The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-02
Last Nights Dispatches.
xLvI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Seuator Nor.
ean. from the electoral count com uittee
reported Senator Ingalls, resolution fxipc
the OH of February as the day for the
count. with concurrent resolution as sub
| mitted, and requested its present consid
GRAFTON.
Senator Edmunds objected and the res.
olution was ordered printed and laid oyer.
The remainder of the morning hour un
ill one O'Clock wa. occupied, without action.
in discussion of resolution called up by
Senator Harris Tenn. TO give House bills.
favorably reported. presence over other
than routine business until half past ono
o'clock
The time until $40 was occupied by
Senator Kirk wood and Dawes in further
discussion of the Ponca question, the for
mer justifying his action OF yesterday. aRd
the latter defending tho interior Depart
ment.
The Chinese treaties were reported with
recon- N endation for ratification. Placed
oc calendar
Senator Logan asked consent TO make
his Grant bill the special order for Thurs
day.
Senator Vest objsetiDg, Senator Logan
observed that if the senate could spend
little time for live general, aud gave
notice that he would move TO take up the
bill tomorrow.
The pension appropriation was taken up
ln committee of tho whole and the amend
ments of the senate committee were agreed
to,
They restric the fee Of surgeons for an
examination to one dollar and provide that
pensions payable to the inmates OF the
national home for disabled volunteer sol
dlers shall be paid to the treasurers OF the
home instead Of directly to the pensioners.
Senator Booth. in charge of the bill.
submitted On Amendments 10 which he said
that he had the approval of three mem
oers OF the pension committee, to whom
he had had an pportunity to show it.
appropriatinR to supply the deficiencies
for the fiscal year 1881. $1T.692, 600
namely: for pensions for army invalids
and their widows, minors and dependent
relatives. including arrears to survivors OF
the war of 1912 and their widows, provid
ed that the amount expended for each Of
the above items shall be accounted for
separately. The amendment also appro
PIRATES for navy pensions to invaIids
tive, $S6O,274; provided, that the ap-
shall be paid from the income of the
naval pension fund, SO far as the same
may be sufficient, for that purpose. and
provided further, that the amount ex
pended fer each of the above items shall
BE accounted for separately. 1t also ap-
propriates $4,000 for the fees OF an ex-
smining surgeon as provided by several
acts of Congress. Amendment was
adopted.
Pending the motion for an executive
session the chair laid before the Senate o |
message from the president. with an ac-
companying document in reference to the |
removal of the Ponca Indians. The read |
ing of the message from the President upon |
its presentation being the usage of the |
Senate. the RECRUITMENT was technically |
with at the suggestion Of Sena- |
tor. Edmonds by reading the ini.iatory
portion, when these informally laid aside |
and without disposins of the bill motion |
for executive session prevailed. When |
the doors were reopened tns Senate ad-
joured.