The SPEAKER. Before putting the question on the motion of the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. SPALDING,] the Chair will state that probably the tax bill will, during the session of this evening, be returned from the Senate with amendments. Although the business for this evening has been limited to the consideration of reports from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, it would expedite business if the Chair should be authorized to order the printing of those amendments when received and their reference to the Committee of Ways and Means. If there be no objection, that order will be considered as made.

There was no objection.

The motion of Mr. SPALDING was agreed to; and the House (at half past four o'clock p. m.) took a recess till half past seven o'clock p. m.

EVENING SESSION.

The House reassembled at half past seven o'clock p. m., and was called to order by the Speaker, who announced as the only business in order reports from the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

SARAI BRIGGS-THOMAS MASON.

Mr. MILLER. Mr. Speaker, a few days ago I moved that the Committee on Invalid Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the application of Sarah Briggs for a pension, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and of the War of 1812. I find that in submitting that motion I made a mistake. The papers from the consideration of which our committee should have been discharged were those of Thomas Mason. I move that the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and of the War of 1812 be discharged from the further consideration of the application of Sarah Briggs, and that the same be recommitted to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

The motion was agreed to.

Mr. MILLER. I also move that the Committee on Invalid Pensions be discharged from the further consideration of the case of Thomas Mason, and that the same be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and of the War of 1812.

The motion was agreed to.

SARAI E. BALL.

Mr. MILLER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (II. R. No. 1882) granting a pension to Sarah E. Ball, widow of James Ball, deceased, late a fireman on the steamer Vidette, connected with the Burnside expedition; which was read a first and second time.

The bill authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Sarah E. Ball, of Poughkeepsie, New York, widow of James Ball, deceased, who was a fireman on the steamer Vedette, belonging to the Government of the United States, and connected with the Burnside expedition, and who died of disease contracted in the service, leaving a widow and two children under sixteen years of age; Elnora, born June 26, 1853, and George D., born January 3, 1855. She is to be paid a pension of eight dollars per month during her widowhood, to commence May 9, 1862, and at her death or marriage the pension is to be paid to such of the children of James Ball, deceased, as may then be under the age of sixteen years.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved

that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

MISS ANN E. HAMILTON.

what she had done for them. She now makes application for a pension, back pay, and bounty. As to the back pay and bounty, though she seems in justice entitled to whatever was duc these two young men, still that question properly belongs to the Committee on Military Affairs to decide; but as to the pension your committee are of opinion that, under the circumstances disclosed, the said Miss Ann E. Hamilton ought to be allowed a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, during her natural life, to commence on the 27th of June, 1862, and therefore recomthe application for back pay and bounty, your committee ask to be discharged from the further consideration thereof, and request that so much of her application as relates thereto be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. All of which is respectfully submitted. GEORGE F. MILLER,

The bill authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll the name of Miss Ann E. Hamilton, aunt and adopted mother of James E. McKillip, late a private in company F, sixty-first regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, who was wounded in the battle at Fair Oaks, Virginia, May 31, 1862, and died of his wounds in Richmond, June 30, 1862; and Charles B. McKillip, late a corporal in company G, sixty-second regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, who was killed in battle at Gaines's Hill, Virginia, June 27, 1862, the pension to be at the rate of eight dollars per month during her natural life, to commence June 27, 1862.

Mr. MAYNARD. This is a rather unusual case, and I should like to have some explana-| tion of it.

Mr. MILLER. The mother of these two young men died when one was a little over one year old and the other was three years old. On her death-bed she requested her sister to take charge of these children. The father lived but a year afterward. The sister, a milliner in Alleghany, took charge of these children and raised them up. Both went into the Army

and both fell in battle.

Mr. MAYNARD. That is enough. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

Mr. MILLER. I ask that the report of the Committee on Invalid Pensions upon the bill just passed be printed in the Globe, as the case is a peculiar one.

The SPEAKER. If there be no objection,

it will be so ordered.

There was no objection.

