The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-07-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsH1NeroN, d. C.. June 81. 1s9

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. June 27, 1S9J
After the long dispute between the House
and Senate regarding the final disposition OF
the peneion problem. AN end has been reached.
Inn, merable bills on the subject have been
introduced in both Houses.
The original measure of the Senate has de-
nendent pension bill. of the same character as
that vetoed by President Cleveland.
The House insisted upon the Introduction OF
a service pension by granting pension of 81
oer month to every soldier of g. years OF age
and hereafter when he got that old
This Senate was hostile to this idea and forced
the House to drop it but in return it has been
compelled to make greater concession.
A conference committee OF both Houses have
made an agreement bill which has already been
ratified By the Senate, and will uDque5tionably
be the law on that subject, which, briefly stated,
is as follows All soldiers who have served as
long as three months, honorabiy discharged,
and who are now. or may hereafter. be sur
fering from any mental or PHI steal disability.
of "a permanent character. not the result OF
their own vicious habits. which incapacitates
them from the performance of manual labor, SO
as to render them unable to earn support,
are TO receive pensions of from Sc to $12 per
month, the amount depending upon Inc soloier ;
inabi' 'ity to earn q support.
One section of the bill relates to the process
of proc. ring pensions. and an attempt is made
to facilitate it in respect to dependent parents.
Hereafter the evidence they will be Obliged
to furnish, will be the soldiers DEATH and their
own dependence upon manual labor TOR sup
port; and the fact that the soldier by reason OF
existing laws could not have secured pension
for himself does not interfere any longer with
the parents.
soldiers widows, regardless of the cause OF
time of the soldiers death, who dfpend upon
daily labor for support" are to receive 80 pei
month. If he has left minor children, they are
to receive s. per month until they reach the age
of 1G and indefinitely afterwards. If they be
mentally or physically disabled
OF course it will cost the government a grea'
amount to fulfill the requirements OF the Dill.
The amounts estimated are as various as there
are neople interested in the subject; but the
bill will probably place on the pension rolls "
oer cent of the old soldiers who have heretofore
been neglected.
IL is generally un serstood ard reported tha'
the Republican Con ngressional Campaign ooii-
mittee SO far as their own affairs are concerneo
are not troubled in providing means to reouct
their own surplus. 1t has been proceeding
yery modestIy of late, on funds voluntarily ad
vanced by Chairman Belden. 1t is nsu :. a.
this time, for the Republican members to sHh
nit to an assessment oi eiVo' " iiA'N'
committee. in the early stsges of its action bu
they have not been eager to respond.
A committee has been appointed to inVestl
gate the matter of needless employees upon Inc
senate rolls The fact has not created any rea
conservation among those subject to the IN
yestigation 1t is the impression that MIA
summer investigation. at the tail end OIL t0e
session, will not be attended with serious Fe
suits.
The President has approved the ae' granting
the pension 20 Mrs Parnell. mother oil the lrish
uatriot of S5G per month
The f.e coinage men were defeated Wednes-
dav In the House. which refused the Senate