New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-10
missioner Of Pensions than they received from his
TIME HIGHLY IMPORTANT

missioner cf Pensions man tney received t'ofn "s
predecessor.
TIME HIGHLY IMPORTANT
Another fact that I, unnecessary to en-
large upon is that time is highly important TO the
veterans The passing years have dreadful &C
cslera,ion FIR them Every day brings them nearer
the grave in nc:es;ns ratio Their need s cry on.
YET the number Of weekly allowances steadily a..
mnshe S, While he he saa ssnsns m his
bureau Of which be says 800 50 far have ,s, ree s
sst 5 survvors reesved no pensions and
Gently the Commissioner recommended and carried
clerks on the ground that he had more force than
passes in The broad land that pension esr,hcatss
arrive only in time 10 be laid or the CONN o, the
OF the Pension Bureau continue rhe dreary round
Of circumocution, OF pulling our the yellow papers
placing them in tn pigeon holes It has been est
% MAJ BY eT abo fon Sm 81 N
futile landings has been suiicen, 10 have picked
sR ren es ana and Carried RI sod from Washington
Resolved, That the rule Of The Pension once. by
income % 800, is unjust, and W. AK inc Presl.
debarring rom pensions be hyed at no, less tnan
800 per snnun In This connection we deslre ,o IN
form the President that early IN MS ~ IA.
ton II was announced by high ofic!al IN me ne
Pension Once that the widows limit "ou'd "
raised to 500 bIt 4 never materialized
"A
Resolved That We ask for the re-establishment
Of Order ls4. which enforced under the Harm
son regime This order. in simple terms, took cog
nizanc4 in rating mans pension OF all the ois'
abilities he suffered under II was abrogated oy
the last Administration. and = was held that I"
be entitled 70 the lowest rate OF IS month
comrq5e have some one disability wn fS, Is
ted that amount II he mas three uiSf
n,atsus rule Is maintained up to this hour and
submit that = Is not SUCH treatmsn. ~ VI
Resolved Iha, in construing the phrase In abil-
ity TO perform manual labor" II Is construct :"
nas Ia aSor sbor rgSurng MUSCULAR eort
Your committee further respScitpy snIss ' M hs
Commissioner OF Pensions with several large e. ans
Of allowance lie states IN one PaSe . neoaon In
another place he fixes The figures az 1gle" we
are aware that from time 70 time he issues glow
The comrades IN camparsoI 70 wa' wss tb abs
Adn1inictraiions Of President Grant and President
Hayes Prior 70 The act OF i .bv gbppnorsv
incurred after the war he compares Win ~ ane
period when the sum total u claims was only ~ a.;
tsnt-t;enerals oeice It took TWO years 70 get re.
port on the claimants record, where now y axe axe,
done When The clerks II the Pension Office mum
bered ory 3rO. while he has 1900. He dscreetIy re-
reiecti6ns Dur comrades living and the wdovs Of
comrades dead cry aloud for iusce we r9aSs
! in chief authority over all the land connaeh, tha'
/ he will DO justice ,,.
APPARENT REFLECTION ON PRESIDENT
MODIFIED.
As an indication OF the high regard for President
| Mckinley ~ may be stated thaf some time after
the adoption Of the repcrt of the Committee on
Pensions fear seemed 70 have come INTO me
| attributed TO him, and Judge Torrance. OF Min
ncsots moved to expu lse trom the report tne sen
! this hour. and we submit u is not the treatment
We had a right 10 expect from Conrade VIII
Corporal Tanner Immediately got the floor ana
stated that mis- high regard tor rresae ~ ne I'm
| cempment that in preparing the report II mao mao
upon the President and he begged permission 70
have the unanimous consent u me ha y 70
expunged And We arc confident that when h. IL
once relieved from the mighty mssrS ro% 9l o
mand his attention he will see that justice "
The Encampm.n, unanimously gave permission
10 make this addition % the report, ana ne nc nc
ton to expnse was Titndra~n fyo, t5e De
partment OF Tennessee amend the rules so as 70
make s0dss a w had s4 22d The e
| Army and honorsbly discharged eligible 70 mem
Ss.on e But ihe ne ra epsr II the
IS taST Of e Rnns G not
the entire field but oaly related 10 Tennessee n
Ss no al e upon 1 r e 10 ea
n1ittAe OF Ave with Instructions 10 report 10 the
Tpon motion Of comrade Meath IT was resolved
that unless the railroads gave a satisfactory guar
rot exceeding one cent mile and ne hole; az
Phadephia save guarantee no; 70 increase ts Ssr
The National Council Of Administrator be author
ed 10 ssec such Other CITY as ~oqq maze .sde ss
4 resolution offered By comrade Of New-yors
declaring II 20 be treason for any member Of the
Grand Army 10 refuse {? do all in his power -
| give employment 20 fell soldier was TIE SUP
! ~ discussion.
| the opponents o. the resolution that rs purpose
divdual members OF Congress. and that such action
c, an anasn a ana @s 0ered TO o
he resolution by sSrins on the Nv word treason
nd sg5: oNn IN, m rss pFaSe But ns
The application OF the Womens Relief Corps 70
as r 5fs funds FOR u The Senct Of the soldiers Of
| the Spanish American war was acted upon favor
The proposition 70 make eligible 70 membership
ir the Grand Army soldiers who have served In
| the war with Spain was laid on he table
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
The National Council Of Administration was sp-
Alabama " n wickersham Mobile. Arizona
Samuel .. Reese, Prescott. California and Nevada
iohn K ;ep conn9c,icGi John Il TSateheit
Hartford. Delaware, w Miller, Wilmngt9n
F25a A,s T Asns }a aSsSs e qso T
strong Iowa Thomas B:l Fairfield: Indian
onrdy F'4 Topka sf &snuc NcAs'S
Hager; Louisville louisiana ard Mississippi Be, Rieh
| ard Sheperi Nsw.Orleans Maine Edwin Riley
Chisholm. Maryland u ! Bran Baumore
Massachusetts. ". A S,aekWan; Boston Mchi-
! gan Samuel J Lawrence, Wyandorte. Minnesota
| J. " Craft, Pennington. Missouri. sterstt
| ST Louis. Montana. Charles Horn. Helena; Ne
I braska, II ". Georse, Georgetown, New-Hamp
shire 3 Brown Penacook New-Jersey. Clay
/ lard Tiden Jersey CITY. New Mexico. II Cramp
I ton. Santa Fe New York. Thomas F Reed, New
York North Dakota Harrison Allen. Fargo ohio.
! 3 VI Moulton. Lima. Oklahoma. " n Eaket
Porce CIV. Oregon. 2. Il Bradshaw, salem: Penn
syvanla. James F Morrison. Philadelphia. P,te-
| mac Charles Mathew. washington Rhode lsano
/ * w Well Harvard South Dakota. A r .Ander-
son. Holsprings Tennessee Frank seaman; knoS-
/ vile Texas Henry Johnson. sherman. | IAN, A
/ Condor Ogden Virginia and North Carolina, 4
n Hies,and Washington and Alaska; Dick