Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-17

Postmaster General, who are to receive 81 a year
they may be called upon to DO service Second, an
auxiliary grade, to receive salary OF 5000. A
third grade at $780, and fourth, at 81 600 After
meritorous service in the auxiliary grade one
year the carrier is to be promoted to the next
higher grade; and after another years service
therein is to be advanced through each grade until
he reaches the 81 900 class.
TIE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL
as 1t passed the Senate makes no change In the
amount appropriated by the House, which re-
mains at G000O,OO0. No amendments, except
those recommended by the Senate Committee on
verbal changes, these amendments authorize the
commissioner OF Pensions to appoint surgeons to
make such examination OF pensioners and appll-
cants as he shall require, and to organize boards
of surgeons, to consist OF three members each, at
such points in each state as he Shall deem neces-
sary to conduct such examinations, subject to the
revision OF special board OF three surgeons to be
appointed when the exigepcieS of the service re-
auire it The fee for such examinations shall be
was also adopted prohibiting the payment OF
double pensions.
CONTESTED KLBcTI0N CASES
On Tuesday the republican majority in the
House expect to call up the South Carolina con-
tested election case Of Smalls VS.. Tilman, and to
follow 1t up with the Alabama case OF Smith VS..
Shelley. The consideration OF these cases. with
occasional Interruptions to admit OF action on
ference reports or Senate amendments to apprO-
priation bills, will probably occupy the remainder
OF the week.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS,
The condition OF the regular annual appropria-
tion bills Is as follows: Eight have become laws,
viz: Fertilization, Post once, consular and diplo-
matte, Indian. military academy agricultural army
and District Of Columbia The legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill has been placed In
the hands OF second conference committee, which
will meet tomorrow. The general deficiency bill
is also in conference. All the Senate amendments
to the river and harbor bill have been non-cOn-
CURED in by the House, and will this week be sub.
1ects OF controversy in committee OF conference
The pension bill has now passed the Senate, but
Will be returned to the House to-day for action on
the Senate amendments. The points OF difference
are not important, however, and will be readily
adjusted. The naval appropriation bill awaits
nibus0 appropriation bill Is now In the hands OF
Senators Allison, Hale, and Beck as q SuD-cOm-
mittee On appropriations, who expect to report
1t back with numerous amendments in q day or
two.
AN ANCIENT CLAIM.
Mr.. Philip Reich, Of Frederick, Maryland, who
is 81 years OF age, is of the opinion that Congress
has not been affected by the rapid progressive
spirit Of the age, and Is about as slow now as it
was in the old times. In cOryoboration of this
view, Mr. Reich, when he WAS on visit TO this
city few days ago, sail to representative Urner:
"Hhan was in Washington before, in 1914, the
claim OF r. X. Meade, father OF Gen. Meade, who
commanded at Gettysburg, was under cOnsdera-
ton. 1t was Spanish claim OF some kind for
damages and losses he sustained in Spain. After
being away for s1xty-eight years return, and
what case do you think was under consideration
when got into the Capitol? The same claim OF
X. K Meade"