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

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Voorhees, in
troduced a 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 500, $50, 200, and to expend the same
amount in payment of such claims for arrears
of pensions as may be allowed under the act of
Jan. 35 1879. Referred.
Senator Ingalls,, from the committee on pen
slonS, reported an amendment to the bill maxi
ing an appropriation to pay arrears of PEN
sions. The provisions of the amendment are
similar to those of the bill introduced in the
House to regulate the adjustment of pension
cases. The amendment also provides that ep-
pllcatlons for arrears of pensions must be filed
before Jan. 1, 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
porarlly 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 of the Territory
OF New Mexlco, 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 1891 all
male citizens over the age of q shall BIZ 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 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 firm the cars in
stead of five. 1t further provides that in case
animals we're 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-tlve
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-
phla, Baltimore, Norfolk, New Orleans and Gal
weston, such agent to inspect all live animals
designed for expectation, and certify az to
their healthy condition. The bill then passed.
THE ARMY BILL.
The Senate then proceeded with considera-
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amendments proposed by the committee on ap-
preparations were agreed to, follows: In
creasing the appropriation for pay of officers
and men from 80, $4,000 to $1,000, 900; strik-
ing out of House bill the clause allowing Off
GERS communication of 81 per room for quar-
tiers instead of 80, and forbidding any COM
mutation for servants 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 travel over any railroad on which
troops and supplies of the United States are
entitled to be transported free of charge, were
agreed to.
EThc clause authorizing railroad companies to
transmit kilograms over their lines for the gov
ernment aud for the general public at rates to
be liked by the government, according to the
provisions of title IS of the revised statutes,
was passed just as it came from the House.
NO amenumenJ 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 complicated question of army reorganiza-
ton. The committee had directed him to sug-
sest 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, SO that the bill might go into conference
with the sections amended satisfactorily to the
Senate
MEAIORIAM.
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
were made by Senators Ferry, Dawes, Cockrell,
Plumb and Maxey. Suitable resolutions were
adopted, and the Senate, further mark of
respect to the memory of deceased, adjourned
until tomorrow.