Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-19
SATURDAY,sP PROCEEDINGS.
Work of thcsenatc Saturday.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. Ex-senator
Hoar introduced bill providing that a, all
the elections of Presidential electors or mem
bers of the House of Representatives all bal
lots shall be deposited in voting machine
patented last October by Boston man, with
whom the Attorney General shall be author
led to contract for n sufficient number Of
machines to supply one to each polling
place in the United States and Territories at
Il cost of 800 each. The ballots must lie on
plain white paper, with n blank space of
three inches AT the top and one and II half
inches at the bottom. The ballots are auto
matlcally pasted together and wound upon a
spoolin Il continuous strip.
Senator ingalls, offered resolution author
iziug the President TO appoint seven commits
sioners to consider railroad transportation
and its relation to commerce and agriculture
and TO investigate complaints as to exorGi-
tant rates. 1t was laid on the table.
There was II sharp contest upon the taking
up of the ancient claim of Ben Holiday,
which aggregates S50,0U0. The vote tor It's
action was cut of by a motion which was
carried, TO 60 into executive session.
Pension and Fortincation Appropria-
tiOns.
The House went into committee of
the whole on the pension appropriation bill,
which, as reported, aprroprates for army
pensions $50 100000, for navy pensions,
81 ,0000 for fees of surgeons and agents
and contingent expenses S515, GOO; total
SSl bro 900. The estimates submitted were
SOL $4,000, and the reduction from the
estimates is based upon the estimated bal
ance of army appropriation, S15,O0O,O0O
and of $500 900 for the navy pensions,
which is rc-appropriated.
In the course of debate Representative
Blackburn said that the commissioner of pen.
sion,' opinion was that when the maximum OF
$3.50, 600, 900 had been reached, which would
lie in tie fiscal year ending June 30, 1885
there would be IL material decrease yearly
in the pension appropriations, as lars,
number of cases row pending would hav,
been acted upon.
Amendments were adopted increasing the
appropriation for army pensions to SS5, 900,
900 and making 100000 of the naval pen
81 ms Immediately available. The bill was
then reported to the house and passed.
The House under the special order pro-
cecdcd to consider the bills reported from til,
committee on pensions bounty and back pay
| nc llIst illl was one lclatlng 10 the al1uu
cation OF claims for pensions. Tic b Il wa.
intended 10 afford additional facllites Il
claimants in filing their original declarations
and authorizes justices of the peace 10 tax,
their aili,iavts. 1t was passed.
Representative Joyce next called up III,
bill increasing the pensions for loss of eye
SIGHT and loss of hearing. 1t gives for tn,
loss OF one eye Sl2 for both eyes $50, Ion
total deafness S25, with an equitable proper
ton when deafness is partial. 1t was passed
Representative Joyce also called the bill t.
extend the time allowed in paragraph 5, sec
ton 1893 of the revised statutes, relating t,
soldiers who served IN the army without be
ing regularly mustered out, allowing tw,
years from the passage of this act in he
TO complete their application. The bill wa
vigorously opposed by Mr.. Bragg and de
fcat,d.
The House went into committee of tn
whole on the foiificaton bill. The bill a
reported appropriales for repairs $40, 900
for armament, including the conversion o
smooth bores into rifles, $1,000 600, for toi
pcdoes $50 600 against an aggregate o
1915, 600 for the current year The est
mates Of the war department were 81, DOC
900.
J., Representative McCook of New Yor
commented upon the lnsufllciency Of the al
preparation, asserting that without nav
+ and with worthless Notifications the harbc
, OF New York was practically without d,
fence. The bill was passed as reported.
: Tuesday, February 6, was set apart fc
eul ogies of the late X. W. II. Hawk.