Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-06

them to make the proofs GhereOI as req
by the existing laws, but IN truth and IN
health by reason of hardships and ex-
posure during their service. This bill
grants relief to that class of soldiers who
had physical strength to bear the burdens
of war without receiving hospital treatment,
but by reason of their long and faithful ser
vice they have become invalids. The high
est rate of pension granted is tWenty-foul
dollars. which is made variable according to
the degree of actual disability. The bill in
creases the rate to twelve dollars of all wild
oWs of pensioners who contracted the dlsa-
bility in and since the war Of the rebellion
and who are now drawing eight dollars and
fixes the rate of such claimants at twelve
dollars per month for future pensions. 1t
also provides pensions for the widows OF
such soldiers as may be pensiOned under
the first section of said bill; and
also the widows of those who served In the
war of the rebellion and shall obtain pen
sion under the existing laws, for disability
without the widow being required to prove
that death was due to service. This does
not grant pension to all widows, but to
the widows of soldiers who are or become
pensioners. 1t grants relief to many worthy
claimants whose husbands were disabled
by their military service and were destined
to die from some specific disease from which
they were suffering, but an acute disease
intervening and causing death, the claim
ants were barred owing to the immediate
cause of death not being due to service.
This bill is the result Of demands which the
Government is unable to meet under exist
ing laws. A soldier, for example, who was
in every battle from 81, to '65, but who was
neither wounded nor in hospital, now be-
comes disabled by reason OF disease con-
tracted while in service. Under the exist
ing laws the Government cannot help such
soldier, but this bill proposes not only to
pension him, but also to pension his wild
ow.
In the House on February 25th, Ellis asked
an investigation of "a charge in the New York
Sun that he had received several hundred
dollars for his services in securing Star
Route contracts
A resolution was adopted, asking for in
formation as to the cause of delay in paying
rebates on the tobacco tax, and what can be
done to effect speedy payment.
A joint resolution was introduced, appro-
priaCing $50, 900 for the distribution of seeds
among the sufferers from the Ohio floods.
A resolution was adopted, asking the Pres
ident for correspondence concerning the
condition and treatment of the Hebrews in
Russia, and especially in relation to He
brew citizens OF the United States.
Among the bills introduced were the fol-
lowing: By Oates, to prohibit aliens and
foreigners from acquiring land in the Unit
ed States; by ROsecrans for the coinage of
gold and silver under the metric system,
and for the coinage of stella; by BelfOrd.
resolution concerning the subsection of
naturaliZed German-American citizens to
military duty while temporarily residing
in Germany; by Finerty, joint resolution
concerning the late Wendell Phillips; by
McCOmas, proposing a constitutional
amendment providing that no State shall
be precluded by the grant of a charter to a
corporation from taxing the capital stock
of such corporation; by Stevens, to estab-
lish an interstate railway transportation
buerau, for the regulation of commerce
with foreign nations among the States and
with Indian tribes; by Dunn, appropriate
ing $780, 900 for the relief of Mississippi
river sufferers.
A bill was reported requiring Pacific Rail
way Companies to pay cash for the survey
of their lands.
A bill was reported providing Govern
| ment for Alaska and providing that Gov
ernors of Territories must have been resi-
| dents of the same for two years before thu
date of their appointments, to be eligible.
A bill to temporarily aid in the supper
! of common schools was reported.
The House then went into Committee o
the Whole, to consider the the pleurO-pneu
monia bill, and an amendment was adopted
| providing that not more than twenty per
sons shall be employed at one time. With
| out action, the Committee arose.
Springer introduced a proposed constitu
tiOnal amendment, making the Presidential
| term six years and rendering the Presiden
ineligible to reelection for a succeedin!
| term 1t provides for direct vote for tn
President in each State, and abolishes tn
Electoral College. The term OF Representa-
tiVes in Congress is fixed at three years, ant
! Congress shall meet each year on the frs
Wednesday in January; the first session t.
convene in January succeeding the Novem
Der election.
In the Senate on Feb. Goth the bill for tn
relief of Fitz John Porter was reported ia
vOrably and made the special order 70
| March 18th.
The bill to prohibit the mailing of news
papers containing lottery advertisements
was favOrably reported.
A resolution asking for information as t.
the progress of the ship canal az the Isthmu
of Panama, was agreed to.
A resolution thanking England for tn
ship Alert, passed.
A bill to establish military reservation
at st. Rice, Dakota was killed.
The bill to consolidate bureaus of Iailitar
Justice and the corps of Judge advocate
: was favOrably recommended.
Plumb offered a resolution which wa
agreed to, asking for crop statistics for fv
years preceding 1882, and the opinion @
the Commissioner of Agriculture as t
whether speculation by options or futures
where no actual transaction takes place
tends to effect the market value of the com
modities, to the injury of the consumer o
producer.
The bill to authorize the construction c
additional steel vessels for the navy wa
further discussed but no definite actio
taken.
Daniel D. Dyer, of Kansas has been cor
firmed as agent of the Cheyenne and Al
rapahOe Indians.
In the House on Feb. 18th, after routin
business had been disposed of the HOus
went into Committee of the Whole, on tn
pleuro- pneumonia bill which was consider
ed for some time but the Committee ros