Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-01

WAsuNGroN, ID. c., February 9s.-
Judge Cox. Of the District Supreme
Court, to-day granted the injunction
asked for By Judge Chas ID. Long, Of
the Michigan Supreme Court, TO re-
strain Commissioner Of Pensions Loeb
rem from reducing his pension FROM S52
10 $50 month, as the Commissioner
announced be would DO.
While Judge Long is granted an In
junction, the opinion OF Judge Cox on
the whole appears adverse 10 him. The
Injunction granted is given on technic-
al grounds. the Judge stating that be
Isl OF the opinion that the Commissioner
of Pensions has not given the actual
thirty days notice Of suspension or re-
ductiou OF pension required oy the act
of December 2l, 1898 Ga one or the
main questions in issue, viz; the power
OF the Commissioner on Pensions 90 re-
view and revise the action and ruling
of bis predecessor, the decision Is in
favor Of Commissioner LOchren, Judge
Cox ruling the Commissioner L0chren
has this power.
There have been two or three meet
ings of the committee on invalid pen
sIons lately, 40 which the discussions
have Waxed 90 q very high heat
To one form or another the policy or
the pension bureau in suspending pen
sioners underlies most of the conten-
ton. Then the prOyisO was Inserted ln
q deficiency bin last September that a
pension should be a vested right 90 the
extent that 10 could not be suspended or
taken away without thirty days notice
to the pensioner and Information OF the
nature OF the charges against him, the
principal bone OF contention was
thought 90 have been removed. This
legislation was inserted in the bill 90 the
suggestion OF the chairman or the COM
mIttee, Representative Martin, an Indie
ana Democrat although 10 had previ-
ously been urged by Republicans on the
floor OF she House.
Charges are now being brought for
ward by Republican members that the
Commissioner OF Pensions Isl Ignoring
the act OF last Deem Der. Specific
cases were called 90 the attention OF
the House bY Representative Iawney,
OF Minnesota, BOZ a resolution of inquiry
regarding the construction placed upon
the law by the Interior Department.
Chairman Martin, of the committee,
has intimated that 10 the charges can
be sustained, an iron clad resolution or
act which would force the department
90 carry out the views OF Congress in
los policy, should be passed.
Another pension question Co come
before The House will be raised over the
action OF che committee in voting yes
terday Co make an Uniavorable report
on the bin of Representative Picker, OF
South Dakota, 90 throw open the hles
OF the Pension Bureau % pensioners,
applicants aud their attorneys. Mem
beers OF the committee who are supposed
90 be in touch with the Bureau opposed
the proposed Innovation on the ground
that TO would make much additional
work icI~ The Pension ONCE clerks and
cree confusion among the files.
Fir. Picker, on the other hand, ar
cues that applicants or pensioners
should 20 Justice be allowed 20 review
an the evidence against them in posses
sion of the authorities, and not Be left
60 Sight in the dark. A minority reso-
luton ln support of the plan will be
presented 20 the House, so that the
lines for battle will be- sharply drawn.