Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-06
PENSION BILLS.
Connecticut Lawmakers at Washing

ton Sent in Several Yesterday.
 Washington, Dec 6-Although the committees of congress have not been organized the members are introduc- ing bills to be acted upon later on. and from now on there will be steady stream of them.
 In the senate Senator Brandegee in- troduced the following bills to-day: Granting a pension of $50 per month to Franklin c. Pierce of Willimantic who served in Co c, 2nd Vermont regi- ment the same amount to Stephen Ernst of New Haven of Co E, 111th New York infantry; a pension of So0 per month to Captain Patrick Garvey of Meriden, who served in the 9th Connecticut infantry; a pension of SIP per month to Mary E. Wolf of Norwich, widow of Henry Wolf. late of Co E, 18th Connecticut volunteers; pensions of $50 per month to the fol- lowing old soldiers: To Edward r. Metcalf of Willimantic, who served in the navy; to William Bnekler of New Haven, of Go c, 3rd Connecticut vol unteers; to William s. Ely of Mystic, of Co II, 31st New York volunteers: to Thomas l.. Ward of Willimantic, of Battery l, 3rd U. $. infantry. Sen ator Brandegee also presented bill to remove the charge of desertion against the record of Robert Burnet of Yantic. who served in Co K, 11th Connecticut volunteers.
 MT Hill to-day introduced two public bills and several private pension bills. One provides for a tax on U. s. bonds deposited by national banking asso- citations to secure their circulating notes. His second public bill provides for free alcohol to be used in the arts and for manufacturing purposes. His pension bills were as follows: To Elbert E. Wilson of Newton $20; $50 widow of the late Lieutenant Colonel NJ. Powell $30 to Harriett F. Grogan of Bridgeport; $20 to H. Nicholas of Torrington, who served in Go c. 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery; $50 to Alexander Miller of Shelton, late of Co B. list Connecticut Heavy Artil- lery; $50 to Guy w. Rowe of Bridge port SIP to Robert Hopkins of Co A, 139th New York infantry; $30 to James A. Sproall of Ridgefield, late ean- tain in the 174th regiment of New York; $30 to Charles H. Conley of Stamford, who served in Go B, 2Sth Connecticut volunteers. Mir Hill also introduced a bill in behalf of the re- presentatives of NJ. r. Merritt of Stamford to reimburse them for mon ey due on contract with the navy department.
 MT Sperry introduced to-day a bill i appropriating $100,000 for pOstoffice building at Ansonia. This bill was 1 introduced last session of congress but was not included in the general public building bill reported by the committee. Mir Sperry also presented by request, q bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in all govern, ment buildings, navy yards and ships He also presented two pension bills | each for $30 per month. one to Will. | liam John Stewart of Portland. whu i served under the name of John Scott ! ill Co ak, 20th Connecticut volunteers | the other was in behalf of Captain Joseph Miller of New Haven, former l ly of Co c, 9th Connecticut volun 1 tcerS.
 Mir Higgins introduced today fon private pension bills as follows: $3C to Charles B. Montgomery of Plain field, late of Co l, 1st Rhode Island infantry; $40 to Jeremiah Callahan oi Norwich, who served in Co E, 14tl Connecticut: SIP to Thomas F. Un derwOOd of New London of Co l.. 2d Ohio Heavy Artillery; and S30 to Bru ' no Tiesler of Norwich. late of Co F 1 20th Massachusetts volunteers.