Telegram-herald., 1890-04-09
The PENSION LIST.
conA.saicnsr Ea.1En Gives Some
Interesting figures.
gs,m siHES SOH os rgg ROLLS
a Teal 81 as. ss0 Si4is4s sss1 F~aazag
-Ibs asass Esasldsrs tue Biz Tor
s.<sI=. Fsnsisss Wa "a
ths senate.



ssFs 4 zs0 200 s0ldis5s Ia ths UnLsa
array 4aring The var u The rebellion, ot
shOn I. sss geo are nov living Or tie
hVing sad the widows u Eae dead there
are ao~ ca the Peasloa rolls ths
aAnes OF ass GOO persons These
resolve az average pension Ot
Gu yeas The frss year
pension Is granted the amount IS much
ls<zsr. because Of arrears dus or ac-
eruet psnsi0ns-an average OF $3.50 for
each pension granted. There are nov
pending 10 the pension orics Undisposed
of ls4 coo claims for original pensions
for soldiers; "A, 600 for ~idOws.
and zoo, 0o0 Tor al increase Of
800 Since she lst OF January lass
81 ss9 cases have been disposed Of and
Ga the lst OF Nay General Haum intends
20 have every claim IN which the eyi-
4snce IS compiste disposed OF. either by
granting = pension or reieetingiL Com
paraavely fen orr ginzl claims are COM
lag ia now, and zfser that da.s tho
sommisslOner thinks the oaics viii
keep pace with new business
/. Is not probable shat the dependent
pension bill which WAS passed by the
senate The other day will become a law,
bit tho NORTH BILL reported from the
house mmtttee on pensions will DO
substituted FOR IL TIE Morrill, biz in
stead OF granting pension 70 those
rho ars dependent gives IS
nonth 20 every old soldier who
Is labortng under any physical
iisability. whether that disability was
contracted ia the service or not This
Pill IS based upon the principle that an
Old soldier Who Is disabled is entitled 70
pension from the Government Gener-
a. Raum essipates that this bill will cost
80, SOC, 900 annually a. first and Will in
:reAse rapidly as the years 20 on Plac-
lng 50 years as the age Of dependence or
disability be estimates that las, 600
eases Will be granted in the frst year
(i5si), "A, 600 cases in 1892, 10 900 eases
In 1898. and so on until 1925, when the
Increase viii reach co. 600 for that year.
In 1905 every soldier who was
In the late war with a few excep-
lions Of drummer boys will De O. years
OF age or over and entitled 70 this
pension. Then the old veterans viii
begin 20 die of, and according TO the
law OF averages within the first six
years 900, 600 will die; within twelve
years $50, 900; within eighteen years
T50, OOo viii go. and in twenty-five
years from now the soldiers OF the war
of the rebellion will be as scarce ss the
soldiers Of the great revolution.
HOUSE,.
WASHINGTON. April 7. - Mr. Morrill,
kan moved 20 suspend the rules in
the House today and pass with a sub
stitutel the Senate bill granting pen
sions to soldiers and sailors who are in
-apacisated from the performance OF
labor. and providing for pensions TO
widows and minor children and de-
pendent parents
Mr. Springer GIl.) demanded
second. and Ehe motion was seconded
yeas, i3S; nays, 81
Mr.. Morrill, briefly explained that the
substitute provided service pension Of
8 month 70 soldiers who have reached
the age Of 80 years or who are dependent
lie thought that the same principle
which had been applied 20 the veterans
Of the war OF 1912 and the war with
Mexico should Be applied 20 the
veterans OF the var OF 1851.
In answer 20 question from Mr..
s1yers Tex ne stated that il was esti-
ustsd thai tie senate bill would require
an annual expenditure OF $50, coo. 600 and
the House substitute would require S39,-
600, 600 annually.
WAsHUGTov. April Tn the House
Saturday a bill was passed increas-
ing 70 eleven tho membership Of
tae board Of managers OF the Ma
bonaJ homes for disabled volunteer
soldiers. and making the follow
Ing Appointments: Edward y. Nor
r,l. Of Kansas. Alfred y. Pearson, %
Pennsylvania, william r. Franklin. o'
CornecacuG John e. Black, OF Illinois,
August A. Farnhsm, Of Maine, and
George 81 Steele Of Indiana.
The House also passed bills arpropri-
stng s-5.c10 for a public building at
Aurora, I'LL, and providing shat, in
making appoin intnents o. che army from
.vu life. tho President shall give
precedence to graduates ot West Point,
members of che National Guard and
graduates o. instructions having army
officers rs Instructors.
SENATE
TTAsnrvaroN. April a-Mors bills
we're ru- through both houses Of Con-
rress Saturday shan on any previous
dav az the session. In the senate f10
r~ivate measures we're passed In i1st orc
hour Senator Ednunis' bill providing
Tor inspection % meats for eXporta -ion