Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-02

doUsE.-ihe naval appropriation bill
passed and the sundry civil appl opriation
bin was considered, discussion taking
place on the financial policy OF the admin,
,stration: .tl Amendments requiring the en-
craving of 81 and So notes were lost.
The house committee on invalid PEN
81 ons agreed to amalgamate the substitute
ior the Blair bill pensioning disabled sol.
diers with the bill to increase Their OF
pension of soldiers who have lost n
LEG or arm, and attach to the combined
bills q clause imposing an income
tax to meet the expenditure involved. The
clause is patterned after the income tax
gress by Gen. Ewing. Statistics collected
q. the time the bill was intr oduced indicat.
ed that q revenue OF S63, 100000 per an
mum could be raised in this way. II the
bill can be passed (under suspension OF
Tules), it is expected by the committee that
it will prepare the way for favorable &C.
ton on the bill to extend the date within
which claims for arrears OF pension may be
filed, as the necessary revenue to pay the
slaims will be available. 4
bENArE.--Senator Edmunds succeeded In
preventing the Iassage OF the bill to pro.
h1blt members OF congress from receiving
lees as counsel for land grant railrond com.
panies. The bill was passed June 10 by q
vote OF 81 to IL. It was recnded by a
vote OF 81 to 21 and sent to the judiciary
committee. The feature of the debate
which lasted the entire afternoon, was d
speech from Mr.. Evarts against the bill.
He paid an tloquent tribute to his profes-
sionan said: ..'+ "A
Nowhere in or out OF the senate was
such a. stigma ever stamped upon it as was
intended by this bill. 1t was an attack up-
on the integrity and Independence OF the
law, an cncroachnent upon its honor and
emoluments. No net Of congress would
make adishonest senator an honest man."
Then Edmunds made his speech, in which
he accused Mr.. Beck OF insulting the su.
preme court with a charge of dishonesty.
There were spicy colloquies throughout the
debate, and good deal OF feeling shown on
both sides. *sa *;@
A bill passed providing for the pay
ment OF steamboat inspectors expens-
es, being ameadatory OF the shipping bill,
lately approved by the president. I.
The president sent nine more messages to
the senate. announcing that he had vetoed
nine more bills granting pensions to SOL
diers, and it is understood that q similar
large pile OF bills in his hands is disposed
OF. %+. .,s5# ... .S5',4 T.
Among the bills vetoed was one granting
pension to Alfred Denney. whose record
showed no disability. but twenty years
after he was discharged he filed claim
alleging that he was injured by Being thrown
forward upon the horn OF his saddle. The
president says: EG.
The number OF instances in which those
OF our soldiers who rode horses during the
war were injured b. being thrown for ward
upon their saddles indicates that these
saddles were dangerous contrivances.
Senator Van Wycl submitted Il proposed
amendment to the bill authorizing the
Union Pacific to construct branch roads
! throughth the states and territories through
which the system OF railroads now oper-
ated by it extends, to add to it the follow
ing proviso: 49, =.
ierc with the collection, nor diminish
the said Union Pacific into the treas
ury under the Thurman act and the
sums to be paid under said Thurman act
shall be ascertained as if this act had not
been passed and without regard to any OBJ
ligations, or pledge OF renewing the guaran-
tee bonds, or subscription OF stock, or OF
any money allowed by this act. d
HousE.-On a motion to consider the re-
port OF the committee on rules, which was
recently discussed, the republicans began
filibustering and continued until adjourn
b on ts Hns
and compensation OF a United States dis
trict Judge for the Southern district OF Al
ALBANIA was taken up. Mr.. Logan moved
as an amendment the provision OF the bill
heretofore passed by the senate fixing all
district judges salaries at $4,000 q year.
Agreed to: the first division (reiating to
salar:es) Ivy a vote OF 80 yeas to 20 nays,
and the second division (prohibiting nepo,
tismI by n viva voce vote. The bill a.
amended was then passed.
l. 1'io bill repeating the pre-emption and
tintter culture laws was then proceeded
with. Passed-yeas 81, nays 20. A com.
nlittee Oi conference was ordered ON the
disagreeing votes Of the two houses on the
bill. -.s.s.,.., 4
Tho Fritz John Porter bill was then laid
before the senate. Mr.. Sewell said: 1t was
the same bill that had passed before.
There was nothing to be said now that
would throw any new light on it's subject
matter. A mere statement OF the tacta
would besufficient. Mr.. Sewell then recited
the salient iacts in the military history oi
Geo. Porter. Mr.. Sewellthad the clerk read q
number Of resolutions Of Grand Army
posts, urging the passage Of the bill.
HousE.-Mr. Long defended President
Adams, OF the Union Pacific Railroad COM
}pany. against charges OF violation Of law
that had been made against him. The
snndry civil bill was considered. a
The house placed an..important amend
ment on the sandry civil bill. An amend.
mo United States notes Of larger denomina-
tion shah be printed to take the place o.
notes of q small denomination Cancelled
and retired. This was adopted. Subse
quently Mr.. Bland offered the following
which was adopted: d. 81 a