New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-23
STATUE PROJECT.

Some OF those presented al the present session al"
no, based upon the least pretext that me oea'i o.
stability involved is related 10 army service "'e
in numerous cases ii is extremely dlfiicuit 10 sauS
factory discover such relationship. There l. one
feature OF this legislation which. l am sure de-
serves attention. | refer to the great number ol
special bills passed for the purpose OF ihcreas.s
the pensions of those already on the rolls. vi sS
ll5 special pension bills which nave eAaiiineu
since the beginning Of the present session Oh me
Congress. ffty-eight granted or restored pcnsIDS
and ffty-seven Increased those ALREADY eNls'Ins.
while the appropriation of money necesssy 10, 20 be
these increases alone exceeds iaI 32sions
granted restored by the remaining nl,y.e's ,re
bills cannot discover that these ma wben we
remember that there are nearly uIiiom liz ;,,
sioners our rolls. and CONSIDER ne ecdents
for such increase that must follow the preceueI,S
already made the relation of the subject TO Jusu-
fable increase of our National revenues cannot eS
cape attention
TWO MORE VETOEs-Presideni Cleveland re-
turned 10 the House to-day without his approvai TWO
bilis-one granting pension TO Mrs Mary Freeman
the other a pension 10 Mrs. Mary A. Vel Inc freS'
dent shows that Mrs. Freeman was the widow OF
Andrew V. Pritchard Mexican War soldier enc
received a pension as his widow for five years, "heh
she married John Freeman His two minor children
were however placed on the rolls 10 receive PENSIONS
until they became OF Freeman died twenty-five
wears ago and it is proposed 10 restore MS
widow to the pension roll because Of her first nus
that he is not willing, b. inacton TO be chateed
with acoescence in what seems TO be such an entlfe
departure from the principe as well as sentiment
connected with reasonable pension legislation Inc
other veto is somewhat similar in outline IL Is 'he
case Of woman whose husband. Major w d. san
ger served in the late war. He died in M Ills
widow made application for pension ana three
wears later became the wife of Paul Well Eight
years later he died. and is proposed to pension
her as the widow of Major Sanger Inc fresden'
Gpi- adj
He does find that sangers death was que 20 ma
army he senate Committee on Pensions
distinctly said that there is no proof that the soe
contracted disease in the service or that ne aied OF
pensionabie disabilities"
THE PERRINE LAND GRANT.-The Senate
Committee on Public Lands began to-day the invest-
lion heretofore ordered the issue Of patents for
the lands embraced In the Perrine grant in FLORIDA
The Interior Department. against which the invesu-
CATION is aimed was represented by f. W. LamoreuX.
Commissioner OF the General Land once. and by
Isaac II Lionberge-. Assistant Attorney-General for
that Department: Perrine heirs by their attorney.
Mr. Holcombe. Of Washington and the settlers on the
grant by Representative Brookshire, OF Indiana
The only progress made in clearing up and euci-
dating the circumstances forming the approaches and
groundwork OF the controversy and this was done
largely through the presentation and reading OF petit
tons. contracts and afidavits. the only statement
Of real Importance that made by Mr.. Lamo-
reux. He said that the patents in question we're Is
sued in the regular routine Of his Office and in ac-
cordance with the opinion OF the General Land Office
| so far as the Land Ofice concerned II
| taken from the record. and not from his personal
| knowledge 1t had been prepared by the Jaw clerk
who had charge of such matters. lie had never ex-
amined the Perrine claim himself, and the patents
Robinson. an attorneyat-law and one of the settlers
Statement in eXpsnaion Of the position coupled by
the settlers (some twenty in number and OF the con-
RswaV ComSan VEN The w'' COMMITTEE then sdo1rned
until tomorrow al 10 a. m.
| PASS A LOUTRE CREvASSE-The Senate con
ferrees the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
| stoppage Of the crcvasse at Pass n rOutre Mis-
sissipri River this afternoon agreed to the House
substitute with minor amendment. AS agreed
| TO. the bill appropriates the money but does not
| destroy any rights the United States may have
| under its contract with the Eads people nor does
1t release the Eads estate. from any obligation in
connection with that work. The question Of The
referred to the Ssf for
after he shall have heard both sides; If that
this break in the river rests upon the Eads es,
tate under Its contract to maintain clear chan
the Secretary Of Var ha Withhold so
been o the 70 the e as Of
| act. until the same shall have been judically or
otherwise legally determined in favor OF the Eads
| estate.
| MURDERERS RESPITED.-President Cleveland
|
| for pardon respite OF the Barrago gang. who
| are under sentence to be hanged Santa Fe.
y. NJ. tomorrow. The Endorsement OF the Pres-
dent on the petition is. follows: "A respite is
| March %. for the purpose of permitting oppor-
t9nity to the Executive to examining into the merits
the question for Major McKinley's final action
| ACTION ON NOMINATIONS-The nomination
| of Giles Y. Crenshaw to be United States Marshal
for ha nicfri Of Misso ba Thor
| oughy satisfactory to both the Senators from
| that State. despite the fact that they anti
| Administration OF the strongest sort Both
Senators informed the Senate judiciary Committee
| this morning that they desired TO have Crenshaw
| confirmed and favorable report was ordered.
| The nomination OF Henry f. Davis TO be District
| Attorney for the District of Columbia which had
| been referred back to the committee for the in
| vestigation of charges. ordered favorably re-
| original report was ordered The nomination OF
ware was not brought up II is understood that
the Republicans are holding IL back for the prepa-
the seat from Delaware in the Senate Speaker
| Wilson, while acting as Governor. cast The decid-
ing vote for the Democratic candidate. the testi-
| mony taken by the Senate committee showing
| that Mr. Wilson said he did because he was
| colt, who then Chancellor OF the State forced
| Mr. Wilson to cast the vote which had much to
| will be looked into before Mr. Wolcotts is
| reported
| STATUES IN THE CAPITOL-As result Of
the proposition before the Legislature OF Utah to
place statue OF Brigham Young in the Statuary
Hall Of the Capitol. Mr.. Barrett Rep.. Mass to-
| day presented TO the House amendment 10 the
sundry civil Appropriation bill providing that no
| statue shall be placed in that hall until accepted
! by q Joint resolution OF Congress.
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Mr.. PLATTS CREDENTIALS PRESENTED.
| Washington. Feb. Fin the Senate to-day Mr.
| Hill dem, n. " presented the credentials of
Thomas c. Platt his successor in the Senate
from March next.
| SECRETARY LANONTS FUTURE.
Washington, Feb % tSpeciaD Secretary Lamont
has just returned from Witt 10 his invalid mother
| at McCrswvc. ~ Y. He has made nb plans for
the future. except that he and his famil. will spend
i Ian. f1zx LIZ