The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-08
A VERY NOVEL
PENSION SCHEME.
Hill Wants to Get Uncle Sam Into a
New Business.
INSURE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
lie Introduced Yesterday a Measure
TO That Encct-A Salem Man
Wants 60 Organize n Company
of Negro Sappcrs.
INSURE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

WASHINGTON. June .--special.-Rep-
resentative Hn to-day introduced bill
which presents novel plan for the solu-
ton OF the pension question. The title
OF the measure is:
"A bin to pay pension claims and ex-
isting debts OF the United States by the
Issuance Of accident and life insurance
through private corporations on the lives
OF sailors, soldiers and government en-
ployees."
CARRY INSURANCE.
The bin empowers the United States
'to carry life and accident insurance on
any OF IFS soldiers and government en-
ployees. with their consent. and to pay
tho annual premiums required thereon
Tho second paragraph provides that
applicants FOR insurance under 4nis act
shall name as beneficiary "the United
States or any individual for whose bene-
al said insurance IS applied for
Mr.. Hin introduced the bill az the re-
quest of "A constituent. and so endorsed H.
A bin of SO radical "a nature Will hardly
come up for action now that the session
has So far advanced. so the measure Will
hardly receive much attention. IL VIII
Sc noted. however. that Sc provides for
insurance on the lives of soldiers, sailors
and government employees. which looks
like an effort TO Great civil pension list.
The bin is in the hands of the Commit
mittee ON Invalid Pensions, and Will pro-
baby rest there.
NEGRO SAPPERS.
T. q. Wilson. Of Salem, Va, Is anxious
to organize a company Of negro sappers
and miners for service in the present
war. At his request Representative Otey
to-day laid the scheme before the War
Department. The chief Engineer and Ad-
jutant-General said. however. that there
was no law 90 allow engineer formations
except the regiment of engineers already
provided for.
Representative Linnoy Of the Eighth
North Carolina District to-day introduce
cd a bin for the relief of Sidney Maxwell
of Creston y. c.. TO pay for two horses
and other property taken during the civil
war. lu view OF the fact that Mr.. Lin
ney Is IN eN-COufedcrate soldier II Is
surprisag that he should have described
the property as having been used by
The armies OF the United States I'm the
suppression of the rebellion in 1851 80.
IL is not often that man will allow even
association with the Republican party
10 lead him TO describe himself as
rebel
HAYS RESOLUTION.
Representative Hays resolution asking
for list OF civilians appointed TO POSI-
tions in the volunteer army since Aprii
-. 1895. and the States from which APP
pointed was to-day faVOrably reported
from the Military Affairs Committee.
s favorable report was made to-day
bv Mr.. Nost from the House Claims Com
mittce ON the bin introduced in January
by Mr. RiXy 90 appropriate $500 10 reim-
hurse J. Y. Davis. Of Alexandria. keeper
Of Arlington Cemetery, for personal prop
erty lost during fire az that place IN
August 1875
Representative Rixey to-day introduced
ly request two war claims. one for the
estate of j. #. Ball of Alexandria county,
Tor So >9i and one for j. l.. Combs, for
NEW POsTOFFICEs.
New posiohices have been established
as follows.
Virginia-Danripple. Halifax county:
Susan VI. Jcunett postmaster; Montiort
Orange county Mary y. Houseworth
postmaster
North Carolina Romulus, Allegheny
county. Shady NJ Caudill postmaster.
Run Wake county William >. Mann
The hotel registers show the following
MetropoHtan-George d. Wise. Rich
ST. james, A. Keene and wife. Nor
folk, Rev. D. Turner stanton.
Iurich-W. Vt. Moore. Norfolk.
Ralelgh-J. NJ Neal r. L. Dibrell. Din
Widlic
Jenerson-J S. Vaughan A. Hamilton,
j. Morgan. Richmond.
HAIRSTON DISCHARGED.
Orders have been issued for the dis
charge 0f Private George :. HairstOn.
Company a. Third Virginia Volunteer
Infantry. who enlisted under false pre-
teraa- "
Private Byrd Aston Page Second Cav
airy. unassigned. now at Fort Monroe.
Va. has been transferred 20 Battery L.
Sixth Artillery. al the same post.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
DESIGNATED the National Bank Of jack
sonvluc. Fla, for "the reception. safe
keeping and disbursement Of funds adj
vanced 90 disbursng officers Of the War
Department