The National tribune., 1888-06-07
CONGRESS-
An Abstract Of the U0re Important
Proceedings in Both Houses,
TUESDAY. MAY %.

ITeSlQeNf 1lGFeIdNu IElUEGEN 10 Tue f2cidtG
bills granting pensions to David A. Servis,
Elisha Griswold and Anna Mertz, giving what
he considered satisfactory reasons ter vetoing
the above measures. These bills were referred
to the Committee on Pensions, with lnstruc-
tious 60 report to the Senate without delay
whether the bills should become a law without
the approval of the President.
The President also vetoed the bill giving
Youngstown LOhio) public building for post
Office purposes
Mr. Henderson asked unanimous consent to
proceed to the consideration of the bill TO re-
yive the grade of General of the United States
Army. An amendment was reported from the
Committee on Military Affairs, which reads as
follows:
That the grade of LieutenantG General Of the
Army Is hereby discontinued and is merged IN the
grade of General of the Army Of the United states
which grade shall continue during the lifetime Of
the present Northumberland OF the army after
which such grade shall also cease and the PFesi-
dent of the United States is hereby authorized to
appoint, with the advice and consent OF the Senate
a General of the Army OF the United States.
Sec 2 That tile pay and allowances of the Gem
eral be the same as heretofore allowed ior that
grade.
The amendment was agreed to and the bill
read a third time and passed. the following
Senators voting in the negative: Berry, Coke,
Harris, Reagan, salisbury, Vance, and Wilson
of Maryland.
The following trauspired when Mr.. Berry
called for q yea and nag vote:
Mr.. Henderson when his name was called.
7 am paired with the Senator from Kentucky
TAIr Blackburnl The Senator from Missis-
sippi Mr. Wathall is paired with the Senator
from Wisconsin Mr.. Spoonerl, We have ar
ranged for the transfer Of the pair, SO that the
Senator from Wisconsin Mr. SpOOaerl viii be
paired with the Senator from Kentucky Mr.
Blackburn. l therefore vote. l vote yea"
MIR. Sabin when his name was called. ] am
no; rod Wit lln r1T. iTia
mr.. Kennal but on this subject / feel at lib
erty TO vote, believing that if the Senator from
West Virginia were present he would vote
yea" ] vote yea"
Mr. Brown when Mr.. Sawyers name was
called. / am paired with the Senator from
Wisconsin Mr.. Sawyer
Mr. Henderson when Mr. SpOOner's name
was called. The Senator from Wisconsin SIR.
SpoonerI is paired with the Senator from Ken
lucky Mr. Blackburn. The Senator from
Wisconsin would vote yea" I DO not know
how the Senator from kentucky would vote
but ] think he would also vote yea if he
We're present and not paired.
Mr.. Teller when his name was called. 7 am
paired on political questions with the Senator
from Louisiana MIR. Gibsonl. / do not con-
/ slider this to be political question am sat
( isied that il the Senator from Louisiana were
! here he would vote yea, and l therefore vote.
! I vote yea"
/ Mr. Vest when his name was called. I am
/ paired with the Senator from Kansas Mr..
! Plumb, but 1 suppose he would vote yea,
/ and | shall vote. | vote yea"
Mr.. Payne On political questions I am
paired with the Senator from Nevada Mr..
/ Jones but / am assured that he would vote
! "yea on the pending question. AS I have no
doubt he would vote yea" / shall vote. /
vote yea"
Mr.. Edmunds. I am generally paired with
A7ol, ATr 1 4
not see him here, and ! see by the list he has
not voted I perceive that some Of his associ-
I ates on that side of the Chamber have voted In
favor Of the bill, as / should wish 20 do; but
probably the only safe way for me IS not to
vote. I should vote " yea but for the pair.
Dir. Paddock. am paired with the Senator
from Louisiana Mr Eustisl on political QUcs-
ti0us. am assured by some Of his friends upon
the other side that this is not TO beconsidcred q
political question. I think myself II iac Sen.
atOT from Louisiana were here he wog.d vote
for the bill / shall therefore vote yea
Mr.. Davis. ] am paired with the Senator
from Indiana biz. Turpiel. but l have BIS per
mission to vote. / vote yea"
Dir. C0ckTel. / am paired with the Senator
from Connecticut bIr. Hawiey who is absent
from his seat to-day. | should vote nay
and he would vote yea
Mr. Paddock. 1 announced my pair with thC
Senator from Louisiana Mr. Enstsl but as
stated, felt at liberty to vote on this PROPOSE
ton. However, on reflection have concluded
that had better Withdraw my vote. there
fore withdraw my vote.
The President pro tempore. The Senator
from Nebraska Withdraws his vote.
Mr. Edmunds. Ny friend the senior Senator
from Alabama Dir. Morganl does not know
precisely how his colleague Mr. Pughl WoUlC
vote. but he thinks l may be safely relieved
from the pair, aud / therefore vote yea"
Dir. Daniel, who was absent from the chamber
when the vote WAS taken, asked that his vote
be recorded in favor Of the bill, aud voted yea
In the House, the Legislative Appropriation
Bill was under discussion in the Committee o
the Whole House, during which the following
occurred, in which great many OF the reader
Of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE have particular
interest, as il relates to the Adjutant and Sur
geon-General's Offices, War Department through
E which every officer or soldiers claim must pass
The question under discussion was the force t,
be allowed these Offices, and the bill proposes T.
allow 400 clerks of the various grades to TIN
Adjutant- Generals Office; provided that Ger
tain number Of these clerks be employed 70
the sole purpose Of completing the regimenta
registers of the yslunteer forces Of the severa
States during the late war, aud that not les
than 200 clerks shall be exclusively employees
, in preparing and making reports 10 cXpedit
2 pension work.
5 Mr.. Peters asked if this force was sutficien
to bring up the work Of this Bureau, as il was
! common occurrence for persons to receive fror
D the Adiutant-G General a notice Of the fact tina
l their claims had been received and properl
fled but that, owing to the insufiiciency
j. the force at his command, they would have (
. await their turn. as, in justice to all claimant
0 these cases had 70 be taken up In the regula
D order Of fling unless some special reaso
should be given why they should be taken u
= out of the regular order. Also that the wor
s was behind in his Office for at least yea
: He thought, il this was the case, suhiciel
+ force should be given this Bureau to enab
= them TO bring the work up to the present dat
d 1t was rather poor encouragement 10 a ma
who had lost q corner Of his shoulder at Getty
s burg to learn from the Adjutant General thj
c his claim would be reached in the Sweet
5, and by"
u Mr.. Warner asked if it was not general
II stated from this Office that they were now worl
J. ing upon claims fled in 1854, and 6Ir. Pete
g replied that that was the usual answer returnt
e to applicants for information regarding the
II claims but had not been done in the case
which he referred.
Mr. T0wnshend stated that Gen Drum hf
? informed him that in a short time he would
If able 10 dispose Of every case in his Office wit
10 out additional force.
Is Mr.. Hovey stated that the information viii,
n had been given him Ola this subject was c
ID tirey different from that stated by Mr. Tow
n shend.