Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-09
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The credentials o
Philetus Sawyer and Arthur F. German, sena
tors-elect, were read and fled.
Senator Bruce, from the committee on edu
cation and labor, reported adversely the john
resolution to provide for enforcement of the
eight hour law.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Conkling wa:
adopted without objection, directing the sec
retary of the treasury to report to the Senate
the names OF all persons nominated by the
collector Of the port of New York between
January and December, 1880, for appointment
in the New York custom house, and whether
any had been appointed IN violation of the civil
service rules.
Senator Blair introduced Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the constitution
which was read. It prohibits after 1900 the
manufacture and sale anywhere within the
United States of distilled alcohol and intoxi.
eating LIQUORS, mixed or adulterated with
ardent spirits, or any poison whatever except
for medicinal, mechanical, chemical or scien-
tife purposes. 1t prohibits the expectation
and importation of such liquors and their
transportation through any part of the United
States except for medicinal and scientific
uses. Referred.
The morning hour expired discussion on the
pension appropriation bill was resumed the
question being on the amendment TO Increase
the pension clerical force. Senator's Herman,
Wallace and Beck spoke upon the bill. sena-
tor Wallace advocated and explained the pro-
vision which he had read the object Of which
hs said was to prevent frauds and expedite de-
cisiCY OF pending cases by empowering the
local court in the county in which the appli.
can't resides TO examine and
report on cases in which
the commissioner allegesIthere are frauds It
also contemplated hearings in the United
etates district court or any other court of
record IN the locality in which the applicant
or pensioner resides, of cases In which evidence
was required by the pension bureau.
Senator Hoar objected, ard the proposition
vas withdrawn.
Senator Beck opposed Plumb's amendment
az inadequate to reach the real trouble in the
pension office, and as not called for by the COM
mission He thought the Senate ought not adopt
half way measure to hurry up investigation
cases in the interest OF pension agents, but 1t
should devise some way by which fraudulent
claims may be ascertained and an honest pen
siSner receive every dollar TO which he is en-
titled.
Finally Plumb's amendment was agreed to,
SO to "a The committee rose and reported
the bill, when the amendments with two ex-
ceptions, upon which separate votes were ask
ed, were agreed to. The first provision upon
which separate vote was taken, was the one
directing the payment Of accrued Indian pen
sions in installments, which had been retained
in the bill.
On motion Of Senator Ingalls, the provision
WIS stricken out. The remaining provision to
be voted on was Plumb's amendment appro-
priating 100000 for fifty examiners, provid-
ing for clerks, etc. Discussion on this prop
osition in committee was resumed and con
tinued with the result of being laid aside in
formally
resolution from the House announcing
The death of Evarts W. Farr was considered
and Concurred in. Adjourned.