The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-04-06


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giiuDze u tie American Capitol Eiih iss
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notable ADVANCE - ali lines II degeIOf-
8seDt. involving rsvisw u What has been
accomplished, which gave e0bQfatulatoFy
toae % the gathering. aud drew certain
representative w0men here Nb0 gosid not
i.age been attracted lad tie Gro SIDE lad
only political end in Fisg. Tie necessity
n BITTER organization IL the woft lsr
sDmen's advancement 1as The main de4
u Tive convention, aad the oYganiz4-
tigns perfected - the result of tbe Effort
promise ~ b. II historical interest ais6
importance. The President AID Mrs
CleyeIsad accorded The Woman's Council
special Handwriting on Friday. and
susan T. bDtbony, Who presented the pi0
neers Of tbe Woman Suffrage Mogefnent.
healing the liDe, rested her hand on tie
Presidents shoulder during this perl5fm-
amer aud VIZ 70 unique 10 ber styIe alto
eelter that Al,e kept the President and
Mrs. Cleveland laughing. There were col
0red women iD tie line sLO Yere ahably
presented and received, meek looking
qnakeresAes. IN grey aid brown, an indian
woman gorgeous ia gown @ith beaded
embroidery, Norwegian. swedish, Danish,
Scotch and English ladies, many 81 whom
we're elegantly dressed while few Amer
leans we're IL tie widest evolution If tie
dress reform. The President emerged
looking ~ HE lad been through a thrill
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deiegatea 10 the couneli occnpifd various
pnllits d the city churches.
a. usual 10 Washington on Faster gun
day the CHURCHES celebrated The resnfrec,
ton. The Catholic and Episcopal churches
were prolusely decorated With flowers,
elabofate musical programme were reu-
dcred, and famous masses werc sung with
pomp, while tIiousands If fair peuitents
emerged from the sackcloth aud ashes Of
tile Lebten season, radianijy happy 10 new
go~ns aud Paris pattern bonneh.
Ga Friday tie House 81 Representatives
spcut the afternoon 10 discussing tie two
bills ~ pension The widows d Gems. Logaa
| and Blair ~ the rate Of $1,000 year. Tie
debate WAS interesting became one bin
represented Republican and the other
| Democratic leader Both General Logan
/ and General glair bad been nominated by
their respective political friends for the
! Vice. Presidency II The United States, the
Democrat IN 1863 and Republican 10 1884
| Tie treatment Of tie two bills and the
feelings they aroused IN the House we're by
no means free from politics The widows
were regarded az having Inherited All the
political capital and opposition Of their
/ husbands, aud when the pension bills we're
under consideration the atmosphere WAS az
much charged With political feeling an If
as rival candidate 10 heated political
campaign. AGer long diacnssion both
bills were passed by practically oao vote,
| the Logan blli BY ~ against o.. aud the
| Blair bill by t1s against 81. All the Rs
pnblaans aud about one fourth Of the Dem
ocraiA opposed both The Logan bin was
IN the last Congress aud was then tie sub.
ject Of lively political diSeussiOn The
committee on that occasion divided on
party lines and The bin was adversely re-
ported which killed il FOR Congress. This
time VI occupied a very different position.
IL was introduced by a Democrat Mr Nc.
Shane, and was fagorably reported by
majority vi the committee composed Of
nine Democratic and six Republicans. Mr..
Matson, Chairman Of the committee on In
valid PensionH, led the opposition to the
BILL and Boufke Cochran. who sits on the
Democratic side Of the House, made The
most conspicuous effort Ia advocacy Of ifa
passage Aud now that the Blair and 10.
gan pension bills have been disposed " in
this way, IL has been suggested lhat The
rest Of the deserving widosa of brave de.
Tenders be likewise provided for MOI for.
getting those whose husbands we're 10 tie
ranks. WEsTos