Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-13
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
THE SENATE PASSES THE DIPLo-
MATIC APPROPRIATIONS.

FAS0iNSN NfSA tHS SENATE IO-uag. having
been designated for that purposeRunder
the rule by the President of the Senate,
Mr.. Hill 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 Yesterday
providing for an inquiry into the condition OF
the New York banks was, at Mr.. Buffers
suggestion, allowed to lie on the table 10 le
called up at his pleasure. He did not wish il
70 go TO the Finance Committee, as suggested
by Mr.. Allison, because Mr. Rntler said tbaf
committee had not reported any action on a
l0rmer similar resolution. Messrs, Morrill,.
McPherson and Harris said that the Finance
committee was making diligent inquiry into
the subject and would report at the proper
time.
On motion of Mr.. Allison the Senate took n
nnal vote on the consular and diplomatjc an
preparation bill, and the bill was passed by a
vote OF SS yeas to nays, MessFs. Vance and
van Wyck. The bill as passed is almost pre-
cisely as reported from the Senate Comm itfee
ON Appropriations making an addition of
$500, 1000 TO the bill as reported from the House.
Ihe Mexican pension bill again came up,
Mr. van Wyck moved as an amendment the
bill some time since reported from the Pension
Sommlttee by Mr.. Cullom TO provide pensions
Tor Invalid soldiers and sailors who have been
discharged from the army or navy after three
months In the late war, and for the widows
ana dependent parents of deceased PEN
slOners.
Mr.. ingalls, moved as an amendment Senate
bill No. ], being the bill introduced by him on
The first day OF the present session. amending
the arrears OF pensions act SO as to provide
that all pensions now or hereafter granted by
reason of death occurring from causes origin
ating IN the service since March T. 1861
or IN consequence of wounds or injuries
that date, shalt commence from the date Of
death or discharge, and in consideration
OF all claims for pensions soldiers o n whose
account the claim is made shall be concIu-
slSeIy sly presumed TO nave been sound and free
from disease on entering the service.
Nr. ingalls, read from the plank of the plat
form OF the recent Republican Convention
piedging that party to a repeal of the limita-
ton contained in the arrears of pensions
act. He was very glad he said that the Re-
publican party had arrived at this conclusion
ana az last IN unmistakable terms declared
user IN laVor OF TINS principle. Mr.. Ingalls,
now called on his party associates to
carry out the expressed declaration of their
party. lie had up to this time favored the
passage Of the Mexican bill as it stood. suf-
nclent time having elapsed to allow the anDli-
cation to Mexican veterans OF the clause that
had been applied to those of the revolutionary
war and the war of 1872. He regretted that
the Mexican bill should be made pack horse
Tor every pension proposition, but the meas
ure had now assumed a relation which com
PEELED 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 moi
wait rs the soldiers of the revolution and
other wars had waited until they were weak
DeIofe asserting their claims on the country,
and that II Congress and the President would
not recognize those claims, they would elect A
Congress and President that would do SO. AS
TINS question was to become, Mr.. ingalls, said,
2 test as TO which political party was the
friend Of the Union veterans. he pronosed
that the next thing to be considered in con-
nection with this bill was whether the de-
carried out IN good faith.
Mr.. sherman said that with his views of the
demands made on the Treasury, he would NOT
if pressed. vote for Mr.. Ingalls, proposition
The declaration of political platform wonId
not change his views. He did not think that
the principle was right. A pension should COM
mence when application for il was filed. and
ior the proposition to put all survivors of the
Union army on the pension roll at this time
that would so weigh down our finances as to
make 1t almost impossible. He did not think
that such proposition would receive the
sancIl99n oil Congress. He wanted
to relieve those laborng under the
charge of desertion, and to relieve
from too much technicality those who could
furnish reasonable proof of their title to a
pension. Mr.. sherman suggested special
committee of nine Senators to take up and
consider tho whole subject.
Messrs Harris, CullOm, ingalls, and Maxey
opposed this, and after further debate and tho
reading of a letter from the Commissioner Of
Pensions, the Senate at 4 30 O'Clock, without
reaching conclusion on the hill went into
executive session, and when the doors were
reopened adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House met at 10 O'Clock this morning in
continuation of Wednesdays session and
went into committee of the whole with Mr..
Cox, OF New York, in the chair on the river
ana harbor appropriation bill. Mr.. Graves.
of Missouri, offered an amendment nrovidinS
that nothing contained in this act shall be
construed as limitation on the powers of the
Board OF Engineers designated to prepare
ana submit plans, specifications, estimates
ana recommendations for the expenditure of
the appropriations for the Missouri river and
that said board shall constitute a commission
to be called the Missouri River Commission.
whose duty u shall be to complete sur
veys OF the Missouri river between its mouth
ana headWater, and make such additional
surveys as may be deemed needful for the
maturing OF such plans as will permanently
locate anu deepen the channel and protect the
banks of the river, give safety to its naviga-
ton and promote commerce and the postal
service; and all appropriations hereafter
mace lot that river shall be expended in ac-
c)rdance with such plans as the commission
shall from time to time report to Congress
adopted.
