Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-17

John Porter bin on tho very day he vetoed
the bin granting tbs pension to Sally Ann
Bradley. The mother Of four sons, two 81
whom mad died on the battle field and two
of whom were in the hospital disabled. Fit
John Porter would 60 on the pension roll
while Sally Ann Bradley would % to the
Door house; and this from government
who undertook t. say it was dealing gener.
ously and literally with its soldiers. Zap.
plause ON the republican side. Mastou
merely remarked in reply that he had just
learned that in the Forty-seventh congress
the republican committee of the senate
had reported that the women should
not be pensioned for the came reasons that
the president said that she ought MOI to be
pensioned. Applause on the democratic
side.l Long, of Massachusetts, suggested
that at that time the woman had husband
living who was in receipt of pension
The bill and message was then referred
yeas 122, nays Ill. The house then resumed
consideration of the general deficiency
bill. A stormy scene then ensued ovel
the amendment granting to the houe<
and senate employees one months extra
pay. The opponents Of the amend
ment failed to secure the yeas and
nays on its passage, and the amendment wa
agreed to. They, however, secured q roll
call on a motion to reconsider andl lay on the
table. The latter motion was agreed to-
yeas 116, nays 1880 the amendment re-
mains in the bill. Pending further action
the house then took recess. The night ses-
sion of the house was not this evening, the
dull session which generally characterizes
Friday night. It was enlivened by a speech
from Mr.. Wallace, of Louisiana, in opposi-
ton to private pension bill the facetious
remarks of members who interrupted him
from time to time and INDUCED in consider
able badinage. After one or two hours had
been consumed in useless roll calling. the
house at 11:2O adjourned.
In the house on July 10th, the speaker pre-
sented message from the president an
nouncing his disapproval Of the bill grant
ing pension to Daniel B. Ross. Referred
to committee on invalid pensions. The
committee on invalid pensions, submitted q
report on the presidents veto Of the bills
granting pensions to Elizabeth Lace and
Catherine Mccarthy. Ordered printed. The
same committee also reported back adver-
sely the bill repeating the tax on tobacco.
Referred to the committee Mr.. Stone, of
Missouri, from the commissioners ON civil
service reform, reported back resolution
calling on the civil service COM
misioners for information "a to the author
ity under which twenty three appointments
to pensions within the classified public scr
vice were made from the District of Colum-
bia when the proportion due to the District
was less than three for the year ending Jan
uary 16, 1886. Adopted. The house then
1esumed the consideration of the general
deficiency bill. After some discussion the
bill was passed. Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois,
from the committee en- rules, reported the
following resolution. RESOLVED That Tues
day, the 18th of July, be set apart for ths
of such business as may be
presented by the committee On ways and
means, not to include any bill raising
and if any bill shall be under con-
sideration, and not disposed of when the
ton of said bill shall be continued from
day to day until disposed of. Adopted.
Adjourned.
The house July IL, went into committee
Of the whole, Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, in
the chair, on the senate amendments to the
legislative appropriation bill. The commit
zee on appropriations recommends that the
amendment relative to the publication of
he records of the war of the rebellion, and
that the evidence taken by the
.ourt martial on the trial of Fitz John Por-
er, together with the report thereon by
Judge Holt to President Lincoln be print |
I'd in connection with the matter already |
printed concerning the proceedings of said |
'ourt martial, be concurred in, with an |
providing for the printing of
my papers on behalfof the defense in that |
'Ourt martial directly connected with thepro |
'eedings Of the same and contemporaneous |
herewith, which have not been already pub |
ished. The Iepublicans desired to concur in |
he senate amendment without amendment, |
nd motion to this effect having been de- |
Gated, they manifested some disposition to |
llibuster and finally allowed the recon-
nendation of the committee to be agreed to, |
nth the understanding that a yea and nay |
ote should be taken upon it in the house. |
he senate amendment increasing from g.
90 to 5000 the salaries Of the commits |
toner's of pensions and patents was concur |
cd in. The consideration of the amend |
,ents was completed in committee, but |
ending action by the house an adjournment |
'as taken.