The National tribune., 1886-02-25

County. Iowa, and by Mr.. Lyman Iowa) to
Z. S. Grant Post, No 123, Av0ca, Iowa.
Mr. King Ua.) presented resolution ask
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish
information in relation to property and rents
taken by the Federal authorities in Louisiana
during the late war between the States.
SOLDIERS HOME.
Mr.. Bragg Wis, from the House Committee
on Military Affairs, reported back adversely
the bills to authorize the location of a branch
Home for volunteer and disabled soldiers in
either of the States of Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Colorado, or Dakota Territory, and
to provide for the establishment of a branch
Soldiers Home in the State of California.
Mr.. Negley Pa, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back favorably the
bill to reimburse the National Home for Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers for losses incurred
through the failure of the Exchange National
Bank of Norfolk, Va.
WITH REFERENCE TO GEN. GRANT.
Senator IIoar Mass. introduced bill appro-
prating $3.50 ,0G0 for the erection in Washington
of a suitable monument to commemorate the
illustrions public services of the late Ulysses S.
Grant MI Logan suggested that he increase
the amount by 100000 He did not think
SI50,000 would erect monument to Gen. Grant
that the country would be satisfied with. Mr..
HOar accepted the suggestion, and amended the
bill by making the amount $3.50 600. 1t is not
believed the bill will meet serious opposition in
either branch of Congress
Senator Morrill, VT introduced joint resO-
luton accepting from William H. Vanderbilt
aud Julia Dent Grant objects of value and art
presented by various foreign Governments to
the late Gen. Ulysses s. Grant, and directing
that they be preserved in the National Mu-
scum.
Senator Conger Mich reported favorably
the bill granting the franking privilege to the
nf Com md trnh oS.p1
1t provides that all lnail-natter carried by post
to Julia ID. Grant, widow of the late Ulysses S.
Grant, or sent by her under her written auto
graph signature shall be conveyed free of post
age, during her natural life.
VARIOUS TOPICS
The House passed the bill of Mr. Warner
(Ohio} reducing from eight to five cents the
fees for post-Otiice money orders not exceeding
50.
Mr.. Beach On. " introduced bill to extend
the benefits of the patent laws to discoverers
of new varieties of plants, fruits, and flowers
Senator Blair \. II introduced Joint resO-
luton providing for the payment of per diem
labOrers in Government employ on the Both of
May Decoration Day. Of each year as on other
days.
PRIVATE BILLS.
Friday was private bill day in the House
The following bills were passed. granting PEN
j. Newman, Co. X, 9th Mo- Cav; Augusta NJ.
Richards, Maiden, Mass, nurse; Alonzo May
nard. Co. |, 11th Conn, increase TO $50; Ann
j., widow of Matthew Conwell. Co. /, 1st Ind.
Cav. and formerly widow of Edward Blumely,
Co. ID, 8th Conn. who died in Anderson
Vile; Stephen Gardner. Co. ID, 10th Mich:
Polly, mother of Amos Hall, CO. G., 4th Mich.
L. B. Sweeny, Signal Corps; William Paugh,
Go. A. 69th Pa. Margaret A.. widow of Colo
mel and Brevet Brighten. Geo A. III. Blake. .
1st u. ;. Cav; Geo. w. Guyse. Co. l.. 1st Ala.
Cav; Mary B., mother of Leonard A. Smith.
7th Wis. battery; Mary E.. widow of Capt.
Thos. Snow, I'd n. H.; Perry johnson, Co. G,
Sd Iowa Cav. increase to $12 for total and per-
manent helplessness; Ii. w. Mcdonald, Co. A,
9Th Iowa: Christian Smarzo, employe in Quar-
termastcrs Department, wounded while fire
man on locomotive engine near Big Shanty.
Ga, the claim having been rejected by the Pen
sion Bureau on the ground that he was not in
the military service: Aaron C.. Johnson, Lieu
tenant-Colonel, 17Sth Ohio; Rich. Gear, Co. G,
goth Iowa, increase to S72 for total blindness;
Amanda. widow of john NJ Hansell. Co. K, 1st
Md; William Dcrmody, Co. L. 5th \. j.. John
ID. James, Co. III, Sd Pa. Art; Margaret, widow
of Eugene Callahan, Co. L, Cd n. J.; Martha
A., widow of WIN. Silkey, Co. B. Goth Mo;
Albert l.. Allen, wounded while serving
as special agent of the O. n. Dept; to pay
Mrs. B. Alters, mother of Antoine BretanO
TO minor child of said Bretano: III. s. Town,
Co. IL, l43d Pa; Thos. S. Owens Co. A, 1st
Neb Cav, increase to $24; J. w. Bennett,
ensign U. S. Navy; VIM. Taylor Co. 3, 1st
Neb; Martin Kirk. Co. E, 5th Mo-. N. NJ.
Miller. Co. B, 9lst Ind; VIM. c., father of
JAS. c. Schoonozer, Co. e, 104th H.; Mary M.,
widow of Jos. s. Galleyan. Co. G.. 59th Ind. ;
Robt Moran, Colonel, I'd w. Va, |
increase to Sf5 Willis w. Fink. Co. d, 18th H.;
Dan b. Randall, Co. A, 102d H.; Sam1 Han |
son, Co. d, 34th Iowa; Kate widow of Philip |
Amann, Co ID, 10Th Pa; Elizabeth widow of
AZ ron Stocksdale, Seth Md Militia, war of 1912:
Milton r. Muzzy. Sergeant, Co. X, Sd U. S.
Art; David O. Paullus, Co. ID. I'd Ohio, war
with Mexico; Nathaniel III. BlakeIy, Co. F. Sd
Mo. M'td Vols, war with Mexico; Aurelia |
dependent sister of Dan'l Robbins, I'd Me. bat
terry; Sam'l c. Peck, Captain, Co. A, 9th Conn. {;
Fanny, widow of Lewis Collins, Co. II, 55th |
U. S. G.. t.; Marcus A. Hamilton. Co. X, 1st n |
j.; Nathan Hildebrant. Co. A. 31st n j.; Jesse !
B. Scudder, Co. /, 18th H.; Mary B, widow of |
Erastus b. CARL, First Lieutenant Co. F, Cd |
Mass; Francis III. kirmayer, Co. G. 54th Ohio, |
increase to $40. |