Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, July 81, 1888.
Senator Hiscock has introduced a
bill providing for the pensioning Of
all persons who served three months
in the army or navy of the United
States during the rebellion.
A caucus Of Republican Senators
was held at the residence Of Senator
Evarts Wednesday evening,at which
it was definitely settled that SUBJ
stitute for the Mills bill should be re-
ported to the Senate thoroughly dis
cussed and pushed to a vote before
adjournment. 1t is understood that
the measure is now nearly ready to
be reported. The bill, it is expected
will touch the customs very lightly,
with the exception Of sugar, which
viii be heavily cut. The internal
revenue is expected to furnish the
most of the reduction. The bill will
probably he reported in two weeks.
Under the provisions Of the bill
passed by the Senate for the relief of
depositors in the late Freedmans
Bank, only the colored depositors
will be paid. Senator Sherman has
reported favorably from the finance
committee. Mr.. Spooner's amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Appropri-
alton bill provided for the refund
ing of the direct tax paid by the sew
eral states and territories under the
Act of August 5, 1861. This amend
ment is substantially the same as the
bill which, after its passage by the
Senate caused the recent prolonged
deadlock in the House, whereby the
Southern Democrats succeeded in
preventing the House from passing
bill that was favored by more than
three-fourths of it's members. This
amendment is certain to be passed
by the Senate, but whether the
Southern bridgadiers Of the House
will again fillibuster against it can
not be said at present, althoug h it is
safe to assume that they will, so that
another deadlock may be considered
as among the probabilities of the
near future.
Senator Ingalls, is expected to
make speech in few days on the
fisheries treaty, in which he will re-
view the entire foreign policy of
this administrator, and show what a
mammoth fraud it has been from the
beginning. That Mr.. Ingalls, will
handle the subject without gloves it
is unnecessary to say.
Brigadier Cockrell, of Missouri,
had quite spat with Senator Davis,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
pensions, Tuesday. Cockren attempt
ed to defend Cleveland's veto of Mrs.
Doherty's pension bill. Thereupon
Mr.. Davis proved that every state
ment upon which the veto was based
was false.
Senator Davis has reported favor
ably to the Senate, from the pension
committee, bill providing that the
fees of e1aming surgeons for each
examination of applicants for pen
sions shall be 81 for each surgeon
when made by board of surgeons,
and So when made by a single sur
geon. Travelling expenses shall also
be allowed when by reason Of claim
| ants disability the examination has
to be made at claimants residence
Senator Horr has offered resolu.
ton providing for the appointment
of q select committee Of service to in.
quire into the report upon the rela.
tons of business and commerce be.
tween the United States and Canada
Senator Cameron has presented a
large number Of petitions from vari
GUS soldier organizations in Pennsyl,
vania, asking for the passage of the
arrears of pension act and of the act
to increase pensions Of fully disabled
veterans.
The Republican Congressiona]