National Republican., 1882-07-15
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Pension and Other BiIIs-GnrncId Illness
Expense.


Expense.
Mr.. Rollins called up the resolution for the daily
meeting Of the Senate at II q. M, on and afler
Monday next.
Mr.. Pendleton moved that the resolution be
referred to the Committee on Appropriations,
though Mr. Harris suggested that the Finance
Commite would be the proper reference, inas-
much rs the internal tax bill was the measure
which at present would consume most Of the time
of the Senate. After debate the Presiding Officer
declared that the discussion was irregular
Mr.. Ingalls, said that 1t was not appropriate for
the chair TO declare that the discussion was rreg-
| ular aud that the rebuke of the Chair was out OF
| place.
| The Presiding officer-The Chair does not take
the speech Of the Senator from Kansas MS any great
| rebuke. Neither did tho Chair intend to rebukc
the Senator. The Chair thought that the cate
chism OF the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Allison) was
| not in order.
Mr. Ingals-DOes the Chair refer to me rs cate
chising anybody?
The Presiding onicer.-Yes, sir.
MIR. lngalls-The Chair is not bound, I suppose,
| by the ordinary rules of courtesy If the Chair
means to assume by the expression "catechisn
| that have no right TO interrogatc the chairman
dition of the public business, beg to differ with
| the Chair.
The Presiding oaicer-The Senator did not ad-
dress the Chair, but commenced interrogating the
| Senator from Iowa.
MIR. Pendleon withdrew his motion, and Mr..
| Rollins resolution was adopted.
| Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on Appropria-
I'll MS reported the pension appropriation bill, and
twas ordered printed and laid over for future
action.
[1he Committee on Appropriations recommend
the adoption of several amendments, the mos. inn
mea of double pensions tV and dd directing the U secs
| tary ofthe Interior TO transmit annually 10 Con-
gres list of persons borne on the sion rolls,
| together with the amount paid TO each.
Mr.. Hill, of Colorado, from the Committee on
| Post Offices and ost-Roads, reported back the
bill to punish postmastcrs for making false GER
dpDurtllFg
Placed OH the calendar.
The senate then devoted itself for an hour to
the consideration of pension bills number of
which were rassed, among them one increasing
the pension Of Elizabeth G. Custer, widow Of Gem
elGl George 4. Custer, to $50 per mouth, aud one
| "a House blD granting pension of $50 per month
TO Betty Taylor cambridge, daughter of President
Taylor. 4 IIou'e pension bill was amended by
| the adoption of n general provision prohibiting
the payment of double pensions
AT 2:15 the Senate resumed the consideration of
the tax bill, the floor being accorded to Mr. Bay
| ard.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bayards 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 matter went over fUr
| the day.
The Presiding onlcer announced the appoint
ment of Messrs. Hale, AllisOn aud Cockiell us
comferees on the general detlceuey bill.
| The Senate then lat 5:lj) went into executive
| session, and when the doors were reopened ad-
| journeu until to-day.
House OF Representatives.
Ar Page moved to take from the Speakers table
for the purpose of II non. concurrence i'll the Sem
| ate amendments the river and hurbOr appropria-
ton BILL but Mr.. McCook stated that he would
raise the point OF order that those amendments
must be first considered i'll Committee Uf the
Whole.
Mr. Page thereupon Withdrew his motion.
The morning hour having been dispensed with,
the House proceeded to the consideration Of the
| remaining Senate amendments to the general de-
iciency appropriation bill which had not been
nonconcurred IN yesterday. The large majority
| of them were nonconcurred in. Few of them gave
rise TO any discussion except that apprOpriatng
5000 for the payment of mileage to Senators who
attended the special session of the Senate CON
vened on October 10, 1881.
Mr. Townshend, Of Iinos, charasteri7ed this
that the House conierees, when appointed, would
not yield to the senateon that point.
Mr. HiScUck for the purpose of testing the wish
of the House, moved to concur in the amendment,
and this motion having been voted down by Il
heavy majority stated that the committee Of con-
| ference would take thut vote as an instruction
that it should never yield the point. "Never 1"
repeated several members; but Mr.. Robinson, of
| Massachusetts, protested against any such con-
struction being placed upon the vote.
| SO the amendment was nonconCurred in.
long debate then ensued on the Senate
amendment to pay the expenses of the Garfield
illness, which was nonconcurred in.
Mr. Taylor then asked and Obtained unanimous
consent to report bill directing the Secretary of
the Treasury 10 pay to Lucrelta X. Garfield, widow
of the late President Garfield, $4,000, less any sum
paid TO him on account of his salary as President.
| The bill was read, and was passed unanimously.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Senate amendments to the river and har-
Dor bill: but as the amendments were not printed
the committee rose without action on them, and
they were ordered printed.
Mr. Bowman called up the bill reported from
the Committee on Civil-Service Reform some
months ago, TO refer all claims and demands
against the government to the Court of Claims for
investigation, and it was passed.
The House then lat 3:i0) Went into Committee of
the Whole (Mr. Valentine In the chair on the
| private calendar.
The committee rose and reported the Senate bill
for the relief of certain citizens of Tennessee,
which was thereupOn passed.
The House then (at oclock) took recess till
| O'Clock, the evening session 10 be for the con-
sideration of pc nsion bills
EVENING SESSION.
| The House. at its evening session, agreed to the
Senate amendments TO the House bill granting q
pension to Augustus Miller. This amendment
prohibits the payment of double pensions.
| Pension bills were then passed to the number OF
| forty-among them the Senate bill granting an
increase of pension to the widow of General George
A. Custer
The House also passed bills granting seventy
five condemned cannon for monumental PURPOSES
And then the House (at 10 o'clock adjourned until
to-day.