Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-07


the army, actuatea only by patriotic desires 10
sustain the national flag Before the House
went further in penSioning the dead wood OF
the army 1t should make some provision for the
men who went to the front during 1861.
SARCASTIC MR.. BROWNE.
He sent to the clerks desk and had read q
letter from one of these men, who is at the
Hampton soldiers home, commencing his
course In regard to pensions, ridiculing the
policy Of Congress and making use OF such
strong expressions as to lead Mr.. Browne (Ind.)
to inquire sarcastically whether 1t was q veto
message that was being read.
Mr.. Burrows motion to instruct was lost
yeas 1O9 nays 1S4; and the message was re-
ferred to the committee on invalid pensions.
THE NEXT MESSAGE
was one vetoing q bill granting q pension to
Catherine McCarty. Mr.. Watson moved
its reference to the committee on invalid PEN
sions and Mr.. Browne moved instructions re-
curing the committee TO report 1t back on or
before next Monday.
MR.. BROWNE CRITICIsES THE PRESIDENT.
Mr. Browne criticised the action of the Presi-
dent, and invoked Gods mercy on a man who
had the heart to veto a bill for the
Inc of duty to his country. He sarcas-
tically reflected upon the manner in
which the experienced soldier, the commander
In Chief OF the army, treated his comrades. His
excellency belonged to that class of men who,
during the war, were afraid of nothing but
danger; but now he stood valorously, armed
Capable: with vetoeS i'll his hand between the
unfortunate soldiers and the Treasury OF the
United States. President Cleveland would go
down to posterity as the great American objec-
tor.
The District i'm Congress-.
BRIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN BRANCH.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Blackburn reported
from the District committee the House bill to
appropriate $4,000 tor a bridge across the
Eastern Branch in place OF the old burnt bridge
at the foot OF PENNSYLVANIA avenue east. The
directs Secretary N q r.
vey of the river to be made to determine the
length, width and height of said bridge, and
construction in one or more daily newspapers
published in Washington, New York, Cleve-
land. Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago and Rich
mond. Five thousand dollars OF the amount
appropriated is made available Immediately
for the expenses of the survey.
Capitol Topics.
BITTER ASSAULT ON THE PRESIDENT.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Plumb submitted
letter from James kirkpatrick complaining Of
the Presidents "malignity" in vetoing his pen
sion Dill and asking that it be passed over the
veto. The letter was bitter assault upon
the President and no matter what merits the bill
might have had, killed it, Tor democrats, alter
hearing it read, said they would take pains to
see that kirkpatrick's bill should not pass.
PROMOTIONS IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARMY.
Senator Manders0n, from the committee on
military affairs, to-day reported favoraby the
army appointed under the act approved July
%, 1866, who have served twenty years, shall
be nominated and, by and with the advice aud
consent OF the Senate, appointed to the office
OF surgeon, with the rank of major, to date from
the completion OF such service.
NOMINATIONS AND CoNFIRMATIoNs.
The President yesterday nominated, in pur.
suance OF the recent act of Congress, Fitz Johr
Porter to be colonel in the regular army, and
Capt. Theodore Schwan, of the 1lth infantry,
to be assistant adjutant general with the rank
of majO
The Senate in executive session confirmed the
nominations of Hugh S Thompson for Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury and H. j. Winn,
postmaster at Birmingham, Ala. The eXecu-
tive session lasted only a few minutes, the Sem
atOrs not being able to stand the pressure of the
weather with closed doors.
LIVELY DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
The provision OF the river and harbor bill for
the purchase Of the Sturgeon bay and Lake
Michigan ship canal, was warmly debated all
the afternoon in the Senate yesterday, Messr,.
Edmunds and Ingalls, opposing it and Messrs.
Mcmillan and Conger advocating it. Mr.. Con-
ger Sarcastically remarked that it was great
pity Mr.. Ingalls, could not get away from his
arduOuS duties on the District committee that
he might give the benefit OF his erudltion to the
com ittee.
WINE AND BRANDY.
The Senate committee on finance WILL as
soon as a report on the subject can be prepared,
whisky bill already on the Senate Gale ndar This
will enDody substantially the legi, alton asked
for by the Vitculturai association, with the ex-
ceptIOn OF the provisions relating TO the adultera
ton of wines. They will confer the privilege
of fOrtifying sweet wines with grape brandy
free OF tax; of fortifying wines for export when
alongside the outgoing vessel and warenousing
for three years all kinds of fruit brandies.