The report is as follows:

The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the application of Miss Ann E. Hamilton, of Alleghany city, Pennsylvania, for a pension, beg leave to report:

That from the evidence laid before your committee it appears that in the year 1838 the sister of the applicant, to wit, Mrs. Emma McKillip, who was intermarried with Samuel McKillip, a resident in Indianapolis, in the State of Indiana, died, leaving two small children, named respectively James E. and Charles P. McKillip; the former of which was born in December, 1835, and the latter in August, 1837. That their father, Samuel McKillip, died in March, 1839, leaving said orphan children in destitute circumstances. That their aunt, the said Miss Ann E. Hamilton, then took said children to her home, and though dependent upon her own industry, (having to make her living by her needle,) fed, clothed, and educated them, giving them the same parental care and attention as if she had been their natural mother, they being in like manner attached to her, and after being raised and educated, and while in return for the parental care, were by their industry aiding in support of their said aunt, the rebellion broke out, known as the war of 1861, and both the young men, being patriotic, enlisted in the Union Army in defense of their country. Said Charles P. McKillip was enrolled and mustered into service July 31, 1861, as corporal in company G, sixty-second regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, to serve three years, and was killed in battle at Gaines' Hill, Virginia, June 27. 1862; and said James E. McKillip was enrolled August 1, 1861, and mustered into service October 31, 1861, in company F, sixty-first regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, to serve three years, and was wounded May 31, 1862, in battle at Fair Oaks, Virginia, taken prisoner by the rebels and died of wounds in Richmond, June 30, 1862.

Thus the two brothers both lost their lives battling in defense of the Union. Neither of them were married or left issue. Their kind aunt and adopted mother who had reared them from their infancy was deprived in her advanced age of these young men, on whom her affections centered, and of that support which they were then rendering her in return for

In behalf of the Committee.

CAPTAIN JAMES DONALDSON.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported back adversely the petition of Captain James Donaldson for pension as captain, or to be allowed to retire on same allowance as those in the Military Asylum; and the same was laid upon the table.

JASPER EVELAND.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported back adversely the petition of Jasper Eveland, of company E, seventh regiment Illinois volunteers; and the same was laid on the table.

MRS. ELIZABETH LANE.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported a bill (H. R. No. 1384) granting a pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Lane, of Boston, Massachusetts, mother of John Lane, deceased, late private in company A, twelfth regiment Massachusetts volunteers; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mrs. Elizabeth Lane, mother of John Lane, deceased, late private in company A, twelfth regiment Massachusetts volunteers, killed in action August 30, 1862, at the second battle of Bull Run, Virginia, and that she shall be paid a pension of eight dollars a month during her widowhood, commencing the 30th of August, 1862.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote

by which the bill was passed; and also moved

that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

MRS. CHRISTIANA DICKEY.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported back House bill No. 563, granting a pension to Mrs. Christiana Dickey; and moved that it be laid upon the table, as the Commissioner of Pensions proposed to allow the pension.

The motion was agreed to.

MRS. ROSALINDA M'CABE.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported a bill (II. R. No. 1385) granting a pension to Rosalinda McCabe, widow of Barney McCabe, deceased, late private tenth regiment New York cavalry volunteers; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Rosalinda McCabe, widow of Barney McCabe, tenth regiment New York cavalry volunteers, who died 14th July, 1863, leaving surviving said widow, who has not remarried, and issue three children under sixteen years of age, namely, William, born October 20, 1859; Charles Edwin, born January 29, 1861; and Emily Jane, born May 14, 1863; and that there be paid during her widowhood a pension at the rate of eight dollars a month, to commence the 14th of July, 1863, and also be paid under the provisions of the act of Congress relative to pensions approved July 25, 1861, a further sum of two dollars per month

for each of said children until they shall respectively arrive at the age of sixteen years.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

