Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-13
The G. A. RS Action Regarding
Pension Legislation.
PRESIDENTS INTERPRETATION ASKED
Modification of Present Practice
Desired
KIND WORDS FOR MIR. EVANS

The committee on pension legislation ap-
pointed at the recent encampment of the
| g. A. r. at Philadelphia called at the
White House at noon today and presented
| to the President the report adopted at the
| encampment asking for modification of
existing laws and regulations relative to
pensions. The committee consisted of r. B.
| Brown of GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Gen. A. d.
| Shaw. commander-in-chiefo of the G. A. R.;
Maj. j. w. Burst of Sycamore, H.; Gen
| Daniel E. Sickles and Charles Clark Adams
| of Boston. Geo. H. Patrick of this city &C
| companied the committee.
Simply Presented the Report.
The committee was with the President
| more than hour and a half, but this
| time was not consumed in talking of the
| pension grievance of the G. A. r. 1t was
| stated emphatically by members of the
| committee that they simply presented the
| report agreed upon at Philadelphia, and
heretofore published, and did not intimate
! that they would like an expression of opin-
ion as to the Presidents probable action.
| 1t Will be remembered that the report
| requested the President, If consistent with
| his duties, to issue an executive order to
the pension office directing that the limit of
! income in the case of widows be increased
| from S96 to $3.50 and that the grouping of
disabilities of pensioners be carried out as
| desired. In making this request today
there was no expression of opinion by
members Of the committee other than
| found In the report.
many of them were old friends of tba D.,
| ident, and that he had passed around cigars
| and invited them to spend some time with
him. He then talked with them about a
variety of matters. At no time after the
| report was presented was there extended
reference to pension matters.
May Refer Matter to Congress
The President did not even intimate
whether he would be able to grant the re-
quest as To an executive order The co,,-
| nitric ,,aooe,;z., g :. ..,ta,
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| room Tor uf1efence as to the interpreta-
! ton Of the laws bearing upon widow claim
| ants and tn. grouping of disa biIittes The
| members do not know whether the Presi-
| dent will decide to issue the order re-
quested or whether he will call the atten-
| ton of Congress to the matter While the
President said nothing to indicate his in
| tentions ii Is felt that he may refer the
| entire matter to Congress in his coming
| message
The members of the committee talked
with Commissioner Evans last night, and
| In their talk with the President today moth
| ing but kind words were said of the COM
missioner
Inc neport ADOPTED
| Following is the supplemental report sub
mitted to the @ p encampment at
| pbiI.ds,nbio santar,har ? h,, The ,,a,,sior.
-, ~ -
'oiHihilIee' anu uHdiiilllouoly duopleu pS
the encampment:
| Your committee on pensions respectfully
| nresents this sunnIements1 ranort n,,rs,
ant to the instructions of the encamp-
| ment.
| we rasnactfu1lv direct attention 70 sec-
| tfon All If the Revised Statntes Of tha
| Irnitad States which reads as follows. The
| commissioner of nensions shall nerforn,
under the direction of the Secretary of the
| Interior such duties In the execution Of
nension and bounty law which NAV be pre-
| scribed by the President
| Resolved That this encampment respect
| fully represents to the President its earn
| est conviction that rule OBS now in prac-
teal effect in the adjudication of claims
for pensions under section of the act Of
June II 1890 in the pension bureer works
grave Injustice to tha worthy ex-solder
and ex-sailor and we EXPRESS the hone