The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-28
House Sessions

162D DAY.-Mr. Grosvenor Ohio spoke OF
the motion to refer to the Committee on In
valid Pensions, the message Of the President
vetoing the bill granting pension to Sally
Ann Bradley. The speaker denounced the
action of the President. He then detailed
tion and commented on the fact, as he as
serted that the President had approved the
Fitz John Porter bill on the very day that
he had vetoed the bill granting a
pension to Sally Ann Bradley, the
mother of four sons two Of whom had died
on the battle field, and two OF whom were in
the hospital, disabled. Fitz John Porter
would 20 on the pension roll, while Sally Ann
Bradley would go to the poor-house, and this
was the Government which undertook to say
that it was d?aling generously and Literally
in reply that he had just learned that
in the Forty-seventh Congress Repub-
lican COMMITTEES of the Senate had
reported that the woman ought not to be
pensioned, for the same reasons that the
President thought she ought not to be pen
stoned Mr.. Long (Mass.) suggested that at
that time the woman had a husband living
who was in receipt OF pension. The bill
and message were then referred; yeas, IL,
nays Ill. -. Various other messages were
read and referred until the veto message on
ming was read when Messrs Boutelle (Me.),
and Brumm tPenn.), made speeches attack
ing the President and the Democratic party.
Mr.. Curtin defended the President, saying
'this vituperation and abuse of the PreSi-
dent is all wrong" The last veto message was
one vetoing the bill granting q pension to
Joseph Romiser, and after debate it was re-
ferred.
163D DAY.-The Speaker laid before the
House message from the President an
nouncing his disapproval of bill granting
a pension to Daniel B. Ross. Referred to the
COMMITTEES on Invalid Pensions. Mr.. Con-
ger, from the Committee on Invalid PEN
sions, submitted reports on the Presidents
vetoes of bills granting pensions to Eliza
be.h Luce, and Catherine Mccarthy.
Ordered printed Mr. Belmont from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re-
ported back q resolution requesting the
President to transmit to the House all
communications relating to the imprisonment
citizen. Adopted . . Mr.. Morrison, from
the Way and Means Committee, reported
adversely the Randall Tariff bill, and it
was referrrd to Committee of the
Whole. Mr.. Breckenridge, from the
same committee, report I'd adversely the bill
revealing the tobacco.tax Committee Of
the Whole . The Appropriation COMMITTEES
reported the Fertilization Appropr a:lon Dill.
164TH DAY.-The House went into Com
mittec of the Whole on the Senate amend
ments to the Legislative Appropriation bill.
In nearly every case the recommendations
of the Commi tes on Appropriations were
agreed to without debate and the amenl-
ments either con :urred or non con .urred in.
The Senate amendments increasing from
$4,000 to 5000 the salaries of the Commits
sioners of Pensions and Patents were con.
Cured in. Mr.. King introduced a
resolution providing for the appoint.
ment of beard consisting Of
four experts, civilian, and one naval Of
ficer to select suitable form and structure
for steel clai unarmed rams of not less than
5000 tons displacement, with the most I'M
proved steering gear, and capable of steam
ing at q speed of not less than eighteen knCts
an hour.
1G5Tu DAY.-The Mexican Pension bill as
amended by the Senate was referred to the
Committee on Pensions. -. The bill granting
a pension to Joseph Romiser was reported
back to the House from the Committee on
Pensions, with the recommendation that it
be passed over the Presidents veto. .. Mr..
S :ranton PENN presented petition
signed by 1850 Knights Of Labor in his