New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-30

OF imports and exports for the month Of De-
cember were made public.
STRUGGLES OF THE PENSION AGENTS.
EFFORTS 10 DrFEAr COMMISSIONER BENTLEY's BILL
THREE CURIOUS LETTERS.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRiDUSE.I
WAsHiNGToN, Jan. 29.-Thc Pensions Appropra-
ton bill Is upon the Senate calendar and Will
probably be called up next week. An under
standing was reached in the Appropriations
Committee that Senator Wthers, chair
man OF the Pensions Committee, should
move 10 add to the appropriation BILL as an am nd
ment. the measure still known as the " Sixty Sur
geons BILL" providing reorganization of the ma
chlnery for the adjudication of pension claims
The pension claim agents are. as might be ex-
Dected. acting IN concert and vigorously in Opposi-
tion. For several weeks they have been sending cir
culars TO pensioners and pension claimants in all parts
OF the country beseeching in italics and "small
caps that haste be made in getting signatures to
inclosed petitions against the measure. Three OF
these circnars have into the possession of a
correspondent of THE TRIBUNE
The first is signed by" The National Tribune
Company" The National Tibp e is the advertising
sheet Of a large Washington claim agency. 1t de-
scribes the measure as calculated merely TO furnish
additional positions for clerks, and to hinder and
delay the settlement OF claims. 1t says: Procure
~ rapidly as possible the signatures of
parties interested. Let the petitions sent herewith
be signed in duplicate, and as soon as possible let
them be sent by mail one to yOur Senator and one
to your Representative in Congress"
The second circular bears the Autographed sigma
tnre of George T.. Lemon. of the most extensive
operators IN pension claims in the world. He char
aCtcTizcs the measure as mOnstrosiiy which would
uusctilc the security of each and every pension
Il f,,.. ....l
by the State Encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic Of Pennsylvania IN
1870. pr0nOuucing the recommendations of the
Commissioned of Pensions lmIrctcable: hut he
fails to add that this resolution WAS gotten up by
claim agents. ana that the same orlauizltion one
\sar later pa-,cd a resolution heartily apprOv
ing the eft rlS OF Commissioner Bentley.
" Get TIE largest possible list of signatures OF fx-
soldiers and Sailors Mr.. Lemon says IN his circular
" and let each one state the orgln'zaton 10 winch
he b0ngcd. By all means work rapidly 80 that
the petitions can bc sent by you nnr To your member
of Congress. aud on" 10 one "f yonr tnlied states
Senators. before the 10Th of J1nuary, lNSl II posi-,
bic. bur If not IA soon thereafter a. prariIcibc.
The lhud crHI ar Isstil more meenons and IN
tcrcstiug II lrst sets forth the haIush"s 10 which
Pensioners and p'n-ion "!au1pts viii DE Su)lrcted
hV the passage OF this hIli. and then marks on tre
Steps necessary Ia bc taken 10 prevent 50 great u
calamity ~ follows:
trst-AlI claimants who paid any portion Of
-noud ~cni hy reg stored letter or posi- oincc
~ nrv orir the cniite ft ten dol ar-, much OF II
n. iney cam ro.,itly sraic Those who have already
pal inrl Of the requested Ia send Us the balance
or a pCr Iju y IT..
S,es.d-YOn mould write two copies OF the following
ctf. O. T. corrccJ, tho and address oue 10
yuur and tc otacr tpYoUr Rtpres' nItFc ahd
mai both letters 10 Washington at once
The Ion WaShinq0n y. G.
DEAR sIu am app,cant for a pension and live ~
-, IN your district. II the Senate bill No.
IgO becomes law | shall not br able
pruyc Ip claim. because r. VIII he iTpo>~ibc for
ne io Lrt my before tie Pensions Cont. Is
could nnt Iav thr expenses. beg Won Ia DO al Won II
l., defeat ~ { u all oih,.s Ike II. Ny clam Is
lI-t ami | drat c.r how tltuy spics ~ Il t"ctlycs
;nr4 ltw vii uivr to =" IL pu aud l0sr n pension
I.n t.rd To- Oly rrrun wi'h money could prove
M uu"r ia" ll", a. Il p'rH Ia money H. M
need prn-isI Hlras' don't let the Oil Ia-s ahd wi
alW"y ; thaIk y0n Very Gt.pc'iinlB, ---.
Ia copying tlr above wrir III for's or Representa-
nv name The wnIH Hon.. AM al lli II yuur
lost III aduIrs, nif q nc VOID at = Sn yOut name
., !uN tnr Wut.s ~ respect iiully" Please don't de
law W.Ic Your It ;t.r immriNcit, AMI comply Win
or m ruciiuh. wlil de- ali our power 10 All
vance yudr nicr. ST.. Very rsrrct'ulN,
RICHARD T.. EVANS & 20.
Postage Tor reply -hOld b. lnc',cd wtn .etter' OF
inquiry.
lhe touch.ug individuality of the let;rr to the
Hon. -- can hardly tul 10 have an Ililheuce
upon q minds uf senators AMI X pIrs"ntatlyr III
Cu.grr--. Pc. sIOl legislation hIthrrtu has been
shanrd to u gicat extent hv P.h""n clam agents.
Iur result s found ~ the 1000 100000 prospective
cXa.HdltnrC fnf arr"LaGcS aiOIr. Az! the tWrlYe or
taItrcu wears Vurl aiI "idv ar"unniafcd IN the
Pension O:tcr. senator Njhrrs and hl~cght aN.0cl-
a;rs ot the senate Committee On PENSIONS thluk II
- t!mc tor change.