The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-09
What Happened Yesterday in the
House aud Senate..-iittle Ac-
compliShed and Said.
Additional Details of the Mill of
YeSterday.-.RyGn now Ready
TO Retire.
He Says Sullivan is Born Prize
Fighter, and that
Nature Never Intended Ryan for a
PUgilist.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Farty-Seyenth Congress
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February S.-Mr Miller
and Mr.. Dawes presented petition for Il
constitutional amendment to prohibit any
abridgement of suffrage on account of sex.
Mr.. Vance reported adversely from the
naval committee, senate bill prohibiting
ministers of denominations having already
six representatives on the active list from
being appointed as chaplains in the navy,
and providing for four additional chaplains.
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Vest reported iavorably a bill for
public building at Frankfort Kentucky.
After an informal discussion by Senators
Morgan and Allison upon the sutliciency of
the response made by the secretary of war
10 Mr.. Morgan's resolution calling for the
report of the mixed board of ordnance, the
response referred to was read. 1t states,
upon the authority Of the president of the
board, that it is impracticable to make Il full
report at this time but that the board eX-
poets to made such report before the end of
the present fiscal year.
Mr.. Morgan characterized the response as
in the nature of an evasion of the inquiry
and snobbing the senate. He remarked
that he had been informed that some of the
heavy guns ordered to be built by the gov
ernment and costing 100000 piece had
burst when being tested and he would in
sist upon having the facts
Mr.. Allison explained that under the act
creating il the board referred to did
not enter upon its duties until July
/, and as full response upon
the action of the board ON the resolution
called for was not in possession of the sec
retary of war, and no mere satisfactory
response than the one which had been re-
ceivcd could be now rendered.
Mr. HaWleV had road an aynlano ts-.y
letter from the chief of ordnance, and the
matter was then passed over without fur
ther notice.
Mr. Call offered resolutions, which we're
laid over, to enable him to speak upon
them hereafter, directing the secretary OF
state TO institute negotiations for reci-
proCity treaty with the states of Central
and South America also declaring
that the good faith Of the United States re-
quires the execution of the obligations im-
posed by the treaty with Spain, in 1870, for
the cesslon of Florida, by the payment with
interest Of the claims tor losses and dam
ages adiudicated by the United States tri.
bunal.
Mr.. Hoar reported from the committee on
claims, in place of the original bill, sub
stitute, which was referred, providing for
the repayment to the state of Georgia
S22b6I, money advanced by said state ior
the defense OF her frontiers against the In.
dians.
The senate at 1880 resumed the copsidera.
ton otthe resolution declaring that the
pension arrears law ought not TO be re.
pealed, and Mr.. Blair in its favor, made an
argument TO Illustrate thccOrrectness of the
principles upon which the arrears are
based.
Mr.. Vest submitted and had read a state.
ment 10y Commissioner Dudley giving the
total cost of the law at SS0l 9Gi ,i73 and pro.
ceeded to E.ake an eloquent speech in sup
port Of the bill aud ofprinciples underlying
our pension laws.
\ Discussion followed, participated in by
Senators Hoar, Allison, Ingalls, and Butler.
upon the propriety of making the declara.
ton In regard to pensioning soldiers fthe
MeXican war more specific, in view of the
existing provisions Of the law.
Mr.. ingalls, finally assented TO the sugges.
tion OF Mr.. Butler So allow the resolution TO
lay over until tomorrow, adding that he
did so upon the understanding that "A vote
would then be taken upon it.
Mr. Allison asked whether the under
standing was binding, and the chair replied
that not being an order Of the senate lis ~
icctiycnCsS was doubtful.
The, resolution w2s then laid aside in.
formally.
The remainder of the day was occupied
in the Passing of senate bills not objected
tu, of which only three were of more than
passing interest These were the following
Approrriating S2Ol, Ia for the filling up p,
draining and placing In good sanitary con.
dlton az the grounds south OF the capitol,
glsng the line of the old canal.
To accept and ratily the agreement sub.
mittcd by the Crow Indians OF Montana
for the sale of q portion of their reservation
and to make an appropriation to carry the
same
To establish ports of delivery at Kansas
City and ~. Joseph, Missouri.
The senate at 1 o'clock went into OK.
ecutyc session and soon after adjourned,
eFNAroR vEy's srEECH.
In the course of Senator Vests remarks
in the senate on the pension legislation, he
said the naked question presented by the
resolution was; Shall soldiers of the union,
their widows and orphans, receive this
amount from the government lie
(NcsO had been Confederate
honestly and earnestly with his whole eoul
devoted to the success Of that cause, which
surrendered ut Appomat,oN. lie mentioned
to-day this piece of personal history ogly
tnat he might state in the most emphatic
manner aud IN this place that
he had accepted the full
and legitimate results az that surrender
without qualification or evasion, that he
had ever said that all the people of the
south asks is, that they might
be believed TO have been honest In
their devotion TO the Confederate cause and
honest IN their statements that they nc.
eepted the legitimate consequences Of
their dciaat those who riskod all
and lost all had right Ia demand
this, and u would be accorded BY every
Just aud generous mind One inevitable
aud Legitimate consequence of the success
OF the union arms was the payment Of pen.
sions and bounty to those whose valor and
heroism gave the victory to the union cause.
He (Mr. Nest) had been member OF / hc
Confederate senate, and II. In the providence
of God, his cause had succeeded, he would
have voted TO the survivors OF the gallant
brlgades whose tattered gray was headed
by Lee aud lacksos against the union
lines, every dollar OF money, every acre of
land until their Just demands Ia Il been
satisfied. Standing here to-day, he
veclared In the presence Of the victors
and the yanquished, he declared that the
Confederates accepted checrfully the result
which leaves TO them only the consciousness
of honest motives and the history Of un.
qualified heroism and they ac-
cept at the same time q further
result, which gives 20 the
soldiers Of the union what has been awarded
10 them by y grateful country.
Mr.. Vest said that certain
members OF congress who wsre