Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27
CIVIL WAR
PENSIONS TALKS.
Thousands Of Bills Have Been In
troduced 10 Congress.
SURVIVORS OF THE CONFLICT
A Million OF the Boys who Wore the
Hue Stili ON Deck-Msny widows
and Orphans Defining Art

Special Correspondence.
Washington, Jan. l9.-The pension
grind has not yet commenced In the
House, and no Friday evening sessions
for the consideration Of such bills have
been held. although the Senate has al.
ready passed a number Of bills. Chair
man Subway Of the committee on in
valid pensions OF the House. which
deals with pension cases arising from
the Civil War, says that 5000 pension
bills have been introduced up to the
present time which must be considered
by his committee. ITO the average
man, as a down east Yankee would say,
that seems TO be great many" said
Mr.. Sulloway. but 10000 would not be
large number II we could consider all
phases Of the subject. There were 81
100000 men engaged in the late un-
pleasantness' on the Union side, and
there are probably 100000 survivors Of
that shooting match with numerous
widows and orphans. There were many
men who did good service for the ccun-
could do who were never mustered into
the service and cannot come In under
the general pension laws, having no
pensionable standing. These men and
their widows must be provided for by
special legislation" Mr.. Sulloway says
that as soon as q number OF bills can be
examined and reports prepared he viii
call for the regular Friday evening ses-
sions TO consider them.
BAY STATE SENATORS.
In the shifting OF seats in the United
States Senate senators from the same
State are sometimes brought together.
For many years Senator Hoar OF Mas
sachusetts and Senator Sherman Of
Ohio sat side by side. When Mr.. Sher-
man resigned TO enter the cabinet Of
President Mckinley, II was found that
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, had
chosen the seat vacated, which brought
him and his colleague together, where
they have since remained. When the
committees OF the Senate were organ
lied two years ago, Senator Lodge Sc
cured room Just across the hall from
the committee on judiciary, which was
Senator Hoar's room. So the
Bay State men are near each
other al all times In the
capitol. But they ore far apart on some
other questions, notably the Philippine
policy. II makes 1t somewhat embar-
RAISING 20 Senator Lodge as chairman
OF the Philippine committee, to be con-
tinually opposing matters which are
favored by his colleague and from time
10 time obJectlng 10 or Offering amend
ments to Senator Hoar's resolutions.
But he does II with as much unconcern
as II Senator Hoar were not from the
same State and his neighbor In the Sen
ate.
END OF THE CENTURY.
II may be that Congress will have to
declare officially when the nineteenth
century ends. Senators and Repre-
sematlves disagree on the subject. as do
other people. Senator Morgan, In a
speech recently, referred 10 the CEN
fury which has Just closed" Other
congressman have said something indi-
eating that they believe we are now In
the twentieth century, although the
great majority believe the contrary.
WHAT is ART?
They were discussing s,atuary In the
capitol, ssnaters Chandler and Lodss,