Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-01

committee on foreign relations and the senate
proceeded to the consideration Of the deficien-
cg b:lls Ne dssnusitlrh u 1t SFas made befofs
adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. % Nothing Of special
Importance was transacted In the senate to-
day, with the exception Of Senator Hale's
bill calling for an appropriation to be applied
to the completion Of certain naval vessels now
III pfBccss 81 CONSTRUCTION.
Allison, of Iowa, made lengthy speech In
which he declared he would not vote for Sem
ator Hates bill In its preseht form, bit Woald
Tote fot it under different circumstances. The
amount called for in the bill was $26l, 16f.
The vessels to be completed are the Chicago,
Boston and Atlanta
Senator Allison said: will tell you what /
propose to do. / shall vote against the amend
ment offered by the senator fr6tn Milne, al
though should be glad to vote for It under
other circumstances hhasi also Fote against
the probosltlan to Insert the item for tunnel
TO increase the Washington water supply, al
though / believe that is the most pressing
puolic service for which money can
be appropriated at present. have said
this much for the purpose bf shu$-
ing to the aehate and 10 the people elsewhere,
who may be iterested in the subject, that this
bill is not before the senate now on account
of any fault in the senate; that it is here be-
cause last year it was delayed elsewhere until
1t was impossible to have It passed into Law !.
and that wherever and whencesoever comes
the statement that the bill failed last year be-
caase Of the condtct 81 the senate; REBEL Ii,
and deny tkst the SENATE Was In any sense re-
spdnsible
Senator Beck said that since the debate be-
gan he had taken pains to inquire and had as
certained that another deficiency bill contain
ing all those important Items 81 appropfia-
ton, would be before the senate within a
week from this time.
Senator Hale withdrew his amendment.
Senator Evarts moved to strike out of the
item of $4,000 for repayment of duties on
imports collected the provision limiting the
rate of interest thereon to 3 per cent. Re.
jeeted'
Senator Evarts then moved to add to the
proviso the words s'but this amendment shall
not affect existing suits or demands.'' Agreed
to. Without further amendments the bill
was passed, and after an executive session the
senate adjourned. q
WAsnINGToN, Jan, 26,~-The senate took
from the calendar and passed the bill ihefeags
Ing the pension for total deafness from sl3 to
$50 per month and allowing proportionate
rating for partial deafness. The entire in
crease Of expense to the treasury will not ex-
Coed $ioo,ooo year.
After debate the bill giVinga pension 81
81, 600 year to the widow Of Gen. Logan was
passed by vote of IS tor
Senator Berry opposed the bill on the
ground that any bill which gave the widow of
major general pension of $1,000, while the
widow Of a private soldier got only Sf2 a
month, was wrong in principle; and also on
the ground that the widows of two or three
major generals should not be selected to get
this large .pension, while widows of other
major generals got only $50 month. He OBJ
jected to the bill, not from any feeling adj
verse to Gen. Logan, whom he always admired,
but because he believed the principle to be
wrong.
Senator Steward advocated the bill! Logan
had been the idol uf the volunteer soldiery.
On all occasions he had fought their battles
in the senate and elsewhere. He believed the
widows of all private soldiers would rejoice in
the passage of the bill. twas necessary for
the country to have some conspicuous OK
amples, something for young men hereafter
to emulate.
Senator Hoar and Davis herd with regret
the objections made by the senator from Ar.
kansas Berry, and warmly advocated the
bill.
Senator Reagan stated his reasons for vot-
ing against the bill The founders of the
government had prohibited congress and the
states from comforting, patents of nobility,
proceeding on the idea that there was to be no
privileged elias in the United States. For
the last quarter of a century the principle
had been disregarded, and federal judges and
military and naval officers had been retired
without pensions. All this tended in the di-
rection of a privileged class, to be supported
by taxes levied on other people. This was un-
American, and not In consanonce with the
American system of government.
Senator Call said he would vote for the bill
with very great pleasure. There was no
foundation in reason fer the objections made
teit.
Senator Berry called for the yeas and nays
on the passage of the bill, and the bill was
55; nays, z.
The negative votes were: Senators Berry,
Coke, Colquitt, Harris, Reagan, Salisbury and
Vance
On motion of Senator Vesta like bill, in
creasing to $1,000 year the pension of the
widow Of Gen. Frank P. Blair, was passed by
q vote of 81 to 6, Salisbury not voting.
Senator Blair spoke on the educational bill
On conclusion of Senator Blaifs speech sena-
tor Morgan obtained the floor, and the senate
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. GA resolution in the
house, confirming the title of Carlisle to his
seat, has been adopted. Yeas, 1854; nays, r.
Messrs.. Cannon, Cooper, Davenport, McKen-
ma, Post and Steele, republicans, voted in the
affirmative, and Messrs. Baker of Illinois,
Brewer, Buchanan, Cheadle. Hovey, Lerr and
Laidlam, republicans, in the negative.
Under call of states the following bills and
resolutions were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Gunderson, of Illinois-For the con-
struction of the Illinois and Mississippi river
canal. 40 ~