The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
coNGREss AND THE sERvGCE.

sENArE.-The bill III Il. s2l1) granting
pension of $50 per month to Mrs. Rebecca F..
Simon, widow of I. l. Simon, late surg in the
Navy, was passed.
The bill III. R. 1862 granting pension of
500 per month to Fl. a. Barnum, late brig. gen.
and brevet maj. gen. OF vols, was passed.
The House amendments to the bill Is. 3332)
increasing the amount Of pension to be received
by Margaret f, Pierce from $40 to SIS was
passed.
The following executive nominations have
been received by the Senate I'd 1t. j. b.
Aleshire, 1st Cav, to be lst It., vice Miller APP
pointed asst. Q. NJ; 1st 1t. 5. E. Clark, Cd Inf,
to be capt, vice Egbert, deceased; ID 1t. V. j.
Brumback, 2d Inf, to be lst It; Additional ID
1t. J. NJ. Andrews 5th Cav, to be Cd 1t. 1st
Cav, vice Aleshire, promoted.
The biz IS 29l5) remitting the penalties
amounting to S56,450, on the gunboat Petrol,
built by the Columbian Iron Works, of Balti-
more, was passed.
The following executive nominations have
been confirmed by the Senate: ID 1t. c. l..
Potter, to be 1st It,, corps Of engs.; Additional
2d 1t Chester Harding, to be 2d It,, corps of
engs.: Col. Z. P. Nollum, surg, to be chief
med. purveyor, with rank of COL; 1t. Col. B. J.
d. Irwin, asst. med. purveyor, to be surg, with
rank of col; W. c. Braister, of Mich to be an
asst. surg. in the Navy to fill vacancy; LIST 1t.
r. W. Hoyt, 11th Inf, to be capt: 2d 1t. R. l..
Hirst, 18th Inf, to be 1st It.. I'd 1t. r. B. Bryan,
ID Cav, to be 1st It,: Additional I'd Lt O. b.
Meyer, 1st Cav, to be I'd It,, I'd Cav; I'd 1t.
George Barnett, L. s. VI. c., 20 be 1st It, IN that
corps.
The following bills have passed both Houses:
The bills for the relief of Col James
Lindsay. to restore Tenodor Ten Eyck to his
former rank in the Army and to place him on
the retired list: granting pension to the widow
Of Col. K. L. Townes: declaring the retirement
OF Capt. c. B. Stevens, of the Army, valid: for
the relief of Rear Adm. Carter; the bill (S 1886
for the relief of certain officers on the retired
list; for the relief of g. n Wheeler; to authorize
he TO II o5-
ditional ensign in the Navy: granting pension
to Emeline j. Bushnell; the bill Oh. R. 11773)
granting an increase of pension to Mrs. Mary
B. Gushing; the bill granting pension to Mar
garet D. Marchand: the bill granting pensions
to the widows of Gems. Mcclellan, Crook, and
Fremont.
The bill H. r. 1863 placing the name of L.
NJ. Catiiin, late Sd asst eng. on the Republic,
on the pension list, was passed.
Dir. Dolliver, from the Com. on Naval Affairs,
reported fayoraby the bill Is 724) for the relief
Of the sufferers by the wreck Of the Tallapoosa.
HoUsE.-Mr. Craig, from the Com. on Inva-
lid Pensions, reported favorably the bill { H. r.
lO4lS) to increase the pension of T. A. Rowleg,
late brig. gen. of vol.
AR. Sawyer presented bill (H. r. 1920 to
increase the pension of the mother of G. H.
Ringgold 1t. col. and deputy paymr. gen., Z.
S. A.
The joint resolution Oh. Res 22S) authorizing
the Secretary Of the Navy to expend 81 100000
80
manufacture of nickel-steel armor and other
naval purposes was passed.
Mr.. Boutele introduced joint resolution Oh.
r. 22S) authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy
to purchase nickel ore for use in the manufac-
ture of nickel-steel armOr.
Mr.. Boutelle, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported favorably the bill (H. r. 3539)
il recognition of the merits and services OF Chief
Eng. G. w. Melville, of the Navy, and of the
other officers and men of the Jeanette Arctic
expedition.
The House has passed bills granting $4,000
each per year to the widows of Gen. Fremont,
Mcclellan. and Crook; the bill (S 1922 grant
ing apension of 500 month to the widow of
the late Maj Gen. G. X. Warren; the bill (H. r.
3l74) granting pension Of $50 per month to
the widow Of Brig. Gen. Roger Jones; the
bin Oh. r. l04lS) to increase the pension of
Brig. Gen. 7. a. Powley to $50 per month.
The bill (S 37l6) to provide for the examina-
ton Of certain officers of the Army and regu-
late promotions in the same has been referred
to a conference committee.
Mr.. Hale introduced joint resolution Is. 129)
making an appropriation of S1000,000 for the
purchase Of nickel ore for the Navy.
The bill Is. 728) advancing Chief Eng. q. w.
Melville ! grade in service as a reward for heroic
service on the Jeanette expedition, and for the
relief of others on the same expedition, was
passed