Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-01-27
The Speech Ex-senator Davis Of Mime.
sofa on the Subject Pronounced
a Grand Success.
The Laws Regulating Navigation
Amended by the House-Various
Matters of Interest.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.


and was listened to with pleasure and at
tention and has placed the junior senator
from Minnesota among the best speakers
in the senate. The bill gives Mrs. Logan
pension Of $1,000 year. Without debate
the senate afterwards passed a bill giving
a like pension to the widow OF Gen. Frank
P. Blair. Just after taking up the Mrs.
Logan pension bill, Mr.. Berry opposed the
bill on the ground that any bill which gave
the widow Of a major general pension of
$4,000, while the widow of a private soldier
got only $12 month, was wrong in prin-
ciple and also on the ground that the
widows of two or three major generals
should not be selected to get this pension
while the widows of other major generals
got only $50 month. Mr.. Stewart advo-
Gated the bill. Mr.. Hoar said he thought
the senator from Arkansas overlooked the
principle on which the bill was based. If
mere desert were the test the same rate of
compensation should be paid to the patri-
otic soldier as to the officer, but it was i'm
possible to do that. But it was to the in
terest of the private soldier and those who
were concerned in his fame that these con-
spicu0us public honors should be paid to
the military leader in his life time and
that after his death ample and generous
provisions should be made for the widow
and orphans. Mr.. Davis, who had reported
the bill. said he had heard with extreme
regret the objections made to it by the SEN
ator from Arkansas. In all times nations
had delighted in doing honor to their hon
orary citizens who. like General Logan,
had illustrated in many capacities the
which they had been reared. The
case of General Shields was a parallel case
to that of General Logan. Each had served
in the Mexican war, each had been men,
Der of the senate, each had rendered dis
tinguished service in the war of the rebel
lion and each had borne to his grave the
scars of honorable wounds received in the
service OF his country. Mrs. Shields had
been given by congress pension of 500
month and he did not know that any OBJ
lection had been made to it. He knew of
no finer example in history for the youth
Of the land than that offered by the story
of Mr.. Logan's life. Mr.. Reagan stated
his reasons for voting against the bill.
The founders of the government had pro-
hibited congress and the states from con-
ferring patents of nobility, proceeding on
the IDEA that there was to be no privileged
class in the United States. Mr.. Call said
he would vote for the bill with very great
pleasure. Mr.. Berry called for the yeas
and nays on the passage Of the bill and the
bill was passed-yeas IS, nays Z. The neg
ative votes we're given by Messrs. Berry,
Coke, Colquitt, Harris, Reagan, Salisbury
and Vance.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The senate then took up the Blair educa-
tional bill, but soon, on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, proceeded to the consideration of
executive business. When the galleries
had been cleared and the doors closed SEN
ator Edmunds reported the nomination of
Martin v. Montgomery to be associate
justice Of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia and J. B. Hage to be dis
trict attorney of the District of Columbia,
both of which nominations were confirmed.
The doors were then reopened and Mr..
Blair proceeded with his remarks. On the
conclusion of Mr.. Biair's speech Mr. Nor
gan obtained the floor and then the SEN
ate adjourned until Monday.
The House.
In the morning hour the house resumed
the consideration of the bill for the sale of
certain Indian lands in Kansas. After q
protracted debate the bill was passed.
The house then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill amending the laws re-
lating to navigation. Mr.. Dingley of Maine
explained that the bill amended the ship
ping act of 1885 so as to make clearer the
cases in which the president is authorized
to suspend the collection of the tonnage
tax. The bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Wise of Virginia q bill
was passed regulating practice in cases
removed from state to federal courts. 1t
provides that the plaintiff shall not be re.
quired to give security for costs OF the