The National tribune., 1886-05-13

aS1SDy ENPSaicu
ANOTHER EFFORT FOR JUSTICE.
Senator Logan offered an amendment to the
Mexican pension bill. 1t repeals the restriction
upon the payment Of arrears Of pensions to
soldiers and sailors Of the war of the rebellion
in respect to claims filed prior to July /, 1883.
Ii eoufers the right 10 pension upon persons
disabled from any cause other than their own
careless or vicious CONDUCT who served three
months, If they are dependent for support upon
their own labor. 1t increases the pension of
minor children from 81 to s. per month, and
continues such pensions without limit as to age
to those Of unsound mind or whOare physically
helpless. 1t increases the rate for total loss of
hearing from S13 TO $50 per month and proper
tionately for inferior degrees. 1t increases the
rate for total helplessncss to S72 month for all
persons who would have been entitled TO said
sum had they been on the pension rolls at $50
per month" and gives to this class arrears from
the date when they became entitled to $50 to
that OF the passage OF this act and thereafter
q pension at the rate Of 300 per month. 1t di-
reefs the Secretary Of the Interior to place upon
the pension roll all Union survivors of the late
war who were prisoners for 80 days and are now
suffering from disability (which can reasonably
be presumed to result therefrOm, 90 the rate
now provided for similar disabilities. 1t di-
reefs the Third Auditor Of the Treasury to
pay, upon proper record evidence to all who
sum of S2 for each and every day o. their con-
fnement. The pension for the loss Of ona hand
or one foot is fixed at $50 a month for d loss Of
limb at the elbow or knee at 81 at the
shoulder or hip,jOnt at SIS, for the loss OF both
legs or both arms, or the sight of both eyes at
500. The bill provides that pensions granted
by special acts shall be placed upon the same
footing in every respect as pensions under the
general law.
TAXATION FOR PENSIONS.
The Committee On Rules having reported
fayOrably the resolution offered some time
ago by Mr.. Morrison GILL;, declaring that
1t shall be in order when any general bill or
proposition to increase the rates or amounts Of
pensions or to grant pensions to persons not
previously entitled thereto by law is under
consideration, to amend the same so as to pro-
vide by taxation or otherwise Tor the payment
thereof; but no such amendment shall be in
order unless the net revenue provided for shall
be thereby set apart for the sole purpose Of
paying such increased pensions" Mr.. Hiscock
IN. " dissented from the report. He said:
/ desire to say that the gentleman from Maine
MIR. Reed and myself members Of the Committee
on Rules, dissent from that report for the reason
that we believe it is discrimination against one
class Of legislation which ought not TO be tolerated
and which is vicious in practice.
Mr.. Morrison:
1t is neither discrimination against any class Of
legislation vicious in practice. II IS worthy Of
general application whenever practicable. Now,
Mr. Speaker do not propose to call up this report
although it is privileged, IN the absence Of the gem
tleman from Maine Mr. Reed I may state how
ever, in further reply to the gentleman from New
York, that the purpose Of this resolution IS to Sc
cure the payment Of the very obligations which
the gentleman professedly so much desires TO have
paid, and they cannot be promptly paid without it.
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
The House took up the bill declaring all
persons engaged in the operation and con-
struction Of military telegraph lines during the
war of the rebellion to have been part of the
Army of the United States, and directing the
Secretary of War to prepare roll Of such per-
sons, and to issue to each, upon application. un-
less it appears that his service was not credit
ably performed, suitable certificate OF honor
able discharge, reeiting this act and the term
and character of his service. No conclusion
was reached, and after some debate the bill was
laid over.
NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
Bills were passed in the House appropriating
$4,000 for the construction of maeadamized
road from Natchez, Miss, to the National Gem
etery near that place; 5000 for similar
road from the United States barracks to the
National Cemetery al Chalmette, near New
Orleans, La; and $4,000 for road from Knox
vile, Tenn, TO the National Cemetery there.
VISIT TO BATTLEFIELDS.
