The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-03-02
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Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-In the senate
| CullOm offered a resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the president to in
form the senate whether the French gov
eminent has prohibited importation into
France of American products, and what
steps, if any, have been taken 70 procure
the resembling of such prohibition.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the senate
bill to incorporate the maritime canal of
Nicaragua, was taken from the calendar
for consideration.
A long discussion ensued upon the point
that this bill does not contain the r~estric-
tons and safeguards inserted in a like
bill and other bills last session.
Mr.. Morgan took the floor in advocacy
of the bill and was speaking when the un-
finished business was taken up, being a
bill granting pensions to ex-soldiers and
sailors who are inCapacitated from the per-
Torrance of manual labor and providing
for pensions to dependent relatives of de-
ceaSeu sDluleT5 anu SdllOlD.
Mr.. Henderson addressed the senate In
advocacy of the bill. He spoke of the
presidents veto as a destroying veto and
as being Couched in words of COndemna-
ton and much verbosity. 1t was impos-
sible, he said, to calculate the cost of the
pending bill, but it was no matter what ii
cost, provided the measure was just and
right. He believed that it would pass
both houses of congress without change
and IN the present eXigency 1t would not
receive the veto of the chief executive.
Without coming to a vote the senate
proceeded to executive business and adj
jOurned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-After the pre-
sentatiOn of a number Of petitions ;and
bills the senate, on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, considered the Nicaragua canal
bill. After an hours debate the bill was
passed-3S to Is. The senate then took
up the bill granting pensions to ex-sold-
iers and sailors who are inCapacitated for
the performance of manual labor, and pro-
viding for pensions to dependent relatives
of deceased soldiers and sailors. The
second section was amended by adding
the words, "and who are without other
adequate means ci support"
Mr.. Plumb moved to strike out the
word "totally" before the word ~"incapaci-
tated."
Mr.. Davis opposed the amendment. He
said the Grand Army of the Republic had
discussed the whole question last sum
mer in st. Louis and had formulated the
bill introduced by the senator from Ne
braska (Manderson) not because it was
all that they thought they
were entitled to but because they sup
posed that in the present temper Of pub
lie feeling, at least in n political party,
it was the best that they could obtain.
For that reason the committee on pen
sions felt exceedingly 10th TO disturb the
bill in its principles or in its phraseology.
Mr.. Plumb asked whether a person who
was bedridden and one who could work
five days out of six would be put to the
same footing and receive each $12 al
month.
Mr.. Davis replied that there was no
doubt about that.
After further discussion it was agreed
to-yeas "a, nays 23--and the word ito
tally was inserted
Mr.. Plumb moved to strike out the
words SIN the degree herein specified"
agreed to---yeas %.
Mr.. Plumb moved to insert the follow
ing, sail pensions granted to widows UNI
der this or any other general law shall
take effect from the date of the death of
the husbands Of such widows respectively,
but there shall be no dating back of.the
passage Of this act. Agreed to without
division.
The bill was laid aside and BTr. Blair
proposed an amendment Gin order to have
it printed) providing for a service pen
sion at the rats Of $40 a month.
The senate then proceeded 10 executive
business and soon adj burned.