Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
A Vote to Increase Pensions from y
to &I2 per Month.

WASHINGTON, Feb, Tn the Senate
to-day Ar. Sherman, from the COm1ittee
on Library, reported a joint resolution
accepting tae offer nade to the govern
ment by William "a, Vanderbilt 2nd Mrs.
Grsat Of the swords, medals, bronZes,
paintings and other articles of value pre-
scented To Gen. U. S. Grant by various gov
eTnmcnts of the world as tokens OF appre-
citation OF his HiustriOus character as q
soldier and statesman.
The resolution expresses the thanks OF Con-
gress TO Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Grant, ana
provides that the articles be placed IN Ch2f2e
cf the LibrariEn of Congress, che Secretary Of
War, however, to receive them for safe keep
ing until proper repository may be provided
fOF them in the Congressional library. The
resolution was read three times and passed.
On motion of Mr.. HOar the chair was aue
/ thOrized 10 appoint two te lers to act on the
part of the Senate on the occasion OF t2e
count of the Presidential vote Feb. II, 1885.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, called up
the bill to authorize the she placing on the re
| tired list of privates aAd cOn-commissioned
officers Of the United States army who have
served thirty years or orgpward. 1t was passed
by 81 yeas to nays, the nays being Messrs.
Coke, Coiduitt. Harris salisbury and Vest.
Ar. Mitchell then called up private pension
bills clready favOrably reported and on the
calendar. They were taken up. Among these
bills passed were those granting pension to
Mrs. Halpine, widow of Charles @. Ealpiue
| Miles O'RenlY), and increasing the pensi on
of the widow of Gen. George ii. Thomas to
$1,000 year.
INCREASED PENSIONS,
BIr. NanWyc moved an amendment to one
Of the private pension bills providing that all
! soldiers, widows or minor children who by
the existing law are, or may beceHe, entitled
| to s. month. shall in the future receive Sl2.
/ Mt. auWyCk explained that the provision
/ YVES the same az that which the
/ Senate had put in the private pension bill.
/ There seemed to be nO O her chance, Mr.. Van
1sa7H IN la 80 cra
| numbeT Of deserving people who were now re
ceVinE a pittance OF - per month.
MIR. VanW yck's amendment was agreed to
/ by 3i " rs to y nays. THOSE voting in the
negative were: Messrs Bay ard, Beck, Chace,
/ Cockrell. Coke, Fair. Harris. MaXey, Morgan,
I Ridd'eDerger. salisbury and Vest.
MIR. Mitchell mOvcd 10 add to the II fur
/ ther provisions OF the Mexican penIon bill,
/ namely:
I J.. That in considering cases Of dependent
/ parents, it shall be sufficient to show that
such parents are without other means Of
T comfortable support tbaH their own manual
! labor or contributions from persons not legally
/ bound for their support.
p That proof that the applicant was regu-
! iariY mustered into service shall he presump-
+ tive evidence Of s0undncss al the time, but
/ subject TO Tebuttal
2. That no person shaI lie entitled to more
. than one pension at a time unless specially
/ declared by act of Congress, These amend
ments were agreed TO by 80 yeas to II nays.
I IhOse voting IN the negative were MeSsrS.
/ Bayard, Beck, cali. COckrell. Coke, COlquitt,
Fair, G.rland HAMPTON, Harris, Jackson,
Maxey, Morgan, Riddleberger, salisbury,
! Slater and Vest.
Private pension bills were then concluded.
I The Chair named MessTs. HOar and Pendle
/ ton as tellers on the part of the Senate in the
J CONT of the electoral vote on Wednesday
| next.
Alr. Jones. OF Florida, presented the creden-
| uals Of the rec ection o. senator Call They
( were filed.
After an executive session the Senate adj
I jJUrned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to day Mr.. Reagan, of Texas,
! asked unanimous consent to take from the
I Speakers table the inter- state commerce
/ bill, with the Senate amendments thereto, for
! the purpose of non-concurring in those
! ameIdments, but Mr.. O'Neill, Of Pennsylya-
! MA. objected.
The House then proceeded 70 consideration
{ of business under the sre-iat rule.
Mr.. Gibson, of West Virginia, rose to q
| question of privilege and cndCavOred to be
heard in regard To yesterdays dispute be
tween Messrs. Young aud Willis, but as he
4 had not been Immediately concerned in the
Z matter he was not allowed to proceed.
Mr.. Young, of Tennessee, then rose to a
question of personal privilege and explained
/ that he discovered by tO-day's EecOrd, and
had also been assured by friends who heard
him, that he had yesterday made some state
| ments in regard to the members of the River
and HarbOr Committee which were too
! sweeping, and he explained what he had in
! tended to say. He thus modified his remarks
so as to remove any imputation offensive to
! Chairman Willis.
Mr.. Willis said that 4 number of gentlemen
had called his attention to the fact that the
! language he employed yesterday might be sus-
| ceptible Of harsher construction than he in
/ tended. He wished to disclaim now any
! intention of lmputing personal dishOnor to
! the gentleman from Tennessee.
THE STATEMENT EXPECTED.
! Mr.. Young said that he expected such a
/ statement from the gentleman. He had not
! believed that the gentl eman intended to re-
fleet upon him.
! On motion OF Mr.. Willis a recess was or
! dered from O'Clock to-day to 10 O'Clock
! Monday, aud the House then at O'Clock went
! into committee Of the whole with Mr.. Ham
mOnd, Of Georgia, in the chair, on the river
and harbOr bIi.
! Mr.. DibbIe, Of South Carolina, offered an
! amendment increasing from Sl50,0)O to $780,
| 600 the appropriation for the improvement Of
/ the harbOr at Charleston, ;. G.. 1t was lost
: by vote Of 81 to 73.
large number Of amendments were Of
I terCdibut they were sevCrally voted down.
/ At 5 o'clock Ar. TOWnshend Of Illinois, moved
that the committee rise. lie wished to move
thar the House adjourn. having been advised
that IL was the intention Of the friends of the
river and harb0r bill to continue this legisla-
tive day throughout Monday, and thus crowd
out the regular appropriation bills. The mo-
ticn was lost.
Mr.. Holman. of Indiana, moved to amend
so as TO provide that money appropriated for
New Orleans haTDor shall be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of war, instead
of under the jurisdiction Of the Mississippi
River Commission. This was agreed to by a
vote OF II to 80.
Hepburn, of Iowa, the vote stood 53 to 67, 10
quorum ard the committee rose.
The House then at o'clock took recess un-
til 10 O'Clock Monday morning.