Morris tribune., 1889-12-18
CONG " ':.>NiUNAL DOINGS.
The SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Zee. 1t.-In accordance
with the programme agreed on in the Re
publican caucus. number of Republi-
can senators resigned their places on the
committees. A number of bills were in
troduced among them one by Mr.. Vest,
reducing the number of copies of certain
public documents TO be printed.
By Mr.. 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 1851 to 1865. The bill
provides for pensioning all the surviving
officers, soldiers, sailors and marines who
served in our army and navy for sixty
days or more who We're disabled in the
line of duty between March, 1851, and
July, 1866, at the rate of s. per month
during their lives. For disability rated
at one half the total rate, the pension
shall be Increased to s. per month, and
for three-fourths shall be increased to
S12 per month and i'll cases where the
person is prevented obtaining a support
by labor or usual occupation he shall re-
ceive see per month. The bill also pro-
vides that all nurses enrolled in the SER
vice from March 4, 1861, and July
/, 1865, who were assigned to duty
in the military hospital service,
shall be paid compensation of SIS 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 Il
pension of SIP per month. The bill con-
cludes with provision that this act
shall not be so construed as to change
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rolls or that may hereafter be placed on
the rolls at higher rates for loss Of limbs
or eyesight. the result of injuries re-
ceived in tie service.
WASI.INl. ~. L'eC. is Mr.. Gibson
introduced vi the Sc..atn this afternoon
Il resolution 'N.itich was referred 10 the
committee "a f,?rui.,a I;I4ii'sl instrUcting
that committee 10 n y1iv,' into :!?a eXpe-
dienCN %li i'''!l'tlv@: L., ri acquiring
0: setting 80. t."::. - III the ocSupa-
tion u Coz Il; yl:, Il the United
States ana $50 t. WA; rNlpal the gov
eminent Of lie Cnit2l States can and
should aid negroes 10 emigrate thereto.
Mr.. Ingalls, offered u concurrent reSolu-
ton for holiday recess from Dec. 10 to
Jan. 6.
WAsHINGT0N. Dec. l6.-In the senate
the house resolution fer printing the ag-
ricultural report for 1889 was amended
so as to provide for the printing of 4OO,-
600 copies. and was then agreed to.
A resolution of Mr.. Mitchell cailino ON
the president for comics Of tho cores
nondence with the government of China
Since the passage Of the eyrlusion act
having reference to that act. WAS re.
ferred to the committee on foreien rala-
tions,
The senate proceeded to the considers.
ton of executives business, In the secret
session of the senate = nnmhnr Of consn1
lar and dir1omaric nomina IONS yere
confirmed. among them that Of solomon
Hirsch, to-be minister to Turkey, The
n,diciary committee reported TayorahIV
the nominatin, of David 7 Rrawer to he
associate Justice of the supreme court of
the United States
When the doors were opened the com
current resolution Of Mr. fnoalls nrovid.
inc for n holiday recess from Dec 10 to
Ian was aionfe6, ~ to - Mr. I'd.
MINDS LEADING the onnosition A naS-
saoa from the housa annonncinn tho
10th of Renresentativa EJuoT5 F Gav
was received, and as a mark Of resnect
the senate at 3:25 adjourned