The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05

mittee to investigate the loss OF pension
money. Judge Kimball was appointed
chairman OF the committee, and they made
a thorough Investigation. They found that
this condition of affairs was universal. In
every city in the country where pension
agencies existed the same problem was
before them, and the same difficulties were
in the way of solving it.
JUDGE KIMBALL'S REPORT.
Judge Kimbalrs report on the subject,
which was approved by General Walker,
commandment Chlcf of the Il. A. r., and
afterwards Introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Gallinger, recommended that the checks be
sent from the pension agency to the homes
of the pensioners, in order That their wives
and families might have something to say
as 10 the disposition of the money, and also
that guardians be appointed for those pen
Siuners who were known 10 Squandcr their
money for liquor.
The first suggestion would be an effeC-
tive means or solving the problem, but
for the fact that the great majority Of the
pensioners in the District have no family,
and would still be compelled TO cash their
checks as best they could. II would be
no more difficult for the rum shops 10 send
runners to their homes, to tell them where
10 cash their checks than il now is TO
have them at the agency, and the result
would be the same AS for the second
1 :
passed in several States, but because OF
the great expense it entails, it is rem
| dered imperative.
| In the course of his investigation Judge
Kimball found in some cities, that the
| bankers OF the city had representatives
| OF their institutions at the agency and as
| the pensioneF received his check they would
| give him the cash in exchange for II.
! He would go way, with the money in his
pocket ana not be under the n cessity of
! even entering a saloon. This, TO a great
extent, did away with the evil.
FEDERAL BANKING BOOTH.
The Commissioner of Pensions sug-
! geSted TO the Treasury Department about
a year ago that they establish booth
| on pension day, opposite the agency, where
men might get their checks cashed as
| soon as they received Them, but the sug-
! geStion was never adopted.
Judge Kimbalrs suggestion as to the
appointment OF guardians for the care OF
| such pen sioners who were kno WI to
| squander their pensions, was introduced
in the House last week, by Mr.. Charles
! W. Stone, and referred TO the Committee
on Pensions. II is as follows:
! BE il enacted, by the Senate and House
| OF Representatives, OF the United States
! OF America in Congress assembled, that
| any judge of the supreme court OF the
! District of Columbia, upon the filing OF
| a petition alleging that United States
| peHsioner, residing in the said District,
| Is squande ring his pension money In
| drunkenness. or by vicious habits of any
kind nd after service of copy OF said petit
ton the pcnsioner. may upon evidence sa {
isfactory 10 him, appoint a committee or
guardian for said pensioneT; and there
after all payments on account OF pensions
due TO said pensoner shall be made to said
guardian, who shall eXpend the same
under direction Of said court.
Sec. 2. That the said petition may be
filed i'll said court, without making any
deposit for costs, and that when appointed
the guardian shall pay the accrued costs
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
The results of the check system were
manifest in the police stations last night.
Henry Haden of No. 1923 r street
north west received too much pension money
for his own good yesterday. He exchanged
a good part Of it for liquor, which over
balanced him, and he fell on the pavement
in front of the Atlantic building on F street.
and cut his nose quite badly.
| His hurts were dressed at Emergency
Hospital and later he was sent to his home.
Sergt. Acton of the First precinct found
John Lawrence, Il pensioner. lying in the
street at Seventh and last night. He said
he was sick. The sergeant said he was
drunk. The patrol took him TO the hospital
where the doctors agreed with the SER
geant.s Lawrence slept at the station
last night. His troubles all came about
because he drew his pension yesterday
The Sixth precinct, in which is the
local pension agency, made the larges
capture of inebratcd pensioners last night
The names appearing on the blotter ar
John Hanes, Hugh Montague, Jacob Harp
William Burnes, George Grinder, William
GertZner, George Harris, William Dale,
and william Demary.
Precinct No. also made several arrest
, Of drunken veterans, their names bein;
James Vass, James Gray, ALI. Hooker an
Joseph Thomas.
Thomas Delaney. soldier. sixty-tw We
years ofage, welcomed his quarterlypenSio
yesterday and sailed forth. He was war
deriGg homeward when he ran up againS
| Policeman HOwSer a I the corner of Sevent
street and Florida avenue northwest. TIL
| copper assisted the intoxicated soldier L
/ | No. station, where ne was locked up.