The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-29
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
Days Set Apart for Action on Reports
From Committees.

From Committees.
| WASHINGTON, June 28.-In the House
to day Mr. McMillin of Tennessee, from the
committee on rules, reported a resolution
setting apart to-day after the morning hour
for the consideration Of bills reported by
the committee on invalid pensions, Wednes-
day and Thursday for bills reported by the
committee on presidential elections and
Friday and Saturday for bills reported by
the committee on labor, this order not 10
interfere with the appropriation or revenue
bills or conference reports. The resolution
was agreed to pursuant TO the order.
After a few unimportant committee re-
ports the floor was accorded to the commit
tee on invalid pensions.
A PENSION BILL TAKEN UP.
In com mittee OF the whole, Mr. Martin Of
Indiana called up the Senate bfl smenda-
tory Of the dependent pension bill, with an
amendmeat In the nature of a substitute
The substitute was intended TO extend the
provisions of the dependent pension act to
widows and dependent relatives of soldiers
who, and this is the proposed change, with
out honorable discharge died in line OF duty,
whether absent on furlough. in hospital,
or under any circumstances except when
they were under arrest as deserters. On
the question Of reporting the bill favorably
TO the House no quorum voted. call Of
the House showed a quorum present, but it
vanished before another vote could be
reached. and Mr.. Martin withdrew the bill
Mr.. Martin then called mp the bill grant
ing q pension of $l2 a month to army
nurses.
Mr. Oates said that at the first reading of
the bill he had been inclined TO oppose H.,
but he had thought of the noble women of
the south who had cared for the wounded
soldiers. Had the confederacy been sue
cessful in the struggle those women would
have been gratefully remembered and PEN
stoned. He could not find 1t in his heart to
vote against the measure. [Applause
The union ought to have the same kind Of
regard for its army nurses as the con-
federacy would have had for its, and be was
heartily prepared to vote for the bill. Zap
plause. The bill was laid aside with
favorable recommendation.
REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES.
The next bill called up was the Senate
bill amending the act which amends the
pension law, SO as to remove the disability
OF those who, having participated In the
late war on the confederate side, enlisted
in the army of the United States and be-
came disabled. The bill extends the same
privilege to persons who have enlisted in the
navy.
On melton of Mr.. Oates an amendment
was adopted providing that nothing in any
act Of congress shall hereafter prevent any
person from being commissioned in the
army or navy by reason of having served in
the army or navy Of the confederate states.
The bin being laid aside with favor
able recommendation, the committee rose
and both bills were passed, the army nurse
bill by a vote Of IA to 20 and the amenda-
tory act without division.
The DILL, framed by Mr.. Seerley Of Iowa,
was also passed forblddIng discrimination
against evidence OF witnesses on account
OF want Of official rank in applications for
pensions Also the bill, introduced by Mr..
Picker of South Dakota, to expedite tho
prosecution of pension claims.
Mr.. Cultivate submitted the conference
report on the army appropriation bill. The
committee reported an Agreements on all but
one amendment, which strikes out the
House proviso prohibiting the use of any
money In payment for the transportation Of
troops or supplies over non-bonded lines
owned, controlled or operated by the Union
Pasif1c or Southern Pacific railroad com
panies. The report was agreed to.
A motion TO receds from the point of dis
agreement was lost.
Mr.. Outh waite moved an insistance on
the disagreement. No quorum voting, the
House adjourned, notice having been pre-
yiously served on the democratic members
that the tin plate bill would be called up to-
/ morrow.