Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-22
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Senator Beck Opposes the Wom-
ans Pension Bill.
Soldiers and Sailors Deprived Of
Both Hands TO Get StOO
per Month.
The Bill Authorizing a Congress Of Amer
iean Nations to be Reported
by Senator Frye.
The Senate Passes Bill Providing for
the Inspection OF Meats
The Senate Passes a Bill Providing TO-
the Inspection OF Meats.
WAsHISGToS. March 81.
Senate.

Mr. Blair, in reference TO his bill to give
preference for civil service to wounded SOL
diers of the confederacy as between men who
had been disloyal, said several Senators on
both sides had requested him to have the bill
lie over still further. He therefore asked lis
postponement until next Tuesday, when he
would ask the Senate to dispose of the pend
ing question.
The bill was laid over as proposed.
The Senate then proceeded to take up the
bills on the calendar in their regular order,
passing all that were not objected to.
The bill providing for the inspection of
meats for importation and the prohibiting
and importation of aduterated articles of
food or drink was taken up.
Mr.. Eyarts offered an amendment which
was adopted, allowing the inspection of
meats at the places of packing The bill
was passed.
Among other public bills that were passed
were the following A bill to allow the sol
diers and sailors who lost both hands or the
use of both hands, pension of 800 per
month the House bill to amend the laws re-
lating to navigation, to the fee of shipping
commissioners and the expenses of discharg-
cd seamen, etc. the House bill to facilitate
the prosecution of works projected for the
Improvement of rivers and harbors, with the
amendments on which the conference COM
mittee was ordered, consisting of Senators
Duph. Frye and Vest.
The bill allowing pension of S25 per
month TO women enrolled during the war as
army nurses and who rendered six months
service, reached IA report aud was read. 1t
was stated that the benefciares under it
wouldn't average more than six or eight to
each State. Mr.. Beck called for the yeas
and nays. Mr.. Edmunds didn't quite see on
what principle the bill went. Mr. Blair,
who reported the bill from the committee on
pensions, said that it had been prepared by
the National Relief Board of Women, an as
sociation connected with the q. 4. r.; that
it had been endorsed by the e. A, r., and
had been introduced and referred to the com
mittee on pensions, and reported 10 the Sen
ate from that committee. The association of
army nurses represented about 100 members.
Mr.. Beck inquired where the enrolment of
nurses was. MIR. Blair supposed that it was
in the War department. Mr.. Beck objected
to the further consideration of the bill, and
hoped the committee would at least do the
Senate justice to call on the Secretary of
War for the number of enrolled female
nurses during the war so that the Senate
might know within at least million dollars
urs. If the Senate was to give S25 per
month to every woman, white or black, who
cooked for the soldiers six months. the Sen
ate should know al least how many there
were.
The bill under this objection went over.
The House bill to divide the great Sioux
indian reservation into separate and smaller
reservations was passed with substitute,
being the Senate bill ''to divide "A portion of
the Sioux nation in Dakota into separate
reservations and secure the REIMBURSEMENT
of the Indian title to the remainder.
Mr.. Frye, from the committee on foreign
relations reported back the House bill au-
thorizing the President to arrange for a con-
ference for the purpose OF promoting arbi
tratIon and encouraging reciprocal CONNER
cial relations between the United States and
Mexico, Central America, South America
and Brazil. 1t was placed on the calendar.
The Senate then adjourned