, 1880-03-24
TIE lsENSfGN Hill.

srtetat Dtspdtth to TIE Chfeaeo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. CT sEhrch ss1-Ihc SENATE
Committee IN pctisinns havo agreed to ropart rs
substitute for the llontlcy bill, otherwise
knewn as "tho Sixty Surgeons tll," Il hill pro.
poacd by Mr.. Withcfu. hf Virginia. This hllt hAa
air0ady hecn outlined In these dIspatchcs. 1t
provides instead Of sixty hurHcons n pension Ex.
Rmincr, who shnl b0 person lenrnctts \ In tho
iaw mud Of not less thnn t.ve ycara experience III
tho practice of. hia professions, = and n pension
Surgeon of not less than ten years practice, for
each Congressional tltstrlct. Tho tlutics ut
those onlccrs arc substantially tho sumo ms
ur,dor tho Original hill. They arc tn ndintnstGr
oaths to claimants, tako testimony. nnh tho s,r.
eeon shna! make tho medical examinations atttl
report thereon. They stta1t together visit cnch
plnce OF holding courts three times each ycar.
Tho hill ptnyidcs tor n ilnari nf thrce pension
surgeons, tn which nrpeals can bc tnkcn where
the clLisnnnt IL not slltAIlcd With the exnm[tM-
tfon OF Il single surgeon. Whors fraudulent
Chains have been allowed, this t'lt authorizes an
Investigation, and, II frnud IL clearly st,own to
hhvo been employed. tho pension may bc re-
nhJustcd Ono ot tho striking fentnrca Of the
bill is TINT 1t does not recognize tho exlstcncc
Of c.Min nYcnts. Mr.. l3entiy expresses himself
ns entirely plcased With tho h1w bill.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL IE01ErtAT1Ov.
State-rtchts doctrines Wcrp rIr0cln1tned In tho
scnato this afternoon In tho debate III tho bill
tncorporuton Nntionnl Educational Association.
Senators Cookrcil, 1ngnils, IfGrfDrt. md Cnnk-
ling questioned tho constitutional right Of Com
Rrcss 70 charter lnrgo numbcr OF PERSONS I'LL
aver tho country. II the Association wnntc.l to
bo Incorporated hese It wanll nynl itself at the
general Inv. HALEY. lloar, md Stnxry nitso-
Gated tho Incorporation ns calculated to mdvArco
tho cause Of education. Tho m0rtllrg hour OK
pring, no action Was tnken, alid tho Senate pro-
cecdcd to consider tho geneva Award blu,
which, ns reported, provides for tho payment OF
undcr,rritcrs' losacs. Garland advocated the
bill and Dawes opposed It.
onEaD'B CHANCES.
Tho President Is evidently Inclined to pardon
Gregg. 0rc88's frient3s Kcctn to hnvo impressed
him with tho idea that 9olscn was the real crim-
iuai. and very strong pressure IS now being
brnuEht To bear upon tho President tn GrcEE'e
fhvor from Chicago business. men, IhG poll,
tlolnns here nso hnving llttlo to % With Y. anu
porhnpa II they tried would not bo Us in1uen-
It'll as tho business mon,
IL1ISo1s Il MICHIGAN CANAL. .
Representative George Il. DHyis hns succeeded
n securing tho appointment Or tho fo!!owl1,1
consider his resolution relativo to Tho Illinois
4, Michigan Canal: Henderson, Of Illinois;
SSy q Vna: n:ers as of SUI
HenrIngs will soon Do glvnr.
EXECUTIVE BtstHEss.
10 The H1tstera Atsoefattd IFest.
TO- r. c AHTsa
Hs,SIa JF cfcoviS e. W F., GhHmeHr fh1ae;ns
csnss fst nstssi' os jn
Thompson, Second District. Ohio; and william
4. Hunt, Eleventh District, Ohio.
rOsrhAsrEnS APPOINTED.
tions: Postmaste -. syisan,.s siilnor, at Sio!in
mItab,irg. la: I4oounrsf j. alcrchant, nt st
5oscph, S}ch.; md Thomas Doak, at Cameron