The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-14
The GRAB FOR PENSIONS
4, Be Shown Up ia The House Today by
Sims Of Tennessee.
MICH SIGNIFICANCE IN THE FIGURES
rh,ch VIII he Presented Showing.
.he Number of Applications from
the North and from the south.
Especial to The post.l

washington, February 13.--It is a no.
,tc,able fact that most Of the legislation
I, ,hs present congress has been passing
,.nsiou bills. They are multiplying so
,,oily that the wonder is how the gov
O,,mept can find the funds with which
a cash the drafts upon its treasure box.
This is, however. but a very small frac-
ion Of the pension claims allowed daily.
Tbs matter is becoming so serious that
determined fight is about 70 be inaug
mated against this class OF legislation
Rspresentative Sims of Tennessee, who
has made study OF the matter, intends
N address the house tomorrow on the
,nbiect. He will show as the result of hi
Investigations the number and character
Il indications which have been flied !,
the department on account OF the late war
Win Spain, These investigations disclose
that OF the twenty three regiments and
tgo batteries OF the regular army when
max part in the battle of Santiago there
were killed and wounded and missing 1874
o,6cers and men. Yet there have thus far
leep filed with the department on account
Of this engagement 1862 applications for
tensions or about two and one fourth APP
nncations for each casualty 1t has also
been ascertained by Mr.. Sims that in the
eight volunteer regiments from the North
engaged in the same battle, in which
there were killed and wounded 209 the
number Of APPLICANTS for pension number
slS or 626 in excess of the applications
coming from the twenty three regiments
and two batteries of the regular army
NE in 70 ~ fap NJ hat h.
ular army soldiers served from April, 1898
10 the present time while the members Of
the volunteer regiments named above
served only six months.
These fgurese, when contrastcd with the
APPLICATION for pensions from the South
are significant. Mr.. Sims found, for In
stance. that the applications for pensions
from the eight volunteer regiments from
the States Of Alabama Georgia, Misss-
spp, Kentucky, South Carolina. Tonnes
see and Texas for the same period OF time
during the Spanish war were only I61 or
aI applications less than in the eight
Northern regiments referred to- II Is
claimed by MIR. Sims that the same pro
portions are shown in all the volunteer
regiments serving in the late Spanish war.
The applications for pensions from North
ern regiments are about five times as
regiment for regiment and service for SER
vice.
The shipping bill was discussed in the
house committee on merchant marine and
fisheries today, but no definite action was
taken. 1t is understood that the Frye
amendment will be Incorporated in the
Dill This amendment makes provision for
Tue Substituting of slow and tramp steamer
and Is intended to meet the objections
wnien have come from certain, quarters
mat only the ocean greyhounds would
share In the subsidy. 1t is thought that
the bill will be discussed for a least two
days more before it Will be reported to
Tue house. The indications point TO a fav-
ofable report, despite predictions TO the
contrary, but the consensus of opinion
sun seems 10 be that no action will be
taken upon the measure by the house at
mis- session OF congress. The prospects
Of Its passage through the senate are
however, more promising.
Inc following officers have been ordered
10 meet at Fort Sam Houston February
% for the mental and physical eNamiua-
uon OF candidates for the military AGA
80 'ioJui '-ualleS lielSenann, surgeon
ooaplaln Charles Wilcox, assistant surgeon;
,lermont Best. First artillery Joseph
ench and First Lieutenant Ross Bush,
fwenty-ffih infantry.
Texas patents: Samuel a. Friedsman,
Leander, railway track crossing; Robert
l. Horsley and ]. H. Rountree, Whitney
xatei reservoir for stoves; Searcy II.
nnulehinson, San Antonio, folding cot;
n n,iy lyerson, Corsicana, electric clock;
MIL MIL ). James, Tehuacana, sash fastener;
,si,ham l., Lubbock, Rusk nail puller;
Eye W, Marler, Vernon, machine for
Meplng count Of games OF dominnes