Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-03
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
(Second Session.)
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, April 2.-On motion of Senator
Beck it was resolved that when the Senate ad-
iourned to-day it be to meet on Monday next.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a
communication from the secretary of war rec
ommending an appropriation of $4,000 for a
new military post between Forts Custer and
Assinniboine.
On motion of Senator Cockrell the bill intro
duced by him yesterday to establish mail SER
vice to Brazil was read second time and re
ferred to the cOnmittee on postoffices and post
roads.
The Senate procee ded to consider the calen-
dar bill granting pen sion to Jesse +. Phares,
reported adversely from the committee because,
under the pension laws scouts not being in the
military or naval service, are not entitled to
pension. Pending debate on the bill, which
was advocated by Senators Kirkwood and Car
penter and opposed by Senators Platt, Logan
and Ingalls,, the morning hour expired.
During the debate Senator Carpenter told a
story of what he had seen one day during the
war when he went to the war department TO see
Secretary Stanton. little boy came in and
gaily said, Good morning, MIR. Stanton" ;"
why, Johnny, replied the secretary where
did YOU come from?'' ''These men you gave
me letter to have busted" ans wered Johnny,
land now 1 want to go up to the printing
Office" Stanton turned around and wrote
letter to the public printer telling him who the
boy was, aud asking that he employ him.
After the boy went out Secretary Stanton told
me that he had paid one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars to spies and scouts for infor-
nation, but that the little boy who had been
three times in Richmond during the war had
brought him more valuable and reliable infor-
nation than he had got for the whole one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars. Now, said
Carpenter, suppose this boy had been disabled
while on one of his trips to Richmond would
Congress have to refuse him pension because
he was under age or not an elected soldier?
Carpenter thought if the present law did not
cover such case that was all the more reason
for passing bill which would reward him.
Logan claimed that scouts were not on foot
lag with soldiers. They contracted to perform
certain duties and were no more entitled to
pension than any other contractor.
Senator Ingalls, endorsed that view, but in
stead of basing bis argument on that principle
he based it ION the actual financial possibili-
ties If we continued the present pension pol
icy it would soon bankrupt the treasury to pay
pensions. We pay $60,0O0,000. Great Britain,
in spite of all her great wars, only pays $IO.
100000. France and Germany, in spite of
their terrible wars, pay less than $4,000, 900
each. The government cannot be charged with
ingratitude. He prophesied that within a few
years the survivors of the war for the Union,
taking heart from the success of the survivors
of the war of 1912 and other wars, would ask
law pensioning every survivor of that war.
There must be stop somewhere.
Senator Bruce, from the special committee
on the Freedman's bank, reported back the bill
amending the charter of the Freedman's bank,
together with report of the results of the in
vestigation. Placed on the calendar. Also, a
bill authorizing and directing the purchase by
@f %ho r tho orkx
known as the Freedman's bank and real estate
adjacent thereto. Placed on the calendar.
The morning hour expired without action up
on the bill and consideration was resumed of
the bill ratifying the Ute agreement, which was
explained and supported by Senator Coke and
Senator Teller spoke at length against the bill.
On motion of Senator Pendleton, the Senate
disagreed to the amendments of the House to
the bill amending the census act, and a con-
ference committee was appointed thereon.
Senator Cockrell submitted a resolution in
structing the library committee to inquire in
to the Senate library and force which has been
in charge of the same for the last six years and
now, and whether any increased force is nee
essary. Adopted.
Senator Morgan, who intends to speak on the
Ute bill, not being prepared to speak, Senator
Garland moved the Senate 60 into executive
session.
Senator Dawes hoped the Senate would now
vote on the Geneva award bill, but some Sena-
tors who intend to speak on that bill being ab-
sent there was objection to its consideration.
Several Senators endeavored to call up bills in
which they were interested. and in view of the
amount of business to be done Senator Paddock
moved to reconsider the vote by which the Sen
ate resolved to adjourn from to-day until Mon
day, but upon Senator Bayards representation
that on the strength of that vote several Sena-
tors had left town, Senator Paddock withdrew
his motion, and after some further discussion
as to procedure, Senator Garlands motion was
agreed to and the Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors reopened adjourned
until Monday.