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CONGRESSIONAL
Special Dispatch 10 TIE Z m.
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CONGRESSIONAL
Special Dispatch 10 TIE IN.
sRNATB PBoCEEDI ses
WASHINGTON, February 2S.-In tn,
senate Senator Edmunds, from tn,
committee on Judiciary, reported ad
versely on the house bill to provid,
for q restoration to citizenship of such
citizsns of the United States as have
become naturalz,d citizens of Grea,
Britain.
Senator Tabor cfferod a 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 legged soldiers was
tsken up. Pending quest,on was on
ths motion of Senator Vest, to strike
out the words cor shall have suffered
disability equal thereto"
Senator Voorhees, declared in favor
of 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, VanWyck opposing postpon.
menG.
Senator Vest advocated the bill, but
believed the equivalent disability
clause would open the 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 Vests
amendment stalking out the "equlva.
lent disability clause" was lost ayes
20, nays %.
Mr.. Piatt offered o substitute,
which was sdopsed-31 to z.
The amendment providing pensions
for survivors of Mexican and Indian
a was lost.
Mr. Williams spoke in favor of PEN
sioning the Mexican veterans, and In.
~cidentally 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 CONQUERED 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 q 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 at or above the knee, or
shall have been otherwise 80 disabled
as to be inoapacited for performing
any manual labor, but not 90 much =
to require regular personal aid and
attendance, shall receive . pension Of
Ss0 pr Z month .S. b. P.eyifIne nothing son.
repeal section 1860 of the Revised
Statutes or to change the rate of $19
per month therein mentioned
to be. proportionately divided
- any disability established,
~ which section 1899 makes
- provision.
-ySenstor Alllson reported the sundry
civil bill and said he would call 1t up
to morrow. After executive session
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE PRO CEEDINas.
The house went into a committee Of
the whole on the state of the unior
and after . brief contest In re jard tt
the respective claims for precedence
of the deficiency and river and harbol
bills tho consideration of the lattel
measure was resumed.
Commenting on last years veto o.
the river and hsrbor bill, Mr. 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 wss advis
ing. The improperly became mucl
more Offensive when accom- panied witt
a great display of ignorance. He hal
never known an executive to be q
misled and mistaken. He would neve'
permit a man to denounce Q vote o
his as one unworthy of respect withou
calling upon him to prove 1t. a
thanked God he could brand a man,
not as Il culuminasor, as q man jgnu
, rant of facts.
Mr.. Burrows defended the report @
, the COMMITTEES on the Mississippi rive,
, Mr. Butter worth thought the water
| of the Mississippi could be contine'
{ within mud walls without a comprom
ise with muskrats or o truce with tn
moles He did not favor a large e,
penditure for the construction {
|, ~levees, bat 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
: Spear, of Georgia, as conferee Q
! the tax bill, to fill the vacancy occa
Toned by Randall's deolinstion, resun
ed the session, A number of amend
u. ments were lost. The committee ros
= Mr.. Page said he would ask the houI
= to sit the bill out tonight.
y EVENING SESSION, "A bill passe
!, for the resppraizement of the tran
port "Planter," captured by Robe
Smalles.
al The house resumed, In commits
of the whole, consideration of tt