HINMAN L. HALL.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported a bill (H. R. No. 1886) granting a pension to Hinman L. Hall; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Hinman L. Hall, late private company D, ninety-seventh regiment New York volunteer infantry, commencing July 17, 1862.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time: and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ELIZABETIL G. HIBBEN.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1387) granting a pension to Elizabeth G. Hibben, widow of Rev. Samuel Hibben, deceased, late chaplain of the fourth cavalry regiment Illinois volunteers; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, widow of Rev. Samuel Hibben, who was appointed chaplain with the rank of captain, and who died of disease contracted in the service, leaving surviving said widow and one child, a son, of the name of John G. Hibben, born April 19, 1861; and that she be paid during her widowhood a pension of twenty dollars per month, to commence the 10th of June, 1862; and in the event of her marriage or death the pension to be paid to said child if then under sixteen years of age.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.
KATE HIGGINS.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1388) granting a pension to Kate Higgins; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, widow of John Higgins, late private in company F, twenty-eighth regiment Kentucky volunteers, commencing November 11, 1865.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the

table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ELIZA DONNELLY.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1889) granting a pension to Eliza Donnelly, mother of Dudley Donnelly, deceased, late colonel of the twentyeighth regiment infantry, New York State volunteers; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior

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to place on the pension-roll, subject to the visions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, and that she be paid during her widowhood a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month, to commence on and after the 4th of December, 1868.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

MICHAEL REILLY.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1390) granting a pension to Michael Reilly; which was read a first and second time.

The bill authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, late a private in company A, thirteenth regiment Massachusetts volunteer infantry, commencing June 9, 1865.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote

by which the bill was passed; and also moved

that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.
JANE M'NAUGHTON.

Mr. MILLER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1391) granting a pension to Jane McNaughton; which was read a first and second time.

It directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, widow of Peter McNaughton, late contract surgeon, and pay her a pension as the widow of a contract surgeon, commencing June 13, 1864.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ANN WILLIAMS.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported back a bill (S. No. 851) granting a pension to Ann Williams.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, widow of John Williams, late of company E, third regiment Wisconsin cavalry, commencing May 26, 1864. The bill was ordered to be read a third time; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

CHAUNCEY D. ROSE.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported a bill (H. R. No. 1392) granting a pension to Chauncey D. Rose, father of Alvin G. Rose, late a sergeant veteran of company A, second regiment of Ohio cavalry volunteers, who was killed in action at Five Forks, Virginia, April 1, 1865; which was read a first and second time."

The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Chauncey D. Ross, father of Alvin G. Ross, late a sergeant

veteran in company A, second regiment of Ohio cavalry volunteers, who was killed in action at Five Forks, Virginia, April 1, 1865, to be paid a pension of eight dollars a month, to commence on the 1st of April, 1865, and to continue during his natural life.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

HUGO EICHHOLTZ.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported a bill (H. R. No. 1393) granting a pension to Hugo Eichholtz, which was read a first and second time.

The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Hugo Eichholtz, late a sergeant in company L, fifteenth New York heavy artillery, and pay him a pension from August 22, 1865, to April 23, 1866.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ZADOCK T. NEWMAN.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported back, with an amendment, a bill (H. R. No. 991) for the relief of Zadock T. New

man.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Zadock T. Newman, at the rate of eight dollars per month from the 2d of January, 1864, and to continue during his natural life.

The amendment was to reduce the pension from eight dollars per month to four dollars per mouth.

The amendment was agreed to.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

DANIEL SHEETS.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported a bill (H. R. No. 1394) granting a pension to Daniel Sheets; which was read a first and second time.

The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Daniel Sheets, late a captain in the seventeenth regiment of Ohio volunteers, commencing September 12, 1863.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ESTHER C. C. VAN GILDER.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported a bill (H. R. No. 1395) granting a pension to Esther C. C. Van Gilder, widow of Charles F. Van Gilder, deceased, late a

private in company M, first regiment Vermont heavy artillery volunteers; which was read a first and second time.

