The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-20
FORTY.NTNTH CONGRESS-.
TIE PENSION BILL PASSED THE
SENATE.
LOgan's Substitute for the House
Arbitration BIll-Proceedlngs
IN the House.

W AeHIEGroN, May ~. - De1ldN.-
After routine business in the Senate
10 day Senator Hear gave notice that
10 morrow morning be would call mp
the bill disposiDg OF the Alabama
awards.
Senator Frye called up the Staten
Island bridge bill. Senator Sewell OBJ.
jected to its consideration during the
morning hour.
Senator Frye moved that the bill be
taken up, Notwithstanding the OBJ
lection. The motion being agreed to,
consideration OF the bill was proceeded
with.
Senator Mcpherson moved an amend
msnt providing for tunnel instead OF
q bridge, and spoke at length in sup
port OF his amendment.
At > o'clock, Senator MePherson
no, having concluded his remarke, the
mater went over.
The pension bill was then placed
before the Stnsts, the pending ques-
ton being that Of Senator McPher-
con to Iecommit the bill TO the COM
mittee with Instructions TO submit to
the Senate an estimate OF the expense
that would be incurred by its passage.
Senator McPheIson's motion to r.
commit was Iejected-yeas, IA; nays,
2s.
The question required on Senator
Blgir'a amendment ID Senator Van
Wycks amendment. Senator Van
Wyck's amendment is to add 10 the
bill "a section providing that no soldier
uuder this act should receive a PEN
sion Of less than IS month. Senator
Blkir's motion is to make the provision
read, "No pension paid under any
law to any soldier hereafter shall be
rated at less than "a month" SEN
a'or Blair modified his amendment so
as 10 include sailors, marines, etc.
Senator Logan,gave motto that when
in order he would move to make the
amount Sc.
After debate Senator Blair's amend
meht was sgreed 10.
Senator Logan then moved the
amendment suggested by him to make
the minimum pension hereafter paya-
BILE under any law not less than SO a
month.
Senator Logan's amendment was re-
jected+yeas, 20; nays, 81.
The question recurring on the
amendment OF Senator Van Wyck rs
amended by that OF Senator Blair,
Senator ingalls, moved to lay 1t on the
table.
The motion was not agreed to, and
the amendment as amended was then
agreed TO,
Senator Salisbury offered an amend
ment providing that no money be aid
on pensions under the pending bill
till provision be- made by law to meet
the necessary expenditures by tax
on iucome', specifically applicable for
such payment.
On motion of Senator Blair this YVES
laid on. the table-yeas, 20; nayP, 10
Senator Logan moved an amend
ment extend ng the provisions Of The
bill 30 as to cover men who served
three months. He said he personally
knew many men who had served only
three months who were as much en-
titled to a pension as II they had
served four ears.
Senator Blair hoped that this amend
ment would be agreed to.
The amendment was agreed 10 by q
viva,vcce tote.
Senator Butler offered as an amend
ment prov sion for service pension
for the Mexican veterans.
To this Senator OoDger offered an
amendment, excluding pensions under
political liabilities.
Ser a or Blair, in moving TO lay S ma.
tor Buffers amendment on the table,
said the House had already pasaed q
Mexican pension bill, which would be
pressed in the Senate in duo time.
The motion to lay on the table pre-
Valled-yea', %; nays, IL.
Senator Ingalls, In suggesting an
amendment to strike out the WORD
''lab 1r" aud insert the word Ecker
tiop," expressed the belief that with
out this change teachers, merchants
lawyers or others who earned liveli
hood by ttllectual exertion woulC
not be entitled to any benefits OF thu
bill.
Soma OF Blair accepted the tuggeste
amendment, aud 1t was agreed to.
After further debate the pension
bill paSei. Yeas, "a; nays, IA.
The bankruptcy bill was aid betor,
the Senate, and after an Intellectual al
tempt OF Senator RiddlebeIgsr 10 re
cure an executive session, the Senat
adj ouined.