Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-09

hand or foot shall be s35 a month, and II the
loss shall be within six inches OF the elbow OF
knee Joint or in such other way to make eQua
disability the rate shall be $40 a month. The
third Dill repealS the limitation OF arrearages act
The bill practically reviews what was known as
the arrearages act 1t provides that all pensioners
stoned shall be entitled TO pension from the date
or discharge from the L. s. service, provided the
disability was contracted In the service and in the
line OF duty.
INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF LINE OF ARMY.
The bill intrOducedb by Senator Manderson yester
day 10 increase the efficiency OF the officers OF the
army provides that promotions OF officers OF an
tilery cavalry or infantry below the rank OF field
Oif1cerS shall take place only after they shall
have been examined and approved by board o.
olcers OF those arms OF the service, respectively
II an officer fail in such examination he shall bt
suspended from promotion for one year, when h
snail be re-eNamined- In case of failure
on such re-examination he shall be dismissed from
the service: 1t is provided, however, that al
o1hcers or the army who have served as Officers IL
the volunteer force Or as enlisted men in The
armies OF the United States. regular or volunteer
during the war OF the rebellion shall, I'm case O
failure on re-eXaminatiOn be retired from active
strued as to limit or restrict the retirement o
officers as provided for i'm the bill.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS COMMITTEES
met to-day and decided to press the bill for the
extension OF the time on the Union Pacific debt
But as the bill is now In such favorable position
rather than to run the rts'. OF provoking antagon
isns by urging it out or order.
GALL MAHoNE's FAULT"
Senator Riddleberger remarked to an inquirer
this morning that he contemplated no further
action in regard to the appointment OF page al
the instance OF Senator Mahone whom he (Riddle
berger had recommended for the place. He said
1t was sail Mahone's fault anyhow"
WANTS THE BOOKS LABELED.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. COckrell introduced q
bill to require the public printer to include ON the
backs of public documents, with the title some
thing to Indicate the contents. He said that FOL
instance, there are five volumes OF the Secretary
OF the Interiors reports for 1885, each containing
different documents; that all are bound alike and
inscribed alike on the back. Hence when the
books are in a library, all must be examined in
order order TO TO find any given document they contain
ing and Mr.. Cockrel hoped that committee would
give II early attention.
POSTAL MATTERS.
The chairman OF the post office committee OF the
House was to-day instructed by that committee tC
endeavOr to secure immediate consideration by
the House for the bill extending the free delivery
system TO towns OF 10000 Inhabitants or towns re.
turning $4,000 postal revenues, and the bill
authorizing The employment OF mail messengers
In the postal service.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
to-day nOn-concurred in the Senate amendments
to the House bill taxing the fractional parts OF
gallon OF spirits. The effect OF the Senate amend.
ments was to provide for fertilization Of wines i'm.
tended for export. Representative Boutelle'S bill
to admit free of duty materials TO De used in re-
building the town OF EastpOrt, Me-, was referred
to a subcommittee.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
p The House committee on Indians affairs to-day
completed the Indian appropriation bill and 1t
Will be reported to the House soon as it can be
printed In its present shape the bill provides for
total appropriation OF s., 17S, 600, which is re-
ductfOn OF $3.50, 900 as compared with the appro-
priation for the current year, and $48O 900 below
the estimates submitted by the Interior depart
ment. The principal reductions were $4,000 in
the estimates for Indian schools Uhe effect OF
which is to curtail only the fund available
school buildings; s15O.OOO in the appropriation
Tor the support and civilization OF the Sioux, and
$25, 900 In the appropriation for the maintenance
ana civilization OF the NavaJoes. With these ex-
ceptiOnS the estimates submitted by the Secretary
OF the Interior were generally accepted the
basis OF the appropriations.
In the House yesterday, after Mr.. Dibble had
advocated the passage OF the electoral count bill
reported by the minority, Mr.. Cooper, OF Ohio,
spoke in favor OF the majority bill. Mr.. Eden, OF
Illinois. favored the amendments proposed by the
House committee.