The National tribune., 1886-04-29
TIE 18TH CONGRESS.
An Epitome Of the Proceedings of the
Past Week.

Tn ere was very little in Congress last week
of special interest, except the passage Of an I'M
usually large number Of private pension bills,
which are given below. The House spent
large part of the week in discussing the river
and harbor appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cullom (Ill.) introduced a bill Is. 2174l
to egualize the pensions paid to soldiers and
sailors who become totally disabled.
Mr. Anderson Ohio introduced bill "a E.
1897 for the relief of soldiers of the late war,
honorably discharged after six months service.
who are disabled and dependent upon their
own labor for support.
Mr. Frederick (Iowa) introduced bill locat-
ing a branch home for disabled soldiers and
| sailors for Nebraska, Dali gotta and Iowa, at Mar
shailtown, Iowa.
PREFERMENr OF SOLDIERS.
Mr. Storm Pa. J, from the Committee on Civil
! Service Reform, reported to the House bill
amending the statutes SO as to give honorabiy-
discharged soldiers preference in public ap-
pointments. The report says that soldiers and
sailors of the country have for years demanded
| this change in the law, and the committee
| thinks that the demand is just and reasonable.
| A minority report is submitted by Mr.. Glenn
ents (Ga.) and Mr.. Blanchard (La.), in which
| the argument is made that the amendment of
the law would be violation of the alleged
| fundamental principle Of the Civil Service law,
merit ascertained by competitive examination.
ARMY NURSES
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions
| has adopted resolution declaring that the
| committee will consider no bill to pension any
! army nurse unless it is clearly proven that some
| disability was incurred in the service, or that
the person rendered some distinguished service
or served as a nurse without pay. The House
| Committee on War Claims ordered a favorable
report on the bill to direct the Secretary of War
! to examine the claims of United States volun-
| teer female nurses who served in the late war,
and to allow them compensation at the rate Of
| $50 per month, any amount heretofore paid to
| be deducted from the amount found due the NJ.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS
1 The following bills, heretofore passed by the
| House, were last week passed by the Senate,
and only await the signature of the President:
| Daniel Kahn. Co. X, eth Ohio; Augusta M.
Richards, volunteer nurse, $25; Margaret,
mother of Bartlett Flaherty, Co. F, 31st Me-;
| John p Davis, Sergeant, Co. II, 18th n. H., in
crease from $12 to $50; John NJ, father of
| Charles A. Milton, Co. b, I'd n H.; Lois, mother
of Harvey Holt, Co. /, Cd n. H; Amy A., widow
of J. III. Lewis. 18th N. Y. Art. Elizabeth. widow
of Christian Kahler, Cd V. r. c. Cav; Newton
o. Baker, 23d n. Y. battery; Eleanor C.. widow
of John S. Bangham, Co. NJ, 1st n. Y. Art;
| Thomas 6. Newman, Co. x, 9th Mo. Cav; Sarah
L., widow of George Bragg, 151st n. Y; Elmira
NJ, minor child of James Dorman, Co. A, LIST
| Kan, $40 per month till is years old; David G.
Paullus, I'd Ohio, Mexican war; Daniel Connolly,
Co. K. I'd Conn. Art; James Morgan, Co. L,
50th H.; Susan, widow of BENZ. Woolley, Co. c,
Goth Ohio; Nathaniel Taylor, seth n. " Mary
| g., widow Of Amos G. Colby, Co. l. Sd y. H.;
Martha T., widow Of James n. Turncy, Co. II,
| 1st Conn. Cav; John Deienb augh, Co. X, SD
Pa; Catherine, mother OF Ohm Collins Go. q. 9Th
V. r. c.; Anna ID. W., widow of Nicholas Eich-
man, Sergeant, Co. g. 10th Iowa; A. Schuyler
Sutton, Lieutenant Colonel 95th Ohio, increase
! to $40; Amy A, widow of Oliver L. Hurst,
Sergeant, Co. B, 45th Iud Frank Lightner,
Co. C, 65th U. S. c. T.; Charlotte d., widow of
| Brig Gen Marcellus n. Croker, increase from
$50 TO $50; Rachael, mother of Asbury Nickel,
Co. /, 47th Ky. M'td Inf; Isaac Moore. Co. f,
36th Wis; d. p. Simmons. Co. F, Slst Pa;
Elizabeth K, widow of Brevet Brighten. Thos.
f. Gallagher. late Colonel, 18th Pa. Res; Geo.
II. Campbell, Lieutenant Colonel, Tooth H.;
Jeptha Hornbeck, l56th Ohio; E. b. Swccny,
| Signal Corps; Samuel c. Peck, jr., Captain, Co.
| A, 9th Conn; Louisa j., widow of Allen Nc
Farland, Co. E, 12Sth Ohio; Alice s., daughter
of James s. Holbrook, Co. E, 10Th Mass, SIS;
Albert L. Allen, wounded while serving as
special agent of the O. NJ. Department; Rhoda,
mother of Geo. w. Dane, Co. A, 33d Ind; VIM.
