The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-04
Ball Going Alleging.

4 ball has not been found, y and until Con-
eress takes action, 1t Il will not be cor
tain whether there will II be one. = he
ball. heretofore. has been held 53iln u he
Pension ONCE building, u said It a be the
largest brick house IN I he world .ss5 There
Is opposition to allowing the use OF this
building, and sstron ger OPP ton to Per. "A
hitting the use of the apitol or Cons ;tr
4 Eressi onal II II brary for n the purpose Of
reyclry. The matter ls3yup ID In "A the alr,i
and Congress will be urged To- ta Ike im I'M
mediate action on the eassembl!ns Of
i Congress TO- moro Contributions TO the
inaugural fund are D coming in ii "a pidl ~
VA 4 great deal OF money vii y be; spent 5i IN
making Washlng ton Il at tract i've tg5 he
period when Mr.. Y osevelt tiers u upon;
Tie first term, for which he was chosen
BY popu lar No to, n but N L IS hoped that
there viii be much m ore spent in 81 Wash
singtonE by Wis tors than by those who are
arranging for heir en- teri ainment VIM
Sdows OF the II a,venue H nd her "a treets
along which the inauE ural pr ssiton8Will
move are in en,and alread and Ind 81 be-,
fore the end of next month the 4 enland
viii Increase greatly. hi AS much as two
hundred dollars for double wind ows has
been paid In tines past and the prices
this year will VI not d be AZ lower t han III
former years. u S$i; Il
Question Of Pensions.
There IS strong movement on footsto
secure the passage of Il legls ation pro-
8viding for "a the retlremen II Of u er1-I
ployes OF the government with a. pom;
i sion when they arrive at an a gess to- be
fixed by law, S Of course, Il SUCH scheme
is not new. u but 4 It isS ccrtai In that he
movement Is better organized and more
powerful now than ever before. It is not
at all unlikely that the man attempt
\ to secure such leg slation. III be made
"a e the next session, as the time In which
J to accomplish anything at Il the present
session Is too short. 83j5 d 5
Democrats and Republicans alike have.
been almost nlmously opposed to the
granting Of pensions to superannuated
men III the civil e ploys5 Of tho govern
8mcnt. The sentiment in favor OF taking
care Of the old soldiers when they reach
an a go where they are no lon ger flt to
perform Hilary duty, Is aunanirlo Gus, bu t
it Is hard to find a; mem Der Of Congress
or a. senator no believes tina me ms e Y
have spent all their lives in the, service
OF the government In d civil capacity,
should be retired with 10 pension when
they are no longer a BILE to d discharge their
duties. These government posi- ions are
sought after wi the utmost PERSISTENCE.
They must be regarded In the great ma
sjorityaof Instances rs snaps, q very. lit
Tie work and pay higher than that which
would be received III the otficial gwere in
private employ. a tier n lifetime spont
In the service OF he government, q raw
Ing easy money tho mani fest unfair.
ness Il Of 4pcnsioning the superannuated
3employe has In times past q ppealed TO
3allfmcn Irrespective of& party, 4 ~ NV
M The Injustice OF allowing men WI no are
on the army pension 4 rolls to occupy
government positions q t, good salaries ~
admitted on gall hands, yet the practice
Is common. "a Union veteran lied my
attention last night to IN Instance ~
which an old soldier, drawing q pension
OF $50 n mont !, lso has n place IN one OF
the departments at 81 900 IN year. In ans
other case an old soldier draws q pension
of $25 a. MONTH draws u salary as q clerk
lii tho department of 500 4aa month and
his wife draws salary OF 81 600 q year
as n. clerk in another! Department.. II may
not be possible to specify the exact ma
ture OF the Injustice Of such n case. but
the reader who is not so blessed With
\ tho bounty at the government Will OF
fail 10 recognize that somebody Is get-
ting more than Is coming to him. n AL