The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-10
c. 4 R. EACAAPnEN ENDS.
THE PENSION RESOLUTIONS Pass
WfTH0LT DEBATE
MAKE . Demsna far N 19DsAfase
Change In the Hsssh Regulations
snA sa fses~~se in the Fesse sf
HSrssa, ~ gssuse rromps Action.

q. T. X. WA oozs4sgs1ss s1sssy. T.as sr-
rsetss t.sezzsssE 81 fa@ rssslaEs9sIz sfSs-s taas
COMMITTEES cn resxsns 81 s0< ese1ss. TIE
rsas II alnsos. ever ans&oce VISA - a4ags
reports ~ greasass9 sssS IN tnaS way Lee
y~axsoa sssssrs v@at through sxsseszsf IT.
5ee.oz s5isoggss & sas nsoilssss later to
s@ss swsy any inzyFsSsaSss sEat might bars
s-Szez. thai Psesass1t 8ezsasey Ma zss4sr
e~ngaFs.
Write t1e ereaspssosxt 1zg eerseEz1se IN
sse sstern1oz 80 thar ire aAs3or&s board ss
s6sSsn sssasloz ss1ssd nDsss with aew C1ss.~
snzrs4er .!a&s fssss s~xEaz for rpegt4s- isEfla3
~0rx the .aats1nAl ao.vens42Tax u saree er-
gSrfzssaexs ~ ls1l@x cass tIrss.ea 81 DAP arr
unsfi iase toslgfss They ksd rs0cf sssore
axfsttEg ogsr sse sff8e@rs tran sns ex~gos-
Gssrs. Their afternoon ars9 eFssnny sssssGrax
were EssG1e6 ~ tie contest ggxr saG 6gs-
sDn 81 she hoscrs ard ia taoes contests HE
DoSs carried OF almost everything. TIE
department. N li4rosz seor@1 stse eesFss i-z .S
ef-!a~ssssf last evesdng aiso tae preston. %
TIE &DHssa's EssSef fs2sps- To-Day hat
ss@te A@esred TIE gssxlsent ~ m I..diss "
tie y. A T.. ~ E@B 81 taae president II
the Daughters u Veterans axsS tfsffs%n Of
ine members II the national noaaei, sad
siso tie secretaries 81 cox5neIor O. xhs
HszasgJ'k Relief iSoff&
TIE Feporf ~ tsse committee On g<sxsons
DECLARES that generous aaG t,Ssfsosac eef1-
ssr1csson Of sbe aaw Shouts gogern the al
nssassrss3ec 81 TIRE department. and rays:
Resolves, That in yfsS Of lie repeated
fs,rfs ak5tfs os .as unfair construction q fse
sseasA1n Lag 8ssa ~ shs making and e~s-
f.FssFSsnt 81 rules Wsl~es8 are II y5ea@t Sc
~ the lsw and snsns5eal 70 sise sF,ssFenr 81
agf,s5esBgs THIS eIlcarss trfs#rf IL lsx,fs4xg II,
cali UPON r0TErads WILLIAM AssKifSgsy, ryyszi
Gent = las United 5tasss. 80 sxerclse aIs
authority and $50 t'aaf the ia@ ~ executed
10 spirit ~ fairness. justice snG sitarsilfv
Resolved. TIgt 81 rul<s zhsca tssa4 %
hfneer ard esfaDarrass the allowance " hon
fsf Eerf1Ett1fA Claims sEsDxts % repealed and
vs. sks the president thar he Eye h II @EfhDg-
ny to ca use tssoMe whose casy II ss 10 *
etsiie TIC saMs 70 10 perform theft duty
81 to DO tuatges 70 fha Sos9sNfs AID adj
minister the sa& ~ as Ts0s 10 sss9&tgetef sss.
granting ~ Pensions oY ssoEfgica! require
merits nos within the psov .nce - the laws.
and n7.eh are only calculated 10 hinder . IA
ssssfue; ri Tie effort 70 obtain lawful pea-
ssoas. Your committee ssu cali ttenfion 20
the fact that 1870 years ago the COUNTY,
Nas stirred to ia depths By complaints q
TIE intasilcs 81 tfs tg5sn assfnlr i. tfon u
tie pension bureau, These complaints were
20 Efssse Ne and dinslne; that they furnished
the basz u political efforts They were sss
subject al emphatic nftefaDee% by the ma
isosa1 eiieafnpneni. Pe20slG doubt The ye3il-
fleaf campaign of fsss was largely iflsil-
snTeti ~ ihs hope Of aInsiiorsking the
fspsI BUREAU. We submit that this expect.
I'd aInsiinrafson has nos taken place, saa.
IN no substantial instance ass one of those
harsh rules icesi ahrosss ed bat every one
Of them remains in fun force and effect az
under the previous administration. The
trst Illustration of this !s the oziio,w rule
.%s, which was substituted for The jlgf r4iie
lst. C. the Infinite injury Of tens ~ fho,s
@sanah az inuch dbserg.ng ner and women
~ seems unnecessary 10 enlarge upon the
fact thai the veterans had tie right to ex-
ft,tf 4~ss time srAx
.it commissioner Of pensions than they got
from nis predecessor. Another fact that
u seems unnecessary. TO enlarge upon Is
That time ~ highly important 10 the
veterans. The passing years have dire
ful acee,eratEon for them. Every day brings
inetn nearer the grave ia increasing ratio.
