Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-22
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
SCHEME TO PAY PENSION ARREARAGEs.

SCHEME TO PAY PENSION ARREARAGES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Voorhees, in
troduced bill authorizing and requiring the
secretary of the treasury to reissue the United
States legal tender notes now held for redemp-
ton of fractional currency and the part of
such notes heretofore retired from circulation
under the act of Jan. H. to the aggregate
amount of $26, $50, 200, and to expend the same
amount IN payment of such claims for arrears
of pensions may be allowed under the act of
Jan. Is, 1879. Referred
Senator ingalls,, from the committee on pen
sions reported an amendment to the bill MAX
ing an appropriation to pay arrears of pen
slons The provisions of the amendment are
similar to those of the bill introduced in the
House to regulate the ad justment of pension
cases. The amendment also provides that ap-
pllcatlons for arrears of pensions must ba filed
before Jan. l, 1880. After that time the PEN
sion will commence from the date of applica-
ton. Referred.
INDIAN TRANSFER.
Senator Saunders, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported without amendment
the Senate bill to authorize the President tenn
porarily to transfer the custody, control and
management of certain Indian tribes from the
interior to the war department. Placed on the
calendar.
Bills on the calendar were passed as follows:
Senate bill for the relief of homestead settlers
on public lands; Senate bill to pay Sam. B.
McLin, late associate justice CT the Territory
of New Mexico compensation for the period
during which he performed the duties of the
Office.
EDUCATIONAL SUFFRAGE QUALIFICATION.
Senator Cameron Wis, presented the petit
ton of citizens of Wisconsin praying for an
amendment to the constitution of the United
States providing that after the year 1899, all
male citizens over the age of 81 shall be Dos
sesSed of certain educational qualifications be-
fore being allowed the right OF suffrage. Re-
ferred.
TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS.
Senator Mcpherson called up the Senate bill
to amend certain provisions OF the revised
statutes relating to transportation of animals,
and in explanation thereof s aid the bill had a
two-fold object. First. to prevent cruelty to
animals, and second, to provide good, healthy
meat for the people. The Senate bill proposed
that animals should be allowed rest of seven
hours after being unloaded from the cars in
stead of five. 1t further provides that in case
animals were fed and watered in the cars they
might be kept therein sixty consecutive hours.
On motion of Senator Davis, of Illinois, the
bill was amended SO as to provide that animals
shall not be kept in cars more than forty-hve
hours, instead of sixty, although they might be
fed and Watered.
Senator Mcpherson submitted an amend
ment authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to appoint an agent at each of the following
places: Portland, Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Norfolk, New Orleans and Gal
designed for expectation, and certify as to
their healthy condition. The bill then passed.
THE ARMY BILL.
Sanot 70 fhon ,,roo,o1o1 mill, oo,s;Joro
tion of the army appropriation bill, sand the
amendments proposed by the committee on ap-
preparations were agreed to, as follows: In
creasing the appropriation for pay of officers
and men from 49, $50, 900 to 10000 900; strik-
ing out of House bill The clause allowing Off
GERS Communication Of $11 per room for quar-
tiers instead of $40, and forbidding any COM
mutation for ervants quarters.
The amendments allowing officers on the
frontier mileage for other travel than by rail-
road, and repeating SO much of the act of
July "a, 1876, prohibits the payment of
mileage for t1avel over any railroad on which
troops and supplies of the United States are
entitled to be transported free of charge, were
agreed to.
The clause authorizing railroad companies to
transmit kilograms over their lines for the gov
eminent and for the general public at rates to
be fixed by the government, according to the
provisions of title IS of the revised statutes,
was passed just as IL came from Jne House.
No amendment being made either by the SEN
ate committee or in the Senate the clause was
not even discussed.
The sections referring to reorganization of
the army having been reached, Senator Blaine
said the committee on appropriations had re-
ported in favor of striking out these sections,
on the ground that there was not time in the
few remaining days of the session to go into
this com plicated question of army reorganiza-
tion. The committee had directed him to sug-
gest to the Senate that the question of army
reorganization be postponed until next session.
Senator Beck thought it best for the Senate
to perfect the sections proposed to be stricken
out, 30 that the bill might go into conference
with the sections amended satisfactorily to the
Senate.
IN MEMORIAM.
Pending discussion, Senator Ferry called up
the House resolution in memory of the late
Gen. Alpheus s. Williams, member of the
House from Michigan. Appropriate remarks
upon the life and character Of the deceased
made by Senators Ferry, Dawes, Cockrell,
Plumb and Maxey. Suitable resolutions were
adopted, and the Senate, az further mark of
respect to the memory of deceased, adjourned
until to- morrow.