Mr.. ,Worthington, of Illi2ois, offered an
amendment prohibiting the use of any money
IN the improvement of any river unless the
report OF surveys by the engineers shall show
mat the river Is capable Of being so improved
as 20 De useful US, for purposes of general navi-
On motion of Mr.. O'Nein, of Missouri. an
amendment was adopted providing that here
after an purchases OF supplies and materials
shall be made by contract after ad yertisemenf
Mr.. Breckenridge. Of Arkansas, at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Cox. of New York, offered as an
amendment the bill recently introduced bv
that gentleman TO prohibit dumping refuse
material in New York harbor. This was
adopted.
At II O'Clock the committee arose and the
legislative day OF Thursday opened The
speaker announced the appointments of Messra.
roIie' Z, Hutchlns and Cannon as conferees on
the District of Columbia Appropriation bill.
The Speaker laid before The House a COM
munIeation from the Attorney General trans
mlttlng letter from the United States Dis
trlct Attorney for the District OF Columbia.
concerning the trial Of the case of HaIlet Kill
bourn vs.. j. u. Thompson, and it was appro-
priatoly referred.
The House then at HIS O'Clock went into
committee OF the whole, with Mr.. Wellborn in
the chair, on the river and harbor appropria-
tions bill.
Motions to recommit the bill, and to pay the
amount appropriated by it in silver coin or
certificates were lost, and the bill passed by
l57 yeas to 104 nays.
THE VOTE.
The following is the detailed vote on the
passage OF the river and harbOr bill:
Yeas -Messrs. Adams of Illinois, Aiken.
ford, Bennett, Bisbee, Blanchard. Bland.
Bralnerd, Breckipridge, Rreitung, Broad
head, Buchanan, Budd, Burleigh, Burnes,
Cabell, Caldwell, Calkins Cannon CarIefon
Cassidy, ClardY, Clements. Collins. Cosgroye'
Crisp, Culberson of Texas, Culbertson of Ken
lucky. Cutcheon, Dargan, Davidson. Davis of
missouri, Davis OF Massachusetts, Deuster
Dibble, Dibrell, DOckery, Dowd. Dunham
Dunn, Eldridge, Ellis, Findlay, Finertv,
Follett, Foran. FOrney, Fyan, Carlson
George, Gibson, Glascock, GofI, Graves.
Hart, Hatch OF Missouri, Hatch of Michigan,
Haynes, Hemphlll, Henderson of Illinois,
Henderson of Iowa, Herbert Hewitt Of Ala
bama, Hit, HoblitzeI, Horr, Houk, House
man, Hunt, Hurd, Jefortls, johnson, Jones OF
Kelley. King, Lanham, Lewis, Long. Lover
ing, Lyman, Mccormick, MCMILLAN. Nav
bury. Miller Of Texas, Money, Mnldrow.
MUIR Murphy, ~ heeee- Nelson, NICHOLS, Nutting
PENNSYLVANIA, Q'Neill of Missouri, Pavsop.
Pierce. Peel, Price, Pryor, Rankin, Reese.
Riggs, Robertson. Rogers OF New York, Rogers
of Arkansas, Rowell, Scales, SeEey, Sew
mour, Shelley, Singleton, Smalls, SNYDER
Spooner, Stewart OF Texas, Stone. Strait
Sumner Of California, Talbot, E. b. Taylor OF
Ohio. Taylor Of Tennessee, Thomas, Thomp-
son, IIllmaD; Tucker, Tully, Turner of Geor
gia, Valentine, Vance, yanEatop. wall.
Wakefield. Wallace, Warner of Ohio, Wash,
burn, Mellborn. White OF Minnesota, viii
mans Of Michigan. G. d. Wise, j. S, Wise.
Walford, Yaple, York and Young.--Total I56
BGys-Messrs. Adams Of New York, Ander-
son, ATnot, Atkinson. Barr, Blount. Bower.
Boyle, Brewer Of New York, Brewer OF New
Jersey, Browne of Indiana, Brown of Penn
gylVania. Brumm, Campbell OF New York.
Campbell Of Pennsylyania, Gambler, CLAW.
Cobb, Connellys Converse, Cook, Cox Of New
Dorsheimer, Eaton, Elliott. English. Ermen-
strout, Evans of Pennsylvania Everhart.
Ferreil, Fredler, Funston, Geddee, HaIseu'
Hammond, Hanback,, Hardeman, Harmer.
4pUhurn. Hewitt Of NpET York ~
man, Holmes, IIolton, Howes, James, Jones
Of Wisconsin. kasson. Kean. Kefchann Lamb