The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-16
HOUSE.

JUNE S.-The house passed a bill increasing
TO $40 per month the pension of any soldier who
lost a leg, hand, or foot i'm the late war. The
general deficiency appropriation bill was
taken up and passed, motions being defeated
to strike out the clauses OF S125,000 for land
grant railroads, of $780, 900 for the naval bu-
reau of construction, and of S1l2, GOO for spe-
cial deputy marshals. A Joint resolution was
passed to lend 1000 army tents to shelter Rus
sian refugees at Vineland, N. j. Bills were
reported to create the Oregon Short-Line rail-
road company and the National Railroad
company. Mr.. Calkins reported in favor of
limiting to $1,000 the expense Of contesting
seats.
JUNE 9.-The house spent the day In COM
mittee of the whole on the legislative, execu-
tive, and judicial appropriation bill. A prop
osition by Mr.. Burrows to equalize the sala-
ries of senate and house employees was agreed
to-. Mr.. White objected to the item of $780,
600 for salaries in the internal revenue bureau,
and it was passed by until the bill is completed
by the committee. Nearly half the items were
considered, when q recess was taken. AT the
evening session twenty-five pension bills were
passed. 81
JUNE 10.-The house went into committee
and resumed consideration of the legislative,
executive, and judicial appropriation bill.
Numerous amendments were offered and re-
jected and after consideration of eighty of
nv "a PuBOu il II bHl III
rose and the house adjourned.
JUNE 12.-In the house, Mr.. Butterworth re-
ported back the army appropriation bill with
the senate amendments, and recommended
non-concurrence in the clause making retire
ment from the army compulsory at the age of
GA years, but the clause was agreed to by 101
to 70. MIR. Townsend reported Il bill to create
q board of commissioners of interstate COM
merce. Mr.. Humphrey reported a bill for a
N ~ 4 ~ Iatn ntn tfaxg InnH do
bate took place on the senate measure TO in
crease the water supply of the District Of Col
umbia. ~
m 13.-The house, passed q resolution
authorizing the secretary of war to place at
Wa~shington's headquarters at Newburgh, N.
Y, q memorial column costing $4,000, and al
so appropriating $4,000 toward the expense
of a centennial celebration, next year, of the
declaration of peace. The bill to increase the
water supply of the District of Columbia was
passed, with the proviso that half the cost be
advanced by the government. The legislative
appropriation bill was taken up in committee
of the whole. Mr.. Townshend offered an
amendment making it unlawful to pay or de-
mand any POLITICAL assessment, which was de-
ciared out4of order. Mr.. Springer proposed
that the extra clerks in the pension office shall
be men who served in the union army, but
this was ruled out. An amendment was adopt
cd that all receipts from the sale Of reportso OF
the United States supreme court in excess OF
S., 900 per annum shall be covered into the
treasury.
JUNE I4.-The house wentinto committed Of
the whole on the legislative, executive, and ju-
dicial appropriation bill. Mr.. White moved to
strike out the item of Sl,97 900 for salaries In
the internal revenue bureau, and stated that
Mr.. Kelley had organized q pool between the
whisky and tariff people. Mr.. Kelley retorted
that the statement was the raving of n lunatic
or of a deliberate liar. Mr.. White replied that
Mr.. Kelley might be scoundrel enough to make
such a charge. The words were taken down,
and a resolution of censure was prepared, but
both members speedily made apologies. Sew
eral amendments to prohibit political assess
ments were ruled out. Mr.. Springer put
through an amendment to Ak the salary of the
reporter of the supreme court at $1,000. and
that the reports be hereafter printed at the
government office and sold at 10 per cent. adj
vance on the cost. The committee then rose
and the bill was passed, by I25 to 60. A reso-
luton was adopted to pay George @. Cannon,
of Utah, salary and mileage to April 10. Mr..
O'Neil reported the invalid pension appropria-
ton bill, covering s1OO,OO0,O 900.