Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-18
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
Bills Passed In the House-New Bills in
the Senate.

The bill transferring the United States rev.
snue marine service to the navy was passed by
the House yesterday under suspension of the
rules.
On motion of Mr.. Hit of Illinois (acting
under instructions from the committee on for
sign affsirs) the rules were suspended and a
joint resolution was passed requesting the Pres
ident to invite the king Of the Hawaiian Islands
to select delegates to represent his kingdom in
the Pan-American congress-
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois, acting
under instructions from the committee on post
offices and post roads. the rules were suspended
and the bill was passed creating the offices of
assistant general superintendent and chief clerk
Of the railway mail service.
TO AMEND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW
Mr.. Baker (NY.) introduced in the House
yesterday a bill to amend the interstate COM
merce law. The bill embodies the arlend-
ments suggested in the last report of the COM
missioners concerning preferences by common
carriers and goods shipped to and from foreign
countries. One section provides that nothing
In the act shall prevent the free carriage of
persons injured IN railroad accidents to a place
Tor treatment. OF OF physicians to attend them
or OF members of families OF railroad en-
P!oyes. The allowance of commissions for the
sale OF passenger tickets or for influencing or
procuring passenger transportation is pro-
~ PROVIDED That transportation
tickets not used must be redeemed at the re-
guest of the purchaser. the company being al
lowed a small discount The sale of any
ticket which has been partially used shall be
deemed violation Of the law and the violator
may be subject to punishment Common car
riers are prohibited under prescribed penalties
70 pay or allow any valuable consideration to
secure the forwarding of immigrants by any
particular route. or to procure the shipment
OF Immigrants from foreign countries. and any
Ia hal
be subject to a fine of not more than 20 900 nor
less than $1,000 for each Offense. and per-
sons who shall pay or receive or offer to pay
receive any such commission shall also be sub
Ject to punishment Nothing in the act. how
ever. Is to be construed to prevent common
carriers making arrangements among them
selves for the routing of immigrants. The in
lerstate commerce commission Is directed to
determine what rate of compensation, If any,
may be allowed paid by any common ear
rler for the use of any owned by any other
corporation o. firm. Violations of this pro-
vision are TO be subject to a fine not exceeding
si'ooo anu any ofhcer or agent OF common
csrrler so offending shall In addition to this
hne be liable to imprisonment not exceeding
one year.
SERVICE PENSION BILL.
Representative Morrill, of Kansas yesterday
introduced IN tine House a bill providing Tor a
service pension to soldiers of the late war and
their widows. &c 1t grants pension of IS
per month to any officer enlisted man sixty
two years OF age or over who served ninety
DAYS III the army, navy marine corps dur
ing the late war and received an honorable dis
charge. All soldiers who served ninety DAYS or
more III the military naval service in the
late war. and who are now NAV hereafter be
suffering from mental or physical disability
equivalent to the grade now established i'll the
pension office at IS per month. shall be
granted pension of IS per month during the
existence of the disability. In the case of anv
officer or enlisted man who served three
months and has died leaving a widow over
sixty-two years of age it is provided that such
widow shall be granted pension of 20 per
month during widowhood. 1t is further pro-
vided that any officer enlisted man who
served three months or more in the late war
who has died leaving a widow without other
means of support than her daily labor. or
minor children under the age of sixteen years. |
such widow or minor children shall be granted
pension of IS per month during widowhood,
and IN case Of her death leaving child or
children under sixteen years such pension
shall be paid such child or children. provided
she shall have married the soldier prior to the
passage Of this act
Mr.. Morrill, says the enactment of this bill
I. into a law would place about 400 600 additional
pensioners OH the rolls at once and about
$4,000 each year thereafter.
WHO woULDS'T BE VETERAN?
The latest novelty in the line of proposed
pension legislation made its appearance in the
Senate Yesterday IN bill which senator In
gals (by requesD presented. The measure
provides that a soldier who has lost both ewes |
or one arm, or one leg. or both arms or both |
legs may marry some one to take care of
him. After the soldiers death the widow is |
TO receive Sl2 per month SO long as she re-
trains from marrying again. Should the SOL !
diers bride desert him for six consecutive
months he may be divorced by a county court |
at total expense of 80
PREFERENCE TO VETERANS OF THE LATE WAR
Among the bills introduced in the Senate |
yesterday was one by Mr.. Evarts to ensure
preference to veterans of the late war in en-
ployment on public works. This bill provides
that Union soldiers, sailors and marines shall
be given preference for certification appoint
ment, employment and retention in every pub
lie works of the government and in competitive
and non-competitive examinations of the civil
service. Age, loss of limbs or other physical
lmpairme.:ts which do not incapacitate shall not
disqualify the applicant provided he possesses
the necessary business capacity. Such persons
unless employed for a statutory term, shall not
De dismissed except on charges and after a
hearing. Violation OF this law by heads OF de- |
partments. officials. boards of examinations or
others Is to be prosecuted as a misdemeanor.
TO PREVENT DEsERrIoSs PROM THE ARMY
Mr.. Plumb introduced a bill in the Senate
yesterday to prevent assertions from the army |
The bill provides that after July l. 1880. there
shall be retained from the paw OF each en-
listed man "a a month for the first year of en- !
istment. which shall not be paid to him until
his discharge, and which shall be forfeited I'M
less be serves honorably and faithfully to the
date OF his discharge. The Secretary of War
~ TO determine what misconduct shall consti-
tute failure to fulfill these conditions but no
deserter shall be deemed to have fulfilled them.
The sum so deducted shall be considered a de-
Posit. bearing interest from the end of the wear
IN which they are made. Enistments are to
continue, as under the present law for five
years, but at the end of three years service a
soldier who has served faithfully shall be enti-
tied 70 three months furlough and to be dis |
charged On application i'll time of peace |
United States marshals and sherffs and their |
deputies, constables and police officers are au-
thorized to arrest deserters. la time of peace
the President may permit any enlisted man to |
purchase his discharge. The army ration is to |
be increased by the addition of one pound of
vegetables.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate yesterday agreed to the amend
ments proposed by the Senate committee on
appropriations to the urgent deficiency bill.
The amendments were printed in full in yester-
days STAR
SICK CONGRESSMAN.
Represent j. u. TAYLOR of Ohio has been
confined to his home since last Wednesday. He
has suffered from a severe cold with SYMPTOMS
of pneumonia.