Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-04-12
THE PENSION LAWS.
The House Committee Favors Their
Early Revision.
REQUESTED MORE REIyFORCENEyTS
Gems Young and BELL Greatly In Need
OF More TrOopa-want sailors for
New Bxttieships allowance
for Military Funerals

Tor Military Funerals
Washington, April 1O.-The most
important piece of general pension
legislation before congress, that re-
vsing the pension act of June 27, 1890,
and other general pension laws, was
passed upon in "a tentative manner
yesterday by the house committee on
invalid pensions and the sense Of the
committee taken on reporting the bill
to the house and placing it on the
house calendar for early considera-
tion. The revision has been advo-
Gated by delegations Of the chief Off
cials of the G. A. r., and Pension Com
missioner Evans has been heard at
length on the subject. The committee
decided yesterday to take the bill of
Senator Gallinger as basis of action
and to make several amendments. The
details of the changes are not made
public for the present, but it is un-
derstood that the most important
of these increases the age limit on
which pensions are to be allowed and
fixes sliding scale between the ages
of So and 10, viz, SO at S62 years, SO
at 65, $40 at 6S, and $l2 at 10. Another
important amendment increases from
$96 to $3.50 the amount of annual in
come which a widow may have with
out forfeiting the right to pension.
As amended the bill is to be reported,
but Chairman Sulloway Is given con-
siderable latitude in the matter in
order that an opportune time may be
chosen to secure practical results in
the house.
Requt sted More Reinforcementa
Washington, April 1O.-Adjt, Gen.
Corbin said yesterday regarding the
dispatch from Manila, which stated
that reinforcements had been request
ed by Gems. Young and Bell of Gen.
Otis: at is fact that | have learned
that such reinforcements have been
requested of Otis. No official notice
has been given me regarding this mat
ter, but | can state that the forces
under Young and Bell are inadequate.
Gen. Bell, in particular, Is greatly in
need of troops, and l have heard
through direct sources that his oper-
atons, owing to the lack of troops,
have been greatly hampered time and
time again" Gen. Corbin went on
to say that Otis has directly under
his command more men than he re-
ally needs, and that beyond all prob
ability the requests of Young and
Bell would be Immediately granted
and that they would be supplied with
troops from the forces in the vicinity
or Manila. In conclusion the adju-
tant general general said that with
such reinforcements as desired Gen.
Young and Bell would actively engage
the insurgents and attempt, if pos
sible, to restore peace in the provinces
of Luzon.
Want Sailors for New BattleshIps.
Washington, April 1O.-The difficult
ty in securing a sufficient number Of
sailors to man the new battleships
and other naval craft which are being
turned out by the shipbuilders has
led to the renewal in some quarters
of the suggestion that some of the
larger vessels of Admiral Watson's
squadron be withdrawn from the
Philippines to make up the compile
ments of the new ships at home. 1t
is stated at the navy department, how
ever, that no action in that direction
has been determined upon and in view
of the expected arrival on the Asiatic
station within fortnight of Admirals
Remey and Kempff and the ensuing
division of the naval force on the sta
ton into two squadrons it is not con-
templated that any change will be
made.
Allowance for Military Funerals
Washington, April 1O.-The war de-
partment has been obliged to issue
circular letter defining the expenses
that may be allowed on account of
military funerals. These outside of
the transportation of the remains are
limited to the cost of coffin and
reasonable expenses for burial and the
officers are directed not to allow ac-
counts for guarding remains, expenses
of clergymen, music by bands or
choirs, flowers, pals for horses, tomb
stones, crepe or gloves for pall-bear-
ers and expense of grave sites.
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Found Not Guilty.
New York, April 6,--Miss Olga Meth.
ersole and Hamilton Revelle, actors;
Marcus r. Mayer, manager of Miss
Nethersole, and Theodore Moss, man