Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-01
CONGRE .SlONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 3lst-In the Senate to-
day, after the routine business, Regain ad-
dressed the Senate on the bill for the issue of
Treasury notes on the deposit of silver bullion
Re gan said the bill was intended to relieve
the country from the effects of the blunder of
Congress in sus ending silver coinage in 1873
De spoke at some length on the matter
The dependent pension bill was then taken
up. The first question being on Plumb's amend
ment removing the Limitation OF Arrears pen
sions.
Barry asked If any estimate was made of the
co of removing the limitation.
Plumb replied that the Commissioner of Pen
sions estimated II at about SES GEO 00O and the
Chairman of the House Committee on Pensions
estimated 1t at s501,000t00. 1t would be some
where about those figures.
Frye said he regretted the amendment before
the senate. There was danger of oyer-leaping
in the matter of pensions. When Cleveland
commenced to veto pension bills not only the
Democratic party ratified what he did but
| many business men of the Republican party,
too. he warned the Senators that they were
linpenllng the truest interests of the soldiers
In crestisg prejudice against pensions
Hawley spoke in similar vein, The Ameri-
can nation certainly had not been stingy The
pension expenditure next year would be nearly
slSo.09OGCo. No nation in the werld ever ap
propriated for soldiers q sum compared
to that. He begged old soldiers to remem-
Der that an objection to getting into
another war would not be the cost of carry
ing II on, but the consequences of
1t, and also asked them to remember these
enormous sums of money came out of the pock-
cts very largely of people poor as themselves
lie related an auecdote of General Grant ON the
latters visit to Washington. When in conyar.
sation on pensions Grant said: "If were Presi-
Gent would sign any reasonable bill To re.
leve the distress of an honest soldier or his
widow or children, but would not vote one
dollar 10 the able-bodied man" THAT last ex-
preston" said Hawley, sank into my mem
DRY, ana that is my platform. | don't believe
my State wants me 10 add $50, 100000 to the
debt of the republic"
After some fur her discussion Pluml's amend.
ment was rejected; yeas 9. noes 46 The yess
Were Allison, Ingalls,, Henderson Mitchell
Plumb Quay, Sherman, Turpie and Voorhees,
The amendment by Call TO include those who
served in the 1ndian wars prior to 1870 was re-
jected.
The amendment by Vest providing for money
to meet the appropriation under the bill TO be
raised by an income was laid on the table
The amendment by Plumb to pay pension
OF IS per month 10 all who served ninety DAYS
In the late war who are 81 years old. or as they
attain that age was rejected 70 10 80 The bill
then passed, yeas 42, naysl2
in THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. March Slst-in the House this
morning Delegate Smiths bill to provide for the
appointment of an additional Assoc.ate Justice
OF the supreme Court of Arizona was reported
favorably. The bill makes the redistrictiug of
the Territory by the Chief Justice and Justices
subject 10 revision by The Legislature.
Ine House then went into a ommittee of the
Whole on the army appropriation bill. After
uninportaDt action. the committee rose and re
ported the bill to the House. The action of the
committee in adopting aa amendment prov,d.
ing that no intoxicating liquors be sold at any
canteen. was reverset.
Springer introduced a joint resolutian to re-
tire General n. 2. Banks with the rank OK Major
General. Referred.
Adjourned.