New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House to-day concurrent resolution
urovdlng TOR recess of Congress from Wcdnes ay
% DAY Of Decc,nber. Wednesday. The 5th day of
January. 1881. was agr, ed tc-Yeas. 1895 nays "a.
The House wen, mo Committee OF the Whole On the
Pension Appropriation bill
Mr.. HUBBELL OIep., MicnD. who had charge of the
bl, stated tina, II appropriated S30OOoOOo or exactly
the amount called Tor the estimates. II contained
rrovso that accrued pension due the Indian pensioners
syould in the discretion OF the Commissioner of Pen
sions pe paid instalments. When the blll for the
arrears OF pensions had been before the House. ii had
been stated that it would only require few millions
Up 10 November l, 1850. the Government had paid
out for arrearages alone $2160O,000. The ay-
erage arrearages 10 each "f Inc od pen
sloucrs mad been found TO be $500. At
the date of tn report OF The Comms soner Of Pea
SONS inere IS ,597 claims pending. and the
average arrears on oacn new CLAIM was @llO0 sup
al owed could still he III round nun oers l9'VOO
arrearagcs to BE- pad winch at ne rate o. 100 eo9
tclOn 70 IurheF fact nat the average age Of the
"ensners Of he Government was ony forty-onc years
lie criticised tae present sytems of paying pensions
U.drr tie present system Anybody cOdd get pension
who wiling to take false 9atn. n zoo Com ON
missioner had told MA iEa out OF ne GoOUOOOoO
pad ont each year, 81 100000 was paid out Taudu
Nj SPARK, Deal., HLl.sn reference 10 the Arrear:
age, bi sta ed had come from the committee Of
which the gentleman FROM O.o General Rc0 had been
NII HASKLLL (Rep., KauJ said the bi had passed.on
Nj sPAiiKs Thought that the hn which Mr.. Haskell
was so anxious 10 father extremely poor bili-a
miscrhly gotten up affair The IN attempting
TO steal General Rce's thunder had gotten up msera
MI HAs KEEL denied that he had stolen any body's
thunder. General Races bill had proposed 10 strike
down difference between men who had Dctn IOya %
the flag and men wlo mad been 0i"ptcd from 'he pen
sion rolls Tor dsOyay. He ana MOI care to steal That
particular kit Il OF thunder.
Mir. SPARKS would pu; General Rice's patriotism and
Notwithstanding the wooden es-agalnst that OF the
gentleman from Kansas Tie people we're tired OF thls
KIND OF clipiTip
Mi KEIfER (Rep., OhiO moved 10 strike out the pro-
viso mat 81 and no more sia be pdd 20 the eX-
aiming surgeon. AiopJcd-yras, 90 nays, "a
Mr.. COEFROrH dem, PENN offered an amendment
ext ending unit july 1882 the time within which the
lg for pension viii carry with It, II li0 ~ed,
the payment OF arrears.
The committee then rose ana reported tne OIL 10 the
House.
Te action OF the committed striking the proyiso
relative The fees aiming surgeons was rattle -
yeas 80; nays, Gland tbe bill was thea passed.
The House then. motion OF Mr.. FOEI (.cih, HI
took for ten minutes TO enable the meinbs 10
greet General u. O. Grant VINO at this moment appeared
The floor
After the recess Mr.. BLAND Dem. Mo- obtained
leave 10 have printed Ihs Ii. cord substitute which
lie proposed to of, for tEe Funding bill 1t apprOprl-
$lOO,UOO,OOO the payment OF me Understanding
United States falling due during lsSU ana
1881 directs the secretary OF the Treasury 90 GAUGE
coined the maximum amount OF sllVer dollars III
the manner authorized by law, ana 10 pay ont suc
dollars il the redemption OF the public debt Section
reDeas ali laws authorizing The issuing OF bonds FOR the
puIpOse of IuuIiug edeenIng The Understanding
DEBT Of the United States.
Mr.. MARTIN (Dcm. ". Va) offered resolution d.
rectng the Committee on Iaclnc Railroads 10 Inquire
INTO alleged tgage and sale OF the unearncd land
grants ny the Northern Pacific and Atlantic ana Pacific
Railroad Companies aud 10 report what legislation Is
necessary TO pres the Of the county Or
deTed printed N The Reccrd.
The House them at 4 O'CLOCK, adl iuinc1.