The Portland daily press., 1885-02-09
XLVIIIth Congress--2d Session
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, Feb. Z.
In the Senate today Mr.. Cameron of PennsyI-
vapa called up the bill to authorize retired list
for privates and non-commissiened officers of the
United States army who have served thirty years or
upwards with 20 per cent of their pay received at
date Of retirement.
Mr.. Saulsbury was opposed to having SO many re-
tired lists OF persons to be supported out of
collected from the people.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Salisbury what he would do
with soldiers who had served thirty years.
Mr.. Salisbury said he would let them do as other
people did, take care of themselves.
Mr. Hoar said he supposed the Senator from
Delaware would discharge the soldier if he were dis
abled at the end of 80 years.
Mr. Maxey favored the bill. He said one of the
difhculties of our army system was that officers
drawing high salaries had their old age provided for
by the government while the soldiers who served
the country with the same fathfulness to duty and
drew small pay. were without such provision.
The bill was passed-yeas 81, NAYS s..
The chair laid before the Senate new set of Gre
dentlals OF the election OF Wm ID. Evarts senator
elect from the State of New York. They were read
and fled.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on the library.
reported joint resolution accepting the offer made
to the government by William ii. Vanderbilt and
Mrs. Grant of the swords, medals. bronzes and
other articles of value presented to Gen. Grant by
the various governments of the world tokens of
appreciation OF his ustrious character as soldier
ana statesman. Inc resolution expressed the
thanks of Congress to Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Grant, and provides that the articles be placed in
charge OF the Librarian of Congress- the Secretary
OF War however to receive them for safe keeping
until proper repository may be provided for them
in the congressional library. The Joint resolution
was read three times and passed.
Among the bills considered was one granting ar
rears OF pensions to Mrs. Nancy B. Leach of New
Hampshire.
The pension was granted from the time the papers
were filed. The bill was passed.
Ihe 6ii to increase the pension of the widow of
Major General George III. Thomas gave rise to some
discussion. but it was passed as it came from the
House 1t makes the pension $1,000 year.
Mr Van Wyck moved an amendment to one Of
the private pension bills, providing that all soldiers
widows or minor childrOn who, by existing law are
or may become entitled to $S month. shall in fu
the provision was the same as that which the SEN
ate has put into the Mexican pension bill. tThere
seems to be no other chance" Mr.. Van Wyck said
"to get justice done to large number of deserving
people who were now receiving the pittance of So a
month"
Mr. Blair thought the amendment might defeat
the Mexican pension bill.
Mr. Van Wyck said it was already substantially
defeated. Neither the Mexican Soldiers nor any
others would receive anything from the House be-
fore the 4th of March.
Mr. Van Wyck's amendment was agreed to-yeas
Mr. Mitchell moved to add to the bill further pro-
visions OF the Mexican pension bill First that in
consderng the cases of depending parents it shall
be sufficient to show that such parents are without
other means Of comfortable support than their own
manual labor or contributions from persons not le-
gally bound for their support; second that proof
that the applicant regularly mustered into SER
vice shall be presumptve evidence of soundness at
tne time, put subject to rebuttal; and, third that
no person snail be entitled to more than one peu-
Congress.
IT.
The chair named Messrs Hoar and Pendleton az
teers on the part OF the Senate in the count of the
electoral vote on Wednesday next.
MIR. Jones of Florida presented the credentials of
re- election of Senator Call. Filed
On motion OF Mr., Plumb the Senate then took
up the District of Columbia appropriation bill,
which. after some amendments OF detail, was
passed.
After brief executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
In the House. Mr.. Singleton of Mississippi, from
the committee on the library, reported back Joint
resolution extending the thanks OF Congress to
Capt M. A. Healy and his associate officers of the
revenue marine steamer Corwin. 1t was put on the
calendar.
Mr. Reagan OF Texas asked unanimous consent to
take from the Speakers table the interstate COM
meree bill with the Senate amendments thereto for
the purpose Of refusing to concur in those amend
ments put Mr. O'Neill of Pennsylvania objected.
MIR. Russell of Massachusetts called up the bill
amending sec 3019 of the revised statutes SO as to
read as follows:
SECT. 3o19. There shall be allowed on all arsi-
cles wholly manufactured Of material imported on
Whlch duties have been paid when exported draw
pacK equal In amount to the duty paid on such ma
terlSI ana no more, to be ascertained under such
IegqaIons as shall be prescribed by the Secretary
tne treasury, and all provisions of the law in
nOt 0MAtu lS noreDy repealed.
Mr MILLS OF Texas spoke in opposition to the bill
ana tne gentemen on the Democratic side who are
always ready to object the drop of the hat
in their seats in body, and defeated the consdera
ton OF the measure.
NY; Young OF Tennessee, rising to a question OF
| privilege, corrected certain remarks made by him
Yesterday upon the river and harbor committee and
Mr. Willis followed retracting his words in reply to
Mr. Findlsy of Maryland offered an amendment
| increasing from $75, 900 to 100000 the appro-
Prlatlon Tor the improvement of Baltimore harbor.
| Mr Holman OF Indiana moved to amend SO as to
proYloe That the money appropriated for New Or
leans nsrDor shall beexpended under the direction
OF tne Secretary of War, instead of under the di-
| toll to go.
Mr. Hepburn of Iowa offered an amendment pro
nloltng the expenditure of any of the money in the
erecIlon, maintenance. repair or paving of levees
OF IN Ihe grading or the revetement of the banks OF
| municipalities.
| On The amendment the committee stood 55 to 81
| noguorum and the committee rose.
| The House then, at O'Clock, took q recess until
Io O'Clock Monday morning.
A farmers national congress will meet Tuesday
| next at the exposition building in New Orleans
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