The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the limitations and provisions of the pension laws, the name of Esther C. C. Van Gilder, widow of Charles F. Van Gilder, late a private in company M, first regiment Vermont heavy artillery volunteers, who died May 6, 1864, leaving surviving said widow and issue by her three children, namely: Charles Adelbert, born November 25, 1857; Martha Rosell, born June 8, 1861; and Hosea Rosell Van Gilder, born February 21, 1865, and pay to her during her widowhood a pension of eight dollars per month, commencing May 6, 1864; and also, under the provisions of the act of Congress of July 25, 1866, a further sum of two dollars per month for each of the children, until they shall respectively arrive at the age of sixteen years.

The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

STEPHEN T. CARVER.

Mr. MILLER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a billi (H. R. No. 1396) granting a pension to Stephen T. Carver; which was read a first and second time.

The bill authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Stephen T. Carver, late a private in company D, forty-ninth New York volunteers, and pay him a pension, subject to the report from an examining surgeon, the pension to commence February 5, 1863.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

PRESCOTT G. HOWLAND.

Mr. MILLER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1397) granting a pension to Prescott G. Howland; which was read a first and second time.

The bill authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Prescott G. Howland, late a corporal in Company D, twelfth regiment, New Hampshire volunteer infantry, the pension to commence October 13, 1862.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

SUSAN THOMPSON.

Mr. MILLER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported back adversely the petition of Susan Thompson, for a pension; which was laid on the table.

MARTIN BURKE.

Mr. MILLER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1398) granting a pension to Martin Burke; which was read a first and second time.

It authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Martin Burke, late a sergeant in company K, fifteenth regiment New

York heavy artillery, and pay him a pension from August 22, 1865, to December 31, 1865.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM M. WOOTEN.

Mr. MILLER, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported back, with an amendment, the bill (S. No. 521) granting a pension to the children of William M. Wooten, deceased.

The bill provides for placing on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the names of Alfred C. Wooten, Susan M. T. Wooten, Jesse Wooten, and Rosalia M. Wooten, children under sixteen years of age of William M. Wooten, deceased, late a private in the Daviess county company of home guards, Kentucky militia, who, or their legally-appointed guardian or guardians, are to receive a pension at the rate of fourteen dollars per month, to commence on the 11th day of Angust, 1864, and to continue until they severally attain the age of sixteen years.

The amendment of the committee was to strike out the words "at the rate of fourteen dollars per month."

The amendment was agreed to.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to a third reading; and was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

JOHN SHEETS.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported back Senate bill No. 547, granting a pension to John Sheets, with an amendment.

The bill was read. It proposes to direct the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of John Sheets, late a private in company F, twelfth regiment West Virginia volunteers, and to pay him a pension at the rate of fifteen dollars per month, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1863.

The amendment of the committee was to strike out the words "at the rate of fifteen dollars per month.'

The amendment was agreed to.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to a third reading; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

JOHN P. FETTY.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported back Senate bill No. 518, granting a pension to the widow and child of John P. Fetty, with an amendment.

The bill was read. The Secretary of the Interior, under its provisions, is to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the names of Fannie Fetty, the widow, and Ethel May Fetty, child under sixteen years of age, of John P. Fetty, late a private in company I, fourteenth regiment West Virginia infantry volunteers, and to pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month for herself during widowhood, and two dollars per month for the child until she shall attain the age of sixteen years, commencing October 31, 1864.

The amendment of the committee was to strike out all after the words "pay her a pension" and insert in lieu thereof commencing October 31, 1864."

The bill, as amended, was ordered to a third

The Secretary of the Interior is to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Martha Stout, widow of Tinson Stout, late a private in the Daviess county company of home guards, Kentucky militia, and to pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 11th day of August, 1864, and to continue during her widowhood.

The bill was ordered to a third reading; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.
OBADIAH T. PLUM.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported back Senate bill No. 382, granting an increase of pension to Obadiah T. Plum,

with an amendment.

The bill was read.

The Secretary of the Interior is directed by the bill to increase the pension of Obadiah T. Plum, late a private in company F, twentysecond regiment Iowa infantry volunteers, from eight dollars to twenty-five dollars per month from and after the passage of this act and to continue during his natural life.

The amendment of the committee was to strike out all after the word "continue," and insert in lieu thereof "while he remains blind;" so it will read, "to continue while he remains blind."

