New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-05
MAJOR BELL HAS BEEN THERE HIMSELF
THE JEALOUS PENSION REFORMER DREW 81
MONTH FOR LOSS OF TEETH AND
HEART DISEASE

A MONTH FOR LOSS OF TEETH AND
HEART DISEASE.
Washington, Aug. SpecialJ.The laugh OF the
town Just Is on Deputy Commissioner Bell, Of
the Pension Bureau. whose vociferous demand for a
strict enforcement OF the recent decision Of the Score
tary OF the interior about pensioners under the act OF
June 90 1900, has attracted good deal Of attention
to him. Major Bells conversion Is recent, and like
all converts his zeal In the cause OF reform Is red
hot. No guilty veteran will escape his eagle eye, nc
rating err on the side OF iberality, II he can help 1t
The Major great man, and what Is more, he know:
It, And yet the laugh OF the town Is ON him inst now
Up to May 81 last Major Bell drew under the act of
June Or 800 pension OF $12 q month for loss OF
teeth and disease OF heart He did with prompt
ness and an alacrity quite cOmmendable. No disease
OF the heart manifested itself, as far as known, In
his case when payday came around and no loss OF
digestion the results sometimes OF teeth strayed, lost
or stolen blanched his cheek But on May 20 his
heart underwent change and the Major came TO The
conclusion that the Government was paying MN more
than It was worth The change, strange 10 say,
fool, place on the day that the Commissioner OF
Pensions made the discovery that his predecessor
had been entirely wrong in the Interpretation Oh 'Oe
law of 1890 and consequently the Major sat down
ora wrote the following letter to the Commissioner
OF Pensions:
IN tho ID OF February, 1892 l was granted pension
under the act Of June o. 1890 at the rate OF 81 per
month for .loss Of teeth and disease OF Merit Inc
Wach luotOn
mr. o,d Little Davis, rated me at SlS per n'oh'h
M loss Of teeth and resulting Indigestion disease OF heart
and caarrh Under the construction placed upon the ace
., Iu,e o. 1890 in order No. 1884, dated october 10,
1890 was clearly entitled to the si2 per month allowed
me hut under construction placed upon this law py
Assistant Secretary Reynold in his decision oil inc -'
inst do not feel legally entitled to pension
and therefore return herewith certificate mo H.
,3o waive notice that name be droppea from
the rolls the said dropping TO take eject May 20 1870
| the lat
Major Bell Is modest man and nothing wouiu
have been known OF all this but that some employe
OF the Pension Bureau, trinking-and quite rghuy'
too-that such Observation-Disclosures should be proclaimed
IN the world ut large. gave the thing away Inc
GOOD MaIOr may. with reer heart. no longer uls..
furbed or weighted down by the Consciousness OF
depicting the Treasury ut the rate OF 81 a month,
nrosecute the great work OF reform aud purge the
nension rolls OF those who like himself drew pensions
Where they had no right Cyncs, who look with sus-
pcOn upon the sudden conversion OF the Major, say
II i a ease OF Davy Crockett ana the coon. Davy'
rs every ono knows such dead sure shot with
the rifle that day coon which Davy had espled
i'm n tree looked down upon him and said
Is that you, Mr. Crockett Wel you need not
shoot I'll come down. mi, o, ,,,
would have felt the hole burned In his pocket ny
that 3D. order or no order from his SUPERIOR the
Commissioner Of Pensions.