Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-12
CAPITOL GLE.iN!NGS.
Colorado Wants Her Battle Flags
Various Notes From Committee Rooms.

Colorado Wants Her Battle Flags
Various Notes From Committee Rooms.
Every state that had Union soldiers in the
war OF the rebellion is justly proud of the
colors-worn, tattered and faded-that those
troops carried, and at the capitols of these
states there Is always an interesting display OF
the emblems the boys in blue rallied around
and fought for. During the strife of lS6l-65
colorado was territory, but it furnished sew
eral regiments of plucky soldiers. When the
war came to an end state troops marched home
ward with their colors, but the Colorado boys
left theirs here, at the national capital i'll the
care OF the War depar tment. Now Colorado is
state-has been ever since 1S16-and the
people of that mountainous region want the
government TO deliver up to them their flags;
they are memorials of their fidelity to the
Union. The Secretary of War is willing to hand
over the colors. but he cannot do so until Con-
gress says so. The House committee on mill
tary affairs thinks the spirit manifested by the
people of Colorado Is commendable, and 1t has,
therefore, favorably reported measure which
will authorize the Secretary of War to deliver
to the centennial state the flags carried by its
troops when tiagcarrying was not healthy &C.
cupation.
WHY ADA JOHNSON WANTS A PENSION.
When the western sanitary commission or
gained in 1861 and needed nurses-women
whose kindly touch. unremltting attention
and soft voices saved thousands of lives-Ad
johnson was one of the first two who volun-
teered to do what she could. That she per-
formed her duty well and faithfully is testified
to by those who were in authority over her.
Then she paid but little heed to financial mat
tiers; now the evil days have come and Miss
Johnson writes of her application: Il would
never have asked for pension if had not
been so poor" Her life has been one of strug-
gle and suffering ever since the close of the
war. although Gen. Philip Sidney Post wrote
to the committee: Il wish to add my testimony
from personal owledge. for when wounded
in battle | came under her care and beyond
doubt owe my life to her efficiency and skill
She IL justly entitled to the consideration of
the government" The Senate committee on
pensions has recommended pension of SIP
per month.
SALARIES OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGES
The Senate bill increasing salaries of United
States district judges to $1,000 per year was
considered by the Judiciary committee of the
House yesterday, and after some discussion Mr.
Stewart of Vermont was directed to prepare a
substitute bill fixing the annual salaries of
United States district judges for the southern
district of New York and the Chicago district
at $4,000; for the districts of Philadelphia. San
Francisco. 81. Louis. New Jersey. Massachusetts
and the northern and eastern districts of New
York, at S5,0C0 and for the other districts,
with one exception. at $4,000. The exception
Is Judge Ill Louisiana, who receives II salary
OF S45OO under the old French code.
MANAGEMENT OF THE PENSION OFFICE UNDER
CORPORAL TANNER.
The House INDUCED in brief political dis
cussion yesterday afternoon over a motion by
Mr.. Enloe to discharge the committee on in
valid pensions from the further consideration
of a resolution calling Oh the Secretary of the
Interior evidence taken nd Cd tn
him by the committee appointed to investigate
the management of the pension office under
Commissioner Tanner; for information as to
what steps have been taken to recover the
money paid to persons who were illegally and
improperly rerated; for list of the employees
OF the pension office who were engaged in re-
rating themselves and for information as to
whether any of them have been discharged on
account of participation i'll such frauds upon
the government. Mr.. Enloe complained that
the committee had not acted on this resolution,
which he had introduced early in the session,
and said that ii there had been robbery and
corruption let the light of day be turned on
and let the men who were concerned in it be
consigned to eternal infamy. Mr. Morrill,,
chairman of the committee and Mr. YOder one
OF the minority members, stated that the reso-
luton had never been received by the COM
mittee and Mr.. Enloe then withdrew his motion.
THE WYOMING TERRITORY BILL
was taken up in the House yesterday and a con-
troversy at once arose between Mr.. Baker and
MIR. Springer, the latter accusing the former of
acting in bad faith i'll calling up the bill in viola
ton OF an agreement that the Oklahoma bill
should first be disposed Of.
VOTE WAS TAKEN IN THE SENATE
yesterday afternoon OH Senator Hoar's resolu-
ton for the exclusion from the Record of the
sentences interpolated by Mr.. Call on the oc-
casion when he and Senator Chandler had their
and resulted: Yeas. 80; nays, IL
no quorum. Among the affirmative votes were
those OF Messrs. Gray, Pugh Turpin and Vance.
Without disposing of the matter the Senate
adjourned.
WOOD ENGRAvINGs
Robert Underwood Johnson associate editor
of the Century Mag azine yesterday made an ar
gument before the ways and means commit.e
in favor of the admission free of duty of wood
engravings which are the work of American
artists living abroad.
has ordered a favorable report upon Represen-
and frontier reserve force Similar action was
taken upon the bills to enlarge the artillery
branch OF the army to seven full regiments
and to erect the military post at Plattsburg,
NY, into first class post.
PENSION CASES IN THE UNITED STATES COURTS
Senator Hoar yesterday addressed the Senate
committee in support of his bill to give juris-
diction of certain pension cases to United States
district courts. The bill provides that when
ever any application for pension or for an in
crease of pension to which the applicant claims
to be entitled by law shall have not been finally
acted upon within one year from the filing of
such application shall have been rejected
the applicant may file his petition in the dis
trict court of the United States for the district
In which he resided at the date of his original
application praying for the allowance of such
pension or increase. The application shall then
be adjusted by the court, the district attorney
for the United States.
Death Before Starvation.
John b. Pettebone committed suicide in his
humble apartments on Northampton street,
Wllkesbarre. Pa, last evening by shooting him.
self In the head. He and his family were in