The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-07
CONGRESS AND THE SERVICE.

SENATE.-The bill Is. 2971) granting pen
sion to Caroline Huddell White has been signed
by the President.
The bill Is. 1927 granting pension to Maria
E. Baker has been signed by the President.
The bill Is. 721) granting pension to Jeanie
Brent Davenport has passed both Houses.
The Senate has confirmed the nominations of
Cadets Edgar Judwin, Charles Keller, Herbert
Deakyne, and c. s. Bromwell to be additional
ID Its. in the Corps of Engs.
On motion of Mr.. Mcpherson it was ordered
that the papers in the claim of E. NJ. Hart, late
2. A. paymr. in the Navy, adversely reported in
the 45th Congress, 1879, be taken from the files
of the Senate and referred to Com. on Naval
Affairs.
The President has sent the following nomina-
tons to the Senate: A. G. Hensley, of KY, to
1st Cav, to be \. Q. NJ. with rank of capt,
Sept. T. vice Miltimore, dismissed. The follow
lowing named cadets to be I'd It's; i. B. Wal
lace, I'd Cav; NJ. F. Davis, 4th Cav; j. a. Ryan,
10th CAY; NJ. w. Rowell, 10th CAV; L. j. Elem
ing, 10th Cav; J. H. Wholley, 4th Inf; II. H.
Bandholtz, 9th Inf; E. B. Gosse, Sth Inf: Willis
Uline, 18th Inf: j. R. Lindsay, 14th Inf; F. w.
Sladen, 14th Inf: G.. D. Moore, 18th Inf; q. j..
Symonds, 18th Inf; Hugh Swain, 23d Inf; +.
l.. Butts, 21st Inf; f. NJ. Caldwell, Sd Cav: F.
c. Marshall, Sth Cav; H. NJ. l.. Powell, I'd Inf;
Peter Murray, Sd Inf; P. A. Wolf, Sd Inf; F.
B. Keech 5th Inf; H. I. Ferguson, 9TH Inf; G.
c. Clark, 9th Inf; j. G. Fox, 18th Inf; G. NJ.
Brown, 10th Inf, H. G. Lyons, 18th Inf; w. o.
Johnson, 10Th Inf; H. &. Learnard, 10th Inf;
v. A. Caldwell 25th Inf The following cadets
to be additional I'd It's: j. Hornbrook, I'd Cav;
$. G. Jones, Jr;;, 9TH Cav; j, NJ. An
Jr., Sd Art; James Hamilton, I'd Art; a. C..
Merrillat, 9TH Art; George Montgomery, I'd
Art; w. G. Davis, 9TH Art; d. w. Ketcham, I'd
Art; w. j. Snow, 1st Art; T. B. Lamoreux
4th Art; w. F. Clark, 7th Cav; o. B. Meyer,
1st. Cav; c. L. H. Ruggles, 1st Art; j. C..
Reanard, 1st Art; 7. W. Winston 4th Art. :;
NJ. G. Krayenbuhl, 4th Art; G. G. Hearn 4th
Art: F. g. Mauldin, Sd Art; w. L. McNair,
Sd Art; g. G. Gateley, 5th Art. Additional I'd
1t. j. j. Hornbrook, I'd Cav, to be I'd It,; Ad-
ditional I'd 1t. S. g. Jones, Jr. 9TH Cav, to be
ID It.: Additional I'd 1t. w. F. Clark, 7th Cav.
to be I'd 1t.
HoUsE.-Mr. Yoder, from the Com. on Inva-
lid Pensions reported favorably the bill (H. R..
114S1) granting pension to Edwin Bradley, late
COL 3Sth Ohio Vols.
Mr.. McComas introduced bill (H. r. 11966)
for marking the lines Of battle and the posi-
tions of troops of the Army of the Potomac and
the Army of Northern Virginia, at Antietam,
Nd.
The following bills have passed the House:
8. 315S, granting an increase of pension to
Mrs. Ellen w. Thornton, widow Of the late
Capt. j. S. Thornton, of the Navy; s. 1874
granting a pension of $50 per month to Har-
rett f. Donaldson, widow of the late Rear
Adm. Edward Donaldson S. 3005, granting a
pension of $50 per month to Sarah r. Bleecker,
widow of j. V. Bleecker, late p&ymr. in the
Navy; S. 1926, granting pension Of $50 per
month to Margaret f. Smith, widow of Commo.
William Smith.