The Mena star., 1898-03-23
The House Passes the Senate Bill to Allow Her Pension of $50
 a Month.
OVERSTREET PENSION BILL FAVORED.
A Delegation Asks That Port Arthur Be Made Sub-Port of Entry-No Inter- ference with Labor Organizations Urged for Register-Want a BattIeship Named Missouri.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The house last night passed the senate bill to pension Mrs. Hannah Letcher Steven son, widow of the late Gen. John D. Stevenson, of St. Louis The senate bill called for a pension of $50 month The house committee recommended a reduction to $50 month, but Con- gressman Pearce and Joy had the bill passed as it came from the senate. John D. Stevenson served in the Mexi- can war from June 2T. 1S46, to June 2f, lS47, when he was mustered out as captain. He served in the late civil war from June, 1861. at which date he was mustered in as colonel of the Sew enth Missouri volunteer infantry, to April ?, 1864. when he resigned his command, having attained the rank of brigadier general of volunteers, and served to January 15, 1o66. He was pensioned as a Mexican war survivor at the rate of SS per month from 5aTri- ary 29. 1887, until the date of his death, which occurred January 22, 1897. The claimant was married to the soldier on February 19. 1S45. She is over n years of age and in necessitous circum- stances.
 Overstreet Pension Bill Favored.
 WASHINGTON, March 22.-The house committee on invalid pensions has favorably reported the Overstreet bill prohibiting the withholding, suspen- sion, modification, or cancellation of any pension except for fraud, clerical error, mistake of fact or recovery from disability. The bill requires sworn charges in each case, the reduction of all evidence to written questions and answers, and prevents adverse action until the determination of such an in- vestigation, to be held near the claim ants home, at which the claimant and attorney are to appear
 Want Port Arthur Made a Sub-Port.
 WASHINGTON, March 22. -MayorC c. O. Fellows. of Topeka, Kan; W. c. Hoot. of Leavenworth, and Col. Watson, of Kansas City, are the leaders of dele gation which arrived in Washington yesterday for the purpose of infuen- cling congress to make Port Arthur, Tex, sub-port of entry. Some time ago the senate committee on commerce reported against this on the ground that Sabine Pass was a sub-port and there was no necessity for having another sub-port so close as Port Arr thur.
 No Interference with Labor
 WASHINGTON, March 22. Replying to resolution of inquiry, the attor- ney general yesterday sent to the sem ate a statement to the effect that the records of his department do not show that any writs of injunction or re- straining orders have been issued by United States courts against labor or ganizations or their members engaged in strikes during the years 1897 and 1898.
 Prof. 0. M. Wood Urged for Register.
 WASHINGTON, March 22. Congress man Pearce called at the white house yesterday to urge upon the president the appointment of Prof o. M. Wood, of St. Louis, as register of the treasury to succeed Blanche K Bruce Prof Wood is the principal of L'Ouverture school, in St. Louis, and would be in every way competent to fill the place creditably.
 Want Battieship Named Missouri
 WASHINGTON, March 22.-Congress- man Pearce yesterday presented to Secretary Long the petition, signed by all the Missouri members of congress. asking that one of the new battleships to be built by the government be named the Missouri The secretary promised to give it consideration.