Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-07
The Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb.-SenatOr Morgan from
the committee on public lands, reported ia
vorably with amendments the bill granting tn
right of way over the public lands in Alabam,
and to grant of lands in aid of the Gulf
Chicago Air line. Rejected.
Senator Plumb, on behalf of the minority O
the committee, said he would present hill
views in opposition to the bill hereafter.
The bill directing the purchase by the sec
rotary of the treasury, for public use, of the
Freedmen bank property and real estate, and
parcels OF ground adjacent thereto belonging
to the Freedmen saving and trust company,
passed.
Bills were introduced
Ry Senator Observation-Disclosures the cree.
ton of public buildings at Hot Springs, Ark,
for the use of the United States.
By Senator Hawley--For the retirement of
Brevet Major General Meigs, with the rank
and pay of major general.
Senator Morgan offered concurrent resolu-
ton for treaty of reciprocity between Mex
leo and the United States. Ordered printed
and laid on the table.
After the morning hour the resolution that
the pension arrears legislation ought not to
be repealed came up as unfinished bushes,
but was laid aside informally with the assent
of its author, ingalls,.
Senator Williams, to whom the floor was
specially assigned, then proceeded to make q
speech on the tariff, the Morrill, commission
bill being taken up for that purpose. He
ayowed his opposition to the measure and ia
vored tariff revision by joint committee of
the two houses, fair and liberal trade, was the
panaeea, and for this the representatives of the
people would coutend in their struggle with
the monopoly.
The senate then resumed consideration of
T,o - aT,,fs &H.+ H. II
arrears law ought not to be repealed. Senator
ingalls, moved to modify his amendment de-
claring in favor of pensions to soldiers of the
Mexican war. ingalls, in the course Of his re-
marks said that senators were not aware of the
proportions which the casualty list reached
during the war, and the total pensionable cases
prima facie on the rolls of the war department
was 500, 545. That is to say, there were that
many soldiers entitled to pensions if every man
who died had dependent relative, and every
one discharged for disability had q claim.
Since 1861 $780, 1874 pensions had been granted
by rsson of death or disabilities, SO there was
still according to the war department rolls
23o, 1881 pensionable cases in which no aPplica.
cations at all ever had been made. This was
conclusive answer to the charge that the pen
Zion list had been swollen by fraud, and one
may hereafter look for very large accessions
to the roll without any presumption OF fraud
tieNNA
was true the aggregate required to pay pen
sions was stupendous, but this was because
the war itself was gigantic, colossal.
Senator Ingalls, had something to say of
himself and his traducers and was followed by
Hawley. With this action the resolution was
laid aside for an executive session.
During the day Senator Plumb reported ia
vorably from the committee on public lands
bill granting right Of way through the pub
lie lands to the Polatka and Indian River rail-
road company.
Bills were introduced:
By Senator Hill, Colorado--For cancellation
of illegal entries and sales of public lands and
for refunding the purchase money.
By Senator Harrison-Defning the powers
and jurisdiction of the Mississippi river COM
mission, authorizing an appropriation of land
and material for Improvement of the Missi.sip-
pi and its navigabIe tributaries and prescribing
the manner OF assessing damages from proper.
ty so appropriated, and providing penalties
for acts in hindrance of the proposed i'm
provements.
After the executive session adjourned: