Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-01
FORTY-SgVgSra COxGRssS.
second session.
SENATE.
w.sH1screS. Feb %.

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A message was received and read, ANNOUNCE
ing the names Of the House conferees On ill.,
ternal revenue and the tariff bills.
Mr.. Garland asked to have read from the
Congressional record the resolution of the
House. insiruciing its conferees to consider
fully the constitutional objections to the III
iernal revenue bill as amended by the Sem
ate, and to bring the same together with the
opinion OF the House in r-ga-d thereto, be-
fore the committee of conference, etc.
Mr.. Garland moved IL re-colsid, the mo-
ton by which the Senate had agreed 10 the
conference.
Mr.. Ingalls, raised point of order; it was
not in order TO read or refer TO PARTICULAR
words VI acts of the House upon pending
measures.
The President said he saw no objection to
reading the resolution, and oversuled the
point of order.
After some debate, Mr. Edmunds moved
to lay Mr.. Garland's motion on the table;
lost.
Iht President ruled that it was not in or
der to read the action of the House from the
record, as Mr.. Garland had proposed.
Mr.. Ingalls, offered a resolution declaring
it the opinion of the Senate. that the confer
ence should be full and free, and instruciing
the Senate conferees that if they found any
| limitation was passed by the House on the
| action VI its committee. to retire and report
that fact TO the Senate for its consideration.
| This was agreed TO without division.
The Senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the bill to give increased pensions TO
one-armed and one leggad soldiers.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill to give increased pensions (s40 a month";
to one armed and one legged solliers and
others suffering from equivalent disabilities.
| The pending question was on motion OF
Mr.. Vest to strike out the words ''or shall
have sufi, red disability euual thereto"
MIR. Mitchell discussed four different re-
ports On this bill, made by members on the
committee on pensions. and advocated the
subs titue presented in the report signed by
Senator Blair and himself
| Mr.. Williams thought it would be as well
! to amend the bill so as to declare that every
body on the pension roll should draw $40
per month pension for that was what 1t would
amount to if passed.
| Mr.. Blair OF New hampshire said there
could be no question that public sentiment
| favored an increase of pensions to the class
| of soldiers provided tor 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 out
Law under the House bill as estimated by the
commissioner Of pensions on basis Of
the existing roll, would be So, sol, and
under the substitute proposed by the chair
man of the committee and himself, it would
be So, 429 900. The House bill has been as
vigorously opposed by some soldiers as it
has been supported by others, but this sub
stitute has been examined and approved by
| fbo aoo,u,i tfoo of the grand army and he bp-
lieved il would give general satisfaction to
soldiers and put an end to all demands for
increase of pensions.
| Mr. Saul,bury arguing in favor Of an in
definite pnstponment of the bill said that
hen that committee admitted its inability
to form any estimates of the effect on the
treasury after IL months consideration it
would be well to adopt the motion to post
pone indefinitely.
After consid. rable debate the motion to
postpone indefinitely was lost.
| Mr.. Vests amendment striking out the
equivalent disability" clause was lost.
MIR. Blair offered substitute reported from
the committee on pensions, and it was lost.
MIR. Plat offered the substitute Of which
he gave notice some days since.
Two amendments to this substitute were
voted down.
Messrs. ingalls, and VOORHEES, gave notice
that they should vote against ali amendments,
as they wished to reach the vote on the bill.
The question was then taken on Mr..
Plait's substitute, which was adopted.
Mr.. Call offered an amendment providing
for a pension of eight dollars a month To all
survivors OF the Mexican war, or of Indian
wars before 1856.
MIR. Hoar opposed the amendment for sew
eral reasons, one being that it would place
| Il
against he government, and who contemptu-
ously refused to ask for tn, removal of their
disabilities.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said the pensioning of the
Mexican war veterans was opposed to now.
as on former occasions by New England, be-
cause she had opposed that war and had had
little or no share in it.
Mr.. Hoar, in reply said that Mr.. voorhees,
knew no more about the history of New Eng
land in connection with the Mexican war than
a Hindoo baby on the banks of the Ganges.
The controversy between Messrs. Hoar
and Voorhees, as to New Englands part in
the Mexican war, continued for nearly an
! hour.
Finally, Mr.. Calls amendment was reject
ed.
! Mr.. George offered an amendment grant,
ing a pension to destitute survivors of the
Mexican war.
| Mr. Hoar moved to amend by providing
that no such pension should be granted TO
any person resting under the disabilities i'm
posed by the l4th amendment
After prolonged discussion, both amend
ments were rejected.
| The bill was reported to the Senate.
| The amendment made in the committee
was concurred, in, and the bill as amended
| 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 a pension, who,
while in the military or naval service of the
United States, and in the line of duty, shall
have lost one hand or one foot. or have been
totally or pc rmsnently disabled in the same.
| or otherwise so disabled as 10 render their
incapscity to perform manual labor euuival.
ent 10 the loss of hand or a foot, shall, re-
| ceive pension of S24 per month; that all
persons now on the pension roll. and all per
sons hereafter granted a pension. who in
like manner shall have lost either an arm At
or above the elbow, or n leg at or above the
knee, or shalt have been otherwise so dis.
sbled as to be incapacisted for performing
| manual labor, but not so much as to REQUIRE
regular personal aid and attendance, shall
receive pension Of $50 per month. provid-
ed that co,hing contained in this act shall be