The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-15
Fort ) Seventh Congress.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July l4.-Mr. Rollins called
upon the resolution for the daily meeting
oil the senate at II a. m, after Monday
next. Adopted.
Mr.. Logan, from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported the pension appro-
priation bill, and 1t was ordered printed and
laid over for future action.
The committee on appropriations recon-
mended the adoption of several amen d.
ments, the most important of which are
those prohibiting the payment of
double pensions, and directing the
secretary of the interior to
transmit annually list to congress to-
gether with the amount paid to each.
The senate then devoted half an hour to
the consideration OF pension bills, mum Der
OF which were passed. Among them one
increasing the pension Of Elizabeth G. Gus.
ter, widow of General George Gus
ter, to $50 per month, and one
(house bil) granting a pension of SD
per month to Bette Taylor cambridge,
daughter of President Taylor. The house
pension bill was amended by the adop-
ton OF the general provision prohibiting
the payment of double pensions.
! t2:l5 the senate resumed consideration
of the tax bills, the floor being accord cd to
Mr.. Bayard.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bayard s speech,
the bill was read for amendments.
Mr.. Beck offered an amendment
reducing ten cents per pound the tax on
manufactured tobacco. Pending discussion,
the motion went over for the day.
The presiding officer announced the ap-
pointment Of Hale, Allison, Cockrell as
conferees on the general deficiency bill.
Mr.. Jones, OF Florida, gave notice of an
amendment to the sunary civil bill appro-
priating $4,000 for continuing the i'm
provements Of the Pensacola navy yard.
After an executive session the senate ad-
journed until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Page, of California, moved to take from
the speakers table, for the purpose Of nom
concurrence, the senate amendments to the
appropriation bill, but McCook stated that
he would raise the point of order that these
amendments must first be considered by
the committee. Page thereupon withdrew
his notion.
The morning hour having been dis
pensed with, the house proceeded to the
consideration of the remaining senate
amendments to the general deficiency ap-
preparation bill, which had not been
non-concurred in on yesterday. A large
majority of them were non-concurred
in and few OF them gave rise to any discus
sion, except tlat appropriating $4,000 for
the payment Of mileage to senators who at
tended the mr. prr'ecal session OF the senate
convened OH 10 10Th of October, 1881.
Townsend, of Illinois, charaeterized t.is
amendment as little salary. grab, and
hoped that the house conierees, when APP
pointed, would not yield to the senate on
that point.
Hiscock, of New York, for the purpose of
testing the views of the house, moved
to concur in the amendments, and this mo-
ton having been voted down by heavy
majority, stated that the committee of con-
ierees would take that vote rs an instruc-
tion that it should never yield the point.
Never" was repeated by several mem
bers, but Robinson, of Massachusetts,, pro-
tested against any such construction being
placed upon the vote. SO the amendment
was non-concurred in.
The last amendment in the bill was that
constructing a board OF audit,
consisting of first and second
comptrollers of the treasury and treasurer
of the United States, to whom shall be re-
ferred all claims and the determination of
all allowances TO be made growing out of
the illness and burial of the late President
James A. Garfield. An attack was promptly
lluue upon lno hulenunenI, leu Dy Black-
burn in long speech, in which he declared
that all claims embraced in this amend
ment should be settled through
the probate court. When SO set
tied he blackburn was willing to
appropriate any amount that might
be needed to reimburse the Garfield estate,
and whatever sum was required to pay
them. After long debate, the house by q
vote of 7Sto 50 non-concurred in the SEN
ate amendment.
The bill TO pay Mrs. Garfield $50 coo less
the amount paid to her husband on ac-
count of salary, was introduced by Taylor,
OF Ohio and by unanimous consent was
passed
Bowman, ,.of Massachusetts,, called up the
bill reported from the committee on civil
service reform some months ago, to refer
all claims and demands against the govern
ment to the court of claims for investiga-
tion, and IL was passed. The house took Il
recess until clock.
CONFIRMED.
The senate confirmed ex Senator Jones
A. West, OF Louisiana, to be commissioner
of the District OF Columbia,
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