Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-01
FORTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 81

WASHINGTON, July 81.
sENArE.-Mr. Hoar, of Massschuse tits. reported
the senate bill to prevent and punish the
feitng within the United tates of notss, bonds and
mi tee adds section Furnishing with not more than
$4,000 fine and one years ilnpris nment at hard
labor persons having such notes, ETC., in their
ressto with intent to pass them or to deliver them
to hne taeS e
Mr.. Ferry, Of Michigan, offered resolution di-
rectng the on Pensions TO report the Sen
or leg in the service of the United states. He
lief of this class Of soldiers granting pensions as fol-
lows: hose SO disabled that no relief can come
TO them through artificial means, $50 those able
to wear artificial limbs, $40; and to those who by
paralysis other disability, consequent upou
of an arn1 leg, He said that examination
of records showed the number of the first to
be more than 800 of the second $500, and of
the third $780, He pro esded t. urge the justice Of
Mr. Platt of Connecticut. chairman of the Pension
committee. defended the committee from any
one half of III the committee rep ra made to the
Seuate at this session come from that committee
to, aud yet been unable to to any agree
ment upon 1t and kin"red measures.
Mr.. Ferry said he had offered the resolution mere
ly reference, and not with any intention of
dectng up the Pens committee. The resou-
A motion by Mr.. German. of Missouri to reconsd
er the vote upon the House head money Immigration
bill with view to its recall from the House was
voted down; division resulting Do to So. .,
pursuant to the agreemept of Saturday, debate to
continue under the 1--we minute rule and vo ing on
the bill to begin at o'clock
| The pending amendment offered by Mr. Plumb, Of
Kansas was in end d To require contractor for the
| building of ship to discharge the obligation of a
patente for the use OF patent and not leave the
government settle an indefinite obligation. 1t was
Mr.. Butler. of South Carolina. moved to amend 50
as to require the Secretary the Navy instead of
selling Condemned vessels to report to Congress
next Session such vessels as he ind unnt for
| use The amendment prevailed without objection.
| ON motion of Mr., Malone of Virginia a provision
was inserted freezing the Secretary of the Navy TO
ad iional lands and water fr mt contiguous to
| the Norfolk navy yard and necessary for the con-
| struction of a wet dock, can be had
Some discussion followed upon the per cent. of ex-
to be SR % d0s rs
provision the subject lost by 10 to rs
| Mr. Vance, of North Carolina. moved to amend the
clause authorizing the construction of two ne cruis
strike out the requirement that the stee
wanted to government the large bonus which
would otherwise be paid to the steel manufacturers
vote except that Mes-rs Morgan, German and Brow n
with Mr. .avis, of Illinois voted mo"
| The Senate by vote of 3 to "a struck out the en-
tire clause authorizing suspension of work at tn,
| navy yards at the discI elton of the Secretary
parts of laws providing for prom ton and incrsas
pay for officers on the retired list of the navy wa
A separate to was taken on Nc. Rsck's amend
ment s'spending all work on four ironolads b~yon.
Of Wi consin, Davis OF Illinois ingalls, Sherman an
| Van Wyck voting with the Democrats.
After some uni nportant amendments the bill wa
| passed without a division.
| Mr. Allison called up the sundry civil appropria
ton bill twenty-one pages of the enc hundrs
! and ten were gone over
Mr. Al ison, from the tn I'd con- ittee of confer
the lsgisi tive appropriation BILL reported
, | disagreement and new conference was ordered.
Adjourned at 6:15
HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Orth, of Indiana, rel
| oluton adopted granting the committee on civ
servire refor leave sit during the recess at an
| time after November "a.
Bills passed authorizing the sale Of lands b.
longing the Umatilla Indian reservation at Pendl
n. Oregon, and disposing of Fort Laramie. India
| reservation
l The bill placing General Grant on the retired ii
= | of the army up in order and Mr.. NICK enzie
| Kentucky, moved to lay it on the table {: lost by
party vote and referred to the Committee Militia,
= Affairs.
The House spent the greater part of the afternoc
on the calendar pa sing about dozen private bill
favo' able report of the conference committee
| the Creek orpt an fund bill was adopted
| At 80 the House took re- ess until O'Clock, Il
evening session to be for pension cases.
EVENING SESSION.
The naval appropriation bill was received from IL
Senate and ordere, print d. About twenty pensis
d bills and several granting condemned cannon
monumental pur poses ~ere passed.
,. | Adjourned at 800 p