The amendment was agreed to.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to a third reading; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

LOUISA FITCH.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, also reported back Senate bill No. 359, granting a pension to Louisa Fitch, widow of E. P. Fitch, deceased, with the recommendation that it do pass.

The bill was read. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to place the name of Louisa Fitch, widow of E. P. Fitch, late a captain and assistant quartermaster United States volunteers, on the pension-roll, and to pay her at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence from the 31st of May, 1864, and to continue during her widowhood.

The bill was ordered to be read a third time; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. The latter motion was agreed to.

ANN KELLY.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported back a bill (S. No. 291) granting a pension to Ann Kelly, widow of Bernard Kelly, with a recommendation that it do pass.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, the name of the applicant, widow of Bernard Kelly, late a private in company I, thirteenth New York heavy artillery volunteers, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 13th of May, 1864, and to continue during her widowhood.

The bill was ordered to be read a third time; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

EDWARD HAMEL.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported back a bill (S. No. 381) granting a pension to Edward Hamel, minor child of Edward Hamel, deceased, with a recommendation that it do pass.

The bill authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll the name of the applicant, only surviving child of Edward Hamel, late private in company E, eighth regiment Kansas volunteers, who died in the service of the United States and in the line of duty, and to pay to him or his legallyappointed guardian or guardians a pension of eight dollars per month from the 11th day of October, 1861, the date of the death of his father, until he has attained his sixteenth year. The bill was ordered to be read a third time; and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. MILLER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

MARY A. DAVIS.

Mr. MILLER, from the same committee, reported adversely on the bill (H. R. No. 596) granting a pension to Mary A. Davis, widow of William P. Davis, a private in the eighteenth regiment of Indiana volunteers in the war of 1861; and the same was laid on the table.

PAY OF A CLERK OF A COMMITTEE.

Mr. MILLER. I am instructed by the Committee on Invalid Pensions to report back the following resolution; on which I demand the previous question:

Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the clerk of the Committee on Invalid Pensions, a sum of money which shall make his compensation equal to that of the clerk of the Committee of Claims, to commence July 1, 1868.

Mr. MAYNARD. I must object to that. Mr. MILLER, This is for the present Congress. The reason why we only say from July I is his account is settled up to that time, and we could not go back.

Mr. MAYNARD. The understanding was we should act on pension bills only.

The SPEAKER. The Journal reads "to receive reports from the Committee on Invalid Pensions."

Mr. MAYNARD. Whatever the Journal may say the understanding was manifestly that only pension bills were to be acted upon.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. MILLER] is the author of the resolution, and probably remembers its language better than the Chair does.

Mr. MAYNARD. I am not making a point of order, but I am appealing to the gentlemen of the committee not to bring this subject up which does not relate to the passage of pension bills. We had this matter up before, and it underwent some discussion. If it is to be pressed I should feel it incumbent upon me to oppose the resolution in the shape in which it now is.

Mr. MILLER. I will merely state that this clerk's compensation is entirely inadequate. We have had before us some seven hundred cases. This resolution will give him $1,500 a year, just what the clerk of the Committee of Claims and the clerk of the Committee of Private Land Claims receive. When this case was up before the objection of the gentleman was that he did not want any more perpetual offices. We do not require this office to be perpetual; but upon consulting the Clerk of the House (Mr. MCPHERSON) we find that we cannot go back beyond the time named, because

the accounts up to that time are settled. We only propose to pay him a proper compensation for the duties he has performed. The committee of which the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. MAYNARD] is a member has a clerk who will receive for the remainder of this session the same compensation we propose for our clerk; and surely he has no more work to do than our clerk has.

Mr. MAYNARD. I have notified the gentleman that I shall feel it incumbent upon me to resist this proposition. I trust he will not press it at this time, for we want this evening session for the benefit of the widows and chil

dren of soldiers who are the proper objects of our legislation.

Mr. BENJAMIN. I suggest to my colleague on the committee [Mr. MILLER] to withdraw the resolution for the present.

