St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-07
ROUTINE REPORT.
The senate.


The chair laid before the senate the
credentials Of reelection of Senator Ingalls,,
also letter from the secretary of the treas
ury recommending on the basis Of the re-
ports Of the supervising architect OF the
treasury that the limit Of the appropriations
Tor the erection OF the public building mt
Louisville, Ky. be- increased tn 81, 500 900;
also le ter from the postmaster general tx
planning that the erasurc on the document
sent the senate relating to tine history OF tie
railway mail service had been made In
final revision nud before the signature re-
ported by the general superintendent Of that
service. Tue reason WAS that the matter
erased contained an Inference which it was
believed best 10 permit the readers to make
iur themselves, all facts upon which it was
based being fully set forth in the document.
\ resolution was offered by Senator Sewell
calling upon the secretary OF war To report to
the senate whether any plans or preparations
have been matured by the engineer corps OF
the army or by the war department for de-
Tending the harburs on our sea coast aud
lakes,by torprdoes or otherwise.in case of sud
den war with ans foreign power, aud II tor
pedo stations have been established for such
defense. Referred.
CNNNAti AfAlltl AsNNtA huQ EtftlNEu undnl-
nous consent 10 deliver au address on tue
woman suffrage constitutional amendment,
which be proceeded 20 DO at sumr length.
Ii was agreed that the senate shall meet at
IL a. m. on and after Monday next
The biil 10 regulate the fees Of pension
agents and attorneys was tneu taken up.
senator Beck said in 1854 the pension
agents wanted their fees increased To SIS,
but both houses Of congress declined to in
crease them; yet In the conference commit
tee the fees were increased.
senator Allison said it was due to the con
ference committee 10 say that. as be (AIlson)
understood tue matter, the peusion con-
missioner aud SECRETARY Of the Interior
recommended or approved the legislation re-
irrtvd 70.
Senator Beck said these officers had no
business to recommend" measures after
ho;h houses of congress had distinctly de-
cljned 10 pass them. When the conference
committee Icy that sct opened ~ ali cases
between lS5S aud 1854. they were takiug
Out Of the packets Of the pensioners 81. 5GS. =
$50 tou 2S9, 500 claims then peud:ng). and
II the I3S, 12S eases that had been rejected but
were still being pressed. shogld be restored
(which vas not impossi5ie) there would be a
further sum which that bill would allow 10 De
squeezed cut OF thc pensioners amounting 20
s.. .0S0. 600, making total 81 S5.674, 695. OF
which the pensioners were rubbed. The
pension attorneys had agreed TO do the work
Tor $40 sud most Of the contracts requiring
SaS were fraudulent and made under duress
After furtbcr discussion the bill was passed
without division.
The consular aud diplomatic bin was then
called up aud passed
The oaa,r then laid before the senate The
anu-silvrr coioaEe bin, but without further
action TIE senate wcnt into executive session
aud when the doors rcopeued sijoaruet.
leaving that bill as unduisasi busiaess for
tomorrow.