The National tribune., 1884-05-15
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
General Grant to be Placed on the
Retired List.

In the Senate, on Wednesday, the 7th inst,
among the bills introduced was one by Mr.. Ed
munds (Vt.). to place Ulysses S. Grant late gen.
| eral of the army of the United States, upon
the retired list of the army. In moving the
! reference of the bill to the Committee on Mil
| itary Affairs, Mr. Edmunds commended it to
the early consideration of that committee for
reasons which, he said, everybody understood.
Pursuant to notice previously given, Mr..
Hill (Colo.) addressed the Senate in relation to
the bill to declare forfeiture of the lands
granted to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and
Vicksburg Railroad Company.
The shipping bill was then taken up and
discussed BY Senators Vest tMo.l, Mcpherson
| IN. j., Miller IN. ", Van Wyck (Neb.), Cor
man MIDI and others.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate on Thursday, large number
of petitions from Grand Army Posts praying
the adoption of the pension committees rec
concentrations were presented.
The Chair laid before the Senate the House
message announcing inconvenience IN the
Senate amendments to the pleuropneumonia
bill. On motion Of Mr.. Miller IN. ", the Sem
ate insisted on its amendments.
The Chair also laid before the Senate the
House message announcing non-concurrence
in the Senate amendments to the FitZ-John
H..
ments. Mr.. Logan (Ill.) was appointed on the
conference committee, but declined to serve.
Mr.. Mitchell pa, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported favorably, with an amend
ment, the House bill granting pensions to the
soldiers of the Mexican war. The amendment
provides that no such officer, enlisted man, or
widow shall be entitled to the benefits of this
act unless dependent in whole or in part on
his or her own labor or assistance from others
| for his support.
The shipping bill was then taken up and a
vote was taken on Mr.. McPherson's N. j.
amendment, cutting off compensation for the re.
turn trip of ships that may take out the United
States mail. The amendment was rejected
yeas IL, nays 81.
This completed the consideration of the bill
in Committee of the Whole.
On motion of Mr.. Frye (Me.), the House bill
was then taken from the table, and, with but
slight debate, amended TO correspond with the
bill just agreed to-
The House bill, as amended, was then passed
without division or debate, and Mr. Frye al
once moved for the appointment of committee
} of conference on the disagreeing votes of the
! | two houses.
Mr.. Beck Ky raised point of order, and
i without further action, the Senate adjourned.
5 As it passed the Senate, the shipping bill
provides that all officers of American vessels
shall be United States citizens, except that for
! going vessels may fill with foreigners va
cancies happening abroad until the return tt
the home port.
, Tonnage dues are abolished as to American
5 vessels, and as to the vessels of other nations
which do not impose tonnage dues under th'
name of g light money" or otherwise on Ameri
can vessels The marine hospital tax is abol
ished, and the expense of maintaining such
hospitals is devolved on the United States.
When a vessel is built in the United States
for foreign account, wholly or partly of foreign
I, materials on which import dues have beer
! paid, the amount of duty less 10 per cent, il
allowed as drawback when the vessel is OK
ported.
For transporting the mails between any par
: Of the United States and any foreign port, O.
l between ports on the Atlantic and ports on TIN
Pacific, sum not exceeding 81 per mile On tn
: trip each way of actual nautical miles Travelled
: may be paid by the Postmaster-G General, tn
vessel TO be of American registry.l
! FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, on Friday, the joint resolu
r ton appointing General W. B. Franklin, o
i Connecticut; John c. Black, of Illinois, ant
Thomas w. Hyde, of Maine, managers of thu
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
: was taken up and passed.
g Mr. Call fla addressed the Senate in favo
: of the bill to provide for the establishment o
r a university Of original research, including
: medicine, as part of the Smithsonian Institu
= ton.
q The Senate then took up the Indian appro
t priation BILL and Mr.. Dawes briefly reeaptu
G lated its provisions. The estimates for tn
n year, he said, had been S, 466, 809.91. TIL
d amount of the bill as it came from the Hous
S had been s., 456, 369.31 The amendments pre-
i posed by the Senate increased the amount b.
e $751;, 1886, making the total amount reporte
t to the Senate for the Indirn service for til
t coming year $6,213,602.97.
: SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
e In The Senate, on Saturday, Mr.. Logan Gil.
o from the Committee on the Judiciary reported
l. on Senator Morgans resolution of inquiry int
b the status of Paul Strobach, marshal of middl
= and southern districts Of Alabama that he coul
d not legally act as marshal after April 16, 183.
IS A number of private pension bills were passet
and then, at 1855 p. M, the Senate took
recess to attend the Marshall monument III
yelling ceremonies, after which, without trans
Il acting further business, it adjourned.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
/. In the Senate on Monday, the Indian apprt
). priation bill was taken up.
70 The pending question was on Mr.. Hawley
20 motion to increase to $25 600 the appropriate
It for education in Alaska, on which there was
l. lengthy debate, without reaching a vote, pa
Of tlcipated in By Senators Vest MO-, Daw,
Y. Mass ingalls, (Kan.) and others.
,e Mr.. Frye moved that the shipping bill
h taken up in order that it may retain its pla,
B. az unfinished business. The motion was agree
ye to- and the Senate then adjourned.
q TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
- In the Senate, on Tuesday Nr. Sherman %
"a presented a petition, numerously signed,
a favor Of placing Gen. Fremont on the retire
n list of the army.
r Mr. Blair IN H., from the Committee q
= Pensions, and by direction of the committe
I, reported unfavorably the bill to grant pei
sion TO Gen. Ward B. Burnett, and submittt
dissenting views Of the minority. The bill w
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Logan (Ill.), from the Committee
he Military Affairs, reported favorably the bill
IS, place Gen. Grant on the retired list.
or Dir. Logan asked that the bill be put at on
as upon its passage. Unanimous consent was give
40 and the bill was at once read a third time al
or passed without debate or remark, except th
er Mr.. Logan said he presumed there was no O
~ lection to it, The bill provides that I" in r
or cognition of distinguished services rendered
n the United States" Gen. u. s. Grant, late ge
eral of the army, be placed on the retired Ii
with the rank and full pay of general of Il
=, | army.
~ Mr.. Williams (Ky.) gave notice that on Tue
e. day next he would cali up the Mexican We
BE erans pension bill, and Mr.. Logan said
~ would move to strike out the amendment tn
no one should have the benefit of it unless
Il was unable TO make living