Christie Co. A, 18th N. Y. II. a., restoration;
Fred. Bauman, Corporal, Co. B, 103d N. Y;
Phillip d. Campbell, Co. ID, 22d Pa; Margaret
A,widow Of Egbert II. Caswell, Co. K, 3ith Wy;
i
ant, Co. E, 4th Pa. Cav; Benz, father of Adolph
Dubach, Co. K, 10th Kan; Mrs. B. Alters,
| mother of Antoine Brentano, Sergeant Co. B,
18th Kan; Lizzie E., widow Of Geo w. Ceoney,
Co. c, 22d Iowa; J. Francis Hopper, Captain,
Co. C, 9th Mo. Cav; Geo. w. Smith, Co. L, 40th
Iowa, increase to $24; John w. Thornton, for
| wounds received in defending the city of
Lawrence, Kan, during the Qusntrell raid !;
Silas s. White, Co. G, 18th n. Y, $lS Emeline,
| widow Of Danl s. Crawford, Co. A, 47th Pa;
Simmons w. Harden, Co. L, LIST Iowa Cav, SIS;
Mrs. M. A. Bickerdkye, nurse SOS; J. F. Bruner,
Assistant Surgeon, 9TH Mo. Cav: Philomena E.,
| daughter OF Jno. Nolan, Co. ID, 33d Mass, $1S;
! Geo. A. Roberts, Minnesota Militia, for service
| during the attack of hostile Sioux Indians in
1862; Geo. W. Flint, Co. d, 57th No.: Robt.
Moran, Lieutenant Colonel, I'd w. Va, increase
to $45; Isaac Chenoweth, First Sergeant, Co.
+, Both Mo-; Andrew j. Fuller, Co. |, lst Mo-;
| Anthony Harsel, Captain, Co. ID, 48th Mo-;
Elizabeth, widow Of Lewis Lehman, Ordnance
Sergeant, U. S. A, S25; Sarah, mother of
| Christian G.. MANI, alias John Stevens, Co. II,
! 9th n. Y; Timothy, father of Wilkinson w.
Paige, Captain. Co. NJ, 10th n. Y. Cav; Thos.
NJ. Commuck, Co. II, 29th Wis; Lydia A., widow
of John W. Nelson, Co. K, 18th n. H.; Kate.
widow Of Philip Amann, Co. d, 18th Pa;
Polly, mother of Herman Beden, Co. Z, 9th VT;
Betsey, widow of Jesse Martin, Vermont Mill
| tia, war of 1872; Rich. Gear, Co. G, Goth Iowa,
increase to S72; Mary Ann, widow of John
| Murphy, u. s. Navy; Thos. Ferguson, Co. &,
9lst Ind; Rinaldo T. Somes, Lieutenant, Co. l,
9Th n. H.; Vim. Bridges, jr Co. ], 18th VT;
Cornelia W., widow of Edmund c. Ellis, u S.
Navy; Mary E.. wid' w of Thos. Snow, Captain,
I'd n. H.: Andrew J. Hill, Adjutant, Sd n H.,
increase 10 $l7; Sarah A., mother of L. J.
| Gettis, alias Lewis j. Mccoy, Co. /, 30th Iowa;
| VIM. j. Sufall, Co. i, 2Ist Ind; Chas. W.
Mnnix, Co. i, l4th KY; Phcbe, widow of
John b. Saunders, Co. K, 143d N. Y;
Louis A. Thornbury, Sergeant, 18th KY:
James L. Caskey, Co. G, A5th Ky. MID Inf;
Thos. Askew, of Tyrrell Co., n. c., wounded at
Plymouth, n. c. in 1854 Arson b. Sans, I'd
| n. q. MID Inf; Peter +. Saeman, Co. /, 18th
Pa Reserves; Fidelia A., widow of Charles S.
Cheney, Co. G, 9th Pa. Reserves; Delilah, wild
ow of Th0s II. Knill. Co. ID, I'd Wis; Mary s.,
mother of Thos. Douglas Co. G. ID he. Cav;
Clayton f. Rogers, Captain, 59th Wis., Sarah A.,
mother OF Rich. b. Lowell. Co. +, lst Wis; Bru-
ner u. Hyatt Co. ID, 18th Wis; Jno L. Hunter,
Co l, LIST Mimi. Med Rangers Geo. Wells, Co.
i, 1G9th n. Y. Robert Monahan, Co. b. 23d
Wis; Jno. w. Robson, 9th Wis. battery; Elijah
w. Putncy, Co. i, I'd MINI. Cav; Sias James
Co. ID, 18th Mich; Saml j. Brown, Inspector of
Scouts, U. s. A.; Frederick Bother, Co. l, Sth
n. Y; Norman S. Bull, Sergeant, Co. C, 9th
Wis, $50; John H. Barry, 18th Mass. battery;
Andrew j. Putnam Co. 4, 18th Pa; Josiah
B., father of Alonzo W. Smell, Co. G, 3Oth
Me-; Elizabeth, widow of John Sullivan,
Co. ii, Sd Mass. Cav; Mary widow of
John Murphy, Co. K, 10Th N H;
Louis Abear, Co. I'll. 9th Mich. Cav; August