Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-09
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WASHINGTON, March 8. 1888.
senate.

admission OF Utah as State 30 long as
its people are under the control oil the
| Mormon priesthood.
Among the bills reported and placed
ON the calendar were the following: 10
provide for joint celebration at the
national capital by sixteen American re-
publics IN honor OF the centennial OF the
parent republic Of the United States;
to secure 10 the Cherokee freedmen and
others their proportion OF certain pro-
ceeeds OF land.
Senator Colquitt. who had announced
his purpose TO speak to-day on the Presi-
dents message, gave way to the pension
bill. His speech will probably be made
Monday.
The pension bill was then taken up,
the question still being upon the amend
ment of Mr.. Wilson. of Iowa, adding the
words 1.-THE infirmities Of age.
Mr.. Henderson replied to some of Mr..
Vests statements made last week, par.
ticularly as to there being no Federal
soldiers, or Confederates either, IN Mis-
souri, almshouses. He quoted from
report of the Commissioner OF tensions
showing that on October 10th last there
we're in Missouri almshouses l30 ex-
Union soldiers and 62 dependent rela-
tiyes. and IN the whole United States
81. 85I soldiers and dependents, besides
1872 in national soldiers homes,
making total of 37,O03 ex-soldiers and
their dependents who were dependent
on charitable institutions.
In contradiction of Dir. Vests state
ment that 80 per cent. Of the num-
Der of those enrolled during the war
we're either pensioners or applicants for
pensions. he showed thai there were
/ 367. 424 invalid pensions granted, and
24O. 662 for widows, children, or Deepen
dent relatives in other words, that there
were (of pensioners and claimantsl not
over "a per cent. of the whole number
I enlisted.
, After further speeches by Messrs.
Hawley, Hoar, and Dawes MIR, Wilson s
amendment was rejected by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas.-Mcssrs. Allison, Bowen, Chace,
Cullom. Dawes, Dolph, Hiscock, ingalls,,
Mitchell, Plat. Teller, and Wilson OF
| Iowa-l3.
Nays.-Messrs. Aldrich, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn. Blair. Blodgett, Brown,
Butler, Call, Cameron, Chandler, Cock
reI. Coke, Coluuitt, Daniel, Davis,
Eustis. FarwolI, George, Gibson, Cor
man. Gray. Hampton, Harris, Hawley,
Hearst, Jones of Arkansas, Mcpherson,
Henderson, Morrill,, Paddock, Pasco,
Ransom, Reagan, Salisbury, Sawyer,
Spooner, Stewart, Stockbridge, Turpie,
Nance, Walthall. and Wilson OF Mary
! lands.
The bill was then reported back from
the Committee OF the Whole, and the
amendments therein agreed to were
voted on.
The first vote was on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Call to make the bill APP
ply to those who served in the war with
Mexico or for thirty days in any of the
wars with the Indian tribes. The amend
ment was rejected.
YeaS.-Messrs, Bates. Berry, Black
burn, Brown, Butler, Call, Coke, Daniel,
Dolph, Eustis. George, Gibson, hamp-
ton, Harris, Jones of Arkansas, Mitch
ell, Pasco, Reagan, Nance, Voorhees,,
and Walthall-21.
Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Bate,
Blair, Blodgett, Cameron, Chace, Chan
dler. Cockrell, Colquitt, Cullom, Davis,
Dawes, Farwel, Frye, Hale, Hawley.
Hiscock, Ingalls,, Mcpherson, Msnder-
son, Morrill,, Paddock, Palmer Payne,
Plat, Rlddleberger, Salisbury, Sawyer,
Sherman. Spooner, Stewart, Stock
bridge, Teller, Turpie, Wilson OF Iowa,
and Wilson of Msryland-37.
The next vote was on Mr. Plumb's
amendment striking out the word to
tally" before the word "incapacitated. "
After aucther long discussion the
amendment was rejected.
Yeas.-Messrs. Allison, Bowen, Gull
lon, Dawes, Dolph, Hale, Hscock,
Hoar, Ingalls,, Mitchell, Palmer, Plat,
Teller. and Wilson of Iowa-l4.
Nays.-Messrs. Aldrich. Bate, Beck,
Berry, Blackburn, Blair. Blodgett'
Brown, Cameron, Chace, Chandler,
Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Davis,
Eustis, Farwell, George, Gibson, Hamp'
ton, Harris, Hawley, Kenna, McPher'
son. Henderson, Paddock, Pasco, Payne,
Ransom, Reagan, Riddleberger, Sauls-
bury, Sawyer, Spooner, Stewart, Stock
bridge, 1urpie, Vance, Voorhees,. Wal
thall, and Wilson OF Marylsnd-42.
The ball was then passed.
Yeas. - Messrs. Aldrich, Allison,
Blair, Blodgett, Bowen, Brown, Came
ron, Chace, Chandler, Cullom. Davis
Dawes. Dolph, Farwell, Faulkner, Frye
George, German, Hale, Hampton, Haw
lev, Hiscock, Hoar, ingalls,, Kenna, Nc
Pherson, Henderson, Mitchell, Paddock.
Palmer, Payne, Plat, Pugh, Riddle
berger, Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner
Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller. Turple
Voorhees,, Walthau, and Wilson o.
Iowa-44.
Nays.-Messrs. Bate, Beck, Berry
Blackburn, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt
Daniel, Eustis, Gibson, Harris, Pssco
Reagan, Salisbury, Vance, and Wilson
of Msryland-16.
The pairs announced were Messrs
Evarts and Morgan, Edmunds and Jones
of Arkansas. Sabin and Call. Ransom
and Jones of Nevada, Vest and Plumb,
MIR. Blair introduced his bill OF former
sessions to grant pensions to all soldiers
who served three months in the army
during the war OF the rebellion. Re
ferred to the Committee on Pensions.
Adjourned until Monday.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Tillman asked unanimous consen
for the immediate consideration OF the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur
chase OF certain swords belonging to The
widow of General James q. Shields
The bill was PASSED, but not without
good deal of discussion arising out o.
the statement by Mr.. Steel, of Indiana
that he had seen newspaper paragraph
to the effect that there was some ques
ton as to the ownership Of the swords.
Mr.. Tillman declared there was nc
such question, and the entire Missouri
delegation gave assurance that the
swords were in the undisputed posses
sion OF the Shields family.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, opposed thu
bill. 1t was alleged that it was given Al
reason for tho proposition that the
, swords belonged to the estate and coule
not be divided, but they could be sole
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