Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-05

did not Ute doon it.
FE1DAx May N-Hofx.-lGr. Rice.
cheirmad of thV~s committeo' on in
valid pfnsiohs, reported Z I'LL pro
vi4ing that persons deprived OF their
|penionS from Mareh, 1856, 70 June.
1866, by reason of Being in the civil ser
vice, shall he paid their pensions for
that time; passed. Also the bill repeal
ing the section of the revised statutes
which provides that no claims for PEN
sions not prosecuted to successful issue
within five years from the date Of filing
the same shall be admitted without
record evidence from the war
and navy department; passed. Mr..
Mackay, from the same committee,
reported bin increasing to $72
per month the pensions paid soldiers or
sailors who have lost both arms, both
legs, or the sight of both eyes; passed.
Mr.. Powers, from the same COM
mittee, reported the bill granting the
pension of $3.50. month to every
pensioner who has leg amputated
ut the hip joint; passed. Mr.. Walch,
from the same committee. reported
the bill making it unlawful for any
attorney or claim agent to demand
or receive for his services in a
pension case q. greater sum than Us.
The. bill being amended to limit the
amount to $40, was passed. Attic ex-
piration of the morning hour, the
house went into. committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, on the
army appOrtionment bill. The house
adjourned without reaching a vote, on Il
SATURDAY, May 25.-Senate. AT
the expiration Of the morning
hour business, consideration was re-
stunned of the bill providing a perma-
nent form of government for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and after debate the
sixth section, providing for the election
of delegate to the house OF represen-
tatiyes was stricken out on motion of
Mr.. Edmunds. by vote of yeas 40,
nays 9. '"' li' .og7' ''''
After further debate the senate laid
the bill aside and went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned. 40,
SATURDAY, May 25-Houss.--The
house went into the committee Of the
whole on the army appropriation bill.
Several amendments to reduce the
pay of officers were offered and voted
down, and the pay of officers stands as
fixed in the bill, namely: Generals,
$13, 500; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, $1,000;
major-generals, 81 500; brigadier-gener-
ais, 81, 500; colonies, $500: lieutenant
colonies, 5000; majors, 1880; cap
tains, mounted, $1,000; captains, not
mounted, $500; adjutants, $500;
regimental quartermasters, 81 800; first
lieutenants, mounted, 1900; first lieu
tenants, not mounted, $500; second
lieutenants, mounted, 81 500; second
lieutenants. not mounted, 81 400; chap
lains, 81 800; store keepers, except at
Springfield, Mass, II 800. The forego-
ing il to be in full of pay and allow
ances except longevity which is to be
years service, not to exceed in the ag-
gregate 40 per cent. nor $500 year.
On motion of Mr.. Dunnell this longevi-
ty was also extended to chaplains who
had been excluded by the bill. No
change was made in the section a. to
fuel and forage to be allowed. Several
minor amendments were made, and
then an amendment was offered trans
ferring the Indian bureau from the in
terror to the war department. This
was debated long time, the republic
cans opposing, the democrats favoring
it, and without action the house adj
journed.
MONDAY, May 27-!%,sate. the
senate Mr.. Beck introduced a bill to
repeal existing taxes on capital and
deposits of banks and bankers, and
to impose taxes on dividends in
excess of eight per cent; referred.
Mr.. Blaine said regarding the cores
pondence recently submitted to the
senate relating to the appointment of
Delfosse, as member of the Halifax
commission on fisheries, the newspa-
pers said the Belgian government COM
planned that anything should have been
withheld. He now offered as an act of
justice to Delfosse, owing to the insult
fciency of the former resolution, the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the president of the
United States be requested, if not in his
judgment incompatible with public in
terest, to communicate to the senate
copies Of all correspondence not hereto
fore submitted, and Of all memoranda
and minutes in possession of the gov
erment relating to the selection of NJ.
Maurice Delfosse as one of the COM
missioners under the treaty Of Wash
ington of the fisheries question. The
resolution was agreed to. Considera-
ton was then resumed Of the bill
npOvidinv a nern,anent form Of govern