The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-07-16

the entire eight years Of Gen. Grants
mlnistratlon only 642 private Denssss.
were granted. During the Forty -sa~ass.
congress, which was Republican n ba,a
branches, only 161 private nens;ans gssa ~.
were assed; but during the last Or ~. o.'s
eighth congress, which Contained
ior!ty OF Democrats in the ~
$50 OF such. pension bills passed ass as
during this congress, since naco,,'hs'0 ak'0
last, congress had passed fsg5 ssf III
vate pension bills, OF which about 575 bss ps,s
either been signed by President Clava,s'stss KY
or had become laws without his aet;rs '.a
Gen. Black, the commissioners Of nens,..s t.ss'
had granted over 10000 certidcat A. Y.
pensioners since he assumed Office heir. ~ ~
per cent more than had ever before haass tx
sued by any OF his predecessors d,,r;r' ;sn \, Y
same length of time The payment tsszsa ~ sas
sioners during the fiscal year i1st 81, 81 sl M
ceeded those Of the previous fiscal ves, e. g
SS.600.000. - Y
Mr. Blair from the committee on non.
sions, submitted report on TWENTIETH ~
pension bills vetoed by the presidest s',sss ~
recommending that the bills be nassa5 .'.. s'.s
withstanding the presidents objection 1T n.
Blair stated that the veto MESSAGE las ~;
been, by order of the COMMITTEES reI1.sas s~,S
to the members who had Originate e
ported the bills. In accordance w;sl,
that order he made this ranors
Mr.. Camden read n paper signed by hi,e'
self, Messrs. Colquitt, Wilson. md ana
Whitthorne, Democratic members - ~, tsa
committee on pensions, denying any knnwi'
edge of Mr.. Blair's report or OF the o,,,a.
referred to. The report did not present ~
views OF the committee on the vetoed NM
but only the views OF Henry w. Blair Tbe
reason assigned by the president in yeiass
each Of these bills separately did NOT caII
for gross criticism or for the eansnra a. H.
senate.
The bill authorizing the Burlington
Northern Railroad company to bridge fhe
Mississippi at Dubuque passed. The Hen.
nepin canal clause OF the river and harbor
bin was debated.
HoUsE.-The Randall tariff bin was =
ported adversely. The general deficiepev
bill was considered, and the clause qiyins
the senate and house employees a months
extra pay was stricken out resolution
was adopted fixing July 13 as the lay ID
consider q resolution proposing to pay ont
some OF the TREASURY surplus.
SENATE, The chair, by request intro
~N~~NA 0 bAii w 5NO dtla dNIflenE Qf EHf4ln
money to James B. Eads, his associates i
assignees, for past, present or future wo,l
at the mouths OF the Mississippi river nntil
further ordered by congress. Referred
The committee on privileges and elections
was granted permission to sit during tie
session OF congress. 1t is understood that
this is connected with the consideration ol
the Payne case. The house bin granting
pensions to soldiers aud sailors 81 the
Mexican war passed. A senate bin passed
TO credit Oregon with Sl2, 416 Tor ord.
nance and ordnance stores Among the
bills which were objected to and which went
over without action were the following:
To equalize the bounties OF soldiers SAIL
ors and mariners of the late war (Afr. 70.
gan's billy setting apart certain tract q
land lying near the head water Of the Vel. 3
lowstcne river as park; to encourage tie
manufacture OF steel for modern army or.
dinance and the like bill for modern naval
ordinance.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the river and harbor appropriation bib,
the pending question being on the Henne
pin canal and the Michigan and illinois
canal amendment, which was adopted
by vote OF 81 to %. Senator Cuombe
lieves that the amendment.wi 60 through
the house and that work on the canal win
be commenced next year. 1t is not as far
reaching as he would like, but it win give
the work start and end in ship navga
ton from the Mississippi river to thelakes
HoUsE.-A bin was passed authorizing
the secretary OF war to loan tents to the
Southwestern Iowa and Northwestern Mis-
souri, Soldiers association.
Mr.. Voorhees,, from the COMMITTEES oa
public lands, reported a bill! permitting Al
persons who have lost homestead rights to
make new entry.