Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-06-15
FoRTY-sevENTH CONGRESS.


FOhI I-ScVcNIn CON0heSS.
Senate.
MONDAY, June 5.-Laphsm reported favor
ably the bill for an amendment to the con-
stitution, giving suffrage TO women. George
presented q minority report Consideration
OF the army bill was resumed, the question be
ing upon the senate committees amendment
| providing for the voluntary retirement OF army
officers after forty years service, and their
compulsory retirement at 90 years Of age.
Bayard asked that these two features DO voted
upon separately, and II was so ordered. The
first branch Of the amendment prevailed, with
out dissent. 1t is as follows: On and after
the first day Of December. 1882, when an
officer has served forty years, either as an
officer or soldier In the regular or volunteer
service or both, he shall. IL he make appca-
ton therefor to the President, be retired from
active service and placed on the retired list.
Bayard moved to amend the second branch Of
the question by providing for the compulsory
retirement at 65 instead Of 62 years Of age.
Butler moved to further amend BY exempting
from this retirement the generals who have
received the thanks Of congress. After debate
Bayard modified his amendment so az to fix
the age for compulsory retirem ment at GA years.
Adopted-yoas 28, nays %. Butler modified
his proposition, exempting the officers who have
received the thanks OF congress- so as to re-
quire that they shall not be retired until
seventy years Of age, thus confirming the
OF naval Objects. htlected-ytO 10.
motion by Maxey to strike out the entire re-
| tirement clause was voted down-12 to 80. -.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY. June G.-Sater introduced a bin
prohibiting and making q misdemeanor the
solicitation by any executive officer, clerk or
employe Of the United States. not the head Of
department, OF money, property or other
thing Of value, or giving or receiving the
same for political purposes or party interests.
The penalty imposed is q fine of $500, and the
deposition Of the offender from Office. Re
ferred to the committee On cITil service The
army appropriation bill was again considered,
the question being upon the compulsory feature
Of the retirement clause. motion by Maxey
to except Gen. Sherman from the operation Of
the clause was amended on motion OF Hale, by
adding thereto Gen. Sheridan-29 TO "a. The
motion, az amended, was negatived-19 to SO.
The clause was agreed to without a formal
vote. The remaining committee amendments
were agreed to, except the one striking out the
appropriation for ammunition for target prac-
tice. The total of the item as passed by the
house was 500, 600. On motion Of Hawiey, il
was agreed TO allow $4,000 for the purpose.
On motion of Logan an item approprating
100000 for the erection Of an army and navy
hospital on the government reservation at Hot
Springs, Ark., was inserted. The previous dis
cussion upon excepting Gen. Sherman from
compulsory retirement was revived upon tho
renewal Of the former motion by Davis, of West
NuRlult, ana ftalc 10 except tTen SHERIDAN.
The latter motion pre7ailed-yeas 80. nays 22 -
party vote except that Senators Fair, Cock
rel. and Butler voted aye with the republicans.
The whole subject was then tabled-yeas 81,
nays Is, and the bill passed-42 to IL. Ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY June THE house declaratory
resolution regarding the death Of Gen. Carl
baldi was agreed to. The consideration Of
the District Of Columbia appropriation bill oc-
cupied the remainder Of the day and was not
completed. The total amount, appropriated is
81. S57, 767.
THURSDAY, June s.-The District Of Colum-
bia Appropriation bill was passed .Havley
reported, from the military committee, joint
resolution, which was adopted, approprIating
10000, or so much thereof as may be needed,
TO furnish food to the people made destitute by
the Mlssissippl floods in the state Of Mississippi
Adjourned.
FRIDAY. June 9-The bill passed authorizing
the postmaster general 10 extend mail routes at
pro rata additional pay for any distauce not
exceeding twenty-five miles bevoud either of
the terminal points named in the contract. .
After hort executive session the senate ad-
journed till Monday.
House.
MONDAY. June 5.-Keliy, chairman Of the
committee of ways and means, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass q bill 10 correct an
error in section 1904 OF the revised statutes.
II places wearing apparel composed OF wool in
the same category as to custom duty as wear
ing apparel composed Of silk and linen. After
some debate tie motion was lost-yeas 1856, |
nays 10. There was not the necessary two
thirds vote in the affirmative. O.. Turner, OF
Kentucky, moved to abolish the duty Of trace
chains. Lost-yeas II, nsys lgS. AdiOurLed. |
TUESDAY. June G.-The house went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the general deficiency
bill. After considering four Of the sIxty-three
pages OF the bib, the committee rose. kas-
son Iowa) offered resolutions declaring that
congress, in its connection with the people OF the
United States. has received with profound grief
the tidings Of the recent death Of the Italian
patriot. Gen. Gsribsldi; expressing high appre- |
ciation Of his loyalty and unseltsh patriotism,
his love OF human right, and his devotion to
principle; av0wing the sympathy Of the United
States with the friendly nation which has been
thus bereaved, and requesting the President to
cause a copy OF these resolutions to be
communicated to the government Of Italy.
Adopted unanimously. On motion OF Hol-
N n, Ini.) the bill passed, providing that
every person duly mustered into the army dur
ing the late war, and afterwards legally ap
pointed or promoted to any Office in the mill
tary service during said war, and who, without
neglect, failed TO be mustered into the service
as such officer, shall be deemed mustered into
the service under such appointment from the
date thereof, for such time as he actually per.
formed the duties Of such Office. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June THE house went into
committee, and resumed consideration Of the
general deficiency appropriation bill. After
concluding the consideration Of thirty-two OF
the sixty-three pages Of the bill. the committee
rose. =. Adjourned.
THURSDAY. June 8.-A bill was passed in
creasing to $40 Der month the pension of any
person who in the late war lost an arm, leg,
hand or foot or received disabilities equal
thereto. The house went into committee and
resumed consideration Of the general deficiency
appropriation bill. After q short discussion
the committee rose AMI reported the bill back
to the house. 1t was passed-yeas 1l6, nays
81. A joint resolution was passed to loan one
thousand army tents for the shelter Of Russian
Jewish refugees at vineland. N. J....Ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, June 9.-The house went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. After finishing
forty Of the one hundred pages Of this bill, the
committee rose. AT the evening session
twenty-five pension bills were passed. :. .Ad-
journed.
SATURDAY, June l0.-The house resumed
consideration Of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. After eighty Of the
one hundred pages Of the bill had been passed
upon, the committee rose, and the house ad-
jourued.
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