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CON0REAsIONAL
Special Dispatch 10 TIE IN.
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CONGRESSIONAL
Special Dispstch 10 Tus I'm.
sRNATB PBoCEEDIse ses
WASHINGTON, February 28.-In tn,
senate Senator Edmunds, from tn,
committee on Judiciary, reported ad
versely on the house bill to provid,
for restoration to citizenship of such
citizens of the United States as have
become naturalz,d citizens of Grea,
Britain.
Senator Tabor cherod Joint reso.
luton providing for a participation By
the government in the national mining
and industrial exposition to bs held IN
Denver.
The bill increasing pensions of one
armed and ono lgged soldiers was
taken up. Pending quest,on was on
ths motioa of Senator Vest, to strike
out the words cor shall have suffered
disability equal thereto"
Senator Voorhees, declared in favor
f the bill.
Senator Mitchell stated it would re.
quIro two million TO carry out the pro.
vision Of the bill.
Senator Harris moved indefinite
pcstpopement of the bill.
Senator Salisbury supported the
motion, VsnWyck opposing postpon.
ment.
Senator Vest advocated the bill, out
believed the equivalent disability
clause would open tho doors for
fraud. Hence be opposed that clause.
Senator Sherman favored increase
of pensions to soldiers who lost an
arm or leg, or those suffering equal
disability from any actual wound re.
ceived In the service.
The motion to postpone indefinitely
was lost-19 to 81. Senator Vest's 8
amendment stalking out the "equlva.
lent disability olause" WAS lost ayes
20, nays %.
Mr.. Piatt offered o substitute,
which was sdopsed-3l to Z.
The amendment providing pensions
for survivors of Mexican and Indian
wars was lost.
Mr.. Williams spoke in favor of PEN
sioning the Mexican veterans, and In.
cidensally expressed the opinion that
the increase of the pension bill would
take sixty millions the first year The
bill was reported to the senate and the
amendments made In committee of
the whole coDcurred in. The bill, as
amended, psssed-27 to Id,
The bill as passed provides that
from the passage of the act, all per
sons on the pension roll ana all per-
sons hereafter granted pension, who
while In the military or naval service
of the United States in line of duty,
shall have lost one hand, or one foot,
or been totally or permanently dis.
abled as to render their incapacity to
perform manual labor, equivalent to
the loss of q hand or foot, shall re.
oeive pension of $24 q month;
that all persons now on the pension
roll and all persons hereafter granted
pension, whe In like manner shall have
lost either an arm at or above the ell
bow, or q leg ct or above the knee, or
shall have been otherwise 80 disabled
as to be incapacited for performing
any manual labor, but not 30 much =
to require regular personal aid and
attendance, shall recsive pension Of
2s0 pr 4, ISnsh: .Sa A P.eyifIne r. nothing son.
repeal section 1860 of the Revised
Statutes or to change the rate Of $19
per month therein mentioned
to be. proportionately divided
o. any disability established,
~ which section 4599 makes
- provision.
,-sSenator Alllaon reported the sundry
civil bill! and said he would call 1t up
to morrow After executive session
the nate adjourned.
HOUSE PRO CEEDINas.
The house went into a committee oi
the whole on the state of the unior
and after brief contest In re iard tc
the respective claims for precedence
of the deficiency and river and harbol
bills tho consideration of the lattel
measvre WAS resumed.
Commenting on last years veto o.
the river and hsrbor bill, MIR Nc
Lean expressed the opinion that il
was inexcusable In the high executive
officer to speak in terms of disrespec
of the Legislature which he was advis
ing. The improperly became mucl
more offenAive when accom- panied Will
a great display of ignorance He hal
never known an executive to be 81
misled and mistaken. He would neve
permit a man to denounce q vote o
J his as one unworthy of respect withou
calling upon him to prove 1t. "a
J thanked God he could brand man,
not as culuminasor, as q man jgnu
, rant of facts.
Mr.. Burrows defended the report @
, the committee on the Mississippi rive,
, Mr.. Butterworth thought the water
| of the Mississippi could be contnet
{ within mud walls without a comprom
ise with muskrats or o truce with tn
moles He did not favor large e,
penditure for the construction {
, levees, but defended the general pla
sppropriating for river and harbor In
!, provements.
The bill was then read by paragraph
:. for amendments, The committee ros
> informally and after appointment I
: Spear, of Georgia, as a conferes Q
i the tax bill, to fill the vacancy occa
I ioned by Rsndall's deolinstion, resun
!" ed the session. A number of amend
u. ments were lost. The committee ros
y y Mr.. Page said he would ask the hou
. . to sit the bill out tonight.
!. EVENING SESSION, "A bill passe
, ~ for the resppraizement of the tran
j port "Planter," captured by Robe
y Smalles.
y The house resumed, In commits
"a "a of the whole, consideration of Il