Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-10
DEPENDENT PENSIONS.
The Bill Finally Passed in the Senate
Without Amendments.

| Without Amendments.
| WASHINGTON, March S.-Among the petit
tions and memorials presented and referred
in the Senate was one said to have over
1O2, 900 signatures from thirty-three
States and Territories against the admis-
sion of Utah as State so long as its people
are under the control OF the Mormon
priesthood. Among the bills reported re-
ported and placed on the calendar was the
| following: To provide for a Joint celebra-
| ton the National Capitol by the sixteen
| American Republics in honor OF the centen-
NAL of the parent republic-the Unit, d
| States.
Mr. Stewart repli ed to the remarks OF
Mr.. Sherman two days ago on the silver
characterization question. 1t would be
well, he thought, if every member of Con-
gress could plead entire ignorance Of that
question. 1t was not to the credit OF any
body to have knowingly done what was
done then. He read from the Record re
port of the discussion in the Senate and
| said according to the statements Of Mr..
Sherman the Senate WAS justified in be-
silver dollar would have been full lega
tender to-day, and the country would not
have the depressing times it now had. He
did not believe the Senator from Ohio
knew then what was to be the effect OF that
legislation
The dependent pension bill was then
taken up again. Mr.. Manderson replied to
some remarks made by Senator Vest last
week, particularly as to there being no
Federal ex-soldiers or Confederates either
in almshouses in Missouri. He quoted
from a report OF the Commissioner OF
Pensions showing, Oh October Is, 1887,
there were in Missouri almshOuses 13S ex-
Union soldiers and sixty-two dependent
relatives. and in the whole United STATES
1886 ex.soldiers and 1915 dependent
relatives, in all 22 OOl. In addition there
were in the National Soldiers Homes
Is, 1872 inmates, making a total OF 81, 1873
ex-soldiers and their dependents who were
dependent upon charitable institutions.
In contradiction of Mr.. Vests statement
that SO per cent. OF those enrolled during
the war were either pensioners or appli-
cants for pensions, he showed there were
1878 invalid pensions granted, and
24O, 662 for widows, children or dependent
relatives, in other words, that there were
of pensioners and claimants not over 26
per cent. OF the whole number enlisted.
Mr.. Hawley believed the bill to he practi-
cal, sensible and patriotic. He quoted Cen
eral Grant as saying the very last time that
he was at the Capitol: "If [ were to be
president again | would sign a reasonable
bill to prevent the sufferings OF soldiers or
their families, no matter what they arise
from, and I would not sign bill to give a
dollar to any able-bodied man." He
(Hawley) stood upon that. He would vote
against any and every amendment to the
bill, believing that as it came from the COM
mittee it was simple, straightforward
measure of immediate relief to real suf-
ferers.
Mr.. Wilson, of iowa. said that SO firmly
was he convinced that the class which
would be included within the benefits OF
the bill by his amendment would be Cx-
cluded without it, he would vote for it
then if he voted alone. The question was
taken and Mr.. Wilson's amendmeno was
rejected-yeas 13, nays 43.
The bill was then reported back from
committee of the whole, and the amend
ments therein agreed voted on. The first
vote was on the amendment offered by
Mr. Call to make the bill apply to those
who served in the war with Mexico, or ior
thirty days in any OF the wars with In
dian tribes. Rejected-yeas 81, nays 81.
The next vote was Mr.. Plumb's amend
ment striking out the word "totally'
before the word "inCapaCitated and ltWas
rejected Yeas, Id; nays. ~.
The bill then Dassed-Yeas, Al; nays, 16,
ls follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adrich, Allison, Blair,
Biodgett, Bowen, Brown, Cameron, Chace,
Chandler Cu'om. Davis, Dawes, DOlph,
Farwell, Faulkner, Frye, George, German,
Hale, Hampton, tiawlev, Hiscock, HOar,
Ingalls,, kenna. Mcpherson. Manderson,
Mitchell, Haddock, Palmer, Payne, Platt,
Pugh, Rjddleberger. SAWYER, Sherman,
Spooner Stewart. StockbrIdge, Ieller
Turp e, Voorhees,. Walthall and Wilson OF
lowa44
Nays-Messrs. Beck, Bates, Berry, Black
burn, Cprkrell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel,
Eustis, Gibson, Harris, Pasco, Reagan,
Saulsbury. Vance, Wilson of Missouri-1G.
Mr.. Blair from the Committee on Educa-
tion and Labor reported the bill applying
the eight-hour law to letter carriers.
Mr. Sherman offered a resolution which
was adopted, requesting the President to
furnish copies OF instructions sent the
United States Minister at Caracas and OF
correspondence between the Governments
of the United States and Venezuela since
February 1872, regarding the seizure and
detention of the American steamships
Hero, San Fernando and Nutrias, the
property OF the Venezuelan Transporta-
ton Company OF New York.
The undervaluation bill was taken up as
unfinished business and the Senate ad-
journed till Monday.