New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-10
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-
PENSION. AND TARIFF LEGISLATION.
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HoUsE-soME
NEW FINANCIAL sCHEMEs-COLUMBIN
HALE DOLLARS.

q, the House of Representatives are many ue'o'eu
to pensions and the tarlH vi Vic '
are the following: . ,
p Az Houk of Tennessee-Awarding pensions
IN residents of insurrectonary States who enlisted
In the United States Army, but were pre'eh'eu
from Joining their commands by arrest or inpriso-
rnent and who suffer from wounds receiver Vi us
ease contracted while thus under arrest or I'M
prisonment and to those persons who' pecauee 'hey
remained loyal to the United states Were arrested
| and imprisoned and incurred disease 'hereiroin
which permanently disabled them
nv Mr. Hermann-To pension soldiers OF the
Indian wars as Mexican War soidlefs are pen
stoned. , .o,, ~,
Nv Mr. Mallory-To restore to the pension rohs Vi
.,a 1-pi,ad states the names of all persons who
,rere drawing pensions the beginning OF the late
Rebellion by of their services III 'he inua'
wars of Florida, and whose names were suicheh
/ from the pension rolls by reason OF their Pai'i
nation in or sympathy with said rebellion
BY Mr.. McKaig-To increase TO w ho''" TIC
pension for total deafness.
| nv Mr. Martin chairman Of the Committee on
Invalid Pensions)-To enable applicants 1or pen
sions under the General Disability act OF 10" 10
prosecute the same in the absence of an honorable
discharge: also to abolish distinction as TO weight
or evidence between privates and oiicers'
Nv Mr. Wheeler of Alabama-To fix the pension
Of soldier who did engage In battle nor incur
disability while in the service, ana VINO serNeo i9
than three years, at three-qnarters 'he rd'e HNe'
nv law: to the soldier who served less than TWO
wears one-half and to the soidier WIN 'e'''' '0
than one year. one-fourth
BY Mr.. Curtis. of New-iork-Io MAKE '"e pe"
sion for total blindness 800 n month
Bv Mr. Pickler-To prohibit the suspension VI
stoppage Of payment of any pension until a''er
full hearing and examination and final deternina
ton by the Secretary OF the interior u e'''
filed in connection herewith $1,000,
l,,, Mr. Grout-To increase the pension Tor totai
disability from $2 to 500 MONTH the increase "
take effect on February IL. 1857; also u i"'''"'
the pensions Of $50 a month granted under act Vi
June g. 1874, to s72 month. the increase 10 'aAe
effect from that date also, to give to pensioners
WIN we're confined in Confederate prisons y
month additional for every thirty days of such con-
finement.
The tariff bills are:
Nv Mr. Tracev-To put coal and its products
on the free list. ,
By Mr. Martin, of Indiana-To repeal the reci-
nrocity clause of the Mckinley law.
Nv Mr. Tucker-To place binding twine on lhe
free list. ,
BY Mr.. Houck. of Ohio-To place any hterine
medium manufactured from earth products .he
formula for the cOmpoundng OF which Is protected
by letters patent granted 10 u ci'i~e" Vi " '''e
country upon the free list
BY Mr.. Wheeler, OF Alabama-To place cotton
bagging on the free list.
Nv Mr. Geary-FiXng the tarin on imported
wines ,
yitrol on the free list.
Among the latest additions to the financial prof.
Gets before the House these:
Mr. McIauren, of South Carolina proposes IN a
bill introduced by him. TO authorize the secretary
~ The Treasury to add Sl25 100000 Of greenbacks
TO the Treasury cash balance, and TO crehlt the
redemption account with s&0D.W OF greenoacks
declared TO be lost or destroyed
REPRESENTATIVE Meikiejohn. Of Nebraska, has
nnAa ard
! which ne thinks ought TO settle the present CON
troversy lie has introduced bill which. in add
ton TO repeating the purchase clause or the Sher
man law contains the following provisions as 10
the silver dollars coined under It's terms men
the market price or value of pure silver shall be
less than the coin value thereof as herein pro-
vided there shall be levied seigniorage Tor con-
vertinp said silver bullion into standard silver dol
lars in value equal to the difference between the
coin value of 37l. grains Troy or pure SILVER. anu
the market value price thereof. which snail De
| paid by the depositor The seigniorage Tor the
| coinage of such silver bullion into standard Sill
yer dollars shall be credited to a special fund to
| be denominated the silver seigniorage fund IL
shall be the duty Of the Director Of the United
States Mint to proclaim each day the price OF ST.
| yer bullion which shall be the valuation OF silver
bullion upon which the superintendent OF each mint
shall make the computation Of the coinage sesnior-
age herein provided. When the market price OF Sill
yer bullion shall equal the coin valIe OF 5ht grains
! Troy OF pure silver all silver bullion now owned
| by the Government of the United states when rs
unconed and against which no certificates nave
been issued and all silver bullion in the silver
seigniorage fund shall be coined into standard
silver dollars as herein provided
Secretary Hoke Smith has for some time had be-
fore him the question the regulation OF the run
| ming of railroad trains into the Cherokee Outlet
! on the day Of the opening. He has DECIDED now
| ever not TO announce his purpose In the matter
until the day before the opening. 1t can be stated
nevertheless that one will he permitted To gam
any unfair advantage another In the way OF
public facilities for getting into the strip either by
railroad trains by bicycles fitted to run on rail-
! road tracks The Secretary said to-day that per
| sons who pay for such facilities Will surely lose
| their money.
! The number OF fourth-class postmasers appointed
to-day was seventy -four. Of whom thirty-s were
! TO fiji vacancies caused by designations ana dcath'
An innocent looking little hill introduced by Mr.
Morgan in the Senate this morning brings to the
surface the fact that tho Worlds Columbian sill
Yer hslfollars issued IN aid of the Fair; are rap
d dr IN release tho the Secretary Of the Treasury
from the compulsory redemption Of subsidiary coin.
and II was introduced at his request. II appears
that there is rushing TO the Treasury OF the
United States from all parts OF the country an
nconsiderable portion of that coin Is coming from
Chicago. This is due, as explained by Senator
s5 1 moInS pledged a"c' to the banks n
the Worlds Fair management have not proved
warding them TO the sub-treasuries for redemp-
il is to prevent this drain in redeening subsidiary
coin that the Secretary of the Treasury desires the
law repealed.
MR. KIMBERLY MAY NOW BE REAPPOINTED.
Washington Sept. (speciaD.-The Americans