The Portland daily press., 1883-03-01
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.

ary reported adversely the House bill to pro
vide for the restoration of the citizenship OF
such citizens of the United States as become
naturalized citixens of Great Britain.
A message was received and read announc-
ing the names of the House conferees on the
inter nal revenue and tariff bill.
Mr.. Garland asked to have read from the
Congressional Record the resolution of the
House nstructng its conferees TO consider the
constitutional objections to the internal reve-
nue. bill as amended by the Senate, and to
bring the same, together with the opinion OF
the House in regard thereto, before the COM
mittee on conference.
Mr.. Garland moved to reconsider the mo-
tion by which the Senate had agreed to the
conference
Mr.. Ingalls, raised the point of order that it
was not in order to read or refer to particular
words or acts of the other House upon pending
measures.
The president said he saw no objection to
reading the resolution and oyerruled the point
of order
After debate Mr.. Edmunds moved to lay Mr..
Garland's motion on the table. Lost.
The President ruled that it was not in order
to read the section of the House. resolution from
the Record as Mr.. Garland had proposed.
Mr.. ingalls, offered a resolution declaring it
the opinion of the Senate that the conference
should be full and free, and instructing the
Senate conferees that if they found that any
limitation was placed by the House on the ac-
fact to the Senate for its consideration. Agreed
TO without division.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill to give increased pensions to one armed
and one legged soldiers.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill to give increased pensions ($40 month";
to one armed and one legged soldiers and oth-
ers suffering from equivalent disabilities The
pending question was on a motion of Mr.. Vest
to strike cut the words "Or shall have suffered
disability equal thereto"
Mr.. Mitchell discussed four different reports
on this bill made by members of the commit
tee on pensions and advocated the substitute
presented in the report signed by Senator Blair
and himself.
Mr.. Williams thought it would be as we'll to
amend the bill so as to declare that everybody
on The pension roll should draw $40 per month
pension, for that was what it would amount to
if passed.
MIR. Blair of New Hampshire said there could
be no question that public sentiment favored
an increase of pensions to the class of soldiers
provided for in this bill.
Mr. Salisbury of Delaware asked Mr.. Blair
how much money would be taken out of the
treasury by the House bill and how much by
his (Blair's) substitute.
Mr.. Blair replied that the increased outlay
under the house bill as estimated by the COM
missioner of pensions on the basis of the ex-
listing roll would be $5, ,7S7, ,564 and under the
substitute prepared by the chairman of the
Committee and himself it would be So. .429, ,000
The House bill has been as vigorously opposed
by some soldiers as it has been supported by
others, but this substitute has been examined
and approved by a committee of the Grand
Army and he believed it would give general
sati, faction to the soldiers and put an end to
all demands for increase of pensions.
Mr.. Salisbury arguing in favor of indefinite
post tponement of the bill said that when that
committee admitted its inability to form any
estimate of the effect of the bill on the treas :
ury after IL months consideration it would be
we'll to adopt the motion to postpone indef-
mite
After considerable debate the mo ton to post
pone indefinitely was lost
Mr.. Vests amendment strikingtout the 'equi
vaent disability clause was lost.
Mr.. Blair offered the substitute reported
from the committee on pensions and it was re-
iected.
Mr.. Platt offered the substitute of which he
gave notice some days since. Two amend
ments to this substitute were voted down, Mr..
ingalls, and Mr.. Voorhees, giving notice they
wished to reach a vote on the bill.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Platt's
substitute which was adopted.
Mr. Call offered an amendment providing
for pension Of So per month to all survivors
OF the Mexican war or Of Indian wars before
1856.
Mr.. Hoar opposed the amendment for sever
al reasons, one being that it would place on
against the government and who contempt
uously refused to ask for the removal of their
disabilities.
Mr.. Voorhees, said the pensioning of Mexican
war veterans was opposed now as on former &C.
casions by New England because she had op-
posed that war and had had little or no part
in it.
Mr. Hoar in reply said that Mr.. Voorhees,
knew no more about;the history of New England
in connection with the Mexican war than an
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controversy between Mr. Hoar and Mr.. Voor
hees as to New England's part In the Mexican
war continued for nearly an hour.
Finally Mr.. Calls amendment was re-
jected
Mr., George offered an amendment granting
a pension to the destitute survivors of the
Mexican war.
Mr.. Hoar moved to amend by providing that
no such pension should be granted to any per
son resting under the liabilities sfimposed by the
fourteenth amendment.
After aiprolonged discussion both Mr.. Hoar' g
and MIR. Georges amendments were rejected
The bill was reported to the Senate. The
amendments made in committee were concurr-
edsin and the bill as amended was passed. The
bill is as follows:
THAT from and after the passage of this act
all persons on the pension roll and all persons
hereafter granted pension who while in the
military or naval service of the United States
and in line of duty shall have lost one hand or
one foot or have been totally or permanently
disabled as to render them Incompetent to per.
form manual labor, equivalent TO the loss of a
hand Or a foot, shall receive pension of $4
per month; that all persons now on the pen
sion roll aud all persons hereafter granted a
pension who in like manner shall have lost
either an arm, at or below the elbow, or a leg,
at or below the knee, or shall have been other
wise so disabled as to be iDcapactated for per'
forming any manual labor, but not so much as
10 require regular personal aid and attendance.
shall receive pension of $50 per month, pro
vlded that nothing contained in this act shall
be construed to repeal section 4699Iof the Revis-
ed Statutes OF the United States or to change
the rate of $1S per month therein mentioned
to be proporlionally divided for any degree of
disability established for which section 5695
makes no provision.
A few minutes after 10 o'clock the Senate
went into executive session, and at 1880 ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
Representative Randell declined service on
the riff conference committee, as did Messrs.
Morrison and Tucker who were afterwards ap-
pointed. The speaker then took the matter
under further consideration.
Subsequently Mr. Speer consented to serve.
Mr.. Page rising to question OF privilege
called attention to some sharp words which
passed between Mr.. Cox and himself last eve-
ming, aud expressed his hope that the gentle
men would see fit to offer an apology for his
personal remarks.
Mr.. Cox expressed high regard for the gen.
tleman from California aud said
My friend is going home to California, and
would not have him take away a single feeling
OF resentment against me. Therefore III the
presence Of the House l make the ampest
apology (ADplause)
The House went into committee on the state
of the Union, aud after brief contest in re-
ga d TO the respective claims for procedure of
the deficiency and river and harbor bills, con-
sideratlon of the latter measure was resumed.
Mr.. McLane spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Burrows ot Michigan, chairman of the
select committee on improvement Of the Mis-