Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-14
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, May 13, 1886.

l WASHINGTON, May Is, 1SS6. l SENATE.-Mr. Frye called up the Staten Island
 bill but the Senate by vote of 1y to 12 decided to | consider bills the calendar in their order A 1 number of bills were passed, among them ere 1 ating new judicial circuit comprising Minnesota a. Iowa and Missouri to be known the ninth circuit A new judge is to be appointed for this circuit certificate of honorable discharge and an as and was recommitted to the Military committee. The chair laid before the Senate the first annual report of the commissioner of the labor bureau. At o'clock the general service pension bill was ing that it was intended to provide for the disabled soldiers of the late war who had found it difficult
 ng s R tG s1g their under soldiers having served three months or more, had become disabled since their service and were now dependent for support upon their own manual la bor or on the contributions of others The highest pension would be Sa4 a month for total disability. IL also pensions dependent parents who had lost a son in the service and whose cases not covered soned under the b would 1ta or the amount involved would exceed $25, 10000 a
 MT. Logan did not think 1t would pension more than half that number, it related only to persons
 Mir. Berry said the Senate was asked to vote on this bill with eyes closed. The committee gave no judged the Union soldiers by their opponents in saying that he did not believe that the Union he said, returned from the war to find only lone ehimneys st landing to mark the place where happy homes had stood Yet these soldiers had worked their way out of difficulties. He knew it was re- garded as little less than treason for who had
 
 of the character under debate, but If Senators through fear of msconstruction not at liberty to vote against measures they believed hurtful to the interests of the country, they free independent legislators and were unworthy Of confidence. He lMr. Berry) was opposed to the bill, not that he not loyal citizen and not as proud of his citizenship as the men who had fol lowed General Grant, but because the condition of the soldiers did not demand it and the .on- dition of the people and their f-~oes do not war MT i es-. uenied that there was the ,--:s H.sposltIon on the part of oppose this bifi Hs treason !ee shoW that of the Confederates the fact that a disabled Union soidier r was was to get g pension was not to bs was goa aP to bs eas M that nythp best way for the Democrats to keep in power was to support deserving pension bills The Senator bills on property taken for the army. MT Logan heard nobody asking for halt on that If. how bills he should cnnfine the oall 70 bills for unde- serving pensions and should support deserving
 A number of amendments were submitted to be printed
 At 4:5O the Senate after an executive session ad- journed. HOUSE .The House in committee resumed dis ;ussion of the Chinese indemnity joint resolution, Messrs. Rice of Massachusetts, McCreary of Ken lucky, Phelps of New Jersey and Clements of Georgia making brief speeches in favor of the reso uton. MT. Carey, of Wyoming, moved to amend by linn ting the appropriation to much may be nec- essary and took occasion to denounce Chinese inn migration. The morning hour expired without action and he resolution was returned to the calendar. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on he consular and diplomatic appropriation bill. Mr Belmont moved to increase from $130,000 to $160. co the appropriation for contingent expenses at United States consulates The motion was agreed O. The bill was reported to the House and passed The House then went into Committee of the Vh 0le the bill enarging the powers and duties if the department of agriculture. Pending dis ussion of the bill the House at p. m adjourned.