The National tribune., 1897-05-06
PENSIONS.
What Comrades are Thinking
About Them.

precludss the publication in full of these letters,
and they accordingly summarized. Many
of the Posts have taken action by resolution,
or the sentiment of the members is voiced by
some officer in a communication to the Editor.
resolution asking the Senators and Repre-
sentatives from Ohio to work for Service Bill
providing si2 per month to all honorsbiy- dis
charged Union soldiers who served 80 days or
longer, or widows Of such while they remained
unmarried, has been adopted by Dexter Gilbert
Post, AT, Ohio.
Harrison /. CLINE Post, sig, Upton. Mo-, has
adopted q resolution asking for Service PEN
sion.
Fred Lander Post, SO, ]. Blickenderfer,
AdJutant, Pennington, Wash, unanimously in
dorses the straight Service Pension Bill.
Bailey Post, 4, c. K. Lavalley, Adjatsnk,
Huntington, w. Va, has adopted resolutions
asking Representative Miller to use every effors
to secure the passage of the Service Pension
| Bill.
]. v. Carpenter Post. 104, Fredericksburg,
Iowa, asks for Service Pension of S. per
| month in addition to Per Diem Pension Of
one cent for every day in the service.
Mexican Post, 269, Department of New York,
a. a. Gardiner, Commander; III. Becker, Adju-
tant, unanimously indorses Per Diem Bill.
William Reed Post, 1874, o. T. Pillsbury,
giving $12.
William T. Campbell Post, 375, W. r. Show
man, Commander. Normalvile, Iowa, has
unanimously Endorsed the Service Pension Bill
of $12.
Col. Burnhsm Post. 8. C. Nicholson, Adju-
| tant, Kent. Wash, advocates So month.
Garfield Post, 10, Shreveport, La. speaks for
$12 month.
Windsor Post. 20. Bad Az, Mich, wants .
| Per Diem Bill.
Overture Post, g. Dale, Okla, is in favor Of
q Service Pension to everyone who served 90
| days or more
E. T. Kellogg Post, 49, D. E. Newton, Com
mander, Hewitt. Mimi, unanimously Endorses
| straight Service Pension of s. month.
Harrison A. CLINE Post, so members, Fl. L
Barrick, Commander. Upton. Mo-, IN an imously
Endorses the Service Pension
Il. w. Jacklin, Felix A. Lemkie and Amos
Z. Foster, committee appointed by Gen. o.
;. Grant Command, No. 13, U. V. u, Detroit,
Mich, to examine and report upon the Per
Diem Bill, made report strongly favoring it,
with the exception that the minimum is TOO
low. The report was unanimously adopted.
FAVOR THE STRAIGHT SERVICE PENSION.
The following comrades have written The
NATIoNAL TRIBUNE favoring the Service PEN
sion Bill: franklin Wright, 47th KY; Jasper
Case, 46th Ohio, Steele. Ind; F. Delong 60th
N. Y, Palm Springs, Fla; T. z. Malone, Co. q,
Goth o. s., Rome. Ga; John C. Nelis. Co. B,
115th N. Y, Hallsville. N. Y; Jacob Ell. Nickel,
Co. I. 195th Pa, and 149th Pa, Boiling Springs,
Pa; Adam Meals, 209th Pa. Boiling Springs
Pa; Edward Giles, 18th Nd, Boiling Springs,
Pa; j. McKirahaD, Co. A, 5th Iowa Cav. Gus
ter, 8. d.; Chas. B. Teft, Hath N. T. East.
wood, Mich; James Dean, Co. l. 5sth ILL.,,
Flomaton, Ala; ]. b. Nash, Co. /. 2d Mass. ii.
A.; g. NJ. Luther, Corporal, Co. D, 10Th H.,
White Oak, Mo-; C. Daily, Tiogs, Pa; A. g.
Benedict, Co. i. 66th Ohio, Bennington, o.;
VIM. Todd. Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home,
Quincy. ILL.,; G. A. Bush, Co. X, 9th ILL.,, Ough,
Neb.; P. ID. Reno. Co. g. 7th Kan. Cav, Holli-
day. Mo-; John Dean, Litchfeld, Mich; Henry
Kuttaws, KY; E. d. Diffenderfer, Co. E, 74th
Pa. West Milton. Pa; Fred Myer, Co. E, 115th
N. T., Johnstown, N. Y; John A. Morton,
! North Atlantic Squadron, Medford. Wis; Cali
vim Shafer. First Lieutenant, Co. B, 9Th N. Y.
81. A., Captain, Co. F, Major and Brevet Lieu
tenant-Colone, l15th N. Y. Fl. A., and Past Com
mander, Benedict Post, 5, Albany. N. Y; T. A.
