The National tribune., 1890-07-31
NATIONAL WASHINGTON d. o. THURSDAY JULY 81 $780,

amount at $4,000, the Same as had been re.
ported for the widows of Cons. Mcclellan and
Fremont. Remarks to the same effect and in
praise of Gen. Crook were made by Senator;
Dawes (Mass), Mitchell (Ore,) and Paddock
(Neb)
The amendment WAS rejected, and the bill
passed, allowing. Mrs. Crook $4,000 year, Mr.
Cockrell (Mo.) protesting against the practice
OF giving such large pension to the widows
of Maj Generals as vicious.
Senate bills were also passed giving the like
pension to Mrs. Fremont and to Mrs. Mcclellan
The Senate adjourned Mt 5 D. m.
In the House Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio), from
the Committee on Rules. reported r resolution
directing tho Speaker to appoint committee
of five members to investigate the charges
brought against Pension Commissioner Raum
by Representative Cooper (Ind.) Adopted.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on tho Senate amendments to tho sundTy
civil bill
After some debate tho committee rose and
the Senate amendments were read seriatim.
number of Senate amendments were for
mally nonCOncurred in and the bill went over.
The Committee on Naval Affairs reported,
with amendments, the bill to promote the elEi-
cheney of the enlisted force of tho navy. The
bill is tho one that passed the Senate with
amendments providing that persons who have
been discharged from the service and who re-
enlisted within three months afterward for a
term of four years, shall be entitled to pay for
the time intervening between their discharge
and re-enlstment.
The House adjourned Mt 5 p. m.
MONDAY, July 81
In the Senate, the bill to pension all the
surviving officers and men of PowelPs battalion
OF Missouri mounted volunteers, raised during
the war with Mexico, was reported and passed.
Tho Senate resumed consideration of the bill
for the transfer of the revenue marine from the
Treasury Department to the Naval Establish
ment, and Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.) continued his
argument in opposition to it, lie had not con-
clndcd his speech when at 2 o'clock the pre-
siding officer laid before the Senate the tariff
bill as the unfinished business"
Mr.. Plumb Kan offered IA resolution (which
was agreed to- calling on the Secretary of War
for in(or nation as to the rules established for
admissions to Soldiers Homes if such admis-
sions are based wholly or in part on the amount
OF pension. and whether exceptions to these
rules have been made, and in what cases aud
for what reasons.
The Senate adjourned at $40 p. IN.
In the House. motion made by Mr. Cannon
(llLl that tho House so into the Committee OF
tho Whole for further considering the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropriation
bull was antagoni2ed in the interest of District
of Columbia legislation, but preyaied-yeas
I3l, nays 43.
Mr.. Cannon made strong effort to throw
into conference the Senate amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for publication OF the
official records of the War Of tho Rebellion
from Si53, 100 10 S235, 000 but was defeated. the
House deciding to COncur-Rll the Democrats,
with a very few exceptions. and large num-
Dor of Republicans, voting to agree to the
amendment.
without disposing Of all tho amendments the
committee rose, and the House adjourned at
p. nj.