The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,

| Soldiers and sailors OF the Mexican war; 1t
ID estimated that there are from II, 900
to Is. 600 survivors OF the Mexican war in
Guiding the widows, and the cost to the
900 annually. Those who opposed the bill
did 50 because it provides for pensioning all
survivors OF the Mexican war, regardless OF
the fact whether they performed any actual
service or not. 1t is held that there Ia quite
q large number OF men who enlisted during
the last month OF the war who never left
the recruiting station. It is probable that
the bill will receive tho approval OF the sen.
ate. Following is the text OF the bill:
| That the secretary OF the interior be di.
rected to place the names OF all tbesurviv-
ing officers, soldiers and sailors who enlist
ed and served in the war with Mexico for
any period during the years 1916, 1916,
1S47, lS4S, and where honorably dis.
charged and their surviving widows, on
the pension roll at the rate OF So per
month, from and after the passage OF this
act, during their lives. .s5
| Section 2. That the secretary OF the in
terror is directed to mako such rules
ana regulations as are necessary to carry
This act into effect; provided, that where It
shall appear that q discharge is lost,
secondary evidence may be permitted, and
where it shall appear I'm applicant has re.
celyed a land warrant, that shall be sufti.
clent evidence OF an honorable discharge,
unless the evidence shows that he procured
1t by fraud, and provided, further, that
this act shall not apply to persons under
political disabilities.
SENATE.-The consideration OF the army
bill was resumed, and Mr.. Logan spoke in
further advocacy ofit. Referring to case
recently exposed, OF the Imprisonment OF
an American Citizen lin Cuba, Mr.. Logan
said: .-4 80 f. ~ 49, = = :.
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year or more in Cuba and we are unable
to assert our strength to secure them
even trial. He disclaimed any feeling
OF personal offense in what senators had
said against the bill. II what senators
had aimed was that he should declare him
self on some points ut which they had
limited, he (Mr. Logan) would say that he
was no communist. He believed in every
man owning what he had labored for. He
did not believe in murder, the destruction
OF property, or the burning OF towns, but
In saying that II any man asserted that he
(Mr. Logan) was not the friend OF honest
labor, that man misconstrued him. II he
had the power he would build Notifications
that would protect the Pacific coast and
make the harbors OF all our great cities
bristle with guns that would blow down
any navy or army that should approach
| our coast. He would have an army and
navy that would not be the laughing stock
OF the world.
|. Mr.. Malone, from the committee on
public buildings and grounds, reported ia
vorably the bill appropriating 100000
for the purchase OF additional ground ad-
Joining the public building at st. Paul,
| Mimi, the erection thereon of bonded
warehouse, and for paying for the present
public building ut that place.
At the executive session OF the senate a
large number OF unobjectionable nomina-
tons were confirmed, includin. Oberly and
Lyman, the civil service commissioners
1t was expected that there would be q fight
over Oberly, but no one objected to him.
HousE.--The post-office appropriation
bill was discussed at length and passed.
The banking and currency committee re.
ported the bill to issue silver certificates of
less denominations than $40:
The bill directs the secretary of the treas
ury to prepare and pay out upon obliga-
lions OF the government as other lawful
money $25, 600 900 in silver certificates OF
the denomination OF 81 and 500, 900 900 OF
the denomination OF SO, to redeem which
$76, 900, 600 standard silver dollars are to
be held in the treasury. Section provides
that whenever there shall be in the treasury
at any time silver dollars not required for
any other purpose to the amount OF S..
900, 900, the secretary OF the treasury may
ISSUE hiFer cerbincaCeB TO an equal amount
| OF the denomination OF IS. $40 or $50.
SENATE.-The Logan bill to Increase the
army was debated with great animation,
the old war issues coming to the front, and
finally was defeated-19 to 81. The
yeas were all republicans, save Senator
Payne OF Ohio. The nays all dem.
ocratic, save Bowen, Chase Hale, Ingalls,.
Jones'. (Neva Plumb. Sherman, Teller
Van Wyck, Wilson, 1owa).
doUsE.-The debate on the sill yer bill was
resumed. sEs
Mr.. Bland entered a motion to recommit
the bill. He proceeded with an argument
IN iavor OF the Tree coinage OF silver and
gave q resume OF the circumstances attend.
said: - - " ~ - Ae
If he did not believe in free COINAGE
he would not believe in any coin.
age and no man could support him.
sell before the county on the pres
emit law. He had never advocated it. He
had taken 1t simply Us q compromise and
as being better than no law at oil. The
idea OF making O metallic money OF full
legal tender qualities, and then limiting ite
coinage. was an anomaly. 1t was an out
rage on the creditors and n disturbance to
the business interests OF the country.
lLaughter].
SENATE.-The bill granting the Kansas 4
Arkansas railroad company the right Of
way through the Indian Territory passed.
as did also the congressional library bill,
Another site was originally proposed, but
Mr.. Morrill, opposed 1T, and now has sue.
reeded in securing one according to his lk-
ing. The bill passed the house and went
through the senate with o rush. Afterits pas.
sage two dignified members Of that body,
Morrill, and VOORHEES,, were detected in
thro wing kisses at each other, and embracing
Mr.. Spofford, the librarian OF congress. who
has been cooperating with them. The bill
appropriates $3.50, 900 for the purchase Of
site including the private property OF
5000, 600 Tor the commencement OF the
work.
The bill Tor the admission OF Washington
Territory was defeated. Mr.. Voorhees,
amendment, for the admission OF Montana 4
also, was rejected by party vote.
HousE.-The silver bill was called up.
which proposes free coinage OF silver An
amendment was offered in these words,
practically suspending silver coinage: sun.
less in the meantime, through concurrent
action Of the nations OF Europe with the
United States, silver be re,nonetized, prior
to July L. 1889, then aud thereafter SO
much OF the act OF Feb. %, 1878, as au- I
thorized and directs the secretary OF tho
treasury to purchase silver bullion ard
eanse the same to be coined, shall be aus
pended until further action by congress-"
This amendment was rejected by n vote OF "a
to 20. The question then required on the
engrossment and third reading Of the bill,
and it was decided in the negatiye-126 to
1880 tho bill was killed.
sENATE.-Mr. Ingalls, (by request) intro.
dueed bill to provided for the appointments
OF board of arbitration to examine and
settle differences between railroad compa..
mics and their employees. =.
The Washington Territory admission bill
was placed before the senate, the pending
question being on Mr.. Eustis' proposed
amendment, limiting right OF the suifragein
the proposed new state to qualified mail
electors only. The Eustis amendment was
rejected-yeas 10, nays 25: The yeas were
Messrs. Beek. Berry, Coke. Eustis, German,