor of customs, Galena,
ILL.,; Morris Marks, collector of internal
revenue, LIST district of Louisiana; AL
bert II. Leonard, U. S. district attorney
for Louisiana. Postmasters-
L. Billings, Marquette, Mich; Henry
P. Strong, Beloit, Wis; John II. Brink
erhof,, Waupun, Wis; A. Seidel, Hud-
ooh, Univ, oao. u. D1ollC; hCkIOIi, OIllO.
THE ARMY BILL.
A Washington dispatch of the 4th
inst, says the committee on appropria-
tons, to-day, unanimously agreed to
strike out all sections by which the house
proposed the reorganization of the army,
a reduction Of the number of officers
and men. and the rank and pay of Off
GERS. The house clause prohibiting the
use OF the army as posse oO1nltdtns was
stricken out by party vote, but the Sec
tons providing for the transfer of the
control of Indian affairs to the war de-
partment was agreed to by a vote of
seven to tWo-WindOm and Allison.
INVESTIGATION BILLS.
A Washington dispatch under date
of June 4th states that in the
senate Edmunds submitted an
am endment to be offered at the
proper time, with q recommendation of
that committee, as an additional section
to the house bill which appropriates
$40, 600 for the expenses of the Potter
investigating committee. The new sec
ton proposes to appropriate $4,000, to
be placed to the credit of the contin-
gent fund of the senate, to be applied
towards defraying the expenses of such
investigations and inquiries as have
been already or may hereafter be di-
rected by the senate during the period
Of the 45th congress. The proposed
amendment was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations. before whom
the house bill is now pending.
MONTHLY DEBT STATEMENT.