The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-22
THE FIPTIETH CONGRESS.
Routine Business the Senate-Lfst of
Bills Passed Yesterday.


Routine Business IN the senate-Lfst of
Bills Passed Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-Mr. Blair in refer
to his hill to give preference for civil service
appointments wounded ex soldiers of the Con-
federacy as between who had been disloyal.
said that several Senator'S both sides, had
requested him to have the bill lie over still
further. He further asked it's postponement
till next Tuesday when ha would ask the Senate
to dispose of the pending questionable second
reading of the bill
Mr. Vance denied the correctness of the state
ment made yesterday by Mr.. Blair as to there
being twenty thousand ex-confederate soldiers
in the State of North Carolina alone who had
lost limbs. and many of whom destitute
and in alms-houses. There were none of them
in aims houses. and none had died there.
Mr.. Blair explained that ne had meant to say
wounded soldiers
The bill was laid over as proposed.
The Senate then proceeded to take up and act
upon the bills on the calendar in their regular
order passing such were not objected to.
The bill providing for an INSPECTION of meats for
expectation and prohibiting the importation Of
adulterated articles of food or drink having been
reached, Mr.. Beck asked Mr. Evarts who had
reported it from the committee on foreign rela-
tions, whether it was the unanimous report of
that committee. and whether due care had been
taken To property rights
Mr.. Evarts replied that like bill had been in
troduced, reported and passed at the last session.
II was the unanimous report of the committee,
but he had amendments to offer allowing the
inspection of meats at places of packing. The
amendment was offered and agreed to, and the
bill was passed The bill is like that passed last
esI~
ment It provides, as did the former measure.
for retaliatory proceedings by the President
Other bills were passed as follows:
To establish United States court in the In
dian Territory; to allow soldiers and sailors who
have lost both hands, or the use of both hand 8,
a pension of 500 month; the House bill to
amend the laws relating to navigation as to fees
of shipping com missioners, the expenses of dis
ch arged seamen, etc. ]; House bill TO facilitate
the prosecution of works projected for iInprcve
ment of rivera and harbors. with amendments.
which conference committee was ordered,
and Senators Dolph, FRYE and Vest appointed;
granting to the Washington & Idaho railroad COM
pany the right-of- way through the Ceur D'Alene
Indian sreser walton; House bin for relief of the
volunteers of the Fourth Regiment of Iowa In
fautry, amended by substitute entitled 'ffor
the relief of certain volunteer soldiers THE
substitute provides that the act of April % 1872
in relation bonnties, shall have the restrictive
words "before August g. 1861. struck out and
that the claims Of all soldiers and their heirs
who had been denied the bounty of
1872 shall be reeonsidered. allowed
and paid. if found correc and just, provided the
soldiers were enrolled OF enlisted prior TO July
%, 1861, for three years. Also, bill authoriz-
ing construction of brid &c across the Red
rivero the North: authorizing the Mississippi q
Louisiana Bridge and Railroad Company, of
Natchez, Miss. to construct bridge over the
Mississippi at or near Natchez, Miss; granting
to the Newport & Kings Valley Railroad Com
- pany the right OF way through the Siletz Indian
Oregon:
provisions of the dedication to public of
Dearborn Park, in Chicago; to grant TO the
State of Oregon certain lands In that State for
q public park for the erection of public build
ing at Springfield Mo-, the site and building not
to cost over 100000; to amend the statute
es to- the disposition of property of the
United States, such as lands property acquired
from sureties under the revenue law grant
inc GAO acres of public land in the Territory of
Wyoming for fish hatchery, ETC.; to authorize
the i1ries OF the United States circuit and dis
trlct be used INTERCHANGEABLE. and to
provide for drawing the talesmen; to provide for
holding terms OF the United States courts at
Mississippi City; regulating fees for exempllf1ca-
ton of land patents.
The bill reported by Mr. Blair, allowing PEN
sion of $25 a month to women enrolled during
the war as army nurses, and who rendered six
mon tbs service having been reached. the report
read, in which it was stated that the Bone
ficIarieS under it would not average more than
six or eight TO each State.
Mr.. Beck called for the yeas and nays re-
marking that Of course this bill. like all pension
bills would pass. 1t would apply to every col
ored woman who had cooked for soldiers during
six months, and, according to the report just
read. such women were entitled "Roman mat
rons
Mr. Edmunds did not quite what prin-
cipie the bill proceeded. The association of
nurses, whose memorial had been read, had
not asked for it. They only asked, apparently.
to be placed on the footing of soldiers who had
been disabled in the service No pensions were
yet given to soldiers not sabled, and,
friend of womens rights, be did not believe in
making such an isidious distinction.
Mr. Beck objected to further consideration of
the BILL and hoped that the committee PEN
Sions would. at least do the Senate the justice
to call on the Secretary of War for the number
of enrolled female nurses during the war.
that the Senate might know within at
least million dollars, what the bill was to
take out of the treasury. If the Senate was TO
give $25 month TO every woman. white or
black. who had cooked for soldiers six months.
the Senate should at least know how many Of
them there
The bill. under objection went over
The other public bills the calendar that
were passed were the following:
House bill to divide the great Sioux Indian
reservation into separate smaller reservations,
with substitute, being the Senate bill Ito di-
vide a portion of the reservation of the Sioux
nation of Indians in Dakota into separate reser-
vations and to secure the REIMBURSEMENT of
the Indian title to the remainder;" to provide
for the sale of the site of FIT Omaha, Neb., and
for site and construction of suitable build
ings thereon.
Mr.. Frye. from the committee foreign
lations, reported back the House bill authorizing
the President to arrange a conference for the
purpose of promoting arbitration and encour-
aging reciprocal commercial relations between
the United States and Mexico. Central and
South America and Brazil Placed on the cal
endar.
The Senate then adjourned.
Proceedings of the House.
WASHINGTON, March 2l-Mr. Randall pre-
~ -