Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-04-22

the point thai the committee was HOl tleal-
ing the minority with courtesy in thus sum-
marily disposing of the bill, the members
reconsidered the vote and took up the first
section, pending a consideration of which
the hour of twelve was reached and the
committee adjourned, leaving the bill I'M
finished business to be taken up at to-mor-
rows meeting.
THE MEXICAN PENSION BILL.
The following is the text of the bill to
pension survivors of the Mexican war, as
passed in the House of Representatives by
a vote of l5S to 6S:
Section l. That the secretary of the in
terror be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to place the names of all surviving
| officers, soldiers and sailors who enlisted
and served in the war with Mexico for any
period during the years 1916, 1916, lS47 and
ls4S and were honorably discharged, or their
surviving widows, on the pension roll at
the rate of $500 per month, from and after
the passage of this Act, during their lives.
Section 9. That the secretary of the in
terror is hereby authorized and directed to
make such rules and regulations as are ne
cessary to carry this Act into effect: Pro-
vided, that where it shall appear that a dis
charge is lost secondary evidence may be
permitted, and where it shall appear that
an applicant has received a land warrant,
that shall be sufficient evidence of an hon
orable discharge, unless the evidence shows
that he procured it by fraud and, provid-
ed further, that this Act shall not apply to
persons under political disabilities.
The South Carolina delegation divided
on the bill. Messrs. Dibble and Smalls
voted aye; Hemphill says he voted against
the bill because it gives pensions to persons
in the Northwestern States who took no part
in the war with Mexico. Some of them were
mustered into service, but never left their
respective States. 1t also proposes to give
double pensions to others for service and
disability, and cut out Southern veterans
and their heirs who sympathized with the
Confederacy during the late war.
This bill is not yet a law, having yet to
pass the ordeal of the Senate. In reference
to this misunderstanding the Washington
correspondent of the NeWs and Courier says
Members of the South Carolina delegation
are daily receiving communications from
constituents who apparently imagine that
because the Mexican pension bill passed the
House it is a law. 1t will have to be acted
on by the Senate and amended, and approx
ed by the President before Mexican pen
sioners in the South can enjoy its benefits.
While the bill at present authorizes their
names to be placed on the pension rolls, an
existing law prohibits persons who sympa-
thized with or encouraged secession from
drawing pensions.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
XIyool;,nto, l;epo{,b of CrnIoI, co xc D..
The calendar of the House has grown to
such proportions that the more important
committees are becoming alarmed at the
waning chances for action upon their pre-
ferred measures, and are about to make
efforts to secure the assignment of entire
days for their consideration. Several mo-
tons will be made tomorrow to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to regulate pro-
motions in the Military Academy and the
bill to make parcels and light merchandise
mailable as special delivery matter. The
river and harbOr bill comes up as unfinish-
ed business on Tuesday and will occupy
the attention of the House perhaps two
days. 1t will be followed by the diplomat
ic appropriation bill.
The public lands committee may, under
the newly conceded power, call up during
the week one or more forfeiture bills. A
lluIlUSI VI UlllS SltOllSluS JUNliNlOl NlS llSIS
will be called up by the judiciary committee
for action on Saturday. 1t is probable that
the House will adopt an order setting aside
Tuesday nights, instead of Fridays, for the
consideration of private pension bills.
The contest for the fright of way" in the
Senate wake warmer 1t is the intention
of Senators Edmunds and Morgan to ask
that the doors be kept closed the coming
week until the mysteries of the foreign re-
lations committee shall be discussed. Sen
ator COllum proposes to insist upon cOntin-
uous discussion of the Interstate commerce
bill until that measure is voted upon. Sen
ator Blair promises to keep up his fight for
his general pension bill, his arbitration bill
and his two or three hundred private pen
sion bills. Senator SeWell, if he is not ap-
palled by the pressure in favor of other
measures, will plead for the consideration
of the Fitz-John Porter bill. Senator Rid
dleberger threatens to make some brief
but energetic remarks every day upon the
absurdity of secret sessions. Senator Van
Wyck will no longer suffer the bill to
tax railway land to be put off without a
protest. Senator HOar, who comedies prec-
edence to the Interstate commerce bill,
will watch for a vacant moment to begin
the battle in behalf of the bankruptcy bill !;
and the appropriations committee will en-
ercise unusual self-restraint if it does not
bring in one or more of the regular apprO-
p~riation bills and take the floor in virtue of
its dominant rights under the general prac-
tice of the Senate. What will be actually
accomplished during the week no one can
tell.
INDICTED FOR observation-disclosures
cradle sensation has existed in Atlanta for
the last fortnight over the death Of a lady
who was discovered to be Miss Julia Lock,
of Kings Mountain, n. &. She went to
Atlanta under an assumed name, and put
horeself under the treatment of DR.. Green,
a we'll known specialist and a prominent
member of one of the leading churches in
Atlanta. She died, and efforts were being
made under cover of night to remove her
body when the city authorities came in and
established the fact that he woman had
died from criminal malpractice and that
DIR. Green had removed the evidences. The
leading doctors of the city testified that the
work was that of an expert, and this lead
the coroner's jury to the verdict that the
death wa the result of malpractice. At
this stage the grand jury took the case up
and they have found an indictment against
DIR. Green, charging him with the otfense.
The doctor has been Frustrated by the de-
velopments. He was arrested Wednesday.
The warrant charges him with assault and
with intent to murder. Subsequent to the
arrest DR.. Green's bond was fixed at 81 1000.
Schenck, German editor Of Puck,
published in New York, died at the High
land Park Hotel in Aiken at 3 o'clock on
Wednesday of last week.