The National tribune., 1894-07-19
WEDNESDAY. July II.

In the Senate, the resolution offered yester-
day was taken up with Mr.. Daniels substitute.
After being modified, the amendment was ad-
opted. 1t reads:
/" Resolved, that the Senate indorse the prompt
and vigorous actions adopted by the President
of the United States and the members of his
Administration to repulse and repress by mill
tary force the interference of lawless men with
the due process of the laws of the United States,
and with the transportation Of the United
States mails, and with the commerce among the
States The action of the President and his
Administration has the full sympathy and
support of the law-abiding masses of the people
of the United States, and he will be supported
by all departments of the Government and by
the power and resources of the entire Nation"
The Diplomatic and Consular appropriation
bill was taken up. The amendments reported
by the Committee on Appropriations were all
agreed to, and some others offered by Senators.
One of these was an item of 5000 to pay for
the manuscript of chronological history of
the State Department from IVA to 1855, and
directed its printing and publication.
The Consul at Nuremburg was transferred
from the So, 500 list to the So 600 list, and the
Consulate at Jerusalem from the $4,000 TO the
So 500 list. The bill was then passed, aud the
Pension appropriation bill was taken up.
The bill appropriates for Army and Navy
pensions 100000 The only important
amendments to the bill as it passed the House
were the insertion of these two clauses:
"Prouided, That so much of the act approved
Dec. 81 1893, as provides that amy pension
heretofore or that may hereafter be gran ted to
any applicant shall be deemed and held by all
officers of the United States to be vested right
in the grantee to the extent that payment
thereof shall not be withheld suspended
until, after due notice to the grantee of not
less than 80 days, the Commissioner of PEN
sions, after hearing all the evidence, shall de-
eide to annuI, vacate, modify, or set aside the
decision upon which such pensions were
granted shall not be held or construed to
apply to any case where the pensioner is draw
ing more than one pension, or the title to the
pension has ceased.
"Prouided, also, That the Examining Surgeons,
after completing the examination of the claim
ant. shall, on application of the claimant, fur
nish to said claimant cory of the report SUBJ
mitted to the Pension Office"
The management of the Pension Office, I'M
der Commissioner Lochren, was assailed by Mr..
Cullom I'LL, r. and Mr.. Galinger On. H., r.
and defended by Mr.. Palmer (Ill, d.
Mr.. Gallinger offered an amendment to pro-
hibt the Commissioner of Pensions from an
nulling or reducing pensions difference of
opinion between himself aud a previous Com
missioner.
The amendment was rejected and the bill
was passed.
The Military Academy appropriation bill
was taken up and passed.
In the House, after some unimportant bust
ness, Mr.. Cultivate lOhio d.. introduced an
order from the Committee on Rules appointing
vote on the McRae railroad land grand for
fixture bill at AGO o'clockt o-day, and setting
aside tomorrow for the consideration of meas
ures reported from the Committee of Foreign
Affairs. The previous question was ordered
yeas 154 nays so.
h. Ill
from the Senate announcing the passage of the
bill to admit Utah to Statehood, which was
received with applause on the Democratic side.
After brief debate the order was agreed to,
and the consideration Of the McRae bill under
its terms was begun. The bill was passed.