The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-28
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL PASSED
BY THE SENATE.
The House Again Grapples with Public
Building Bilis-Its Tribute of
Respect to MIR. Corcoran.
SENATE.


and referred were the following: To re-
peal the limitations to the act granting
arrears of pension: for the passage of a
per diem ratio service pension bill;
against the repeal of the oleomargarine
bill; to place salt on the free list; of the
Chicago Board of Trade, protesting
against any legislation that would de-
prive the citizens of the United States
of the facilities offered by the Canadian
railroads for the transportation of Amer
lean products free of duty under the
bonded transportation act; for cheap
and efficient transportation service. open
to all without discrimination; for the re-
peal of the internal revenue tax on alco-
holic liquors; for the removal of the duty
on books; to put tin plate on the free
list; to increase the compensation of life
saving crews.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the
Senate at 1850, resumed consideration
of the bill to incorporate the Maritime
Canal Company, of Nicaragua.
A notice was given by Mr.. Plumb that
he would ask the Senate tomorrow to
take up the bill forfeiting unearned rail-
road land grants.
Mr.. Platt gave notice that he would
next Monday ask the Senate to take up
the bill for the admission of South
Dakota as a State. Mr.. Allison gave
notice that, when the pending bill was
disposed of, he would call up the Under
valuation bill
Mr.. Vest offered resolution declaring
that nothing in the act should be held or
construed to involve in any manner, the
United States in any pecuniary obli-
CATION except as to payment of tolls.
Rejected by vote OF 81 to %.
After several other restrictive amend
ments were voted down the bill was re-
ported back from the committee of the
whole, and the amendments agreed upon
in committee of the whole were con-
| CURED in.
Mr.. Vest again offered his amendment
that the United States Government
should have no pecuniary obligation in
| connection with the work, and it was
| again rejected-yeas %, nays 26.
| THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed-yeas 80. nays
Is, as follows:
| Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Brown,
| Chace, Chandler, Colquitt, Cullom,
Daniel, Davis, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts,
Farwell, Frye, German, Gray, Hale,
Hearst, Hoar. ingalls,, Manderson, Mitch
ell, Morgan, Paddock, Payne, Platt,
Plumb, Pugh, Sabin, salisbury, Sawyer.
Sherman, Spooner, Stewart, Teller, Tur-
pie, and Wilson, of Iowa-3s.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Coke,
Faulkner, George, Gibson, Hampton,
Kenna, Pasco, Reagan, Riddleberger,
Vest, Walthall, and Wilson, of Mary
land-15.
| DEPENDENT PENSION BILL.
| Consideration of the Dependent Pen
sion bill was then resumed.
Mr.. Berry moved an amendment, adj
ding another sentence to the second sec
ton, which was finally adopted, after
having been several times amended, OF
motion of different senator's.
As finally agreed to it reads: ''ant
who are without other adequate means
of self support"
In suggesting one of the modification
of Mr.. Ferrys amendment, Mr.. Blai
| A.
had tried to do in the bill as nearly a
: possible what the Grand Army of tn
Republic designed, so as to get around
or under, or outside of the Presidentis
sion bill, but the amendment offered b
the Senator from Arkansas would brin
the bill directly within the puryiew {
the Presidents veto last Congress.
Mr. Plumb moved to strike out TIL
word totally" before the word zinc;
pacitates,'' aud gave notice that if h
motion prevailed he would move
amend further by providing that til
pension should be from 81 to $12
month, according to degree of incapai
ity.
Mr. Berry argued that the strikin
f out of the word totally" would max
n the bill simply service pension bill an
- would practically open the doors to q
who had served in the Union army al
N who were not now on the pension roll
10 After long discussion Mr. Plumb
q motion was agreed to and the word st
% tally was stricken out.
-. In the course of the debate it was d
veloped tEat under the bill, as it stand
there can be no grading of pensions a
cording to the degree of disability, bt
n, all alike, its beneficiaries will receive
N per month.
of Mr.. Plumb also moved to insert {
ID following: "All pensions granted
al widows under this or any other gene
C. law shall take effect from the date of I
nd death of the husbands of such widow
e but not dating back of the passage
lis this act
Agreed to without division
Mr.. Call moved an amendment
make the bill apply to those who sery
" in the Florida war, but accepted
modification moved by Mr.. Morgan
'A making it apply to those who served
We the war with Mexico and for thirty d.
in wars with Indian tribes.
ay Without disposing of this amendne
90 the bin was laid aside and Mr.. Blair p
posed an amendment, in order to h