The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Dolph
from the committee on foreign relations
reported a concurrent resolution requesting
the president to negotiate with the govern
ments of Great Britain and Mexico with a
view of securing treaty stipulation for the
prevention of the entry into the United
States of Chinese from Canada and Mexico.
and he asked for its immediate considera-
ton.
Senator Ingalls-Let it go over and be
printed.
The concurrent resolution went over till
tomorrow and the senate resumed consid-
Grafton of the customs administrative bill.
The bill was laid aside without action on
the amendment
Senator platt offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, for the correction of the
Oklahoma bill by substituting the word
east for the word west"
After brief executive session the senate
adjourned.
After the reading of the journal the
house proceeded to vote upon the passage
of the bill for classification of Worsted
cloths and wooden cloths.
The bill was passed, yeas 1873, nays none,
the speaker counting a quorum. The text
of the bill is, as follows: That the secre-
tary of the treasury be, and he is hereby
authorized and directed to classify as
wooden cloths all imports of worsted cloth,
whether known under the name of worsted
cloth or under the names of worsted or
diagonals or otherwise.
Mr. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported provision for the
immediate consideration of the senate
service pension bill, to which the Morrill,
pension may be ordered as a substitute, the
previous question to be considered as or
dered at 4 o'clock.
On motion ofMr Cheadle of Indiana an
amendment (agreed to in caucus), was
adopted to the Morrill, bill reducing the
age OF Limitation from go to 60years of age.
The Morrill, bill was agreed to as a substi-
tute for the senate bill. Yeas 1888, navs II.
Mr.. Yoder moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to the committee on in
valid pensions to report back the per diem
pension bill. A motion to recommit was
lost, yeas 48, nays 161. The senate bill as
amended by the substitute was passed,
yeas 179, nays 70. The bill authorizes the
secretary OF the interior to place on the
pension roll the name of any officer or
enlisted man OF 60 years of age or over who
shall hereafter reach that age who served
ninety days or more in the army, navy, or
marine corps of the United States during
the war of the rebellion, and shall have re,
ceived an honorable discharge therefrom.
Said pension to commence from the date of
application therefor and continue during
the term of the life of said officer or en-
listed man at the rate of So per month. All
persons who served ninety days or more in
the military or naval service of the United
States during the late war of the rebellion,
and who have lbeen honorably discharged
therefrom and who are now or may hereaf-
ter be suffering from mental or physical disa-
bility equivalent to the grade now estab
lished in the pension office for a rating of
SS per month upon due proof of the act &C.
cordingto such rules and regulations as the
secretary of the interior may provide, shall
be placed upon the list of invalid pension
ers of the United States at the rate of So
per month. 1t also provides for pension
to the widow Of any soldier " hen she shall
arrive at the age of 60 years or when she
shall be without other means of support
than her daily labor.
The house then adjourned.