Daily Republican., 1882-01-17
TBlRp EDITION.
CON shhESS.
what Wss Done Yesterday Dis
cussinx the PsnsiODs ArreaSsxe
Bla-SAe Ca field Hospital Hill
OppOAed.
OppOAed.


Opposed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6 Com musi-
catious llolu the Secre'ar of the Treas
ury were submitted by the President
pro ten
Tn. chair submitted number of Pc
titions. Mr.. Logan introduced and
asked present consideration OF a bit!
granting arrears Of pension to the " idow
of the late Abraham Lincoln. The
amount of arrearages for five years
would be $4,000 Mr.. Ingalls, and MIR.
Blair "a planned that the Cases OF Mrs.
Garfield aud Mrs. Lincoln were now
under consideration by tho Pension
Commit ee, and the blll was referred
to that committee.
Mr.. Vance ordered a resolution di-
rectirg the Secretary of the Treasury TO
furnish cop es Of all the charges and
complaints reports and other lnforma'
ton on Ale concerning irregularities Ill
the collection of internal revenuein the
Sixth Collection District of Nortl Car
DINA.
Mr.. Hale from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported favorably the
House Census Deficiency bill making
all appropriation Of $4,000 The bill
passed.
The Sherman Funding bill was then
taken up, and was laid over informa.-
ly.
The Senate then, on motion Of Mr..
Ingalls,, tovk up his resolution, declai :
ing that the Arrears Of Pensions act
ought not to be repealed.
Mr.. Voorhees, made long speech in
support ,f the resolution, and con-
demned the denunciation Of the act by
the pr, IS OF the country aud their rep
etition by Mr.. Beck, alleged that i'll the
passage Gf the bill referred to both
Houses Of Congress were imposed upon
By a set of pension claim agents. a
lively colloquy ensued between Me- ssrs.
Beck and Ingalls,, the former stating
that the probable ex eat of the ill had
been quoted by Mr.. Ingalls, at the time
as not exceeding $40 600, 900, or at the
utmost $50, 600, 900, aid the latter de
nying that he had ever fixed such limit
and declaring ne was willing to vote
for $500, 600, 900 or 81 10000 900 if ne
cessary. Mr.. Beck then aoked for TWEEN
ty minutes tomorrow morning TO clos'
his remarks, and the discussion
dropped.
A number Of bills were introduced
after which Mr.. Cameron 'ellvered 4
speech upon the general subject Of tax
alton, internal and external, taking a
his text his pending osDlution in oppo
sitiou TO the abolition Of all eXterna
revenue taxes exc pit those upon hlgl
wines aud distilled spirits. Az IL
clos of his remarks his IT Sul alton wa
referred 10 the Committee Gu Finance
The Senate then, at $50 =. NJ wen
into executive session, and at 4 % +
M. adjourned till tomorrow.
Mr.. Garrison VA, On behalf of tn
Committee Oh t q District of Columbia
moved to suspend the rules and pas
the bill to incorporate the CARRIED Me-
mortal Horpital,
The motion 10 suspend the rules an
pass tie bill was deleated-yeas, l4t
nays, ST. not the necessary two-thlrd
in the affirmative.
The Speaker announced the appOin,
ment of the following select commltle
on the memorial relative to the service
rendered to the government by the lat
Carlisle P Patterson Messrs. Ka,
son, Of Iowa. ltoblnsor, of Mass Raj
dali, Penna.; Atkinson, Of Tenn, An
McLane, Of Mary And.
The Speaker laid before the Hous
the report of the Washington Nom
m-nt a ssnclation. Ralerred.
The House, then, at nVe O'CLOCK, AZ
journed
In the House, Mr. Eobeson (N. J
called up as a privileged question III
report from the COMMITTEES on Rule
submitted by him last Thursday. 4
point Of Oruer was OverruIed, but III
House on the question OF considerable
decided not to cOuSlucr the matter q
this time. Uud,r the call Of States, A.
bills were introduced. Among thel
were the following:
BY Mr., B,tZhOver (Pa.) calm
on the Secretary Of War for a STAT
meut Of all disbursements made on q,
count Of the the L nlIed State, Sigma
Service from 1875 to 1881: by M
Kelley Pa. to facilitate the declsiO
Of cOntroverted questions in custom
revenue cases; by Mr.. Hazeltir
tMo.), directing the Secretary of Il
Treasury within ninety days OF Il
passage Of this t, procure suitab
plates for the production Of pap'
currency, which shall be . legal. tcl.d'
in sums Of less than one dollar. TIL
currency shall tie OF the denolnnatiC
of ten, twenty-five and fitty-ccnts, an
$50, 1900, 900 OF each shall be ssued. al
exchangeable in sums OF t'u dollars
multiples thereof for coin or legal tend
notes Of banks of the nIttl States.
The cali Of the States being conclude
tue speaker announced the regul;
order to be the prtsel TALON Of resO
lions to suspend the rules under authC
ity nf ran tt,lttuna