The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23
IN THE
Amendments offered to the Teller Resolution
Pension Blliu Passed.

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WARRINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Aliens cham
plonship OF tho case. of Mrs. Roberts. tho dis
missed Pension Office clerk, was rewarded with
n handsome basket of flowers placed on his desk
this morning. with n card indicating that 1t
camo from Tho ladies of the departments, for
your noble and brave advocacy Of q woman's
HONOR
A bill for the publication of pension rolls was
introduced by Mr.. Cannon Of Utah.
1t directs the publication of the list Of pension
ers in pamphlet form before Jan. 1 next, and
thereafter as often as Congress may prescribe.
Tho list of zach State Is to DO published in n
volume of itself, and is to contain tho names
arranged in alphabetical order, together with
Post Office addresses, the relationship of the
pensioner with the soldier on whose account It
is granted, tho company and regiment, the date
and place of muster and the rank then held. the
manner of termination Of service Thy death or
discharge) and tho rank then held. tho present
rate of pension, the date when granted. and the
dates and amounts Of increase, IL any. One copy
of each State list Is to DO mailed to each news
paper published in that State.
An amendment to the Pension Appropriation
bill was presented by Mr.. Gallinger rep, n.
H.. Chairman Of the Committee on Pensions.
paid on powers of attorney to pensioners resid.
ing in foreign countries.
United States bonds payable, principal and in.
terest, IN gold or silver, at the option of the
SSoyernm ns was taken up SO IS to give Mr. :
speech upon 1t. Mr.. Stewart spoke for an hour
An amendment to the resolution. was offered
by Mr.. Nelson (Rep., MIMI declaring it to be
tho duty Of the United States, under existing
and silver " money, so that tie d dollar Of one metal
IN %. ys, for t all t %o 5eIInF Of gp tbs ssS. ai weisI be equal
Tho rpaolution >yaa then laid aaide rho ra1en-
Sidered, the Following in being passed: Defining
a to au TpsSan.ins t RRr0G act IN Of 'e gane I g%sn $780, os as tG
pensions, by making widows pensionable under
amend the Mexican war pension act Of 1887, BY
extending its provisions to clerks Of army pay.
m mSs t sjj, e55SRisis5i sSId Gsnsi Sftsr to 3b wia SSsssT we o9
this act. and amending. the dependent pension
act OF 1890. SO as to make some of its provisions
Six private pension bills, including ono IN
creasing to $50 a month the pension Of Gen.
| Halbert Z. Paine, were also passed.
Among the other bills passed were these:
To authorize the construction of q steel bridge over
the Snake River between the States Of Washington
Granting 95. 900 acres of land for the use Of tho In.
aosee Ho s : and rST i Gaiis ri Al i%nstliS.s sna OF the rus
For the relief OF applicants TO purchase public lands
Authorizing the construction OF o railroad bridge
across the Loggy Bayou in Louisiana.
medical orieers II aSe I isPs'g Hospital 1erVico. the Ss
cost not to exceed 8 5000.
Mr.. Spooner (Rep.. Wis., gave notice that he
would offer the following substitute for the
concurrent resolution as to payment of bonds:
1t Is declared to be the financial policy of the United
States that, until there shall have been obtained an
International agreement with the leading CONNER.
cial nations OF the world for the free coinage of
silver (Which agreement the United States Is hereby
further pledged to promote). the faith. honor. and
credit OF the United States are solemnly pledged to
preserve the existing gold standard, and all silver
ana paper currency shall be maintained at a parity
with gold. and all obligations Of the United States
shall be maintained inviolably at the present
standard.
The Senate then went into executive session,
and soon afterward adjourned till Monday.
The Legislative. Executive and Judicial Appro.
| p~riation bill reported to the Senate to-day car
ries o. total Of $2l. 500. 300. Of which the COM
mittee added $l53.0o5 net. Among the new
Items are these: Requiring Collectors Of Gus.
toms at ports where no Immigration officers are
stationed to enforce the immigration and Alien
Contract Labor laws approPriating $ll.475 for
asSistantS in order that the Library of Congress
may be opened at night; increasing the force of
examiners in the Pension Office by ten men;
| providing for the issue of q series Of navigation
charts Of the Hawaiian Islands from the data OF
o survey made by the Hawaiian Government
and placed at the disposal Of the United States
increasing the force and coinage facilities at the
Now Orleans mint.