Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-26
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WASHINGTON, May q, 1856
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grcss for The establishment Of q nAEy-yard
az New Orleans. Referred.
I Mr. Harrison reported fsyorahly The blu
Z 20 authorize the appointment Of an ADM
| iional acknowledgement o. the Ermy with The
rank Of msior % cavalry. The BIZ was
| plsceo on the calendar.
In introducing dis tall NJ. Harrison said
I that IL placed St IN the rover Of the Presi-
! dent 20 recognize the services Of Lleuten-
| ant A. ". GTeciy. he was therefore in
sirutfed by the Committee on Nliitary Al
I fairs % report adversely The bin heretofore
/ introduced 10 authorize the retirement Of
1 that oflcer. The latter bill was Indefinitely
/ postponed.
on motion q Mr.. sawyer, the private
f4p.ifu case WIS then taken up and pro
e, eded with. The bin giYes $50 month
% soldiers and sailors who lot one foot or
one land IN TIE service s3G 70 those who
lost ST. arm above The elbow. q leg above
The knee: S85 70 those " 10 lost an arm a
the sbouidfT-ioipi. or a leg al the hip
JOINT.
Mr.. seuell said the bin would increase
The pension expenditure Sl,6ol,792 3
year.
Mr.. Miller offered 40 amendment extend
ing the VToyisiens II the bin 20 "a 70 in
cude among The Sfj peDsi0Ders the eases
cf mfn WhCse les have been aInpuiaied 40
near the hip joint a. % prevent the use Of
a. artificial limb. The amendment was
agreed D.. ard a. % amended The oIl was
p2ssed.
Daring the consideration Of the private
pepsion bill Mr.. iDgnlis severely crit ,iseG
General Black. Commissioner 81 Pensions.
declaring Linn 10 D. IN " impos,or " whom
Congress granted the highest pension rate
70 on the false allegations 81 biz being
..wr,ck." lie protested against General
Blacks enjoyment 81 such pension while
opposing PENSIONS % other soldiers.
Mr.. Cockreu defended General Blaek's
administration Of his Office citing figures
30 show that more claims were allowed
each year under bis administration than IN
auv yeur 10 any former administration. II
Nj. ingalls, believed General Blacks PEN
sion unjust. be- lngallsl should Introduce
3 ldll D. discontinue The pension.
Nj VOORHEES, warmly defended General
Black. and with energy and emphasis de-
rifd that there had been any false aileg9-
lions IN the matter al Bis application for
ptnsion. He represented General Black =
condition 81 The time - one q absolute and
complete disability and biz survival and re-
coytry was " holly unexpected and extra
ordinary.
Mr.. Logan would not Sly that General
Beck was not entitled % b. pcn-,oa. ont
sXVrossed he hope iimi the Pension Office
would be- administered II sympathy with
wounded -oi0icrs.
The uTeeucy-dcbcirncy bill conference
report was submitted. and. on motion o.
Nr. Allison. agreed 70.
The bankruptcy bl was then taken up
and debated until adjournment, M. Ie'i-r
speaking bgaibs The bH! and Mr.. Hoar 20
~ favor.
At 4.2j. on motion o. Mr.. ingalls,. the
ssna.e went into executive session. j.
tai an hour TIE doors were reOpcned anl
The senate adjourned.
HOuse Of Representatives
The SPEAKER announced the Appointment
q Nessr,. Dingley 81 Maine. Dunn 81 A.
kansas. ana McMDlin % Tennessee. o., con-
fcrrees on the Shipping bill.
After vain aitempt 10 arrive at some
determination g, 10 the order Of business
10 bt pursued during the remainder Of
The wccL The House went into COMMITTEE
q The Whole Nj. Springer, of Illinois. ID
TIE clair GA The oie0margarlDe bill.
hr. MiliTd. Of New York. gave his
hearty support u the tin. and quoted Sta
tisuc. % show tie injury which DE manu-
fGcturo 81 bogus butter had worked upon
uefxVOTtatiou of American dairy products.
