, 1879-03-01
WASHINGTON.
The Senate Wrestling with
the Sundry Civil
Bill.
All the House Political Jobs
Stranglcd in Com
mittee.
The House Sits Down Very Hcav.
lily upon tho Roach
Subsidy.
Speculations Concerning the
Report Of the Blodgett
Committee.
The Judge to Be Gensured and
His AcouBers to- Be
Justified.
Potter's Committee Busy Build
ing Its Great Campaign
Document.
Minister Seward Before the House
: Charged with contu-
macy.
11o Dodges Springcr's Bastfle Rcso.
luton, and Walks Away
Chuckllng.
An Appropriation Secured to Complete
11e Dodges Springcr's Bastf'e Rcso.
luton, and Walks Away
Chuckling.
An Appropriation Secured to Complete
the Chicago Post.0fioe.
IN TIE SENATE.
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WASHINGTON, u. c., Feb. eS.-The Senate
indulgcd In JustEce-Court discussion oil the
nftcsuoon und we'll into thu ught Oh the House
bill making appropriations for tho payment of
the arrears on pcnsous. Mr. IuGalls, Of Kun
sas, who ls Chairman Of tue Senate Committee
on Pensions, introduced q long amendment re-
organizing tho present pension system. The
country would bc divided under his pro-
posed arrangement Into sixty utstrlcta,
cash one of j. which would have
Il surgeon and pension clerk TO personally cx
n1nine pensioners Ut their houses, and thus pre-
vent frauds. The Comn!asoner Of Pensions
cst!rnatcs that thc fraudulent pensioners draw
or about 81, 900 900, but tho Senate Committee
bu pens|ons bclicre the SUN il
IL MUCH LAnoER. =.
Under the present systcnl. Il a3'mpo.sIble tn
follow up Individual cases. auiIid detect thcsc
frauds. but by dividing the country Into dis
trtcts examinations gould be made end frauds
detected. Mr. ingalls, pleaded earnestly for this
new system, but tho Senate wasant disposed to
adopt it and voted 1t down.
An amendment offered By air. Morrill,, 10
lssuc boa.ls,lor the payment vi arrears, was
nlso votcd down, as was QUO by
Alr. Beck, to paY them from the
surplus sinking fund, tho latter having glvou
rise 10 sharp debate between the mover unsl
str. Bayatd, An amendment by7Atr. Dnycs was
atloptcd proytdIur for soldiers who died or In.
cured disability from ca1so originating after
the cessation Of nostlltlca, and before being
mustered out Several other amendments wcrc
VOTED DOWN.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock whou vote was
reached, A motion to lay tl,n bill on tho tab,e
was lost by vote Of 16 yeas rueainst II uays,
and # wne then passed by a, vote of D8 ycas
acsinst 81 pays,
No sooner was the vote announced than Mr..
Window took tic floor md called IN
TILE suspxr CIVIL APPROPRIATION HILL.
on which IN all-u,gllt session is ap,ic,pated. II
will be remembered that the Housc passed this
bill under call for the previous aurstion with.
out debate, which cut OF all amendments there,
III the sruate The number If uew amendment.
Is much smaller than usual, the most Important
one 1,unr tint which eyrs tile public printing
to the Gibson brothers by contract, ind lcaYca
them the Government Printiu.,O Ofice at q num-
tuaI rout.
n,aar Hpss,os.
e,r,+,r, u,.,o,.roL or1,r th.. po,,,,, hill :. \
nass.1 % ,hos % 1l,c nrovtsIan a. ~ IN % ,hc Mcrrnn Inv @
paaseo 'l'"' .aI p'os's,oo ~ ~ tns "na'ca"
po"euus'o ""u'. Fo"a'u" w" As''o. 4'''bs ;,
u.ass,Y s .not1on " aeSus'sss nas enIeta' hl'a
tho bill will bo again brought beforo tile Sen
ate. At 10 o'clock tic consideration
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