The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-13
F0RTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
senate ProceedIngs YesterdaY.
WAsmNoroN. juno u. 18

pose under the rule by the President Of tn,
Senate.
Mr.. Hin gave notice that on Monday
next, after the morning business. he would
ask unanimous consent TO take up the
postal-telegraph bill.
Mr.. Buffers resolution, offered yesler.
day. providing for an inquiry into the con.
ditlon OF the New York banks, was. at Mr..
Buffers request. allowed to lie on the table
TO be called up at his pleasure. He did not
wish II TO go 10 the Finance Committee, as
suggested by MIR. Allison, because Mr. But.
Ter said that committee had not reported
any action on the former resolution.
Messrs. Morrill,, Mcpherson, and Harris
said that the Finance Committee was max
ing diligent inquiry into the subject and
would report at the proper time.
On motion Of Dir. Allison the Senate took
final vote on the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill, and the bill was passed
by a vote OF 80 yeas to nays, Vance and
Van Wyck.)
The bill, as passed. is almost precisely as
reported from the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, making an addition Of
$500, 900 over the bill as reported from the
House.
The Mexican pension bill again came
up.
Mr.. Van Wyck moved as an amendment
the bill some time since reported from the
Pension Committee by Mr.. Cullom, to pro-
vide pensions for invalid soldiers and sail
ors who have been discharged from the
army or navy after three months IN the
war Of the rebellion, and for the widows
and dependent parents OF deceased pen
sioners.
Mr.. ingalls, moved as an amendment
Senate bill No. l, being the bill introduced
by him on the first day OF the present
session amending the arrears-of-pension
act so as 10 provide that all pensions now
or hereafter granted by reason OF death
occurring from causes originating in the
service since March 4. 1861, or in conse-
quence OF wounds or injuries received. or
disease contracted since that date, shall
commence from the date Of death or dis
charge, and in consideration Of all claims
for pensions, the soldier on whose account
the claim is made shall be conclusively pre-
sumed to have been sound and free from
disease on entering the service.
Mr.. ingalls, read from a plank OF the
platform OF the recent Republican Conven-
ton pledging that party to the repeal Of
the limitation contained in the arrears.of-
pension act. he was very glad. he said,
the Republican party had arrived at this
conclusion, and at last, in unmistakable
terms, declared itself in favor Of this prin-
ciple. Dir. ingalls, now called on his party
associates TO carry out the expressed de-
claration OF their party. He had up to
this time favored the passage OF the Next
can bill as it stood, sufficient time
having elapsed to allow application to Mex
can veterans that had been applied TO those
OF the revolutionary war and war OF 1912.
lie regretted that the Mexican bill should
be made q pack-horse for every pension
proposition, but the measure had now as
sumed relation which compelled him to
abandon the position he had hitherto held.
He read letter from soldier of the late
war setting forth that there were still
! 100000 Union soldiers; that they were
voters, and would not wait as the soldiers
Of the Revolution and Of other wars had
waited, until they were weak, before as
sertng their claims on the country, and
that il Congress and the President would
not recognize those claims they would
elect Congress and President that would
do so. AS this question was to become,
Mr.. ingalls, said, test as to which political
party was the friend OF Unisn veterans, he
proposed that the next thing to be consid.
cred IN connection with this bill was
whether the declaration OF the Republican
party was to be carried out in good faith.
Mr.. Sherman said that with his views OF
the demands made on the Treasury he
would not, il pressed, vote for MIR. ingalls,
proposition. The declaration OF q political
platform would not change his views. He
did not think the principle was right.
Pension should commence when the appli-
cation for it was filed; and as for the pro-
position to put all survivors OF the Union
army on the penslon-roll at this time, that
would so weigh down our finances as to
make it almost impossible to bear. He
didn't think such proposition would re-
ceiye the sanction Of Congress. He wanted
to relieve those laboring under the charge
OF desertion, and to relieve from too much
technically those who could furnish rea-
sonable proof Of title to pension.
Mr.. Sherman suggested special csm-
mittee OF nine senators to take up and con-
slider the whole subject.
Messrs. H'rris, Cullom, ingalls,, and
Maxey opposed this; and after further de-
bate and the reading OF Letter from the
Commissioner of Pensions the Senate, at
4:3OP. NJ, without reaching conclusion
on the bill, went into executive session,
and when the doors were re0pened ad.
iourned.
House OF Representatives.
The House met in continuation OF
Wednesdays session and went into COM
mittee OF the Whole (Mr. Cox, OF New
York, In the chain on the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill.
Mr.. Worthington, OF Illinois, offered an
amendment prohibiting the use OF any
money in the improvement OF any river
unless the report OF the surveys by the
engineers shall show that the river is
capable OF being so improved as to be
useful for the purposes Of general naviga-
ton. Lost.
ON motion OF Mr.. O'Neill. OF Missouri.
an amendment was adopted providing that
hereafter all purchases, supplies, and ma
terials shall be made by contract after ad-
vertisement.
MIR. breckenridge, OF Arkansas, at the
request OF Mr.. Cox, Of New York, offered
as an amendment the bill recently intro
duced by that gentleman to prohibit the
din ping OF refuse material in New YORK
harbor. Adopted.
AT II O'Clock the committee rose. and
the legislative day Of Thursday opened.
The Sneaker announced the appoint
ment OF Messrs. Follett, Hutcnlns' ana
Cannon as conierrees on the Dlstrlct-oi-
Columbia appropriation bill.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Atto-ney-Gen-
eral, transmitting letter from the Onl,ea
states district attorney Tor the District OF
Columbia concerning the trial OF the case
of Hallett Kilbourn Us. D.. u. iholhpsoh'
and it was appropriately referred. ,
The House then, at lI:lo, went lh,o
Committee OF the Whole Mr.. Welioorn III