Their needs cry out more yoclferonsiy with
every changing Of tic moon yet the Num-
Der % weekly allowances is steadily dirain
isf.na while The pension commit ssioner OIL;
efa}ty states that he has 90, 80 claims fssuH
ing IA his BUREAU. Of which he saws = go
have 80 far TsssiYed rot hing AT all E.iaa
where. ne a:ates that about ass9.est Survivors
received no pensions and yea very Recently
tae commissioner reconmen Hed and carried
through a reduction ~ zoe N his force Of
CLERKS. or The ground that he had more
farce than he naeiegi-ihie II, the face of
tire fact that hardly "a day passes but that
ho'fss.gsiasre ia this broad land The pension
sertiieafe arrives oniy IN fDe to he lad
or tfs coffin 81 the applicant,
Eeeoiyed. Tnat the rule Of the rsnrion
c;ssee by which widow IL aipafresi from
taF5&'on y ssss has AT income az $50 sler
year IL unjust and Ne az tae president that
THE order d. ahrogated ard the
minimum income dshagr9ng from PENSIONS
lie rseG az no' legs than ssea t3er
snhatn In tbs connection we desire
70 Inform the prs silent That vf-y earfg in
fss adm aiS'ratf0n II vas annouurrf by A
ligh official In the pension office tha' fha
wdoss' limit would be raised Ia s5ssl. bes II
never Hatefaalgea.
Resolved. T'hai We ask far .he estaf,-
lisbIng Of order i64 which WIS enforced
under The Harfison regime This ortfe~. In
ample terms. took cogn.xsfer IN rating i
mans pension ~ al the disabilities ". sas
fercd uudoT. II was ahraeaset ~ tbs fae,
administration. and Z @ss he'd fAat n he
entitled n tae lowest rate % s. fser month
a comFA3e must have snssls s3tss f5sss h11ls.,
which s. rated at that amount n ef has
fhre@ disabilities FstFsf ~ s. each he gets
40 pension a. all. IN inf41{fns.s rz.lS !,
maintained - this hour ard We sah,f,ts /,
- rat such treatment as ws had = right
10 a. tapst from Conrad William siekt.sEav
sh@s0.FHf Tha'. in constructing tne
fAfass Inability fc perform manual Labor
4 te esUsiruea ~ Fnean ia ssisitv % rer
form uunf1teSs 9f&ai t1ass 4s.st "a boz {alsfs~
requiring muscular efYnrt alone. Your e~oFYl
snlifen respectfully states e Is willing -
rF@s3ys even iGs- Official statement Of shf
c*ffsl3flN.aS4p2}aT ef pensions with several
Erslns ~ allowance. ie states IL one p.aes.
sAat tsNFe are Ia5s@ comrades afa feAsar
rercfyet a frsusss,f2- ~ af;athsY slxtea as
gxss the figures a. @sl as We ara aware
that frem tl9na .e Fin1e no ssstas gtow a~
y
snF -. s'e7iFft Ast<ss ~ cewfa Ftsssi 20 What
49, formerly aou@ f'5is n1As9 ~ htz orr
farlsoaH are @tth she siHlfmistra tisaYts AZ
presidents Grant and Hayes Petar "a ~.
ct ~ L2ss granting peaescn after ajaAsv
sisses rshr f@g aissAI8 fy. honestly INCURRED
sgea sf'tr the waf. ~ compares with 3ae
Tefioi ahrn the @tfn ,ot4t ~ u'ain4S aas
ruiF NNssi waen. o@ nE - fns snail fore,
e. the adfGf9wi & Detats office. il took Two
Stars Ia sei report On sffe claimants
fvferS. hers tf reH takea oDt. ltve d4ea
ttv rafUlAe.S work w}Sh sise woTk staue
when th@ clerks IN t1e pension Office NUN
fef"f 3s' R1Sts hs has Ss tie rx<-atr.
from giving fssau}ineprv 20 she number -
RS p: }-s5s. sifsT ssi1tfR{-e f'efag ard TIA
WILLOWS 81 th~ Comra3ss deal rfv 8Iza3l g,ar
t'sAtio@- We sp.ee theiy rrt ara ~ snx y =,
the essr - tas: c7U1fsSe IG chlef authority
over - 80 iaut. confte31s ;hss AZ SILL DO
sas}lSe"
Pc -epoJs was adopted without discus
s.nH-
sors~ f{me at'er the adoption q tAe 20
,0ft q ge}s seemed - have soy1sr iuts, re
rsiud~ so .afsse - tsic comrades gaAt scu1e
sefsso - hiam h&a tsea attributed -
erve1ayH' ~ '>.aley. ara Judge Torrance
a. Mira<sota. neasea .e exwtn&7 fvsys4 the