National Republican., 1883-02-27
Mr.. Mitchell moved to proceed to the con
sderation Of

sideration Of
PENSION BILLS
on tho calendar. Agreed to.
Several bills granting pensions to individu-
ais were passed, among them bills granting
pensions Of $50a month to the widows of Rear
Admiral Beaumont and the late Maj. Gen.
Warren.
Mr.. Mitchell moved TO take up the house
bill granting increased pensions to one armed
and one legged soldiers.
Mr.. Williams moved to take up the pleuro-
pneumonia bill--a bill, ho said, in which the
people generally were more interested than
in any other before tho senate this session.
Mr. Ingalls, And one involving moro mon-
strous and untenabe propositions than any
other
Mr.. williams's motion was lost--ayes IL,
noes 49,
The increase of pensions bill was then taken
up. The disagrceing reports ON the bill made
from the committee on pensions wero read.
Mr.. Platt offered as n substitute the bill in
troduccd by him in January last providing
that pensioners who have lost one hand or one
foot, or been totally or permanently disabled
in the same, or are otherwise so disabled as to
render their incapacity TO perform manual
labor equivalent to the loss of hand or n
foot, shall receive q pension of S2i per month ;
and that persons who have lost either an arm
at or above the elbow, or leg at or above the
knee, or are otherwise so disabled asto be in
capacitcd for performing any manual labor,
but not so as TO require regular personal at
tendance, shall receive $50 per month.
Mr. Blair offered as substitute the bill
proposed in the minority report, signed by
him and Mr.. Mitchell, specifying several
other disabilities in addition to those in the
house bill, and allowing pensions ranging
from $40 TO $40 per MONTH
THE PosToFFICE BILL,
Mr. Plumb reported that the committee of
conference on the post Office appropriation
bill had failed TO agree.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, asked him to
state the chief point of disagreement.
| Mr.. Plumb said the disagreement was
mostly upon the appropriation of flS5,000 for
special mail facilities and the change pro-
| posed in the charters Of the Pacific railways.
Mr.. Davis hoped the senate conferces would
not permit the fast mail service provision to
stand long in the way Of an agreement, as he
thought the senate would probably recedc
from its action.
Mcssrs, Maxey aud Cockrell expressed the
! same view.
! A new conference committee was appointed
composed of Mossrs. Plumb, Allison, and Beck
With the pension bill pending the senate NJ
o o'clock, on motion of Mr. Hoar, went into
executive session and soon aftcrward ad.
journed.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomina-
| tiOns to the senate:
| First Lieut., William J. Reed eth infantry, to be
| captain; Second Lieut. Francis Woodbridge, 7lh
infantry, 10 be first lieutenant; Erst Lieut.. Edwin
! J. Stivcrs, 25th nlnntry, to be captain; Second
Lieut.. George Andrews, 2jth infantry, to be first
lieutenant.
DAWN p. Andrews, to be agent for the Indians
OF the Greenbay ngenoy in Wisconsin.
$. w. Benjamin, u be minister resident and
consul general of tho United States at Toheran,
Persia.
Wickham Hoirmnn to be minister resident and
consul Y, moral OF the United States to Denmark.
IuCiu, II. Fuotc, to be envoy extraordinary aud
minister plcnip1lcntia of the United states ia
COrca
Dwight !. Reed to be secretary of the legation
and consul general of the United States nj Madr'I
John Mckee, 10 be postmaster ut LeavenwOfd
Kan.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The senate in executive session confirmed
the following nominations;
! John II. Raulston, Virginia, to be collector Of
Indian ngcnts--JOhn Smith for the Indian Ot tho
Warm Springs agency, Oregon; Francis NJ. Wads.
worth, siletz agency Oregon.
John Murphy 10 be register Of the land Office at
| Harrison, Ark.
poslmasters-Joseph l.. Van Glen, Middleton
| y. Y; Franklin Spauldlng, Niagara Falls, n. "
r. L. BiSel Wateryille, H. Y; y. T. Andrews
Edward Ward, Gloycrsyile N, Y; A. Bridgeman,
Mt. Vernon, N. Y; f. II. Davis. Avon, N. VI
| l.. N. Wyant, Cornwall. .nn- the Hudson, Y. ";
IT, aseSS HSSf"Y Tc Ii koy 4 u lOeL L1rsS asS
Attica, ". Y; +. NJ. Taylor, CazinOvla, N Y; John
4. Thomas, Mechanic:yIllc, n. "; r. r. Amer.
YY9T c3ld SSPrIns \ G L. A. Scot LO%viiie
| Walter Gladden. New Britain, Conn: S. NJ. Ship
man, Deep River, Conn; John ID. Dearon, Brook
liayen, Mise. W. d.. Mearns, Lake Charles, La,i
| i. McCnrlhy, Lnrnod, Kans.; 3. II Riddell, Fer
/ nanalna, Fla; LYMAN phelpS, Sanford, Fla