The evening times., 1896-02-05
WANT PAY And PENSIONS
Ex-Union Prisoners of War at the
Capitol.
Congress Asked to Give Them 81 for
Every Day In Prison and $I2
u Month.

A committee from the association of
cx-Union PRISONERS of War is at the Capitol
today.
No one could guess it, though. They
| were Handsomely dressed, and bore all the
evidences of good living. But each man
carried some mc.ncnto OF his sojourn in
"A Confederate Prison.
| they were, S. c. Seeley, Of Mnncap-
! DIV, MINI, and Joseph Atwell. OF Pitts
burg, members OF the national executive
committee; George W. Grant. of Minncap-
| oils, president OF the association; and s.
NJ. Long, Orange, ". J., national secre-
tary. c. NJ. Sheriff, Of Pittsburg, was
here yesterday but left, though with the
| committee yet was J. ID. Walker, OF the
| same city.
These gentlemen will appear before the
II ouse Invalid Pensions Committee TO
forward the interests OF the Haincr bill
granting pensions to soldiers and sailors
| confined in su-callcd Confederate prisons
The bill provides that such prisoner shall
be paid So a day for each day he was
confined, and that ~ shall receive a pen
sion Of Si2 per month during the re-
mainder OF his life.
Mr.. secley, who was heading the dele
CATION this morning, said he was ready for
the committee meeting. He is fortified with
faces AMI figures. He estimates that there
are in the country 1000 ex-prispncrs who
are not receiving Il pension for some other
cause.
II is this class That will be reached. Mr..
Seeley is very sure of favorable action.
Il VIII give the committee some figures
OF my OVID" tie sad. Il was al Andersen
vile, and during The month of August
1864. counted the dead in that prison. Ii
was part OF my duty to &c arouLd with
the Confederate. sergeant who called the
roll for my detachment, so | was in line
to secure this information. In that one
month 1850 prisoners died out of the
10000 there--1So died in one DAY
Mr.. Atwell spent part of one winter
a. Belle Isle Here are Il couple Of invi-
tatlons the boys picked up in Virginia"
ne said. He handed over two invitations
printed on the back of a six OF clubs and
SIX Of spades. They were filled out TO
Miss Hail. one bore date OF October
10. 1900. and invited the laiy to ''soci-
able hop at Brooks tavern. The mana
gers were ]. Heiskell, j. William, j. Wat
son and 7. Wolfe.
-.
1900. and invited Miss Hall to attend "a
bdIl'' at Capt. A. NJ Donald's on July 4.
They We're picked up during the war and
have been carried ever since.
Here is one that would suit Walker
said Mr.. Atwell. He put in a season
at Libby He handed over 4 program
of an entertainment given Christmas Eve,
s63. in that famous prison.
The program WAS that of the Libby
Prison Minstrels." The Officers We're: Lieut..
G.. W. Chandler. manager: Capt. II. W.
Sawyer, treasurer: Lieut.. j. I. Jones. cos
tuner: Lieut.. Fentress, scenic artist: Lieut..
Bristow, captain Of supers. The perform
ance began at clock sharp, and a pathetic
as well as humorous line at the bottom OF
the program said. Infants in arms not ad-
mitted."
The musical part OF the programme was
varied. II consisted OF selections from
Norma" "Ernani." who viii Care for
Mother Now" GRATED on the Arm"
when the Bloom is on the Rye" harnyard
limitations. and DO They Think of Ne at
Home" The musical programme was fol-
lowed by a short play.