The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-03
fIf1ltfH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.


SENATE.
WAsuJNGToN, Jan. 26.-The senate took
from the calendar and passed the bill increas-
Ing the pension for total deafness from S,f3 to
$50 per month and allowing 4 iproportionatc
rating FOR partial deafness: 4y.,c entire ju-
crease Of expense to the treasury @ill not cA-,
cted 100000 year. N
After d debate the bill giving a pension Of
5000 seat to the widow Of Gen., Logan was
passed by a vote of SIS to7. g y
Senator Berry opposed the hill on the
ground that any bill which gave iho widow Of
major geneftl !. pension Of 1900, While the
widow Of a private soldier got cni5 .ts
month, was wrong in principle; and also on
the ground that the widows of two or three
major generals si:ould not be selected to- get
this large pension, ::lle ,Sido&s Of other
major generals got only S30.a month. lie ttt;:
jectcd to the bill, not from any feeling .,ad-
verse to Gen. Logan, whom he always admired,
but because he believed the principle to be
'Nrong. -.
Senator Steward advocated the i;ill. Logan
had bcetl the idol of the volunteer soidiers.
On atl oEsasiahs he ltaa fis.rlit their battles
in the senate aud eisewbefe. FIJI belitFetl tie
widows Of all private soldiers wo,tlt rejoice III
,hc passage of the bill. 1t was NECESSARY for
the country to have some conspicuous cS
ampies, something tus ysiins uien ihcfraftcr
to emulate. ----,-.,--..,,..s,..--...
Senator Ilparand ,Daris. herd With, regret
la.
kansas BERRY, and warmly advocated The
bin
Senator Reagah Stated his fcasons tor aos-
ing against the bllls The fdindeis of the
government had prohibited .congcess and the
states from eahtcrrtue i'.,tensagot r5bHitS
proceeding onthe idea that there WAS TO tc NO
| privileged ch,s in the United States. For
the last quarter of u .Gentary the principle
had been disrcgarded, ard federal judges and
/ military aid naval oficcts lad been retired
without pensions, All this tended In itse a.
rection of a privileged class, to be Supported
| by taxes levied on other people. Th;t. was un-
| American, and not in consaponce with tile
| American system of government. stio.
Sehator Ca!l said Ne wo,'ld vote for the bill
with very great picas,irc There Vas no
foundation in Ic,,son for the objections made
! to 1T. AZ, 50.
Senator Berry called for the yeas and, rays
on the passage Of the bill, and the bill Was
passbd yeas. 55' nays, :,
1 The negative votes were: Senators f,e.rv,
Coke, Colqritt, Harris, Reagan, Salisbury and
| Vance. Ha -T
| On motion Of Senator Vest like bill, IN
crcas!nG to 4',,tiee i. redr The pension of the
widow Of Gen. Frank r. Blair. was passed by
a vote o; 81 TO 6, salisbury not voting.
Senator Blair spoke on the educational bill.
On conclusion Of Senator Blair's speech scna-
tor Morgan obtained The floor, and the senate
aditt.rnv;i Ill H5ni&.ss. -
WAsntSGroS, 1ap. a7-senate not in scs-
sion.
W4shSsToN, Jah. 30-Ih the Senate The
it;,.lgiaty committee reported bill rcinotins
the political disability Of AndrcH,J. Lindsay
OF Missouri and it Wis ifatsssca.. az eF's's
Senator Sawyer, ff6in the post5tiiec arcm,
,ntttcc; reportrd bach tdSc,Srlt, the ptoboti.
ton To fc1,cej Letter postage 10 one cent. the
committee did not think ii prudent to attempt
70 reduce the postage ut pIescut. The post
oilicc department isisa!il9running behind, aud
it @as t.funght'bctter to'wait until it was SCI T.
sustaining bcf9ra further reduction 6f post
age was attsippted,s After some, discussion
the Esport vas placed on the calendar. -
/ .Wss,qNGJoN, ,Ian., ID. y The following bill.
wesp-taihen l,g ard passed ~! s..ara:. pst4
sG,1sAting right-ef-way through thes public
lans's for haigstlopphrif,sps.I eaa -
Ff 4lttj p'itthste ~ site .4il The crpctioi
fs2fablic huiltline At o,naba, the maxitiiiiil
limit u eest q be ST $1,000 : t'ss 2
"A joint resolution proposing. an anendIncu
to the eenstttption. Jtprovidcs tllat the terl.
ofaHicesf ,he psesilsntald tItc. .Fif,ieth. on
gress slai! continue until MON of tho Both o
Ap:il, 1884; ihat the senators whosestxistlr!
term would otherwise expire on March 4, 1es
tand tl'ereaftcr), shan cort'hiit in office unit
APlf fnt iletecdng4 g4;tAieh expiration !: tina
> tht'ssth of'AIrl at noon i'shall. thesdsftcr h
substituted for thc4th.of March as the, con
innncemcnt aud. d.7tefhiration tof the ofllcla
termof hc.prcaidemt, vicespresidcnt, sone'ar
apdrcpre sentst:rss in congress: aatiTtiiat til
: Twelfth ARTICLE OF the amendments 10th cot
stitsfssen shall be sissnde,l accord hElS, Aa.
| .Seslater, Eynrts then spoke in, favor OF th
Blais, e4lr ationnll bill .and.after any cxeeutiy
) ts2sst1n the senate. .adjpprnet. ~ gog fa4
rd;iS9G gsEta -TTT-1 taGg .taSs III
9r+s:ser .esa1i HopsE. Tss 20 g5's,
! sWksHi SGroN, Jan. 1i-Mr. Browne sof II
c diana, prnsentetlIa memorial of the sseciety
e Frfsnds.pfthe United States. Enela nd, I Ca,
ada antl Ireland, itashine theo Gs,ahiishmci
g of All international arbitration tribunal r.
|. fcrrcd. 2--ss7-,,
/, The committee or coinage, weights an
d measures, ftportcaa bill to discontinue Il
! chinage Of Scent pieces House calendar.
,e During tie morning hour the house r
t. surlea consideration the bill for III. sa
+ of certain New, York Indian lands in. knnsa
>. After a protrseted debate the biz WAS .passe
'rhccommitttt on foreign affairs was al
u charged, at it's own request, from furth
st consideration q the bill incorpIadirfatlng Il
y Maritime Canal company, of, Nicarsgua, al
s. the samesreterrcd to. the committee on COZ
"a nlerce. I'D. ss7t...s -sssi,,-as..4 s-s.5
The house proceeded to the coueideratf,
I'll of the I'LL llamending The laws relating 10 ma
ar igstlon. Passed. so
VI On motion of Mr.. Wise, efNirginia, b
III was passed regulating practice in cases
Is moved frcn the state to the federal scour
3. 1T provides that plaintiff shall not be 1
quited to 'givelaecuT.y for costs Of snit if
be be d cttissu of the state IN WITCH the suit
q brousht.)
nd Mr.. Belmont, Of New York, from the CO
lr lnittcc on foreign ntfairs, reported joint r
IT, olution accepting the invitation Of the Fren
as republic to take part III the International
an hibition to be hold in Paris in 1850 and app
ne priating $780, to enable the United Sta
of to participate. ; ,-.f
KS On motionof Mr.. Whitehorn, of Tenncss
re- bill aspassed' 'approTrtating sl75,00o
III the repair of tile United States war steemsl
Hartford. 't't Nt - Z
its Adjourned. ~
iWAsnISGToS, Jap.25,-Ar.lW White, of y
~ York, introduced n bill for the protection a
a.},it,ist rf;a,l nf rnrast L., |, .,,,,I,, :,