The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15

! t:o1al Library. The Senate voted uuaniI ously
for the bill; the House gave 63 negative votes
| PROPOSED REDUCTION OF POSTAGE.
Mr.. Henderson On, c. introduced a bill to
reduce letter postage from cents to II cents
and the price of postal cards from l cent to
one-half cent each, which was referred to the
| Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
ANNIvERsARY CELEBRATIONS.
Mr.. Butterworth Ohio introduced resolu-
ton providing that joint select committee OF
five on the part of the House of Representatives
and three on the part of the Senate be appointed
to consider the subject of a celebration in 1889
at Washington of the centennial anniversary of
the formation of the Government under the
Constitution of the United States aud also OF
the 40Oth anniversary of the discovery of
America, in 1892, and to report what, if any,
action by Congress is advisable in relation
thereto.
ADMISSION OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
On Saturday the Senate passed the bill for
the admission of Washington Territory as a
State by vote of ayes, 80 noes, 10; not vot-
ing, 33. Those voting aye were Republicans,
except Messrs. Butler IS. c., George Miss,
Jones Ark J, and Morgan (Ala.) Those votin g
no were all Democrats. The Senate has this
session voted to admit Dakota and Washing
ton; whether they shall remain out in the cold
now depends upon the House.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The House passed bills granting pensions to,
and for the relief of, individuals as follows ::
Henry Nipple, jr., musician, Co. III, 127th Pa;
Eunice e., widow of Daniel B. Clark, Co. A, 1st
Ohio Cav; Jannet E. 3. Smith, widow of
Stephen Burton, Co. c. 2lst Iowa; Slas COrzatt
Co. K, I'd Ohio Cav; Charles Foreman Co. G.
Both U. S. G. T.; Martha, widow of Albert
Downs, Co. H, 14th ILL.,; Joseph, father of Chas
Tutte, Co. f, 81 Mich; Barbara, stepmother of
Iob he. ~ II -
Jacob karstetter, Pennsylvania volunteers
regiment not stated; Francis Deming, Co. +,
9th Mich Amos G.. VERT, Co. L. ID U. S. Art;
Jeremiah NJ. Fitger regiment and State not
giVenl; Frederick Marion, Co. K, 51st Ohio;
Frederick KOrth teamster, wounded by Sioux
Indians in Minnesota in 1862; Maria, widow
of David Hunter, late Colonel 9th U. S. Cav.
and Major-Gen U. s. Vols 5000 per year;
Margaret widow of Samuel Lucas, Co. VI, I'd
n. \. II. A; Andrew j. Wilson, Co T, Goth n.
Y; John W. Farris First Lieutenant and Ad-
jutant, 18th H.; Charles +. Hldreth, Surgeon,
10th Mass; Cyrus Nigus, Kentucky MID mi,
war OF 1912, age %, 500 per month; James B.
Wilde, Second Lieutenant, Co. c., 61st \. Y;
Margaret, widow of William MayhanI, Co. E,
14ith n. " Bailey Hascall, Acting Assistant
Paymastcr, u. S. Navy; Philip Amer, First
Lieutenant, Co. Z, cd Pa; Eugenia A., widow
of Robert Smalley, Co. A. I'd Mimi; Samuel,
father of John kitzmiler, Co. Is, 135th Pa.
Isaiah II. Mitchell, Co. C, 18th Ind; Catharine,
widow OF Zachariah Johnson, Co. C. Goth Ind;
Thomas j. Slayton, Co. H., 18th Vt, increase
from 81 to $50; Ann Bird, nurse, $12; Sarah
Gregg, nurse, $l2; George Anna, widow of
Constantine Lippe, Captain, Co. A, 185th Pa;
Tunis J. Roosa, Co. II, 18th Iowa; P. Z. Raiger,
Co. +, 4th Pa. Cav; Louis Whorley, Co. Z, 9th
U. S. Art.
The above are original House bills and now
go to the Senate. The House passed the fol-
lowing, heretofore passed by the Senate: Will
liam Webster, Sergeant, Co. l, 21st Mo; Noah
Nelson. Co. |, 18th Ind