The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-08
AsERvlcE PENSION BILL.
Providing for Pension for Every Soldier
or Sailor of the Late War Introduced
in the Senate Yesterday.

Washington. January Tin the Senate to-
day, Mr.. PETER read an elaborate argument
advocating his bill for the service pensions.
Mr.. Peffer's bill provides that every person
now living who served in the military or
naval service of the United States during
the war of the Rebellion, and was honor
ably discharged. who has not received a
pension by reason of such service, and has
no application for a pension pending. be
entitled to a monthly pension equal to a
cent for every Cay of such service. Those
who were prisoners of war shall receive an
additional amount equal to a cent for every
day of imprisonment. The said pensions
shall continue during the lifetime of pen
sioners and to their widows during their
widowhood.
The estimate of aggregated tensions un-
der this bill is $41 1897 ,748. or a total for
seventeen years, the average estimate of
the continuance of such pensions as $?02.-
571,7l6. The total amount of pensions paid
since and including 1866 is 81, ,s23, ,24o, $50.
Mr., PETER closed with an appeal to the
Senate to pass the bill
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
bill was taken up. Mr.. Mitchell. Republican
U
Nicaraguan canal was question ON which
there was no partisan o. sectional division.
He believed that the bill would ensure the
early construction of the canal and its
maintenance under the government of the
United States.
Mr.. Pasoo. Democrat OF Florida. obtained
the floor and the bill went over till tomor-
row.
A communica tion from the Secretary OF
State in reply to q resolution of the Senate
was read and laid On the table, stating that
| J. ". Foster in assisting China in the peace
negotiations with Japan. sustains no official
or other relation to the United States. A
message from the House announcing its
action in relation to the death of Represen-
tative Post of Illinois. having been read, a
resolution was offered by Mr.. Palmer OF
| Illinois and agreed to providing for CON-
mittee of five Senators to attend the fun.
| eraI. Senators Palmer. Cullom, Republicans
of illinois. Mitchell of Wisconsin, GallingeT,
Republican of New Hampshire; Allen. Pop
ulist of Nebraska, were appointed as such
committee.
Then as further mark of respect to the
memory of the deceased the Senate ad-
| journed.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House today. Mr.. Johnson. Demo.
crat of Ohio. presented petition of S. ]
| Ritchie of Ohio. prefeIring additional
| charges against Judge Kicks of the United
| States Circuit court. The matter is referred
| tosthe judiciary committee with resolution
agreed to by the House. directing an inve s.
! tigation into the charEes.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, Democrat oi
| Indiana. the House agreed to meet tomor.
row night for the purpose of reading the
| bill providing for codifioation Of the pension
| laws.
Mr. Henderson. Republican of illinois,
announced theFdeath of Representative Post.
| and offered the customary resolutions of re.
| spect and adjournment. which were agreed
| to ands the Speaker appointed com.
mittee on the part of the House.
| The House adjourned.