The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
Measure Introduced by Representa-
tive Hemenway at Request of an
Evansville Club.
CASE OF REUBEN sMALLEY
CIVIL WAR VETERAN WHO WANTS
HIS PENSION RAISED.
Special Agent to Visit indianapolis
and Investigate the Dismissal of
Albert Leap.

Staff Correspondence of the Journal.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-The Old Sol
diers' Republican Club. of Evansville, has
prepared a pension bill, and will urge its
passage by Congress. AS introduced by
Mr.. Hemenway ii provides that all hon.
orably discharged soldiers and sailors who
served at least ninety days in the military
or naval service of the United States dur
ing the war of the rebellion shall be en-
titled to receive a pension of s12 a month,
and the army record of such soldiers or
sailors shall, be the only voucher necessary
to entitle him to such a pension. The act
shall not be construed as an additional pen
sion to any soldier sailor now in receipt
of pension at the rate of S12 a month.
The bill further provides that the widow of
such soldier or sailor who was married
prior to June 27, 1890, and who is without
other means of support than her daily la
Dor, and an actual net income not exceed
ing $3.50 year. shall be entitled to receive
pension of S12 a month. Under the past law
the widow of soldier who married him
since 1890 cannot receive a pension until ii
is shown that the husband died of disease
or disability contracted in the service. 1t
is not thought the present bill will stand
much of a chance of being considered by
this Congress. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on invalid pensions.
Senator Beveridge is asking for an in
crease of pension for Reuben Smalley. of
Greensburg. who is getting s17 a month
and wants s30 Smalley has a medal for
bravery in the siege of vicksburg. Shortly
before that battle Grant called for $50 men
to volunteer to carry ladders to make possi-
bic an attempt on the fort. Smalley was
one of these volunteers and was one of
eight of the number that came out of the
fight alive.
Major Steele went to the Postoffice De-
partment to-day to see about getting a
place for one of his constituents who de-
sired the job of weighing mail. Once
year the government has its mail weighed.
and on this weight is based it's contract
with the railroad companies. The job of
weighing mail is a desirable position. and
good many Indiana men have an eve on
IL. Major Steele was informed. however
that the department takes its weighers
mail service. and whenever il is found this
list is short the congressman are called
on to furnish constituents. Just at this
time the department has plenty of men.
XXX
Frank B. Posey left for his home in In
diana this afternoon. To-day he took lunch
at the Capitol with Senator Fairbanks.
c. S. King. of Wabash. Mr.. Posey before
leaving intimated 10 MIR. Hemenway that
he would not mind place on the Panama
canal commission. He thinks he can get
the support of his State for the office
The Postoffice Department has granted
Mr.. Overstreet's request for a complete
rural mail service in Johnson county The
service will be completed this spring.
There Is one locality in the United States
that is opposed to rural free delivery at the
present time and this is Bowling Green
Clay county, Indiana. Bowling Green gets
it's mail from an adjacent town twice a day
Since the department has announced that
rural free delivery route will touch the
village with one delivery day the citi-
gems are much agitated. They have been
writing TO Mr. Holiday TO use his efforts
in keeping the star route for them. III
they can retain their star route they will
not object to the rural route.
The following rural letter carriers have
been appointed to begin service in Indiana
on March 2: Mooresville. George w. Ju.