Nj. Cannon. % llmoi.. had 10 scruplc
abogt supporting the bill. even though ID
were said that II discrim.n2led in favor Of
one industry and against another.
Nj. Hammond. ~ Georgia. did not con-
tend that the ill was in itself uDcon stitu-
tiunal. 4 man WHO voted for 10 hecause he
wanted 10 raise taxes could east an honest
vote without violating the Constitution;
bli a man who cid not vote fOr II 20 raise
take. hut onlg 10 suppress one industry IN
isN or q better one, pr0stltute1 the taxing
I,Ower 81 The Constitution.
NJ. Kelley. 81 Penusy wanna, Was opposed
10 adding 10 the resources of the Treasury
that 80 overlooked with wealth a. 10 make
Congress erect coUTJ-hcuses here 20 courts
were held: 90 construct cust0m-bOuses
where no customs were collected; 10 AZ
TOiLt commissions 20 inquire whether ceT-
tam supposed streams should be dceDened
ard broadened for nayigabie purposes. or
-mooibed down 70 make q base for Tuil-
road. The Government did not want any
additional revenue.
Mr.. Mills. Of Texas. said thai u the
grievances which had led % the presenis-
ton Of toe hilj had come before his state
Legislature il would have required the
roapufAgurcr 10 brand his product with ~
real character. 80 that every man might
knowingly eat oieo1 arCarine ~ iet !; alone.
But that was not the purpose Of this bill.
and Congress had no right % destroy one
industry 10 build up another.
Nj. Tucker. oi Virgins, maintained that
il was not proper 70 attempt through The
tariff law 10 destroy an industry; 10 III
tempt 10 DO indirecile what could not be
done GrCctly. The revenue that would De
raised under this bill was not needed.
There wa, a germ In this measure OF The
power claimed iv Congress Of interfering
with AL the industries Of all the States. he
vas opposed % u, moi on any technical
coIstifulouai ground. bui on the broad
constitutional ground that II broke
down The line q demW6stlon between
STATE AID ederul power. lie admitted
that Congress, had constitutional power
10 lav b tx on oleomGrgrine bur for what
pprUOst To raise rev venue. But u could
mol use tire power delegated to II rs trust
for one purpose IOT some other purpose.
Te va. opposed % the continuance o. III
trfnuLreS enue taxation. because III III yer!
nctuTe il was inquisitoriGl. The tendenc!
D. the increase Of tlnd sysiein was an alarm
inr feGtmC If the bin. The vote which
had >eni Tins measure % the Committee on
Aeucuture instead % The Committee on
WAYS and Means had been a declaration
that il was not 2 revenue bill, bu' only one
& break down IN industry.
Nj. FREDERICK, Of Iowa earnestly aaTo-
Gated ihe bill
Mr.. Hepburn. Of Iowa. supported The
bll BE went Oh 20 denOunce the methods
Nv " Inch oleomargarine found market
declaring thai none Of il was sold under IL
prupsr name.
This declaration Was earnestly denied by
M Law Ter, Oi Illinois. ana noisy oohoquy
upOu ttis point tool place between the Two
gentlemen. IN which Mr.. Fredencks took q
hand with the assertion thai Chicago wa
80 used 20 fraud thai il wanted 20 palm Il
od on The whole country. daughter
MI LAWYER did not relish this attack upon
biz city. and replied With THE declaration
thai Chicago to-day was one Of tie most
healthy cities In the United states; that -
death rate was les than that OF any other
city In tie United states.
e Il went up little the other day" sug-
geaed Mr. Reed.
Not bfi o. II. replied Mr.. LAWYER
Nj Frederick remarked thai the people
Of Chicago could not afford 90 die; they
were TOO dsyilish mean 10 die.
Nj, StruOie suggested thai the reason
was they knew they were going % bell and
did not want 20 die On that account.
Iangllier.]
Nj Henderson, Of Iowa, regretted that