The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-20
D,.oesedings in Congress on
Wednesday.
oo.qoFFECE APPROPRIATION.
- ~ Interesting Miscellaneous
= TelegrsPhio Items from VSri-
Gus Points.
SENATE

,r.,,,ryerox. May 10 Hoar gave
"a. that tomorrow morning he
ror1i call I'd the bill disposing of the
Alabama awards
FIVE called up the Staten Island
loo hill. The consideration of the
IN T9ss proceeded with.
DI TsIls- to-day introduced in the Sen
I'm TO appropriate $50, 900 for the
ae.blisbmeDt and erection of a mill
80 most ueaT Denver
'- The DensioE oil was placed before the
senate. the pending question being that
- WcPberson, 10 recommit the bill to
u. committee with instructions TO sub
~. q, HE senate an estimate Of the
.-rs-se that would be increased by its
,.sr- Mr. McPherson's motion TO
taoommit was rejected-yeas IA, nays
y The question REQUIRED on Mr..
pis;-,s amendment to Mr.. Van Wyck's
amendment.
M Van Wyck's amendment is to
aid to the bill a section providing that
M soldier under this act should re-
ceive pension of less than IS month.
M BIair's motion is TO make the pro-
vision read. No pension paid under
any lay To any soldier hereafter shall
Ne rated at less than 81 a month" Mr..
Blair modified his amendment so as to
include sailors. marines, etc.
Mr. Blair's amendment was agreed
too.
5lr. Logan then moved the amend
ment already suggested by him to make
the minimum pension hereafter payable
under any law not less than So month.
Mr. Logan's amendment was rejec-
tei-yeas 20. nays 81
The question recurring on the
smsndment of Mr.. Van Wyck, as
amendment by that of Mr.. Blair. Mr..
Ilgallsnoved to lay it on the table.
Thefmotien was not agreed to. The
snspfment as amended was then
sg-eed to.
NJ. Salisbury offered an amendment
Eulding that no money be paid on
pslSon9 under the pending bill, till
provision be made by law TO meet the
Necessary expenditures by tax on in
comes, specifically applicable ior such
payment.
on motion Of Mr.. Blair, this
vas laid on the table-yeas %, nays 10.
Mr.. Logan moved an amendment ex-
tending the provisions of the bill so as
% cover The men who served three
months. He said ne personally knew
many men who had served only three
months, who we're as much entitled to
pension as If they had served four years.
Agreed TO.
VI. Butler offered as an amendment
;afproYisiOn for service pension for the
4sucsn Veterans.
To this Mr. COBger offered an amend
ment, excluding pensions under politi-
al disability.
NJ. Blair, IN moving to lay Mr.. But
RS amendment on the table, said the
louise had already passed Mexican
lsnsion bill, which would be pre-
@ated 10 the Senate in due time.
The motion to lay on the table pre-
Tdled-yeas ., nays IL.
Sir. ingalls,. IN suggesting an amend
nent 10 strike ont the word Labor"
and insert instead the word "exer-
lions. expressed his belief that with
ont this change teachers, merchants,
!!sEyers or others who earned livli-
h0Od BY intellectual exertions would
not Be entitled TO rny benefit OF the bill.
NJ. Blsir accepted the suggested
amendment and it was agreed to.
After iurther debate, the Pension bill
passed-yeas 81, nays Ii, as follows:
Ysas-Aldrich. Allison, Blair, Bowen,
Brown, Conger, Cullom, Frye. George,
Gibson, Hale, Hampton. Harrison,
hawley, Hoar, Ingalls,, Logan,
Mcmillan, Malone, Henderson,
Miller. Mitchell of Oregon,
Morrill,, Payne, Plumb, Riddleberger,
Sawyer. Sewell. Sherman. Spooner. Van
Nyck, voorhees,. Walthan and Wilson,
or Meryland-34.
Nays-Beck. Berry. Blackburn, Call,
COckrel, Eustis, German, Gray, Jones
Of Arkansas, McPh rson, Morgan,
Salisbury. Vest and Whitthorne-14.
The bankruptcy bill was laid before
The Senate. and after an Intellectual at
Tempt OF Mr.. Riddleberger to secure an
executive session. the Senate adjourned.