National Republican., 1888-03-22
WORKINCMAN'S FRIENDS.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS OPPOSE THE
EIGHT HOUR" CLAIM BILL.
They Enter n solemn Protest Against
Paying u Just Debt-Mr. Tauibee's
Voice is Heard Senator beck objects
to Pensioning Brave Army Nurses.

In the Senate yesterdcy N'r lioar offered
a resolution (Which was adopted) to take
from the files Of the Senate and refer to the
select committee on the present condition OF
the civil service the letter Of the Secretary of
the Treasury in regard to certain transactions
In the Boston custom house.
Mr.. Blair, In reference to his bill to give
preference for civil service appointments to
wounded ex-solders of the confederacy, as
between men who had been disloyal, said
that several senators on both sides had re-
quested him to have the bill lie over still
further He therefore asked its postpone
ment until next Tuesday, when he would
ask the Senate to dispose Of the pending
questionable second reading Of the bill.
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 as were not OBJ
jected 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 II from
the committee on foreign relations) whether
mittee and whether due care had been taken
toprotect property rights.
Mr. Evarts replied that a like bill had
been introduced, reported, and passed at
the last session. 1t was the unanimous re-
port Of the committee, but he had an
amendment to offer allowing the inspec-
tion of meats at places Of packing.
The amendment was offered and agreed
10 and the bill passed.
The pthpr publip hills nosenl warn thp fol.
lowing:
Requiring judges Of the United States cir
cult and district courts to reduce to writing
their Instructions to juries, in all states
where state judges are required to do so.
To establish United States court in the
Indian territory.
To allow soldiers and sailors who have
lost both hands, or the use of both hands, a
pension of 800 per month.
10 authorize the juries of the United
States circuit and district courts to be used
Interchangeable, and to provide for drawing
talesmen.
Appropriating $4,000 for the prosecution
Of inquiries by the commissioner of fish and
fisheries in respect to the destruction of
oysters in the natural oyster beds lying
within the waters and jurisdiction Of the
United States by star fish, &c.
The bill allowing q pension of S25 q
month 10 women enrolled during the war as
army nurses and who rendered six months
service, having been reached, the report was
read, In which It was stated that the bene-
ficiaries under 1t would not average more
than six or eight to each state.
Mr.. Beck called for the yeas and nays
remarking that, of course, this bill, like all
pension bills, would pass. 1t would apply
TO every colored woman who had cooked for
soldiers during six months; and, according
to the report just read, such women were
entitled "Roman matrons."
Mr.: Edmunds did not quite see on what
principle the bill went. The association of
nurses (whose memorial had been ready had
not asked for 1t. They only asked apparently
TO be placed on the footing Of soldiers who
had been disabled in the service. No pen
sions were yet given to soldiers not so dis
abled; and, as friend Of Women's rights,
he did not believe in making such an invid-
Gus distinction.
the committee on pensions, said that II had
been prepared by the national relief board
of woman--an association connected with
the q. A. r.; that 1t had been indorsed by
the q. A. r.; that 1t had been introduced
and ref erred to the committee on pensions,
and reported to the Senate from that com
mittee. The Association of Army Nurses,
he said, represented about 150 members.
Mr.. Beck inquired where the enrolment
OF nurses was to be found
Mr.. Blair supposed that 1t was to be found
in the War Department.
Mr. Beck objected to the further consid-
Grafton of the bill and hoped that the com
mittee on pensions 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 so that the Senate
might know within at least million of dol
lars what the bill was to take out of the
treasury. II the Senate was togive sos a
month to every woman, white or black, who
ate should at least know how many of them
there were The bill, under objection, went
over .......-....
The other public bills on 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 ''to divide
portion of the reservation of the Sioux ma
tion of Indians In Dakota into separate res
ervations, and to secure the REIMBURSEMENT
of the Indian lie to the remainder). To
provide for the sale of the site of Fort
OMAHA Neb., and for new site and the
constructionpfs suitable buildings thereon.
:, Mr.. Spoon,,r, from the committee on pub
appropriaskg $4,000 for public building
~ Eket, X. L., and 100000 for pub.
lie burning at Bridgeport, Conn. Calendar.
Mr.. Frye, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported back the House bill all-
thorizing the President to arrange con-
ference for the purpose OF promoting arbi-
tration and encouraging reciprocal com
mercial relations between the United States
and Mexico, Central and South America,
and Brazil, Calendar.
The Senate then lat 5;l0) adjourned.