National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-30
mo Senate Cuts Down the Amount for Their
Relief to $4,000.
Senator Logan's Position on the Mexi
can Pension Bill Set Right.
The Legislative Appropriation Bill Still Further
Considered in the House.
Quite n Number Of Amendments Pre-
scntsd and Adopted.
THE SEN AVE.

Mr.. Allison reported from the committee on
appropriations the house Joint resolution appro-
priating el0O0Oo for the relief Of the sufferers by
the overflow OF the Mississippi river and It's rlbu'
tarios. The senate committee does not favor the
appropriation In the form presented nor the
amount mentioned. It recommends the appro-
priation of The unexpended balance of tho appro-
priation made for the Ohio river sufferers which,
Mr. Nilsson explained. was about $4,000. and
which, In the absence Of specific information the
Slmmittee thought would meet the exlgences
That amount would supply about four hundred
thousand ration.
Mr. Garland inquiredif the committee had In
formation leading 70 the belief that the $4,000
Mr.. Allison Replied that tho information was
very fragmentAry.
The resolution was further debated by Aessrs.
Beck, Jonas, George, and Plumb.
On a vote those avorng the committees recon-
Mr.. Jonns then called for The yeas and nays,
which resulted--yeas 80, nays 10. 80 the senate
amendment, reducing tho amount TO about slO,-
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. Hale'submitted the conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill
On request of Mr. Morgan, Mr.. Hale stated that
the house bad yielded to the wishes OF tho senate
relating o the roprations for the cultivation
OF raw silk and experiments regardivg the eNlrac;
\ ton of sugar from sorghum While tho senate had
reccded on the item relating to artesan wells, not
v being able to convince the members Of the house
Committee OF It's. utility.
Y The report Of the conference committee was
Ragreed to.
GALE OF RAILROAD LANDS.
D Nh. Van Wyck offered resolution, which lies
ovtrb directing the secretary of the interior aud
attorney general to take steps TO prevent any sale,
Unauthorized by congress, of the lands granted
to the Atlantic, Gulf and West India transit oom-
rany Under the act Of May 1856 ~ aid IN building
a RAILROAD In Florida aud Alabama.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS.
On motion OF Mr.. Plumb. the District of Column
bia appropriation bill was taken up.
ho'isrs. Morgan and Van Wyck criticised the
manher in which the district was governed and
atsess ments of property were made, whilo the cit
liens had no redress.
Inc bill was passed.
Mr., LOGAN SET RIGHT.
Yesterdays report of the debate on the Mexican
pension bill enormously represented Mr. Logan as
opposed to giving pensions to soldiers of the Mexi
can war. who afterwafd fought IN the rebel army
what Fr. Logan said was that he WAS opposed tC
restoring to the pension roll those the Mexican
soldiers who were on that roll prior to the rebel
lion, and who forfeited their pension by entering
the rebel army.
This 5ili, ss II passed the house OF representa-.
ives gave them pension of sS month. Th
proylsoil Mr.. Logan supported. The amendment
pioposedl by the senate committed would, in Mr.
Logans vJew, have the effect in addition to thu
" month, Of restoring them to the regular pen,
SION roll, Which would give them an advantag,
over INC Mexican soldiers who had not enterec
lhe rebel ARMY.