The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-04-19


last opened with the key of caucus action. and |
the legislative day of Wednesday, April 4, came /
to a close on the calendar day Of Thursday, |
April u.
Mr. Randall's purpose in seeking the floor |
was to present the following resolution:
Rescued That Thursday, Dec 6; Saturday, Dec.
s. and Tuesday Dec IL 1888 Immediately after /
reading the journal be- and are hereby set aside /
for the consideration of Senate bill l39, entitled |
" An act to credit and to pay to the several states
and Territories and the District of Columbia all the
moneys collected under the direct tax levied by act
of Congress approved Aug >, 1861" now IN the !
Committee of the Whole on the state OF the MON, j
and at p. m. Tuesday, Dec II. the shall be |
reported TO the House, with such amendments as |
may have been agreed upon in the committee, and
the previous question shall then be considered as
ordered on ali such amendments end ordering the
said bill TO be engrossed and read third time, and
on the passage Of the bill and the vote thereon
shall then be taken by the House.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10.
The Senate was not in session.
The House met at u o'clock and the clerk
proceeded to read the journal of the proceedings
Of the legislative day of Wednesday, April 4.
Mr. Dockery asked unanimous consent TO
dispense with the reading.
AIessrs Grosvenor and E. B. Taylor objected.
Mr.. Springer reminded them that the journal
covered the proceedings during the so-caled
deadlock, making 80 pages, with more than 20
roll calls.
Mr.. Grosvenor said that was all the better he
wanted it read. 1t made very interesting
reading.
Several other attempts were made to stop the
reading without success, and the entire journal
was gone over; emitting, however, the roll
calls.
The House proceeded to the consideration Of
q number of private bills. One of them was to
satisfy the claim of Samuel A. B. Woodford,
of Clark County, KY, for the value Of 70 barrels
Of whisky taken from him by Gen. Samuel d.
Sturgis, in April, 1863, and turned over to the
Medical Department Another was to pay
Mrs Ellen p. Mallory the sum of 500 for the
occupancy OF her house in Memphis for seven
months succeeding Nov. u, 1861; also 81 200
for the furniture that was in the house Pro-
longed discussion took place on this, which
lasted until 5 o'clock, when the House took a
recess.
At the evening session the consideration Of
private bills was resumed. Among these was
bill to pay Gen. w. L. Woodruff, of Kentucky,
a pension of $25 a month. lie was one of the
first loyal KentuCkians to respond to the call
Of the President to organize and drill the I'd
KY; was taken prisoner, and was one Of the
first confined in Libby. He was one of the
FIVE Union officers held as hostages and sem
fenced TO death in the event Of the execution
of certain Confederate pirates. He was held
four months under sentence, but finally re-
leased and shortly afterWard was thrown from
his horse and suffered internal injuries from
which he has never recovered. The bill was
amended and reported back to the House with
the recommendation that it pass. Mr. Steele,
from the Committee on Military Affairs, re-
ported back adversely bills to remove the
charge of descrtion against James w. Byrd,
Alfred @. Romine, Aquila Mahon, Charles
Richter, Henry Craugh, George w. Dunlap,
John Williams and John Young.
SATURDAY APRIL H.
The Senate was not in session.
In the House, Mr.. Bynum, on behalf of his
colleague, Mr. Matson, submitted a report from
the COmmitteeon Invalid Pensions upon Senate
bill 49, granting pensions TO ex-soldiers and
/ sailors who are incapacitated for the perform
/ ance of manual labor, and providing for pen
4 siOns TO dependent relatives Of soldiers and
/ sailors. The bill was reported with amend
I ments, referred to the Committee of the Whole
i House on the State of the Union, and ordered
/ to be printed.
/ Mr. GalliDger submitted the views of the
minority of the committee; which were also
ordered to be printed.
The bill to reimburse the State Of Florida
i the amount of $224,648 expended in paying and
maintaining troops during the Indian hostili-
/ ties in that State between 1855 and 1866 was
/ discussed at length, but went over at the ex-
piration of the morning hour.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was taken up.
/ and Mr.. Perkins KAN took advantage Of the
opportunity to make strong speech in favor
of the protective tariff, which was replied to
by Mr.. Allen Miss
Mr. Joseph, the Delegate from New Mexico
made an argument in favor Of the admission of
that Territory as a State After very sophie
/ morical and high flown introduction he got
down to discussion of the actual claims Of the
Territory FOR admission, and showed that her
population had grown from 1850 to 1860 at the
rate Of so per cent. Even during the troublous
l..+ -Fn - l,Ir
than 30 per cent. In 1885 there were 1874 ISL
people in the organized Counties and 10000
outside of these. Al the election for the pres
ent Delegate p, $50 votes were cast which were
about six times the number of votes cast for a
Representative from Alabama and very many
more than those cast for Representatives from
Georgia, Louisiana and other Southern States.
The population was now much greater than
had been deemed necessary when 10 of the
| present States were admitted to the Union,
New Mexico had been 40 years in the Union. and
her pupilage had been past and her fitness for
self-goyernment had long been evident. She
gave to her schools larger share Of her taxes
than any other State or Territory. He defended
the Territory against the charges Of illiteracy
and immortality, and made very hattering
showing Of her mineral and agricultural wealth
The consideration of the Indian Appr0pra
ton Bill was resumed and continued until The
committee rose, and the House adjourned.
PENSION BILLS PASSED.
/ Bills granting pensions or increase Of pen
sions to the following persons have been passed
by both Houses Of Congress:
Hannah r. Langdon, William c. Wait Abbit
S. Hutchinson Della y. Peck, Bctsey Mansfield
Angeroue p. Cole, Sarah Z. Branson, Ida N
Welton Stephen d. Redfeld, Ida b. Linthicum
Henry B. Shaw, Jane Thomas minor children
, Of William Clark Geo. W. Burkhart, Thoma
: A. Aulls. William II. Brokenshaw, Eliza j
0 Currer, Emily 3. Newell, Catharne Maxwell
6 James 4. Haley, Eliza b. Anderson, Marble II
e Baird, Charlotte Broad, Sarah +. Pribble, Mile
S. Scribner Hannah c. Dewitt, Isaiah G. Mayo
1 Julia Stokes, Charlotte T. Clark, Mahala Rob
e bins, Joab NJ. Haley, Hannah f. Brock, judith
4 Plummer, John Bisbey, Alonzo Higley, JOIN
( Rowe, Julia A. Grifen. James Woody, Mar
s Dull, James NJ. Berry, Maxwell Carroll, Emil,
!. Goodall, Harriet V. Stockton Martha M Bag
r ley. Albert Nevin, Laura d. Pierce Delial
+ Agard, Chloe Quiggle Morris r. Mantor, Mar
j. Francis, Lizzie f. Reed, Squire Admire
}. Thomas ]. Parker, Clara NJ Flanders, Mary X
}, Taylor, William III. Brimmer, David johnson
d Elizabeth Burlington, Elizabeth j. Hascal
r Nancy Rains, Nancy o. Gray, Leora E. Gear
Q VIM. p. Witt, Margaret e. Graves Isaac Dilley
; Emma r. Johnson, Abbie NJ. Hay, Mary Mar
t tin Mary Sullivan, Eliza Summers, Oscar I
r Carpenter, James D. Whaley, Christophe
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