The National tribune., 1900-03-08
THE ANIMUs OF HENRY CLAY EVANS

Tho printed Caicndar Of the Senate
Committee On Pc1siens for The First Session
of the Fifty-sixiil Congress is interesting
| reading for those who may entertain any
doubts rs 10 Commissioner EvaHss scnti-
ments rs 10 pensions and pension lcgisla-
ton. Itc5ntaiHS record of all the pension
legislation referred II it up to Feb. Is, and
the status Of ihc bills. Up to that time
there has been 45 general pension bills
introduced. Of which 81 had been referred
10 him for examination and report. He
had reported adversely on 30. fayorably on
two. and had not yet reported Oh five.
He had reported adversely Oh the foi-
lowing:
By Senator Cullom: To pension vet
Grams over 30 years Of age.
BY Senator McBriGc: To amend the
Mexican War Act.
By Senator CockrcII: To extend the
prigilcgns Of the Act of Jan. ,. 1893.
BY Senator CockrclI: To increase Mex
can ard Indian War pensions.
BY Senator Perkins: Granting an in
crease in Mexican War pensions.
By Senator Davis: Extending the bcn"-
fits of the Act of June 27. 1890
BY Senator Harris: Allowing the pen
Sioniag OF those who afiSr being forced into
the rebel army. served i'll the Union army.
BY Senator Pettigrcw: To extend the
pension laws.
BY Senator Pritchard: Granting pen
sions TO certain East Tcnncsscans cngag-
ed in the secret service.
BY Senator Platt. of New York: TO ad
Just the pensions of those who have lost
limbs.
By Senator Penroso: To adjust In"
pensions OF those who have lost limbs or
are totally disabled iii them.
BY Senator Penrose: To equa!ize the
pensions OF those who have lost limbs.
BY Senator Lindsay: To increase Mex
can War Pensions
BY Senator Sullivan: To limit the class
of persons who shall receive pensions.
rate for those who lave lost an arm or q
leg above the elbow or knee.
BY Senator Allen: Granting a pension
10 all honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors.
BY Senator Allen: To restore the pen
Sions If widows in certain cases.
BY Senator Allen: Granting the right
TO personally inspect and have atteSted
copies of all evidence and reports filed or
used in proceedings To obtain a pension.
BY Senator Allen: To secure the rights
of pensioners.
BY Senator Penrose: Granting per diem
pension.
BY Senator Hansbrough: Granting IA
renewal of pensions to those who served in
the war with Spain.
BY Senator Hoar: To provide for a home
for woman army nurses.
BY Senator Iiilman: To provide for
repeal of Section 4716.
BY Senator 1'ilman: To increase MeXi-
can War pensions.
BY Senator Mcbride: To amend the act
granting pensions TO Grays Battalion, of
Arkansas.
BY Senator Foster: Granting pensions
to certain officers and men of the Life Say
ing Service.
BY Senator Mason: To increase the
rating for wounds and disabilities re-
ceived in line of duty
BY Senator Davis: To amend the act
for the relief of telegraph operators who
served in the rebellion
BY Senator PenroSe: To pension certain
soldiers and non-enlisted maa.
The two on which the Commissioner re-
ported favorably We're:
By Senator Gear: To close up pension
cases Immediately upon the death of the
pensioner or applicant.
By Senator Sullivan: To publish the
pension roll.
This is a most significant showing. and
outweighs whole columns of his protesta-
ton Of friendship for the soldiers and their
widows. He can sea no good whatever in
any measure intended for their benefit, but
is full of communication of anything that
promises hurt. 1t was thought, two years
ago, that he had been forced to abandon
the pet scheme he announced when entering
Office of publishing the lists of pensioners,
along with horse-thieves and other male
factors. but as late as Dec. II, 1899, he
sent a report to the Senate favoring it.