The New York herald., 1879-03-01

printed and the further CONSIDERATION Oh tne piAi
postponed until tomorrow. SO ordered.
Mr. coRBIS wITHpRAws.
The Vice President laid before the Senate the fol-
lowing letter.
Hon. WILLIAM A. WHEELER, President of the Senate
sI have been before the senate for two years actively
sss sm my the sa. to Of e Ss have
persiseny pressed my claim because the lawful Legis
b 1850. duly elected me g said Ohiee -, ~.
ons has after ssSoi";e Cation into the law
facts Of reported TO the senate that was duly and
sent this body the Of South Caro-
ISL to be in
This before she Senate wanting action but
Wiling s1' and dispose the
saa at SO'F s formally s tho
record concusively that right scat in tho
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my sl" plco%s DstSss the nse
tended period and at sacrifice and
phnsins and repeat that %i.hdSaw now
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have in the contest have made, discharged 10 the full
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admission 70 my seat, Tha. have failed TO
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have rendered essential service the coored of South
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from THIS service, and through no fault OF my
with others if proves burden they will
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Mr.. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, inquired to whom
was the paper addressed.
The VICE PRESIDENT replied, to the Senate of the
United States.
Mr.. THURMAN said he felt disposed to move that it
be returned to the writer. However. he would
make no motion on the subject.
The letter was laid the table.
PENSIONS.
The Senate then resumed consideration of un-
finished business. being the bill making an appro-
priaton for the payment of of PENSIONS the
pending question being on the amendment OF Mr..
ingalls,. OF Kansas. submitted yesterday. providing
for the division OF the country into seventysiX dis
trcts and the appointment Of surgeon and pension
clerk to visit each district. make examinations. take
testimony in pension cases. &C.. with view to pre-
venting frauds the Pension bureau.
Mr.. BAILEY. tdem) of Tenn submitted amend
ment providing that the pension surgeons and pen
sion clerks contemplated by the amendment of Mr..
Ingalls,. be appointed by the President by and with
the advice ana consent of the Senate instead of by
the Secretary of the Interior. Agreed TO.
Mr.. KIRKwooD. (rep.l OF Iowa, submitted an amend
mont as to provide that pensions shall commence
from tho date Of the death discharge of the
whose account granted where the application shall
be filed prior to the lst Of July $780, instead of tho
lst of January 1880. as proposed by the committee.
After that date the pension to commence from the
filing Of tho application. Agreed to.
The question then taken the first light Sec
tions or the amendment proposed by Mr.. ingalls,.
1ating to the appointment of pension surgeons and
clerks, prescribing their duties, &c. and they were
rejected-yeas 2S, nays SO.
The next section providing that the pension shall
commence from the death or discharge from the
service of the person whose account granted pro-
viding the application be filed prior to July 1850.
NC, was amended by Mr.. Herman, of New York, as
to read From the death from the time of actual
disability, so that the pension shall commence from
the death time of actual disability pro-
yidinp the aDDcltiOu be made a ,July
and as amended the section was agreed to-
PROVISION FOR PAYMENT.
Mr. MORRILL,, ofeVt, submitted the amendment Of
which he gave notice yesterday and then published
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
tour Per cent oonds not exceeding in the aggregate
issue certificates OF deposit authorized by the of
February 49, 1872 and the proceeds of said bonds
certificates to be applied to the payment of
Of pensions. He sent to the Clerks desk and had
read letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to
the effect that there would be deficiency of
SIs 900 caused by the bill to pay arrears of pen
sons; that he must keep in the Treasury a fund to
maintain specie resumption; that he felt it to be his
duty to keep such fund of least forty per the
United States notes outstanding and that there would
be necessity for the sale of bonds to maintain the
specie resumption fund unless it be impaired by
Congress.
Mr.. MORRILL,. continuing his remarks, said a care.
ful estimate OF the Treasury Department showed the
arrears OF pensions bill would take $40 900 from
the Treasury. The reduction of the tobacco tax
would cause decrease in the revenue which, with
the pension BILL would make difference of about
$50 200, 600 against the Treasury and leave de.
iciency OF $1s.0OO00O. He argued that specie pay.
ments would be imperilled unless Congress provided
some means to provide tho Treasury with means.
Mr.. VOORHEES,. (dem.) Of Ind, argued that there
no necessity to increase the interest bearing
the amendm snt of Mr.. Morrill, that OF which he gave
notice few days authorizing and requiring the
Secretary of the Treasury to reissue United States
legal tender notes now held for the redemption OF
fractional currency and part of such notes here
toforc retired from circulation under the act OF Jan
uary a. 1875 to the aggregate amount of Sls 900 600
N nn mo mi nf G1eh al lafr
act Of January 25, 1874.
Mr.. BECK, (dem) of KY. argued in favor Of au-
thorzing the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend
the purchase OF bonds account of the sinking
fund. as there was no necessity for such purchase
now, anc gave notice that he would at the proper
time submit an amendment suspending such pur-
chase until July l. 1881. There was surplus
nue. now in the Treasury which could be applied to
the payment of arrears of pensions instead of rc-
duction of the public debt.
Mr.. WINDOW, lrep) of Minn., at quarter to six
Z. NJ. moved that the Senate take until eight
O'clock and said it might be necessary tor Senators
to remain here most of the night to pass the appro
pration bills. He gave notice that unless q vote
should be taken on the pending bill Immediately
after he would move to lay it aside and take
up P the sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
Senate. at quarter to six p. NJ took recess until
eight o'clock T. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill
making appropriation for the payment of tho
of pensions
pending amendment of Mr.. Voorhees,. which, the
question having been taken. was rejcctcd-ycas ~
nays rs.
All the financial amendments having been disposed
of the Senate proceeded to on the amend ments
heretofore made in Committee of the Whole and con
CURED In them.
Mr.. SHIELDS of Missouri offered an amendment that
the law granting pensions to the soldiers Of the
of 1872 approved March Q. is7s is hereby made ap
plicablc to tho soldiers and sailors in the war o,
Mexico in 1896.
This amendment agreed to-yeas 36, nays 81
The question then taken the bill, and il was
passcd-ycas 3s, nays ~.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1879.
The reading Of yesterdays journal occupied three