The Dickinson press., 1889-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL DOlNGS.
The Senate.

CONGRESSIONAL UUlNUS,
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-After a num-
Der of bills had been introduced and re-
ferred, Mr.. Regain addressed the senate
in advocacy of his bill for the repeal of
the third section Of the act of 1855 pro-
viding for the sale of bonds so as to pro-
duce a revenue for the redemption of
legal tender notes.
The president sent the senate u large
number of recess nominations.
Senator Platt introduced a bill provid-
ing a territorial government for Okla
homa. 1t provides for the appointment
by the president of the usual territorial
officers. The governor is to receive
$4,000. the justice of the supreme court
$ 5000 and the secretary 81, 800 a year.
Senate at 1926 adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-In the senate
a number of bills were introduced and
after some discussion as to the proper
reference of several of them, the senate
ut 1l:55 went into executive session and
at 2:l5 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Mr. Chandler
introduced Il bill to amend the laws rela-
tive to the elective franchise.
Mr.. Turpie called up his resolution in
relation to trust penalties and addressed
the mate at considerable length on that
subject.
MIR, Evarts introduced Il bill to provide
for the celebration of the 4OOth anniver-
sary of the discovery of America, by a
worlds fair to be held in New York, and
asked that it lie OF the table for refer
ence to the proper committee, when APP
pointed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lin accordance
with the programme agreed on in the Re
publican caucus, a number of Rcpubli-
can senators resigned their places on the
committees. A number of bills were in.
troduced among them n by Mr.. Vest,
reducing the number of copies of certain
public documents to be printed.
BY MIR. Notwithstanding service and
disability pensions to officers, soldiers,
sailors and marines in the army and
navy of the United States of the war of
the rebellion from 1861 to 1865. The bill
provides for %pensioning all the surviving
officers, soldiers, sailors and marines who
served in IL army and navy for sixty
days or more who We're disabled in the
line of duty between March, 1861, and
July, 1865, at the rate of IS per month
during their lives. For disability rated
at one half the total rate, the pension
shall be increased to 81 per month, and
SIP per month and in cases where the
person is prevented obtaining a support
by labor or usual occupation he shall re-
ceive S22 per month. The bill also pro-
vides that all nurses enrolled in the ser
vice from March 4, 1861, and July
l, 1865, who We're assigned to duty
in the military hospital service,
shall be paid a compensation of IS per
month each from the date of their dis
charge, and additional pensions after the
passage of this bill, at not less than $50
per month. The bill entities the widow
or minor child of parents of an honor.
ably discharged officer or private to a
pension of SIP per month. The bill con.
cludes with a provision that this act
shall not be so construed as to change
the ratings of pensioners now on tic
rolls or that may hereafter be placed or
the rolls at higher rates for loss of limbs
or eyesight, the result of injuries re
ceived in the service.
MIR. Ingalls, called attention to the fac
that a paper purporting to he a memorial
of one branch of the Montana legislature
had been referred to the committee OF
mines and mining. AS there was som
difficulty about the organization of the
Montana legislature, he moved that the
paper be returned and laid on the table
1t was so ordered. A message was re
ceived from the house announcing tina
that body was ready to proceed with til,
commemoration ceremonies, and a
1855 it proceeded to the hall of tn,
house. At 2:45 it returned and immedi
ately adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-The speake
laid before the house a communication
from from j. p. Leedom, late sergeant
alarms of the house, announcing tina
G. L. Silcott, late cashier of the sergeant
alarms office had departed withou
settling his accounts, and requesting al
investigation. A committee of sevel
was appointed.
The following committees were az
pointed:
Rules-The speaker, Mckinley, Car
non, Carlisle, Randall.
Acknowledgements, Botthman, Kelly
y McCord, Hansbrough, Hayes, Crime.
Lee, Kerr.
o Enrolled Bills-Kcnnedy, Townsend
Moore, Williams.
House adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The followin
$ committees were announced by Speake
Reed:
t Ways and Means-McKinley, chai
man, Burrows, Bayne. Dingley, Nj
@ Kinna, Payne. La Toilette, Gear, Ca,
g Isle, Mills, Mcmillan, Breckenridge,
Arkansas, and Flower.
. On ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, chat
IL ..--. p-4E,.,,~l -
q son, Iowa. Peters, Cogswell, Beldel
Morrow, Brewer, of Michigan, Ram
e dell, Forney, Sayres, Breckenridge, Kel
lucky, and Dockery.
On Manufactures-kelly, Burrows. ]
b. Taylor, Ohio, Arnold. Morse, Sanfor,
Wilson, West Virginia, Bynum, Wi
10 Jams, Illinois, Grimes and Fowler.
On Elections-Rowell, Houk, Coope
Hangen, Sherman Dalzell. Berge
Greenhall, Comstock, Crisp, O'Farre.
IS Cultivate, Marsh, Moore, Texas, al
IL Wykotf, Illinois.
Mileaga-Lind, Townsend, Penns,
vania, Williams, Massachusetts,, Cluni
-. Pennington.
A number of resolutions providing f
ID appointment of various committee
~ were referred, including one by NJ
Ia Hall, of Minnesota, for a worlds f;
le committee to consist OF nine members.
ip Charles II. Turner, member-elect fro
the Sixth district of New York, q
peared at the bar of the house and W
sworn in.
sa The house at 1:15 p. III. adjourned t
Wednesday.
he WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-At 1926 aft
~ the transaction of some routine busine
q. the house took II recess for twenty-fi
"a; minutes AT the expiration of that til