The Forrest City times., 1890-04-05
THE PENSION BILL.
Tho Dependent Pension Bill Passes the
 Senatc--Housc Proceedinxs.

Tho Dependent Pension Bill Passes the
 ssnatc-Housc Proceedings.
 WASHINGTON, D. c, March 31.--Thc Senate met this morning (as will be tho rule until otherwise ordcrcdl at II o'clock There were 25 senators present, but . call having been ordered the presence of a quorum was read and approved. The House amendments to the Senate bill for a public building at Atchison, were disagreed to and conference asked.
 Mir. Reagan then addressed tho Senate on the bill for tho issue of Treasury notes on the deposit of silver bullion.
 The dependent pension bill was then taken up. tho first question being on Mir. PIumb's amendment removing the limita, tion as to arrears of pensions, making pen. sions on account of wounds or injuries or disease commence from the death or dis charge of the soldier,
 After discussion, Mir. Plumbs amend ment was rejected Yeas, 2; nays, 4s.
 Mr. Vest offered an amendment providing that the money necessary to meet the ap- prepriatiou under the bill shall be raised by m income tax of ] per cent on incomes between sa.ngo and q. .0o0; 7ts DOT cent be- tween g. ooo and tio.o0o; and 10 per cent over sioo.ooo Laid on the table; Yeas, 20; nays, IT. X strict party vote.
 Mir, Plumb offered an amendment to pay q pension of ss month to all who served su days in the late war who ars 6a years of agr. or as they attain that ago.
 Mir. Plumb's amendment was rejected Yeas. la. nays, sa.
 The bill was then passed: Yeas, q; nays, ia.
 Tho Montana election case was taken up so as to make IL the unfinished business, ' and after session for executive business, tho Senate, Ut s;so adjourned.
 iS THE norsE.
 On motion of Mir. Dalscli of Pennsyl- vania bill was passed directing the sale of certain property belonging to the United States in pittshurg.
 On motion of Mir. McRac of Arkansas a bill was passed for tho disposai under the homestead law of the abandoned Fort Ellis Military Reservation in Montana. Ou motion of Mir. Carlisle of Kentucky reso luttan WAS adopted calling on the Secretary of State for information showing what changes have been made hy foreign coun tries since iss9 as to the rates of duty i'm posed on brcadstuns and what laws have been enacted or regulations made in sucf countries since that date ohstructing. pro hibiting or in any manner interfering with tho importation or sale of such articles.
 Tho House thon went into committee oi the whole, Mir. Allen Of Michigan In the chair. on tho army appropriation bill.
 On potion of Mfr. Adams of Illinois, ar amendment was adopted appropriating sio, O00 for rife range at Fort Sheridan.
 After unimporsant action, the committee rose and reported the bill to the House The action of tho committee in adopting ai amendment providing that no intoxicating liquors shall be sold to enlisted men at an, canteen, was reversed by the House ant the amendment defeated: Yeas, 5a; nays fS5
 NIT. Picker of South Dakota offered at amendment providing that no article th' sale of which Is prohibited by statute ol territorial law shall bc sold or offered fo sale Ut any cantecn within such State ol Territory. The amendment was rejected Yeas, sa; nays, 97; and tho bill was passcd