St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-23
Congress Does a Simple Act Of
Justice to a Brave
Man.
The Bill Pensioning the Wild
oW of "Little PHIL Is
Passed.
Col. King Is Disconsolate Over
the Fate of the Sioux
Bill.
Sam Randall and Roger G.
Mills Are at Skies and
Sevens.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The house
to-day passed the bill to pension Mrs.
Sheridan and the bill to retire Gen.
Rosecrans, and agreed to meet here
after at 10 a. m. After the reading of
the house journal, Mr.. Mills moved to
take up the resolution touching the
cOnstitutiOnality of the senate substi-
tute for the tariff bill. Mr.. Randall an
tagonized with the report of the com
mittee OF rules, and the house refused,
by vote of IS to 143, to take up the
Mills resolution. Mr.. Bland attempted
unsuccesstully TO filibuster. Mr.. Ran
dali then reported from the committee
on rules resolution providing that
after to-day the daily hour for the as
sembling OF the house shall be 10O'cl0ck;
that from that hour to II o'clock
business shall be transacted by unaui-
nous consent. and that the speaker
shall not at any time receive requests
for unanimous consent, except to con-
cur or non-eoncur in amendments to
house bills, Or to pass senate bills when
presented from the speakers table.
The resolution was adopted. Then
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, reported q rcso-
luton for the Immediate consideration
of the senate bill granting pension to
Mrs. Rucker Sheridan. FilibuStering
was inaugurated, but the Reed resO-
luton was finally adopted, and the
Sheridan bill was taken up. The senate
bill fixes the pension at $500 year,
and it was amended to reduce the rate
to $500. On motion of Mr. Mattson,
an amendment was also adopted max
ing the pension subject to the provisions
and limitations of the pensions laws.
The effect of this amendment is to pro-
vided a pension for the children in case
of the
REMARRIAGE OF MRS. SHERIDAN.
The bill was then passed. Mr.. Spin
ola. of New York, desired to offer an
amendment authorizing the president
to appoint and retire John c. Fremont
as major general, but under the terms
of the resolution the previous question
was ordered on the bill, and the amend
ment could not be received. The bill
retiring Gen. RosecranS was then taken
up. and was vigorously opposed by Mr..
Struble, of Iowa. who accused Gen.
RoSecrans Of yilifying Gen. Grant. Mr..
Anderson. of Kansas, defended the bill.
MIR. BoutelIe, of Maine, said he could
not vote for the bill without. IN some
measure, indorsing or condonlng the as
sauit made upon Gen. Grant. Mr.. Can
non, of Illinois, and Mr.. Cutcheon, of
Michigan, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, said that. i'll
behalf of the soldiers of Indiana, 1t
would afford him much pleasure to vote
for the measure. Mr.. Holmes, OF Iowa,
eulegized Gen. Rosecrans. and said that
Gen. Grant was an autocrat when the
war ended. He had endeavoie ed to
blot the name of Rosecrans, as
it were, from the roll of the army,
and atte mpted to tarnish his fame.
MIR. MacDonald,o of Minnesota, thought it
immaterial what Rosacrans or Granthad
SAID. AS a simple act Of Justice to a
distinguished officer the bill ought TO
pass. Mr.. Randall said that he had
taken part in the proceedings OF the
house at the time Of the passage of the
Grant bill. Ut was on his motion that
the bill was passed.. He could recall no
event of his public life that gave him
greater and deeper qualification. APP
plause.] Gen. ResecranS could have
prevented the passage OF the bill. but
he had not done so. Let gentlemen
rise up to the fullest extent Of man.
hood and forgive as they expected to be
forgiven. MIR. Strnble criticised his
colleague. Mr.. Holmes, for his remarks
bill was passed. Mr.. Randall sup
ported the resolution proving for the
considering of the Cowles bill Monday
next, and upon his suggestion it was
laid upon the table temporarily, losing
none of it's privileges. Mr.. Mattson, of
Indiana, desired to offer an amendment
liking a day for the consideration Of the
bill repeating the act placing limita-
ton upon the payment of arrearages of
pensions. 1t was read for ''intorma-
tion," as the speaker stated. The de-
ficitncy appropriation bill was then
considered, but, without action, the
house at 5 o'clock took recess till 7:30.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 22.-The house at
its evening session passed forty private
pension bills, and at 10 O'Clock adj
iournud until 10 o'clock Tomorrow