Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
DEhfnPL LEGISLATION
MEETING OF COMMITTEE OF
SPANISH WAR vErERAHs
Requesttforl Extension of Benefit Of Bill
Providing Burial Expenses
10. Other Matters.

The legislative committee OF the Ma
tonal AMY ami Navy Spanish War Vet
Grams held its first meeting yesterday aft
ernoon atsthe Spanish War Veterans Hall.
$40 9th street northwest. The legislative
committee of the District of Columbia
corps met at the same time and place, and
1t was decided that the two committees
would act Jointly in urging certain legisla-
ton of interest to the organization.
Col. M. Emmett Urell, chairman. presided
over the deliberations OF the committee.
The other members present were: Corps
Commander Fred. 8. Hodgson. Past Corps
Commander Lee NJ. Lipscomb- and Capt. J.
Walter Mitchell, historian Of the Organise
ton. Those who represent the District
Corps included the corps commander.
Capt: j: Lyon King of the national coun-
Gil or administration, Corps Adjutant 1. N.
Dolph. Past Surgeon General g. Clifford
Cox. DR.. Lon D. Sheets. Senior Vice Corps
Commander G. Leyburn Shorey, Capt. Van
Reuth Capt. John j. Duffy and others.
1t was stated there Is a section Of the
sundry civil appropriation bill which pro-
burial expenses Of INDECENT soldiers Of the
civil war by the quartermaster general of
the army. The committee decided to ask
congress to extend the benefits of the
diers Of the war with Spain and the incl
dent fnsurrettion in the Philippines. Col.
Urell appointed Capt. L. C. Dyer, past ma
t'onal adjutant general, and Capt J. WAL
Ter Mitchell subcommittee to attend to
this and other matters pending before Con-
gress. ~
Unlawful Use of Badge.
Another matter Congress will be asked to
attend to Is Senate bill 414, introduced by
Senator Quay. making it misdemeanor
for persons to unlawfully use or wear the
insignia or button of the Spanish War
veterans. the insignia or rosette OF the
Military and Naval Order of the Spanish
American War, or the official decorations
OF Spanish-American war societies. The
and In default thirty days In Jail Con-
gress will be asked to pass this bill at the
present session
The bill for the purchase of the old
Scheutzen Park building by the govern
ment for use as temporary soldiers
nome was discussed by Corps Commander
Hodgson, Corps Adjutant Dolph and others
me present temporary home is a rented
building. 1t was stated that the avera ge
number of civil war veterans who stopped
at the home was forty, while the Spanish
war veterans. averaged twelve Certain
changes In the pending bill were advo-
Gated.
Museum Of War.
1t was the opinion Of the committee that
House bill 67SS. for the establishment Of a
museum OF war in this city and appropriate
Ing sl5O.600 for that purpose, would hardly
be reached during the present session. This
matter viii bsa brought up in the next ma
hopal convention of the Spanish War Vet
Grams and steps will be taken to bring 1t
to fruition, The National Guard AssocIa-
ton. the g. A.. r. and other patriotic So
clet1es VIII be asked to assist in the move
nent at the next session of Congress-
Senator Dick and Representative Fr, ncis
Burton Harrison of New York are members
OF the national committee. on legisla ton.
Senator Dick is an active member of Law
ton Command, S. wv. of this city. Rep
resentatite Harrison is also a member of
the organization.
Maj. HodgsoffA called the attention of the
two committees to the fact that during the
war with Spain many volunteer soldiers
were granted furioughs owing to illness
contracted in the enervating climate of the
tropics. 10 s5.u&I "a. -. -z-. s~ &
These men,''z said Maj. Hodgson event
t9 their homes and were compelled to pay
not only the railroad fares, but for medical
attendance and medicines. l think it IS
clearly the duty of the government to reim-
burse these soldiers whose illness was due
to duty performed under the most trying
conditions.ns9 zs.r- >.
The joint committee decided to draw I'D a
bill for the reimbursement Of the men in
question. and it will be presented to Con-
gress at an early day. 49, &C.,