The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE.

| WARRINGTON, Dec. 17.-PeGitiOns for
q reduction In the tax on oleOmargarine
were presented by Conger, Cullon, In
gale, Chase, Mitchell, Of Oregon, and
Hoar. Referred to the committee on
agriculture.
A bill was introduced by Morgan to
regulate fees and salaries Of United States
district attorneys in New Mexico and
Arizona.
Butler offered preamble and resolu-
ton reciting the close prox nifty OF Mex
leo and the United States and the desir
ability of maintaining the closest ties Of
friendship between tie two countries
| and providing for the appointment Of
select committee of Eve senators TO visit
the places along the frontier and the Utty
of Mexico with the approval of the Mex
loan government to inquire into and re-
port upon any disturbances that may have
occurred between the citizens Of the tive
countries with power to send for the per-
stenogrApher and such other persons a.
may be necessary and sit during the
recess of congress. Laid on the table.
On motion Of Allison, it was ordered
that when the senate adjourn to-day, 1t
be till Monday.
On motion OF Miller. the senate took
up and passed without discussion and
without division bill for the retirement
and recolnsge Of the trade dollar.
On motion Of ConRer, the house bill to
extend the free delivery system OF the
pOstoffice department passed by the
house on the 9Lb, was taken up and
passed.
The bill (passed by the house on the
9sb) authorizing the employment Of mail
taken up, amended, passed and confer
enCe asked.
Alduch introduced bill to provide
for reduction Of interest on the bonded
dt BIT OF The United States. Referred. It
authorizes the secretary Of the treasury
TO receive four and four and q half per
cent bonds and issue in exchange for
them two and half per cent bonds,
payable in 1907, but not to be subject to
be called in and paid so long as other
higher interest bonds are outstanding,
the two and q halt per cent bonds to be
available as deposits for bank circula-
ton.
Blair moved to take up the bill report
ed by him on the 2Sth of June from the
committee on pensions to give the right
OF trial by jury to pension claimants
whose applications have been rejected.
He made q statement in support Of his
motion.
Edmunds said he would vote against
taking up the bill, because he believed It
TO be imprActic3ble, and that IL would be
Injurious instead of beneficial to the pen
sion claimeDts.
Aldrich, member Of the pension COM
mittee, said that the majority OF that
committee had no knowledge Of and had
not recommended the reporting Of the
bill. He believed the majority Of the
committee was opposed 10 is.
On motion Of HoaE the bill was recon-
mitted.
The substitute agreed upon by the
committee differs from the Blair bin in
this, that while the last mentioned
measure provided for q system Of divls-
able pensions ranging from a 20 ga,
according to the degree OF dependence
or disability Of the Densio1er, the COM
mittee substitute provides for uniform
rae Of $l2 for all honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors now suffering from
disability which incapaci!ates them from
labor to the extent Of reOoeftng them
unable 20 earn . support. and who are
dependent on their daily labor for
support. The committee bill also
includes soldIers and sailors CT all WaTs
in which the United States has been en-
gagged, while the Blair bin was limited In
its ben, fizs 70 soldiers and sailors Of the
rebellion. The second section limits at
tofneys' fees 70 five dollars for each
claim, but Confers Discretionary power
on the commissioner OF pensions 70 ale
low go In certain cases. Il also pro-
Vides that no pension allowed under the
act shall commence prior % the passage
Of the bill. The bill which was incof=
porAted in the substitute measure pro-
vides that In considering the pension
claims of dependent parents the fact and
cause Of death and the fact thai
the soldier left no widow or minor
children, having been shown as required
by law, it shall be necessary only to
show by competent and sufficient eVi-
denee that such parent or parents are
without other present means Of support
than the contributions OF others not
legally bound for their support. No ac-
curate data as 20 the expenditures that