The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20
DULL IN BOTH HOUSES.
Routine Business Occupies Attention
of Senate and House.
Agreement Reached on Immi-
grafton Bill.
Preparing For Next Census. ns1al For Massa-
chusetts Veterans

Washington. Jan. 20.-The session of
the senate yesterday was without Incl
dent. Senator Turpie spoke against the
Nicaragua canal bill. and the reading of
the legislative appropriation bill was
completed. with the exception of sections
making provision for the congressional
library, which were passed. over tenn
porarily, in the absence OF senator's in
terested in the subject.
The old soldiers had field day in the
house. Under a special order, the whole
day was devoted to the consideration of
private pension bills. or the 800 on the
calendar. 81 were disposed OF during the
five hours session. Among those favor
ably acted upon were bills to grant pen
sions to Major General Julius III. Stahel,
at the rate OF 800 per month; the widow
Of Major General Erastus B. Tyler, at
SIS; Hannah E. Rodgers, the daughter OF
a revolutionary soldier. at SIP. and the
widow of the late General Matthew M.
Trumbull Of Iowa at 500 per month.
Medals For Hay State Soldiers.
The president has awarded a medal of
honor to DR.. George w. Brush of
Brooklyn. for most distinguished gal
lantry in action on the Ashepoo river, s.
c., May "a, 1864. This officer, then cap
tain Of the Twenty-fourth United
States cavalry infantry. voluntarily
commanded a boat crew which went to
the rescue Of a large number of Union
soldiers on board the stranded steamer
Roston, and with great gallantry sue
ceeded In conveying tfem to the shore.
being exposed during the entire time to
a heavy fire from a rebel battery. Med
ais have also been awarded to the fol-
lowing soldiers, who voluntarily partici-
pated in the rescue as members of the
boat crew: Patrick Scnnlan, late SER
geant Company A, Fourth Massachu-
setts cavalry volunteers; John Duffey,
late private Company +. Fourth Mas
sachusetts cavalry volunteers (probably
now of New Bedford, Mass.), and David
L. Clifford, late private Company +,
Fourth Massachusetts.
Dinner to President and Mrs. Cleveland.
Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle gave a
dinner last night to the president and
Mrs. Cleveland at their residence on X
street. The table was set In white and
green. The guests invited to meet the
president and Mrs. Cleveland were Sec
retary and Mrs. Olney. Secretary and
Mrs. Lamont, Attorney General and
Mrs. Harmon, Secretary and Miss Her
bert, Secretary and Mrs. Francis. Sec
retary and Miss Morton, Mrs. Harriet
Lane Johnson. Solicitor General Con-
rad, Hon. st. George Tucker, Mrs. Per-
rine, Miss Lucy Page and Judge Stump
Of Baltimore.
lmmigrsties Conference Esasd.
The confreres of the two houses on
the immigration bill have reached an
agreement, and the bill, as agreed upon,
will probably be reported today Many
Of the provisions of both the senate and
house bills were retained. but they were
modified SO as to make Il a very differ
ent bill from that which passed either
house. The Lodge educational Qualifca-
ton was accepted, but its application
was limited TO persons between the age
Of Is and so years of age. The Corliss
amendment, adopted by the house and
rejected by the senate, was rest ored, but
in a very much modified form. AS origin
ally agreed to. the amendment made II
unlawful to employ any alien in the
United States. AS changed, the prohibi-
ton liz less stringent, and is made to
apply only To the employment Of aliens
who habitually come and go-"birds Of
passage"
For Twelfth Census.
A bill providing for the taking Of the
18th census Of the United states, under
the direction Of Carroll ID. Wright, the
chief OF the bureau OF labor, has been in
troduced i'm the house of representatives
by Sayers of Texas. The bill fixes
Colonel Wright's salary at $4,000, pro-
vides for an assistant commissioner of
labor, salary $4,000. who is TO be an ex
pert statistician, and for an increase Of
the clerical force of the bureau. 1t di-
reefs the commissioner Of labor to report
to congress in July, 1897 a plan for the
18th census, and carries an appropriation
OF $50, 900 for preliminary expenses.
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