Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE


In the senate on May 18th, the chair pre-
scented a letter from the secretary Of the
treasury transmitting information as to
claims allowed by the treasury department
under appropriations, the balance of which
/ have been exhausted or carried TO surplus
funds. Also a letter from the postmaster
general transmitting information as to the
E6-adl ustmeHt OF pOstma5u6r5' salaries under
the act of March 3, 1888. Hale presented a
memorial OF several steamship companies
denying that an attempt had been made
to improperly influence congress IN
favor of what were called subsidies.
HOar presented the petition of the New
England Methodist EDlBCOpallau conference
urging the United States to enforce the
terms of the Chinese treaty so as to protect
the lives and property OF Chinese subjects
In the United States. Referred.
The committee on commerce reported
faVOrably and the senate passed, house bill
supplying a deficiency appropriation of
1892 to carry on TO June, 1856, the eZami-
nations and survey regarding the depth of
water at the South Pass, Mississippi river.
The pension bill was then laid before the
senate. MIR. Van Wyck's amendment is to
add to the bill a prOVisO that no soldier
shall receive less than IS a month. The
amendment proposed by Mr.. Blair is to prO-
vide instead that no pension paid hereafter,
under any law, to any soldier shall be less
than 81 per month. Pending debate an ad-
jOurnment was taken.
In the senate on May IS, the pension bill
was considered, the pending question being
the motion of Mr.. Mcpherson to recOmmzu
the bill to the committee with instructions
to submit to the senate an estimate of the
expenses that would be incurred by its pass
age. The motion to recommit was rejected.
Yeas, l45 nays, %. The question then re-
CURED on Mr.. Blair's amendment to Mr..
Van Wyck's amendment. Mr. van NyCE' s
amendment Is to add to the bill section
providing that no soldier under his act
should receive q pension Of less than IS per
month. Mr.. Blair's motion was to make
the provision read mo pension paid under
any law to any soldier hereafter shall be
rated at less than 81 per month. Mr.. Blair
modified his amendment so as TO include
| sailors, marines, etc. MIR. Logan moved to
make the minimum hereafter Sc per month.
I Rejected. The amendment of NanWyck
was then adopted. The bill then passed,
I yeas 81, nays Il, as follows: AldrICh, ALI
I son. Blair, Bowen, Brown, COuger, CullOm,
/ Frye, George, Gibson, Hale, Hampton,
HaWley, HOaE, ingalls,, Logan, Mcmillan,
/ Malone, Henderson, Miller. Mitchell, of
/ Oregon; Morrill,, Payne, Plumb, Riddle
/ berger, Sawyer, SeWell, Sherman, SpOoner,
/ FanMycks voorhees,, Walthall and Wilson,
\ of Marylaud-34. Nays-Beck, Barry,
| Gray, Jones, Salisbury Vest and WhithOrn
IA
/ In the senate on May both, the committee
/ on military affairs, reported the bill to
/ authorize the Cheyenne d. Northern railroad
/ company to build a road across the Fort
/ Russell and Fort Laramie reservations. 1t
/ was taken up and passed. The Staten Island
/ bridge bill was then laid before the senate
[ and Mr. Mcpherson resumed his speech
I against the bill IN support of his amend
| ment, providing for the tunnel instead of
/ the bridge. The bill finally passed without
/ amendment, and the senate adjourned.
/ In the senate on May Dist, the bill provid-
| ing for closing the business of the court OF
/ claims and the majority and minority re-
| ports of the committee were taken up. The
/ majority report maintains that the differ
I encs in value between coin and currency
at the time OF the Geneva award afterWard
/ at the sale o. the Geneva award
/ bonds was and is the property of the
l United States treasury and should
not form any part of the sum out of
/ which the Judgment of the court should be
/ paid. The minority report maintains on the
/ contrary the United States occupied the Do
I sitiOn of q trustee for the claimants. and
{ could not sell the bonds named and credit
/ itself with the difference between the cur
/ rency value. The bill was passed by a vote
/ of . to ID. The urgency deficiency bill was
Z next taken up and an motion the senate in
sisted on Its amendments to the pOstOt1ice
I bill. Pending the consideration of pen
/ sion bill the senate adjourned.