Shepherd, 18th Mo. Cav, Russellville, No.;
James Louis. Mayesville, 8. c.; p. A. Smith,
Co. K, S3d ILL.,, Little River, Kan; Alexander
A. Robertson, Midland, Va; g. E. Carruth, Cam
bridge, Mass; William Barton, Fredericksburg,
Va; F. T. Townsend, Clay, Iowa; George r.
Lee, I'd Pa. Cav, Grovania, Pa; M. N. Harris
horn, Marathon, Iowa; L. Stewart, Co. K, 49th
ILL.,, Ashland, Ore; n. j. Carey, Co. L, 10th N.
Y. 81. A., Chaumont, N. Y; c. w. Colby, 9th
ILL.,, Butts, ILL.,; w. S. Marlatt, 143d Ohio, Gill
lette, Wyo.; b. J. Vessels, Co. B, 18th Ill,
Quincy, Ill.
FAVOR THE PER DIEM.
Comrades favoring the Per Diem Pension
Bill are as follows: Dick Pearson, Corporal, 9Th
q. 8. Cav, Seymour, Conn.,; Abran D. Miller,
Lieutenant. Co. d, Goth N. Y, and member Of
Post 263. Hunter. N. Y; Myron Johnson, Cor
poral, Co. E. 18th Wis, Lodi, Neb; Thomas n.
Seymour, Corporal, Co. E, 4th Tenn. Cav, Var.
nelPs Station, Ga: ]. s. Moore, New Vernon,
Pa; Frank Wilson, Nile. n. T.; Rollin Burch,
9th Iowa; George ". holman, Co. C. 29th ILL.,,
Ridgeway, ILL.,; g. w. Sappington, Co. F. 5th
Mo. S. NJ, and Co. ], 10Th Mo- Cav. Clarksburg,
Mo-; j. B. Simmons, 18th Pa. Cav. Pennington,
Del; j. Ell. Lyman, Lieutenant. Sd Mich. Cav,
Bancroft, Mich; L. ]. Elkins, Co. F, 9th Ind.
Cav, Miner, ILL.,; g. C. Thompson, Corporal,
Co. 81, 1st Iowa Cav. Abba, Iowa; John Roark.
Sd Tenn, Tazewell, Tenn; Daniel Downe. 46th
Pa. Pottsville, Pa; 8. Y. Calvin, First Lieu
tenant, AID Ohio, Beaver Falls. Pa; John
Shissler, Sd Nd, Bellare. Pa; DR.. Hammel,
Co. E. 4th No. Cav, Warsaw, Ill.,; z. j. Orr,
9Th Wis. Battery, Glasgow, Mo-; ]. w. Stephen,
Sergeant. Co. E. 45th N. Y. and 5sth N. Y.
Howell. Mich; A. L. Lightfoot. Co. E. 11th Pa
geantMajor Both ILL.,, Redding, Cal; John w.
Hester. Co. d, 18th KY, Polo. Okla. Ter; Ira
B. Horner, Co. Ii, 65th Ohio, Weston, o!
HIGHER SERVICE PENSION.
The following comrades are in favor of pass.
ing Service Pension Bill granting $12 to
every honorably-dischaged soldier: John T.
Lynch, Sergeant, Co. K, 10th Mo. Cav, Hous-
ton, No.; G. W. Miller, Co. /, 31st Ohio Fair
Play, Mo-; A. Fl. Rogers, Independence, Wis,
Sidney Potter, Co. F, 69th Ind, New Whatcom,
WASH; William E. Everett, San Bernardino.
CAL; II. Carson, Co. F, I'd u s. Cav Surprise,
No.; Harry d. Shelby, Chaplain, Post "a.
Kingscroft, Quebec, Canada Geo. w. Haines,
Co. F, I'D Ind, and Co. E, fifth Ind, Good
Intent. Kan; George A. Sourbeer, Co. g, 18th
Pa. Two Tavsrns Pa; A. F. Salisbury, Co. L
SD Pa, Rawlings, Md.
SERVICE PENSION WITH PER DIEM ATTACK
MENT.
Comrades in favor of the Service Pension
Bill with Per Diem attachment are: Albert
knight, Co. F, 21st Mass, Worcester, Mass; J.
Call, 9th Tenn. Cav, Cotton Plant, No.; Ezra
T. Turner, Sergeant, Co. E. Saith ILL.,, Harvard,
Neb.; j. L. Klein, Co. F. Goth Ohio, and Quar-
termaster. Ransom Post, 1903. Kansas City, Kan;
Rev. T. Riley, 55th U. S. G. T., Damascus, Ark
Charles Smith, Co. B, 49th Pa, Pine Grove
Mills, Pa; S. c. Robb, Co. III. 5th MIMI, and
Co. B, I'd Mimi. Cav, Denver, Colo; John Fl.
Kelly, Co. F, 4th lows, 209 Adams street, Chi.
cago Ill.
Political Notes.
1t is asserted that Mr.. Cleveland desires to be
Governor of New Jersey, and if the signs are
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