The herald., 1897-01-24
And Confines Itself Strictly to
Business
THE CALENDAR is CLEARED
By Passing More Than One Hundred
Pension Bills
The President Asks for Information
Regarding Railroad Reorganization
and Ncaraguan Correspondence
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The senate
confined itself strictly to business today
passing a large number of bills, includ
ing those for statue of President Lin
coin at Gettysburg. Pa; appropriatins
$S30,511 to apy one of the old claims
of the late John Roach for the use OF
his shipyards, ard reclassifying the rail-
way postal service. Over 100 pension
bills were passed during the day. thus
clearing the calendar. A resolution by
Mr. Morgan was agreed to, requesting
from the president all correspondence on
the Nicaragua canal since 1887; also a
resolution by Mr.. Allen asking the at
torney general for informa ton as to the
reported Pacific railroad settlement be-
tween the executive authorities and
the reorganization committee of the
road.
A Saturday session of the senate is
so unusual that there was meager at
tendance at the opening of the session
today An agreement was reached at
the outset that after 1890 the day be
| given to private pension bills and other
minor bills on the calendar.
| Allen, Populist. of Nebraska secured
the adoption of the following resolution:
| Resolved, That the attorney general
be. and he is hereby, directed to in
form the senate whether he has entered
| into an agreement or stipulation with
what is commonly known as the reor-
| ganiZation committee of the Union Pa
cifc railroad. respecting the foreclosure
| of the government lien thereon, and the
amount, If such an agreement or stipu-
lation has been made. that said reor-
ganiZation committee is to bid on the
foreclosure of said liens; and also to
send to the senate the full text of such
agreement or stipulation together with
the names of persons comprising the
reorganization committee, as we'll as the
authority he may have for beginning
such foreclosure proceedings, or enter
ing into any such agreement or stipula-
ton.
The senate then passed a number of
bills including the following: To refund
to Ames & Detrick, San Francisco,
drawbacks on grain bags exported in
1882; appropriating $4,000 for the heirs
of Italians killed by mob violence at
Walsenburg, Colo, in March, 1895; grant
ing life-saving medal to Daniel E.
Lynn of Port Huron, Mich.
Morgan of Alabama presented a res
olution requesting the president for all
correspondence relating to the Nicara-
qua canal since 1sS, between the United
States and any minister or representa-
tive of Nicaragua.
Hill, Democrat, of New York, was dis
posed to object to the immediate adop-
tion of the resolution, saying it ought
to be examined.
Morgan was about to explain that the
resolution applied to the letter of Min
lister Rodriguez, read to the senate yes
terday, when Hill withdrew his objec-
ton and the resolution was agreed to-
Returning to the calendar, the senate
passed the bill to reclassify railway pos
tai clerks and prescribe their salaries
The bill fixes the following classes and
salaries: First class, not exceeding $500:
second class, $500; third class, $1,000;
fourth class, s1100; fifth class, $1,000;
sixth class, $500; seventh class, S14O0;
eighth class, $500; ninth class. $1,000;
tenth class, $500
Also. the following bills: Authoriz-
ing the president to promote Col. H. l..
Abbott. L. S. A.. retired, to the rank of
brigaCler general, retired; transferring
Lieutenant Jerome f. Ross, U. S. NJ,
to the 15 per cent pay list of retired Of
fcers; approprating 700 to the es-
tate of Charles n. Roberts; to pay the
heirs of the late John Roach $3.50, ,51l
Tor labor and material dockage and de-
tention and occupation of yards and
shops for the gunboats Chicago, Bos-
ton and Atlanta; appropriating s23 900
to the owners of the Hawaiian bark
Arctic; providing for a public building
at Tampa, Fla, no appropriation: ap-
propriating $500 to the Cumberland Fe-
male college, McMinivile. Tenn, for
the use of buildings during the civil
war; for the examination and classi-
fication of certain lands in the state of
oregon, approprating $50, ,O00 appropri-
ating $4,000 TO Messrs. Rhea 6. Anderson
for cotton used by the union forces dur
ing the war.
All the foregoing were senate bills
which now go to the house for its ac
tion.
The senate then took up the pension
calendar. 1t soon brought out q speech
from Allen, Populist, of Nebra ska, say
ing 1nVidious distinctions We're made in
the amounts given by these penson bills
He declared this distinction had become
a stencil smelling to heaven so that
the man In the moon must hold his nose
While passing over the senate chamber.
Bills were passed pensioning the wild
oWs. respectively of Gen. John Newton
at so; Gen. w. w. Burns at $50; Captain
bishop Perkins, formerly United States
senator from Kansas, at $40, and Gen.
Bunker at $50
The house bill was passed for a bridge
across the Rio Grande river al Ell Paso.
Senate Bill referring the claim of War
rem Hall for cotton seized during the
war to the court of claims was passed:
also, house bin to prohibit the sale of
intoxicating drinks to Indians and pro-
Vldlng penalties therefor The bill ex-
lehds the present law, making it an of
tense to sell Indians any article which
may have an intoxicating effect: also
senate bill appropriating $50. 900 for a
quarantie station at or near Astoria
Ore.
AT p. m. the senate adjourned.
IN COMMITTEE