The Washington times., 1902-06-17
HOUSE BUSY With
THE PENSION ROLL
Passes Bill to Restore Many
Neglected by asst Congress.
Representative Wooten Succeeds in
Having $4,000 Appropriated for
Monument to Gen. Mercer.

The House did business yesterday un-
der suspension of the rules. ard a num-
Der of measures were disposed OF. NJ.
Sherman, of the Committee on Indian
Affairs, moved the adoption OF a reso-
luton amending the Indian ap2rCp-ia-
tion bill in reference to the allo:ments
| in severalty of lands in certain rcsc-va-
tions, chiefly the Uintah reservation in
Utah. After considerable discussion tbs
was passed by q two-thirds vote.
| On motion of Mr.. Niers Dem. Ind
a bill was passed to restore to the pen
of their second husbands. the original
widows of militiamen, non-en,isted men,
masters, or pilots of gunboats, etc. wEo
were not provided for in the general bill
| passed in the last Congress, and to pen
sion widows, otherwise entitled, whose
| husbands died of disease contracted dur
| ing the period of their military and
| naval service, but who were deprived Of
pension under the act of March 3, 1865.
because of their failure to draw aay
pension by reason of their ren1a-riage.
Increase in Pensions.
Mr.. Sulloway (Rep., n. HI called up
the Senate bill to increase the pensions
to those who have lost their limbs, or
are disabled in the same, with amend
ments recommended by the House Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions.
AS submitted to the House, the bill
gives a pension of $40 month to all
pensioners who have lost a hand or foot
from injuries, wounds. or disease orig
mating prior to August 4. 1885, SAG a
month for the loss of leg above the
knee or an arm above the elbow: s55 for
the loss of an arm at the shoulder, or
a leg at the hip joint; $50 a month for
the loss of one hand and one foot; 500
a month for the loss cf both feet: per-
sons drawing pension of S12 month
under the old law OF 1880. VINO betome
so disabled as to require the frequent
or periodical attendance OF another per-
son shall receive $50 a month, en- the
certificate of the board of examining
surgeons, showing such degree OF dis
ability.
This bill was opposed by Messrs. Loud
tRep., CALI, and Sims Dem, Tenn.), |
especially the latter provision. but 1t
was passed "a to IS. The cost of in |
creased pensions TO the limbless pen
sioners is estimated by -he Pension Bu- |
reau at s1,312. $50 annually.
Glasses of Pensioners.
On April u this year there were on
the pension roll of the several classes
Of these pensioners as follows: Lost |
one hand or foot, 1858: lost leg above
knee or arm above elbow. 1851; lost
an arm at shoulder or leg at hip, 1,724; |
lest one hand and one foot, II.
No estimate can be made of the cost |
OF making the other increases proposed. |
Senate bill providing for the recoin- |
age of Hawaiian silver coin, and limit
ing to January /, 1904, the circulation
of such Hawaiian coins. was rejected
veas ~ ray- Tot two-thirds vot-
ing in favor thereof.
nc al was opposed by Messrs.
dem, COLI. and Gaines Dem, Tenn /
Necessary.
There are about 1000, 600 of these
coins which circulate at par. and are of
the same denomination and value as the
coins of the United States.
Monument to General Mercer
Among the measures passed IVES one
reported from the Committee on Libra
ry by Representative Wooten appropria-
ting 5000 for the erection OF Z mont
nent in Fredericksburg. Va, to the
memory of Gen. Hugh Mercer, a Revo-