Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
ProeeedIngs Of the senate
and House.


Attorney C1EkhilL
WasHEor0z, July "a very larRg
numbeE Of positions ware presented b
/ VnFioas Senators praying for the pass
aes of bills forfeilinR land grants. The
/ petitions are all uniform and are ihoss
that have been gotten up and signsd
thEo1Rh the exertiona Of the kaiehts Of
Labor.
Ths senate then proceeded 10 con.
sider amendmenfs 70 The River and Har-
Dor biii. nnd after an executive session
adjourned.
WAszrNaruR, Jnls 6-Petitions weEe
presented from Psnnsyivania knights
| of Labor asking for legislation % pro.
mnte the Interests Of labor.
The morning hour having been dis
/ panasd With, the Heuaa went inte com
mittss of the Whole. Hammond, Of
| 0earqia, In tia chair, on the General
Deficiency Appropriation bill.
Belmont, OF Now York, called atten.
tioa 20 the fact that the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill carried
an appropriation Of $l50.O00 for the
contingent expenses Of eonsalates &c
against ell0, 0,c0e made IN the bill Of last
year.
Cannon offered al amendment ap-
propriatine e37 $50 70 meet the den
cienoiss on salaries Of Ministers and
Charges d'AGair8. greed 20.
On motion Of Belmont, Of New York,
the appropriation 10 supply the def
cieneies in contingent expenses Of Con-
suiates for the year 1855 vas increased
from $1,000 to $4,000 and for the
years 1884 and 1885 sfEom $3.50 70
937, ,1l6.
On motion Of Belmont, amendments
we're adopted appr0priating various
small sums 10 meet special deficiencies
IN the Consular service.
The committee then ross and reported
the bill 20 the Heuae. The hrst vote
was taken on an amendment for the
payment Of the Old Colony 4 Pacific
Nail Steamship Companies Tor the
transportation Of marines 10 AEpinwall
in 1855. Il vas agreed 70 by yeas ll6,
nays SO.
Adjourned.
The President and His vetoes.
The Presidents today transmitted 10
the House messages announcing his
disapprovAl Of certain private pensions
and Of the bill providing for the cree
tion Of public buildings at Duluth, Min
nesota. The last named is vetoed. the
President says, because he h entirely
satisfied that the building provid for is
rot Immediately necessary, and be adds.
Not q littls legislation has lately been
perfected, and very likely moe will be
necessary, 30 increase misoaloulateo ap-
preparations for and 70 correct blunders
in tbs construction OF many pabllc
buildings SOW IN process Of erection"
Leads w .Soaudland filed his declarat-
ion for pension in 1884. .alle2ing that be
contracted the chronic diaFfhea In the
Black Hawk var. The records show
that he served from April IS, 1888, 10
May IS, 1882. In vetoing the bill for his
relief, the President says: Il am inelin-
ed to think it would haye been Q foFtu-
nate thing II In this case 1t c0aid have
been demonstrated that q man could
thrive 90 we'll With chronic diarFhea for
ffty.tWo years Of bis existenos, as the
case OF this good old gentleman would
prove. We should then have less Of it
IN claims for pensions. As TO the facts
in this case, there is no disability which
can be traced to forty days military
service Of hfty-four years age, and
think little. II any, more inhrmity than
is usually found IN men Of the age OF
the claimant
IN vetoine the bill granting q pension
10 Francis DaminR, who claims that be
contracted blindness as the result OF
rheumatism incurred in the service, the
President saws, "There seems TO be no
testimony showing the soldiers condi-
ton FROM the time Of his discharge TO
1850, 9 period Of fifteen years" Tbs
PreNida1t continues, after nineteen
years had elapsed since bis discharge
from the army, pension ia claimed Tor
him upon the very shad0Wy allegation
OF the ineurFence OF rheumakism while
ia the service, coupled With the start
ling proposition that this rheumatism
resulted iust previous 10 his application
10 blindness. Upon medical examina-
ton II appeared that his blindness vas
caused BY amOufesiss which 10
generally accepted as an afiiio-
tioR Of the optic nerve. / am
satisfied that q fair examination
OF the facts in this CASE Iusttfleg the
statement that the bill under eonsideFa-
tian can rest only on the ground that
aid should Be- furnished ts this ex-sOl-
aier beoauss be served In the army and
beoauss be 9 long time thereafter be
came blind, disabled and dependent.
None Of us are entitled 10 credii for ex-
trsrae tenderness and consideration to-
ward those who fought their countEy's
battles. These are sentiments common
10 ali good citizens. They should lead
20 the NEST benevolent care 90 the part
Of the Government, and 10 charity and
mercy In private life. The blatant,
noisy self assertion Of thosa who from
motives that may well Be suspected de-
clare themselves above all others friends
Of the soldier, cannot disoredit neF
helittle che calm. steady, aheetionate
regard OF q grateful nation. LeRiala-
ton has been a. the present session Of
Congress perfected which considerably
increases the rate % pensions aad 10
eegtain cases appropriations have also
been made OF large sans for the sap
pora Of National homes where sick, dis
abled and needy soldiers are cared tor,
and within q few days . liberal sum
hes been apprOpFiated for the enlarge.
ment and increased acoomme edation and
aonvsnienOs OF these tnstitatious. All
thia Il no more taan should Be done,
bat with ali this and With the blunders
Of special acts which have bean paslsd
granting pensioastn Gases ueere. for my
part, am willing % eonfess that SYM
pathy rather than iadgment has often
led % The discovery OF . felation b.
tween iuinry or death and military SER
vics. an eonstFained b. . sanse oG
pablio duty % intsFposs against this
method Of expending paolic money
Restored % she AFmy.
WAsHnGrox. Juiy 6.-fhe President
tsdav nominated Fitz John Porter, late
colonel % the Fagtsenfh Infantry 10 be
4 colonel IN the army Of tbs United
states. IN mAkibe ths above nominA-
tion the President said; In accord.
aaos With an So Of Congress appFsVsd
July 1, 1855, nominala tie psrson
kersfn narned for appointment Ia the
army Of ths United stAtea. kstz John
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