Mr. MILLER. Very well; I will withdraw it for the present; but I will offer it at another

time.

HANNAH HINDMAN.

Mr. BENJAMIN, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported adversely upon the petition of Hannah Hindman, for a pension; and the same was laid on the table,

GENERAL WARD H. BURNETT.

Mr. BENJAMIN, from the same committee, reported adversely upon House bill No. 618, for the relief of General Ward H. Burnett; and the same was laid on the table.

WILLIAM B. EDWARDS.

Mr. BENJAMIN, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1399) granting an increased pension to William B. Edwards; which was read a first and second time.

The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of William B. Edwards, who was granted a pension of eight dollars a month by an act approved April 20, 1854, and to pay him a pension at the rate of fifteen dollars per month in lieu of the pension he is now receiving, the increase to commence June 6, 1866.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BENJAMIN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

JONATHAN H. PERRY.

Mr. BENJAMIN, from the same committee, also reported a bill (H. R. No. 1400) granting a pension to Jonathan H. Perry; which was read a first and second time.

The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, at the rate of eight dollars a month, the name of Jonathan H. Perry, father of Anthony H. Perry, late of company I, third regiment New Jersey volunteer infantry, commencing August 15, 1865.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BENJAMIN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

WILLIAM L. COTTY.

Mr. BENJAMIN, from the same committee, also reported back, with a recommendation that it do pass, House bill No. 1295, granting a pension to William I. Cotty, late of the twenty-first Missouri infantry volunteers.

The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, at the rate of eight dollars per month, the name of William I. Cotty, late a member of the twenty-first Missouri infantry volunteers, commencing June 30, 1862.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BENJAMIN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

MARIA RAFTERY.

Mr. BENJAMIN, from the same committee, also reported back, with a recommendation that the same do pass, Senate bill, No. 292, granting a pension to Maria Raftery.

The question was upon ordering the bill to be read a third time.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place the name of Maria Raftery, widow of Patrick Raftery, late a corporal in company H, thirty-third regiment Massachusetts volunteers, on the pension-roll, at the rate of eight dollars per month during her widowhood, commencing June 2, 1863, and two dollars per month for each child of Patrick Raftery, under the age of sixteen years, commencing June 25, 1866, and to continue until they shall respectively attain the age of sixteen years.

The bill was then read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BENJAMIN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ANNA M. HOWARD.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Anna M. Howard, mother of Geogre W. Howard, late a private in company C, eleventh regiment New Jersey volunteers, and allow and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, from February 12, 1864, to continue during her widowhood.

The bill was ordered to a third reading, and was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BENJAMIN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

FRANCES T. RICHARDSON.

Mr. BENJAMIN, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported back, without amendment, a bill (H. R. No. 1337) granting an increase of pension to Frances T. Richardson, widow of the late Major General Israel B. Richardson.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll the name of Frances T. Richardson, widow of the late Major General Israel B. Richardson, for pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month from November 3, 1862, when General Richardson died from wounds received in the battle of Antietam, the pension to be continued during her widowhood, and if that should terminate, then to be paid to Israel Philip Richardson, sole surviving child of General Richardson, until he shall become sixteen years old. The second section provides for the discontinuance of the pension heretofore allowed to Frances T. Richardson under general law; and the sum so received by her is to be deducted from the pension granted by this bill, which pension is to be subject to the provisions of the general pension law.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and

read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BENJAMIN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

INTERNAL TAX BILL.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. McDONALD, its Chief Clerk, announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, with amendments, in which the concurrence of the House was requested:

An act (H. R. No. 1284) to change and more effectually secure the collection of internal tax on distilled spirits and tobacco, and to amend the tax on banks.

The SPEAKER. By order of the House, this bill with the amendments of the Senate will be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.

MARY A. DAVIS.

Mr. WASHBURN, of Indiana. I desire to ask that in the case of the bill granting a pension to Mary A. Davis, instead of the adverse report being accepted and the papers being laid on the table, the bill be taken up for action now, in order that I may make a few remarks on the subject.

