Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-13
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
/ WAsHlNGToE, June l3.--Adverse reports
were made from the finance committee
on Senator Stanford's bill for government
loans on real estate, and on the bill tc
abolish metal money, The bills were in.
definitely postponed
The committee on finance reported back
favorably, with sundry amendments, the
house silver bill.
The senate silver bill was then taken
up, and Senator Eustis addressed the sen
ate. He spoke in favor OF unrestricted
coinage, and was followed by Senator
Turp.e, of the same side.
The senate bill 10 prohibit MONOPOLY in
tine transportation of cattle to foreign
counties was passed, with an amendment
providing that 1t shall not apply to vessel
room already contracted.
A senate Joint resolution in regard to
export trade in cattle was then passed.
1t requests the president Of the United
States to Cause correspondence and ne
gotlatlons to be had with the authorities
OF Great Britain for the purpose of se-
curing the abrogatlon or modification Of
the regulations now enforced which re-
qulre cattle imported into Great Britain
IRON the United States to be slaughtered
ut the port OF entry, and prohibiting the
same from being carried to other places
in said kingdom.
A senate bill to provide for inspection
of live cattle and beef productions in
tended for export to foreign countries
was then taken up and passed. 1t re-
NJ, 70 nf IN
cause to be made careful inspection Of
all live cattle and beef products intended
for export to foreign countries from the
United States, with a view to ascertain
whether such cattle and beef products are
free from disease, and for this purpose he
may appoint inspectors who shall be
authorized to give an official certificate
clearly stating the condition in which such
animals and beef products are found, and
no clearance shall be given any vessel
having on board cattle or beef products
for exploration to foreign countries unless
the owner or shipper OF such cattle has a
certificate from the inspector stating that
said cattle or beef products are sound and
free from disease.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
the calendar, and passed seventy-fve OF
them.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The dependent pension bill was hotly
discussed in the house. The bill a.
agreed upon by the conferees and report
ed to the house, after providing for pen
sioning dependent parents, says all per-
sons who served three months or more in
the military or naval service of the United
states during the war of the rebellion,
and who have been honorably discharged
therefrom, and who are now or who may
hereafter be suffering from mental or
physical disability of permanent char
acter not the result of their own
vicious habits, which incapaciates
them from the performance Of
manual labor in such degree as to render
them unable to earn support shall
be placed upon the list of invalid pen
sioners of the United States, to be en-
titled to receive pensions not to exceed
$l2 per month and not less that So per
month, proportioned to their inability
to earn support, such pension to con-
tinue during the existence OF such dis
ability.
Rank in the service shall not be con-
sidered in applications filed under this
act
Provision is made for pensioning at the
rate of So per month the widows of men
who served ninety days without their
death being the result of army service
and likewise granting ~ a month to each
child under IL years OF age.