Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-29

IN the Senate, today. a hill was passed
authorizing the payment Of pensions of
inmates Of government hospitals for Tho
insane to the superintendent Of that in
Stitutinn.
ON motion Of German. the Senate au-
thori=cd the printing of 13.o0o extra copies
of the decisions on the Northern Sccuri-
ties merger case.
Floar CAV notice that. nrxt Monday.
he would move to take up the bill for
the protection of the President.
tarmaCks resolution directing the com
mittca on Judiciary to make inquiry into
tho right of the secretary Of tn" interior
II iSsu" the old az" disability pension
order recently promulgated. was then talk
On up by the Snnat" ana its legal phases
discussed Ivy its author. referring to the
disability pension law. he said thdt il fc~
Gr!iYcd duo proof Of disability. ana said:
''inu do not make due proof by begging
I'll" question ana simply pr"$umirg that
hycaIase Il man is 81 years old he is dis
a!,Ir,l.'
lie characterized the order ~ 4 rirco
Of r%ccUtiE" legislation and criticised il
as another instance nt executive ell
croachmtnt upon the rrcroGative.' ot Con
grcS<.
He quoted from 2 service pension bill
pending before Congress To show that the
order had copied its exact l2n%u1s".
Wig Carmack asked. and replied that
it was because it had bccon' evident
that 10 pension legislation could be Gut-
ten through Congress. Then. iic went
with tho"c Catt1" up there taS til" Pros
idcnt once called Congress-. W. won {
fool with those cattle. but W. will accom-
riish the sam" result Ivy executive order,
Il simple twist Of til" wrist.
Foraker asked if it WAS not true that
Mr.. Cleveland had issued Il similar ORD r
III regard u til" Mexican pensions. LIT
Carmack insisted that the action on M.x-
Ian of FSl.
| ton ana not of m executive order
CarmaCk admitted. however. in response
| to suggestions from Mccumbcr and NJ
,hich that the first stop fixing the Old
| H.r, aS an evidence of disability had l,...;;
taken by Mr.. cleveland.
| NcCumhcr. chairman of the committee
on pensions. said that IN" present pra tic
il to assume disability at the age Of hI
| lie cCntcnded that according tn og,lrr tho
! tact that a man has reached the age Of
| &, i taken only ~ urima tacip c,-pIriC,,
of disability. Tho only effect of tho OIL
| dor would re to advance tho age three
years.
| Foraker d"fon lei thu or,l,r as p praise
worthy one in purpose and cOntcnded that
| the law gives tho secretary authority t,
| -~,akc rules and II gulatione Tor the on
entirely competent for the secretary IL
ifx age as a proc Of ircapacity.
| Foraker said his understanding IF :ht
| order * that an eN-soldier does rot ne,.
esSarily come into pension at tie age
an evident fact which shifts the LurdeI
of proof to the government. The e(frr
was ~ give a man Of . years ~ ace ;
nrinla facie case before the department
1 Gallinger called attention to III" rat
that much latitude has hecn exercised i,
administering the law of lSHH and he cite,
the acts of Commissioners Black and Ey-
ans in regard to widows pensions in sun
mort OF the statement.
The pension resolution then was lai,
aside and the District of Columbia appro
nri2tior bill passed after a little discus
sion Of amendments.
Proctor presented a partial report Q,
tho army appropriation bill. lie said tina
among tho items disagreed 10 was tia