Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-04-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
BILLS and RESOLUTIONS Entr0duced-Th
Work in Roth Houses

WASHINGTON, April I.-House.-Mr.
Eaton, from the Committee on Laws Re.
lating to Presidential Elections, reported
back the sehate bill to provide for the
performance of the duties of President in
case of the removal, death or resignation
of both the President and Vice President
House calendar.
Mr.. Olton also requested the chairman
OF the Foreign Affairs Committee to report
a resolution, which was adopted, calling
on the Secretary of State for information
concerning the threatened coniiscation OF
the American College in Italy by la ", or
decree, OF the Italian government.
MIR. Morrison, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a resolution
that on and after April 22d the hour of
the daily meeting of the House be IL
o'clock. Adopted.
A number of bills were reported and
referred.
Mr.. Mutthier, from the Committee on
Ciyll Service Reform, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill repeating the
sections of the Revised Statutes restricting
the terms of certain officers to four years.
After some further debate the motion
was lost-yeas 81, nays 146.
This was by no means party vote, and
the announcement OF the result was re-
ceived with laughter on both sides.
Mr.. Dingiey, from the Shipping Com
mittee, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill creating Bureau of Naviga-
tion in the Treasury Department. The
motion was agreed to and the bill passed
yes 170, nays AZ.
Mr.. Warner, from the Committee on
Pensions, Bounty and Back-Pay, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill pro-
viding that every person specified in sew
eral classes enumerated in the pensions
laws, who served in the field or in the
military or naval service, in any war in
which the United States has been en-
gagged, for period Of three months or
more, and has an honorable discharge,
and is not receiving a pension, or greater
pension than that provided for herein,
but who, by reason of any wound, I'M ury
or disease, which there is probable cause
to believe originated in said service in the
line of duty, and not the result OF his own
misconduct or bad habits, or other known
cause occurring since such service, is now
disabled, in whole or in part, from
procuring his subsistence by man
ual labor, shall, upon making due proofs
of the facts, under such regulations as
may be prescribed by proper authority not
inconsistent with the provisions Of this
act, De placed upon the list OF pensioners
of the United States and be entitled to re-
ceive pension during the continuance OF
such disability at a rate proportionate to
the degree thereof, the true physical con-
dition of the claimant to be ascertained
and certified as provided by law, upon
examination by competent board of
surgeons duly appointed such pension to
commence at the date of the filing of the
appropriation therefor: that in all appli-
cations under the general pension laws in
cluded in this act, where it appears by the
record of evidence that the applicant was
regularly enlisted and mustered into the
service and served for period of three
months or more, that fact shall be suf-
fcient prinao fdcie evidence that he was
then in good health and free from disease
or cause of disability for which he claims
pension. The motion was ag,e eed to and
the bill passed-yeas, 165; nays, 81.
Adjourned.