The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-26

licans, and is asking for his personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for the appointment
OF persons to federal posi-
tions in this state who are distasieful
TO Republicans generally, among this
number Thomas II. Boies, as United
States marshal for the western district
| OF Arkansas, and we hereby request that
the president withhold the appointment
of said Boles until petitions and remon.
strances can be forwarded to Washing
ton, showing to the administration that
We do not desire the appointment of Mr.
boleS II sufficient evidence of the fact
has not, in the opinion of the president
been already fled.
Mrs. Lincoln and the BiiI for Her Relief.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The bill in
troduced in the senate Monday asking
that the arrears of pension act apply to
Mrs Abraham Lincoln was briefly dis
cussed by Senators Logan, Ingalls, and
Blair. after which the bill! was referred
to the committee on pensions, where
measure is now pending for the benefit
of Mrs. Lincoln. Under Mr.. Losan's
bill Mrs. Lincoln would receive arrears
Tor about five years. As she receives
pension of 5000, she would CONSEQUENT
ly get SIS, 900 ii the bill becomes a law.
Senator Logan, in his speech submitted
letters from Drs. Lewis A. Sayre, Mere
dlth Clymer and H. Knapp, OF New
York, and DIR. William H. Pancoast, re-
garding the physical condition of Mrs.
Lincoln. The latter has already been
printed. Gen. Logan said that he had
other statements from persons who know
Mrs. Lincoln we'll, which would excite
the sympathy of every, one. He added
that her income, including her pension,
was not sufficient to pay her medical
attendants, her board and her nurse,
and to provide her with necessary cloth,
ing and other necessaries of life. He
said: arrears of pensions were given
10 all pensioners, dated from the time of
the death or wounding OF the person on
whose account the pension was granted.
think this much is due the lady, and
ask that the senate take up this bill this
morning, without referring il, Tor the
reason that no one knowing her condi-
ton would for moment object to her
having the arrears in order that she
might at least have sufficient to supply
her with all that her !ition requires.
Arrears would be from 1865 to 1870, and
she would receive about $4,000.
MR.. INGALLS,
SAID he had offered resolution before
the holiday recess, at the suggestion of
ing the commissioner of pensions to in
quire what further allowance, if any,
should be made ty way of pension or
otherwise for the widow of Abraham
Lincoln. 81 understand" he said, THAT
the committee aave the subject now un-
der consideration. / need not say to the
senator from Illinois that I profoundly
sympathiZe with him in any effort
that he may feel disposed to make
for the relief this unfortunate lady; but
from information In my possession that
de not care to communicate to the sen.
ate am satisfied that this measure is not
one that ought to fail for the relief of
Mrs. Lincoln, and / trust, therefore that
the senator from Illinois will exorerate
me from any disposition to interfere
with any relief, if ask that the bill may
take the course of that resolution in or
der that the inquiry that is now on foot,
when they are ready to report, may give
such information as will afford Mrs
Lincoln the relief to which / have no
doubt she is entitled. / hold myself in
readiness TO vote for the largest measure,
but am convinced, as said before,
that something ought to be done more
than is contemplated by this bill"
Senator Blair said: 81 wish to say in
this connection that the resolution ofthe
honorable senator from Kansas has been
referred to subcommittee, of which I
am member, and that We have taken
some pains to ascertain the true state of
this case. l wish, also. to say that We
have thought proper, as a subcommittee,
to consider in connection with this case
that of Mrs. Garfield. There are very
delicate considerations connected with
both, and the committee is giving them
all as careful attention as possible, and
will be able to report something to the
senate at an early day"