Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
THE PENSION OFFICE
For Use for the Inauguration
Ball.
DISTRICT COMMITTEES
OF HOUSE TAKES ACTION ON MAT
TER TODAY.
Will Recommend Favorable Action Be
Taken Upon Senate Resolution
Next Monday.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE

Al us regular IhScliHS tmS AHOiIiuS tbC
House District committee formally decided
to reconsider its action recommending the
use of the Congressional Library for the
inaugural ball and ask the House to con-
| cur in the original Senate resolution au-
| thorizing the use of the pension Office. The
action of the committee was unanimous.
AS Representative Morrell Of Pennsylvania
| who has this inaugural resolution in charge.
| is on leave of absence until January 0, it
| is not probable that the matter will come
up In the House before that time. Next
Monday. January 8, is the regular District
| day. and the resolution will come up at that
| time.
On the last day Congress was in session
before the Christmas holidays the question
came up In practically the same form it
| will have on Monday. The House commit
tee, having first recommended the use of
the Congressional Library and then the
Capitol, was forced, because of the over
| whelming sentiment of the House, to rec
| omend the use of the pension Office. There
was no quorum present when the last
named amendment was offered, but the
House was doing business by unanimous
consent and the use of the pension Office
would have been authorized but for the at
titude of Representative Mann of Illinois.
who thought the resolution was being rush.
ed through and who interposed an objection
to its consideration at that time
That sent the amended resolution pro-
viding for the use of the Capitol back to
the calendar, where it is due to come up
Monday.
But the District committee, having
changed it's mind again, will ask the House
to let the amended resolution die and to
concur in the Senate resolution instead.
There is very little doubt that the reso-
luton providing for the use of the pension
building will pass.
Inaugural Committee Meets.
The inaugural committee met this morn
ing at the New Willard headquarters and
the chairmen of the various minor COM
Eittees reported progress. The inaugural
committee officially approved the award of
the printing committee, of which Mr.
Joseph l. Saks is chairman that Mr.. O.
A. Sontag be delegated to prepare the
Official Program of Exercises and Illus
trated Inaugural History.
Gen. Harries announced that Pennsylva-
mia would send a brigade of about $500
men, instead of 10000 as four years ago.
He also announced the names of the COM
mittee on military organizations
Mr. Fred. d. Owen reported concerning
his trip to st. Louis, and exhibited tele-
gram from Gov. Francis of the recent
Louisiana purchase exposition, saying that
nearly all, and probably all, of the requests
made by Mr.. Owen for plaster works of ar.
with which to decorate the streets during
the inaugural ceremonies will be granted
by the fair authorities. Mr.. Owen named
the committee on street decorations as
follows:
Frederick D. Owen, chairman; W; V. Cox,
vice chairman; VIM. 2. Van Wickle, sec
ond vice chairman: DIR. Marcus Benjamin,
historian; Ed T. Bates, secretary; DR.. S.
NJ. Newman, Elliott Woods, L. o. Murray,
Geo. H, Brown. Gallard Hunt, Maj. I. Quill
liam Littell, U. S. A; H. c. Gauss, U. S.
N: Benjamin F. Barnes, Edward Bruce
Moore, H. Robert Nichols, ]. Henry Moser,
L. Amateis, John Paul Earnest. Harry w.
jr.; Andrew B. Graham, Woodwork CIum.
II. r. Bennett, Alex. Britton, U. S. j. Dun
bar. Sidney Besseleiver, Leon L. L. French,
John L. Loomis. John L. Writ John Doyle
F. F. Glllen, Geo. C. Hough, Percy Craw-
ford, Ben Miller, A. GUIDE, Arthur Cope
lard. B. NJ. Clinedinst, Warren r. Choate,
Henry w. Sampson. Edward R. Combes.
Henry o. Hall. Edward s. Smity.
Military Organizations.
Following is the committee on military
| organizations:
Gen. Geo. H. Harries, chairman.
Gen. John A Johnston, U. s. A., vice
chairman.
F. j. Whitehead, secretary.
Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver, assistant secre-
tary of war; Mr.. C. H. Darling, assistant
secretary of The navy; Maj. Frank Averill,
D. C. NJ; Lieut. Col. Lloyd M. Brett, D. C.
Col John B. Bellinger U. S. A; Paymaster
Sidney Bieber, D. C. Naval Battalion; Mai.
Arthur Brooks, N G. D. c.; Capt. E. il.
Brian, N G. d. c.; Lieut. Com r. b.
Brummett D. C. Naval Battalion; Maj. E.
A. Burr, U. S. A: Lieut.. Lloyd III. Chan
dler U. S. N; Capt. c. Fred. Cook, D. G.
NJ. Col. Frank Denny, .. S. NJ c.; Lieut..
Col Randolph Dickins. U. S. M. c.; Capt.
Jos. T. Dickman, U. S. A. Maj. VIM. P.
Duvall, u. S. A; Gen. Llewellyn G. Estes,
U. S. V; Lieut.. Wilson B. Evans, n. G. d.
c.; Capt. Stephen n. Foote, U. S. A; Capt.
Hugh ]. Gallagher, U. s. A; Maj. Jas. y.
| Glennan, U. S A; Capt Harry c. Hale,
| U. S. A. Maj. George Henderson, D. c. NJ;
Capt, Leroy w. Heron, N: G. D. G.; Rear
Admiral F. j. Higginson, Y. S. N; Capt.
W. S. Hodges, N. G. D. c.; Capt. Grote
Hutcheson, U. S. A; Capt. Sidney R. ia
cobs. U. S. "; Capt. George C. Lewis,
U. S. v; Col. H. p. Mccain, U. S. A;
| Lieut.. H. G. mcfarland, U. S. n; Col
| Charles Morton, U. s. A; Maj. Theodore
| Mosher u. s. A; Capt. Chas H Muir, U.
| S. A; Lieut.. Commander R. T. Mulligan,
| u S. N. Lieut.. Burt Nellgen N. G. D. c.;
H. Neumeyer, ir., N. G. D. c.; Maj. Chas
H. Ourand. d. c. M; Capt. Andrew Parker
D. C. NJ; Maj. II. H. Parmenter, D. C. M. !;
| Capt. E. C. Pendleton. U. S. NJ; Capt. John
| U. s. A; Col. Samuel Reber, u. S. A.: Mai
| L. H. Reichelderfer N. G. d. c.; Capt
| Charles Rhodes, U. S: A.; Capt. E. F.
Riggs, D. G. NJ; Capt A p Robbins, D. G
| O. Skinner, u. s. A: Lieut.. p w. Smith.
| n. G. D. c.; Capt Charles s Smell, N. G.
| D. c.; Commander Samuel w. Stratton.
D. c. Naval Battalion; Col M. E. Urell.
| N. G. D. c.; Commander Nathaniel R..
| Usher U. s. N; Lieut.. j. A. Won Dachen-
| housen, N. G. d. c.; Capt Richard VAIN
| wright, U. S. N; Capt. John P. Wade, u.
| S. A; Gen. F. o. Whitaker, U. s. "; Capt
| Frank Wynne, U. s. M. c.
| Four Polyagmist Postmasters.
Four polygamists hold appointments as