National Republican., 1882-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES.
Reports on Pending Lesislation-Payne's Claim
Compulsory Retirement OF Army Officers
Call Of Committees in the House.
The Chinese Bill.

Mr.. McDIll presented joint resolutions Of the
Iowa Legislature opposing any increase Of duty on
steel blooms and wire rods.
Mr. Scwell presented petition Of 97s army OIL
GERS praying for the passage OF bill for compUl.
sorry retirement at the age of sixty 1.-TWO years,
Among the signatures are those Of Brevet Major.
Generals Howard, Crook, Hazen, Wilcox, Stanley,
McCook, Newton, Hatch, and Mckenzie; Brevct
Bdgadcr. Generals Bracket, Bradley, Brooke, and
Tompkins; Colonels Andrewsasd Wood twenty.
seven lieutenant. colonies, scventy-two majors, 25l
captains, 367 first lcucnants, and 226 second lieu
tenants The petition was referred to the Military
Committee.
Committee reports on pending legislation were
made as follows;
by Mr.. Morgan, from the Committee on Public
Lands to increase the endowment of the Univor.
sity Of Alabama from the public lands in said
state.
by Mr.. Williams, from the Committee on Rail-
roads, for settlement ofaccounts of the Mobile and
Ohio RnilrO d Company.
by Mr. slater, from the Committee on Indian
Afairs To authorize the payment 10 the Della
ware Indians Of the amount awarded to them un-
der the treaty OfJuy I, 1866.
The Senate soOn disposed OF tho routine order,
and took up the calendar,
The Senate bill allotting to the Southern Utcs
agricultural lands iu or near the Uintnh reserva-
tlon, Utah Territory, instead OF those heretofore
provided for them on the la Plata River aud It's
vicinity, In Colorado and New Mexico. The com.
mttCc amendment requiring the consent ui the
Uintahs to the removal aud settlement was
stricken out after Il statement by Mr. Teller that
this band held no title TO their ru.vTN alton, and
that the committee erred in nssiimtg otherwise.
A further amendment was made G. allow the land
to receive their annuties either in cnsh OF stock,
as the other Utes are paid. The bill vas passed
Upon the passage Of q hill 10 place former
army officer, Herman Biggs, on the retired list,
Mr., sherman remarked that II all the applications
OF this kind now pending were granted the cost
of the retired list would be increased by s2ODOOOO
per year. %
Mr.. Rollins said that similar measures before the
Naval Committee had been so numerous that 1t
could be said TO have devoted itself at this session
20 reconstructing, not the navy, but the navy reg
iSter
Mr.. Hampton said the case was that of u gallant
soldier who had voluntarily declined retirement
when entitled to 1t, prelerring to labor for his lV-
ing, and had been pcnSioned on account OF
wound. This wound now incapacitated him for
work.
MIR Ingalls, regarded the bill as q more mcrilorl-
Gus one than Others passed by the Senate IN which
officers were restored who had been cashiercd Tor
The bill passed by "a to15.
on motion of Mr.. Jackson the Senate bill refer
ring to the Court Of Claims for adjudication
the claim of George T.. Payne for the alleged
wrongful seizure and occupation of his sugar
plantation In ST. Charles Parish, Louisiana ~ 1852
under orders of General Butler, was considered.
The bill valves the statute OF limitations. The
facts stated were that the claimant was loyal
citizen haying taken the oath of allegiance on tue
living upon, but temporarily absent from, the es.
tate at the time II seized and that the panta-
ton was subsequently returned to its owner minus
II part of its movable property.
Mr Jones, of Floida, regarded the principle OF
the bill as substantially the same that was in
yolved in the bill of the last Congress for the re-
| lief of Warren MITCHELL of Kentucky.
Mr.. Jackson replied that an allegation as Ia
Mitchell was that he traded with both belligerents
| while no question was raised as to the loyalty o
| Payne. The bill passed.
| The Indian Territory railroad bill again came
| mp rs the unfinished business, and Mr.. Vest spoke
| In advocacy of the bill
The proposition to make the right OF way con.
| ditlonal upon the assem- of the Choctaws and
ton, Mr.. Vest, Mr.. Garland, aud Mr.. Saunders op.
posing and Mr. Jones, of Florida, favoring tht
| pending amendment to this effect The Senate (n
i:l5) went into executive session, and soon aftel
adjourned until Thursday.