The sun., 1886-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

is estimated that there are from IL, 900
to 13, 900 survivors Of the Mexican war in
Guiding the widows, and the cost to the
treasury will be from 81 900, 600 to l, ,500,-
900 annually. Those who opposed the bill
did 50 because it provides Tor pensioning all
survivors OF the Mexican war, regardless of
the TACT whether they performed any actual
service or not. 1t is held that there is quite
a large number OF men who enlisted during
the last month Of the war who never left
the recruiting station. 1t is probable that
the bill viii receive the approval OF the SEN
etc. Following is the text OF the bill:
That the secretary OF the interior be di-
rected to place the names of all the surviv-
ing officers, soldiers and sailors who enlist
ed and served in the war with Mexico for
any period during the years 1916, 1916,
1S47, 1S4S, and where honorably dis
charged and their surviving widows, on
the pension roll at the rate OF IS per
month from and after the passage OF this
act, during their lives.
Section 2. That the secretary OF the in
terror is directed to make such rules
and regulations as are necessary to carry
this act into effect; provided, that where it
shall appear that a discharge is lost,
secondary evidence may be permitted, and
where it shall appear an applicant has re-
eeived land warrant, that shall be sutfi-
cient evidence of an honorable discharge,
unless the evidence shows that he procured
it by fraud and provided, further, that
this act shall not apply to persons under
political disabilities.
SENArE.-The consideration Of the army
bill was resumed and Mr.. Logan spoke in
further advocacy OF it. Referring to a case
recently exposed, of the imprisonment Of
an American citizen i'll Cuba, Mr.. Logan
said
Our citizens might be imprisoned for q
year or more in Cuba and we are unable
to assert our strength to secure them
even trial. He disclaimed any feeling
of personal offense in what senators had
said against the bill. Ii what senators
had aimed was that he should declare him
self on some points at which they had
limited, he (Mr. Logan would say that he
was no communist. He believed in every
man owning what he had labored for. He
did not believe in murder, the destruction
OF property, or the burning OF towns, but
in saying that ii any man asserted that he
(Mr Logan was not the friend of honest
labor that man misconstrued him. Ii he
had the power he would build fortiacations
that would protect the Pacific coast and
make the harbors Of all our great cities
bristle with guns that would blow down
any navy or army that should approach
our coast. He would have an army and
udNN liltl uol OC tnC iouShihs SsoSh
OF the world.
Mr. Malone, from the committee on
public buildings and grounds, reported IA
vorably the bill appropriating $16O, 900
for the purchase OF additional ground ad-
joining the public building at st. Paul,
Mimi, the erection thereon of bon ded
warehouse and for paying for the present
public building at that place.
At the executive session OF the senate, a
L., 0f ,,nnhiorti0n hla in
tions were confirmed, including Oberly and
LYMAN, the civil service commissioners
1t was expected that there would be a fight
over Oberly, but no one objected to him
HousE.-The post-office appropriation
bill was discussed at length and passed.
The banking and currency committee re-
ported the bill to issue silver certificates oi
less denominations than $40:
The bill directs the secretary OF the treas
ury to prepare and pay out upon obliga-
tions OF the government as other lawful
money S25 000 900 in silver certificates ol
the denomination OF 81 and $o0, 600, 900 ol
the denomination Of 81, to redeem which
$75 900, 900 standard silver dollars are TO
be held in the treasury. Section 2provides
that whenever there shall be in the treasury
at any time silver dollars not required fol
any other purpose to the amount OF SIS,
oO0, 900, the secretary OF the treasury ma
issue silver certificates to an equal amount
of the denomination of So, $40 or $50.
SENATE.-The Logan bill to Increase the
army was debated with great animation
the old war issues coming to the front, and
finally was defeated-19 to 81. The
yeas were all republicans, save Senator
Payne OF Ohio. The nays all dem
ocratic, save Bowen Chase, Hale, Ingalls,,
Jones, New Plumb, Sherman, Teller,
Van Wyck, Wilson, (Iowa).
HoUsE-The debate on the silver bill was
resumed.
Mr.. Bland entered a motion to recommit
the bill. He proceeded with an argument
in favor OF the free coinage OF silver anc
gave a resume of the circumstances attend
ing the demonstration Of silver in 1873. He
said:
Ii he did not believe in free coinage
he would not believe in any coin
age and no man could support him
self before the county on the pres
ent law He had never advocated it. He
had taken it simply as a compromise ano
as being better than no law at all. The
idea of making a metallic money OF ful
legal tender qualities, and ther limiting its
coinage. was an anomaly 1t was an out
rage on the creditors and Il disturbance tC
the business Interests of the country
lLaughter].
SEyATE.-The bill granting the Kansas &
Arkansas railroad company the right o
way through the Indian Territory passed
as did also the congressional library bill
Another site was originally proposed, but
Mr. Morrill, opposed it, and now has sue
eeeded in securing one according to his lik
ing The bill passed the house and went
through the senate with rush. Afterits pas
sage two dgnified members OF that body
Morrill, and VOORHEES,, were detected il
throwing kisses at each other, and embracln
Mr. Spofford, the librarian OF congress, who
has been cooperating with them. Inc bll
appropriates $3.50, 600 for the purchase o
a site including the private property o
$500, 900 for the commencement OF tn
work.
The bill for the admission OF Washington
Territory was defeated. Mr.. VOORHEES,
amend ment, for the admission OF Montana
also, was rejected by party vote
HoUsE.-The silver bill was called up
which proposes free coinage of silver. Al
amendment was offered in these words
practically suspendlmg silver coinage 'Un
less in the meantime, through concurrent
action OF the nations of Europe with the
United States, silver be reinonetized, prior
to July l, 1889, then and thereafter SO
much OF the act OF Feb 90, 1878, IA au-
thorized and directs the secretary OF th'
treasury to purchase silver bullion anc
cause the same to be coined, shall be sus
pended until further action by congress.
This amendment was rejected by vote OF g.
to 20. The question then recurred on the
engrossment and third reading OF the bill
and it was decided in the negative-126 tt
1880 the bill was killed.
SENATE.-Mr. Ingalls, (by request) intro
duced bill to provide for the appointment
of board OF arbitration to examine and
settle differences between railroad compi-
nies and their employees.
The Washington Territory admission bill
was placed before the senate, the pending
question being on Mr.. Eustis' proposed
amendment, limiting right OF the suffrage il
the proposed new state to qualified mai
electors only. The Eustis amendment wis
reiected-yeas IL, nays 20 The yeas wert
Messrs. Beck, Berry, Coke. Eustis, German
Gray, Ingalls,, Jackson, Maxey, Push
Salisbury and Walthall. A number o
pairs were announced, Mr.. Morgan among
them. Among the senators voting against
Mr.. Eustis' amendment was Mr.. Edmunds
HoUsE.-Mr. O'Neil (Mo.) asked unani
sous consent for the present consideration
- ho fo1lrwipo.