Both Houses Of Congress received an invita-
tiOn to join the members Of the First Corps
Association in the proposed visit to the battle
fields of Antietam and South Mountain on May
II and 10.
STATUE OF GEN. RAwLINs.
In both Senate and House bill was passed
to remove the statue Of Gen. John A. .RaWlins,
in Washington, from its present obseure loea-
tion to more eligible site, to be selected by the
Secretary of War.
WEAVER HOLDS HIS SEAT.
The contest OF Frank t. Campbell (Republi-
cam for the seat held by James 3. Weaver
democrat and Greenbaeker), as Representative
from the Sixth Iowa District, was disposed OF
by a party vote. Mr.. Weaver-whOse majority
at the election was 67-was declared entitled
to the seat.
RIVERS AND HARBORs.
The House passed the river and harbor bill
1t apprOpriates about SI50O0,000.
PRIVATE BILLS PASSED.
The following private pension bills heretofore
passed by the Senate were passed by the House
and only await the approval Of the President
William. father of Albert WeightInan, Co. L.
9Th Mich. Cav; Sidney b. Tullar, First Lieu.
tenant, Co. b, 10th Wis, restoration John ID
Ham, Co. NJ, 1st Wis. Cav, Co. G., 1st Wis
Cav, aud Co. E. 21st Wis; Patrick A. Callahan
1st Mass. III. A.; George, father of Josiah Titus
First Lieutenant, Co. d. 62d H.; Lewis Meleher
Co. A, 25th Mich; Rebecca T., widow Of Lieut..
Col. Joseph A. Haskins, u. S. Army; Ann
widow of Levi Smith, Co. A. Sd II. A.; Dudley
b. Branch, Co. F, 7th Ind; Is0m WiIkerson
Go. i, 2d Cal. Cav; Edward Ayers, Co. F, SIS
Ind; James C. Chandler, Co. A, 9th Ind and
| 1lth Ind. Cav: David w. Hamilton, Co. Z, 7tt
/ Ind; Elizabeth. widow Of Henry Barker, Capt
| Paul Freneh's Co, Ind. Militia, war Of 1912
/ Harriet ~, widow of Van Rensselaer, Rider
/ Corporal. Co. X, Sd Iowa; Elsie, widow o
/ j., widow Of Erastus W BabsOn, Co. A, 12tI
Il. L.; Rebecea, widow of Wilber III. Eldridge
/ Co. q, lst Me. III. A.; Geo. W. Smith, Co.
/ 10th Iowa, increase 10 $2i /; Simmons w. Har
/ den, Co. l., Ist Iowa Cav, SIG; Silas s. White
| Co. G., 18th ". Y, slS; Eleanor s., widow u
! John s. Bangham, Co. M, 1st N. Y. l.. A.; Saral
/ T., daughter of Julius Bassett, Co. A. 1Jtl
| Conn, Sl2
| The following were passed by the House anl
4 sent to the Senate for its concurrence: Jane
| II. Darling, Co. G., 73d Ohio, Harriet, widow o
/ Urias Peak, Co. f, 10th Mich; Eliza, widow 0
Lazarus Newman, 1i9th y. Y; William J. Bar
/ ker, Co. A, 1Ith Mich; Levi l.. Tongue 10
Yaughn), Co. !, 9th Wis, increase to $50; Edwin
| K. Parks. Sergeant 18th U s. Inf; John ii
Downing, Co. l, 1st IA. Art; Alice T., widow
of John Travers, Sd Mich. Mary, widow o
Richard Anderson, Co. /, 18th Wis; Mary
widow of Arthur J. Hawke, Lieutenant
Colonel 10th Ind; Abner Morehead, Co. K
lI5th Ind, restoration; Anna. widow o
Daniel F. Klessinger, Co. A, 9Th Ohio; Samue
| Miller, Co. @, 11th Pa. Reserves; James I
Irwin. Co. K. 11th Pa; Henry I. Cartin, Co
| e. l4sth Pa. Louis A father of Louis