Mr. MULLINS. I shall object to that.

Mr. MILLER. I will merely say to the gentleman that the unanimous opinion of the committee was that this case was not one upon which they would be justified in reporting favorably.

Mr. WASHBURN, of Indiana. The House, I think, will not object to my making a few remarks on this bill when I state that the case occurred in my own regiment, and that I know more about it than any committee can know.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman can discuss the bill if the Committee on Invalid Pensions will grant him the time. This evening was set apart for business of that committee..

Mr. WASHBURN, of Indiana. This is a pension case.

Mr. PERHAM. If there is anything in the case meritorious the committee will be glad to hear it and to report favorably if the facts show that we can do so. From the papers before the committee we did not feel authorized to report on it favorably. The gentleman from Indiana can come before the committee, and if he can convince us, well and good.

The bill was recommitted to the committee with leave to report at any time after the morning hour.

BARBARA STOUT, OF TENNESSEE.

Mr. NUNN, from the same committee, reported back House bill No. 1332 for the relief of Barbara Stout, of Tennessee, with the recommendation that it do pass.

The bill, which was read, directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pensionroll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Barbara Stout, of Tennessee, widow of John P. Stout, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of October, 1864, and to continue during her widowhood.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. NUNN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

NANCY COOK, OF TENNESSEE.

Mr. NUNN, from the same committee, also reported back House bill No. 1831 for the relief of Nancy Cook, of Tennessee; which which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Nancy Cook, of Johnson county,

Tennessee, at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence August 6, 1863, and to continue during her widowhood.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. NUNN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

JOHN LA MARSH.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1401) granting a pension to John La Marsh; which was read a first and second time.

The bill was read at length. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of John La Marsh, late private in company F, third regiment Vermont volunteer infantry, commencing August 4, 1864.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BEATTY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

CATHARINE SKINNER.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, also reported a bill (H. R. No. 1402) granting a pension to Catharine Skinner; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Catharine Skinner, widow of Charles P. Skinner, late private company C, second regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing December 27, 1864.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BEATTY moved to reconsider the vote

by which the bill was passed; and also moved

that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

MRS. MARY J. TRUMAN.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, also reported back House bill No. 886 for the relief of Mrs. Mary J. Truman, with the recommendation that it do pass.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mrs. Mary J. Truman, widow of James Truman, late private company B, twelfth regiment West Virginia volunteer infantry.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BEATTY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

HELEN L. WOOLF.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1403) granting a pension to Helen L. Woolf; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, widow of John Woolf, late a private in company K, one hundred and eleventh regiment New York infantry, commencing March 23, 1865.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BEATTY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved

that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

WILLIAM SMITH.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1404) granting a pension to William Smith; which was read a first and second time.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, late a corporal in company H of the tenth United States infantry.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BEATTY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ELIZABETH LAMAR.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1405) granting a pension to Elizabeth Lamar; which was read a first and second time.

It directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, mother of James Curtis Lamar, who was killed while fighting with an organization of Union men in Kentucky, and pay her a pension of eight dollars per month, commencing September 20, 1862.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BEATTY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

JOSEPH A. FRY.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, reported back a bill (H. R. No. 1263) granting a pension to Joseph A. Fry with a recommendation that it do pass.

It directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of the applicant, a private soldier enlisted in company F, seventeenth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BEATTY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The latter motion was agreed to.

ADVERSE REPORTS.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, reported adversely on the following petitions; and the same were laid on the table:

The petition of Frances Evans, for a pension; The petition of William D. Halsey, for a pension;

The petition of John A. Hudson, an invalid soldier, for a pension; and

The petition of Nancy A. Hammond, widow of George W. Hammond, of company M seventh Ohio, for a pension.

THOMAS STEWART.

Mr. BEATTY, from the same committee, reported back a bill (S. No. 842) granting a pension to Thomas Stewart with a recommendation that it do pass.

The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension-roll the name of the applicant at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence from the passage of this act and to continue during his natural life.

The bill was ordered to be read a third time: and it was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

Mr. BEATTY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved