The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-06-06
PRICE THREE CENTS

cd to proye thnt the death oil ilie pehsiohoi ""
due to his military or naval service IN con
J,r;ng the claims of dependent parents, the
+ ct md ca.se OF death and tho fnct that inc
sold or left no widow or minor children having
been shown ns required by law, il rs necessary
on'y to show by compe ent. and suihciehe
evidence that such dependent parent or parents
is without other present means "i support ,na"
his or her own manual labor or the c.htriou-
tions of others not legally bound for his or her
support, and such as mny be iouhd 10 oc en
titled to SS a month under existing ia"s' "li'
receive in lieu thereof Sl2 n month iipm the
dotc of the act In all applications under the
general pension laws, including tins act, "here
il appears by record evidence that the apph-
cant w,s regular enlisted and ihu'tefeu ihto
the service, hat fact is sufficient prlma ihcie
evidence that @ was then in good health ana
free from tho disease or cause OF disability ior
viii Ii he claims a ension; but such evidence
is to be subject to rebuttal b rec rd Ir other
satisfactory evidence OF the prior existence oil
such disease or cause of disability.
The Mexican pensions bll was taken up,
the pending question being upon Mr. Lo9ans
motion TO strike out the part oi the nihenaihent
proposed by the Senate p nsion committee,
that limits the pension to ex-soldiers and ex-
sailors who are depen lent i'll whole or IN part
on their own labor or on assistance from 9th
ers, Mr.. Allison of Ia said that giving pen
sion to women who should, after the passage
ofthis act, marry an ex-soldier oi the Mexican
war wouli be establishing precedent that nad
not been observed as to the prior wars Alter
considerable debate, Mr.. Ingalls, Of Kan novel
to Law on the table the amendment proposed by
the Senate committee, restricting the pensions
to those who depended on their labor, and the
motion was agreedto
Mr. Hoar moved an amendment extending
the provisions of the bill, so as to include NIL
soldiers of the Union army vino served III tte
war for the suppression oil the rcbeiioh' MI.
Logan remarked that he supposed this W us Oh
fered in ordey to kill the bill. Mr. Hoar re-
Piled, "Precisely." The bill, he continued,
rested on the alto .ether untenable principle Of
giving pension for service. III that prnclnlo
were und, there was no reason why 1t should
not be applied to all soldiers who had served lu
any Of the wars of the United States.
House.
Mr.. Kellogg of La. took the floor for per-
sonal explanation. He said that having learned
that evidence had been taken by the committee
on expenditures in the department OF justice
rejecting upon him he had sent his attorneys
to the committee with the request that the
whole matter be investigated thoroughly and
completely. The committee had declined to
make the investigation the ground that it
had no authority. Ha then referred to the
case against him, asserting that the proceeding
had its origin in malice on the one hand,
/
The impression had gone forth to the
country that he had been indicted for bribery
| lie had been indicted under the statute winch
! provid $ that no member OF Congress shall re-
ceive compensation for services rendered before
a department Of the government, statute q
quarter of a century old and never before IN
vokcd. lie risked nothing in saying that it had
been violated thousand times. 1t was war
measure and there never had been an action M
itutcd under it before. But he did not urge
/ that as n palliation excuse by any means.
| He affirmed and would prove that he rendered
no such service and received no pay for servl-
ces rendered before any department OF the gov
crnmcnt. Mr. Kellogg's explanation we rise
to long debate and the house finally re- erred
! the matter to the committee on the judiciary TO
| decide whether the house has The authority to
inquire into the acts of a member committed
| before his term ofserrice began.
The House then went into committee on the
private calendar and the bill to retire Col.
Henry j. Hunt as major-general gave rise to
q goyd deal of discussion. In opposing the
measure Mr. Springer of Ill. took occasion to
speak in condemnation of the bill toretire Gen
Grant and to give him pension of $40, l25
year 'simply because he had been unfortunate IN
Wall street"
The bill was finally laid aside with favor
able Recommendation; also the bill for the
payment of the quartermasters claims, knowni
as the Fourth of July claims. 1t appropriates
$500, 900, about one half OF which gUe5 TO cltl-
zens OF Tennessee.
Several other private measures were con-
sidered und the committee rose and the urth
of July claims bill was passed.
The Senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill were non-concurrcd ill.,
Bills introduced: BY Mr.. Hewitt Of n. Y. to-
amend the act auth orizing the formation oil ma
tlonal bank associations. 1t provides that no
| fnll1 nj H.
Ger of any ma ional bank shall procure for his
own benefit or for the benefit OF any copariner-
ship. association or company OF which he is a.
member, any loan Of oney from the bank oil
which nc is an officer In case n loss shall
occur to the bunk on account OF any loan
made contrary TO the terms hereof, such OH
Ger shall be deemed guilty of EN- 'ezzlement OF
the sum of money SO lost to the bank, and on
conviction shall be imprisoned not less than one
! year or more than five years and fined III sum
equal to the amount of money embezzled; by
Mr.. Morey Of o. granting pensions to all honor
ably discharged soldiers of the rebellion when
III reach the age of torty-fve years; by Mr.
Robinson of N. Y. for the adoption OF a standing
rule of both houses of Congress, prohibiting any
, member from receiving or giving any visit to
, any foreign agent or ambassador or any other
person who avows himself to be an agent or
ambassador from any foreign country without
a tho permission OF the House 10 which he be-
longs; by MI Jordan Of o. the Pendleton Alas
: k, bill; by Mr.. Beliord of Col, appropl1atiag
n $500, 900 for home for disabled confederate
!, soldiers at Fredericksburg, Va.
: Mr.. Ellis of La. called up JOINT resolution
n appropriating the further sum of SloO, 900 for
the relief of the sufferers by the overflow OF the
) Mississippi r.ver and its tributaries. lie said
II that there were in the lower Mississippi valley
e between 25000 and 10000 persons in an
= actual state of starvation, while the prospect
r was that the waters would remain at their
Q pres mt height for at least four weeks longer.
Il He therefore appealed TO the humanity of the
: House to act speed upon the resolution.
h The resolution was PASSED.
e A Joint resolution for printing 1000 cories
IS of the report of the commissioner oi agreul-
o tuie @ for 1884 at an estimated cost OF Sl5oi0oo
d was passed..
) Mr. Cobb of Ind from the committee on
pub ic lands. reported bill to forfeit the un
h earned lands gnnted to the Atlantic and
r Pacific railroad company.
$ The House went into committee OF the whole
IS for consideration of the legislative approprit
of ton bill. The amount appropriated Is so,
IN 736, ,S76, being an increase 1 sSS, 100 over the
d approprati nior the current year
d Tie bill was read by paragraphs for amend
% ment, and the paragraph specifying the Huus'
h committees which shall be entitled to annual
'e clerks gave rise to a good deal Of discussion
10 Mr.. Bedford of Colorado offered amend
n ment granting every m mbor private clerk
G. ruled out OF o der Mr. Bclford then ofere
ot an amendment providing that, ip coniormit,
he with civi-service reform principles, no com
lie mttee clerks shall perform auy service of
,e clerical or other character for any member c
l. the House, rendering him liable to r inoyal +
oil violation of this proviso and suheeting 4
as ccnsure, fine and imprisonment at the discre
ht tion OF the House any uernber requesting Q
D permitting such service This wits adopte
ut amid great deal of merriment Mr.. Nor
u of Mass, moved to increase the salary of til
United States assistant treasurer at Bosto
n from S4.50o to So 600; lost. Mr.. Cox OF NY
al presented petition asking Congress to graz
to IN appropriation for Ninderinan and Moro
OF two of the Jeanette survivors,, that may be
lie applied to their benefit to prevent the;
in from want and show the gratitude of a gre5
on people to tn Sc who have riskcd their lives i
their service.
no no Father of Many Children.
nj Near Seneca, S. c.. there lives one oftl
nv largest families in the United st ties. MIR. 10