The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-17
yOHE INCREASES OF PENSIONS
upfSE rtssES BfIL ~ BEHtIF
OF IIuHiESs VETERANS
n WI Adj o.. soo.ooo To n r-nsies
nall -Other nm. To tnerrase the nsii
are Passed -stoo .ssoo Zoe aennment
On IN. Prison ship Marty =, In nrssklyn.

10 the Prison ship usrtY ~ In n~rosklyn.
WASHINGTON June n mi, wa- -is-
,..s.,n LAY Ia the Hou@- and Mr. sherman
iH.p.N y was hrt rrcognir.d - SUSPEND
~. r.lc. and pas N" joint resolution 10
amend ccrtaln provisions ~ N. Indian
lrprlpration ball for the YEAR 1915.
Ga motion by Mr.. Micrs dem. tndD,
u1u.. blll was pas-~d 20 r'-tor. to the
t.n,i5n ro,l. IN tie event Of The death
n tA.ir second husbands. the original
utdax. q militlamen, O enlisted men.
matters ~ pilots % gunboats. &C. who were
nj r-tyilrd for In the general bill passed
,r ,.e .s.t Congress, and To pension widows
....-Ni.r ent',ed whom tho husband. died
4 l,-,a-a contracted during tho period
Of if..~ military or naval service. but who
yer deprived u PENSIONS under the act 81
MARCH J. 1895. 10y reason OF their reuar-
RAG
NJ Su.!owny Uep., v. IL called NJ
tie ~ulte hill TO increase tho pensions 81
,hos, who rave lost their limbs or who are
totally disabled In the same. with amend
rsp,s recommended by tho HOUSE Conn
mi,,.r on Invalid Pensions. AZ submitted
a. the Hou~s tho bill gives a pension 20
III u Nl'HHNAA ~ ~ I~AAHs'aA'h' ~ Aahtaa
have lost a hand or foot from injuries.
wounds or disease originating prior 20
Az Z. iSsG, s.g q month for the loss OF a
leg above the knee or al arm above ths
,.av. SIS "A month for the loss Of an arm az
tn shoulder ~ "A leg at the hip joint. ~
month Tor the loss Of one hand and on" foot;
,lu a mouth Tor the loss of both feet. Pr
.,.- drawing a pension OF si2 a month
under 'hr law Of IsOO. who have become
o. disabled a. 20 require tho frequent or
i.r.ii.al attendance of another person,
shall r,,iya $50 a month on the certificate
% ii" Usarl uf Examining Surgeons show
nc such d,Errc - disability. This bill was
fa-.p| rs To- ~.
o., cost ~ increased pensions 20 the
.i~..r~- pensioners " estimated 10y the
Pr.... . Bureau ~ 81 .1i2 dj5 annually. No
estimate can be made Of he cost ~ m king
H., ether Increases proposed.
AScrate hin providing for the r~~coinasc
= Hawaiian silver coin, and limiting o.
jsn l.. I.tt. the circulation of such Ia.
vsiAn coins. was r~cjccted-yels, Iit
uEy-. 7l-not two-thirds voting In favor
'l,r,,f.
HOUSE hill was passed appropra,ing
Hoo0 toward the cost 81 ererting n monu-
wsf' To- the memory Of the prison ship
martyrs ~ the Revolution az Fort Green.
Para. brooklyn, y. Y.
4 senate bill approprtatins SIS 900 for
r~-rng plans FOR n memorial 10 the memory
- Abraham Lincoln, 10 lie chosen Nv "A
commission consisting % The Chairmen e
-, ~ef ate and House Committees on Ii
h-ary, Secretary ~ state, and Secretary of
War. to he located IN Washington, was
pa~-.d with m amendment adding Mr..
richardson CDeIn., Tenn, tho minority
.cad.r, 20 The commission.
Bills were passed extending the pro-
-f-f,ra - fba hill nan sinUiuC etirNiVOTs Of
he Indian wars - 1922 20 the 800 sur
vivor- ~ all other Indian wars and To ersrt
~ fredericksburg, Va. a monument 20
Gen. Hugh Mercer. who wa killed In the
hattie of Princeton In III.
Mr.. stevens rep, Minn moved 10
suspend the rules and pass a bill authorizing
he Secretary Of War 10 contract for the
transportation Of supplies h"twcrn the
United States and the Philippines In Amefi-
can ships, provided hat the cost does not
excecd 10 per rent additional TO the rates
offered by foreign ~ve--cl..
Mr.. sssv~os said there were about TOo. O0O
tons Of supplies hat the Government. for
purposes % SAFETY and security. trans
Islands. and II permitted 10 offer this 10
ter cent. additional TO American vessels.
three lines would be established at once,
oue from New York one from san Fran
cisco and one from Seattle, and while not
|'avoring the ship Subsidy Tin. Mr. Stevens
Wa Wiling to vote t3S 90 to secure
tho immediate establishment 81 these
American lncs. On july I, igot, the Nayi-
CATION laws ~ the United Stats would
spplv 20 the Philippine trade, 30 that this
tIl was only anticipating the then com-
r-.surv employment of American vezs-z
~ hat trade 10y two years.
N" bill was opposed by several Demo
rats FOR the reason that IL was essentially
sri wholly n subsidy scheme. n hv Mr.
Williams Dem. Miss on the ground that
{ would form another reason for the re-
'au,inn - the Philippine. Failing 10 ~
.e.ye a two-thirds vote the till remained
N the calendar.
II Waz ordered that night sessions Re held
Tuesday and Wednesday for the cunsid"ra-
ton 81 business from the Indian COMMITTEES.