Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-12
PENSION BUSINESS.
Seems To fe On The Increase-Can.
 non Wants a Poll.

(From Our Special Correspondent)
 The senate committee on pensions has reported favorably on the bill granting pension of $50 per month to Thomas G. Parish. of Wetherstield, who served ill Go D, 18th Connecticut Volunteer infantry. The committee has also placed on the calendar the bill increasing the pension of Nelson F. Smith. of New Haven, to $50 per month. Smith served in Co E, 127th New York Volunteers. Both these bills were reduced by the committee from $50 to $30. Senator Platt intro duced them at the request of Senator Hawley.
 The senate committee has also re- ported favOrably on the bill to grant a pension of $25 per month to Mrs Sarah Jane Simonds, of Collinsville, the widow of William E. Simonds, who was q second lieutenant in Co l, 2oth Connecticut Volunteers. Senator Platt originally introduced this bill at $50, but it was reduced. Mir Simonds was commissioner of patents under Harri- son. and mexsber of the house in the 11St congress.
 Senator Platt today introduced in the senate a bill to increase the pen sion of General E. D. $. Goodyear. of North Haven. to $50 per month. Gen eral Goodyear served as lieutenant colonel of the 10th Connecticut VOlun- teers, and is now entirely helpless.
 Speaker Cannon is getting poll of the republican members of the house to determine how they stand on the question of tariff revision. Congress. man Hill. as q member of the commit tee on ways and means. is getting the opinions of the Connecticut members in the city. Those here are all against general revision, although they might favor slight notifications here and there. MT Brandegee is also classed as against revision. M fact, all the Connecticut members declare that there is no demand from the state for any revision. Senator Platt is one of the leading standpatters. and when at the conference at the white house declared himsDlf as op. posed to a revision.
 The poll thus far indicates that there will be large majority in the house against any revision. If this turns out to be the case, there will probably be no tariff Legislation dur ing the next congress. The president has declared that he will be governed by the action of the senators and rep resentatives on this subject. although it is we'll known that he favOrs some sort of revision. A conference will be held next week, when the poll of tho house has been completed. The speaker is of course opposed to amy tinkering with the tariff, and so are the members from the large manufac- turing states like Pennsylvania and New York. The eastern members seem to be more opposed to touching 1 the tariff schedules than the western. Considerable bitterness has developed over the subject in the ~.st few days, and many of the members take rather | gloomy view of the outlook.
 Even should there be determine | ton not to touch the tariff there might be an extra session. for the president is determined to have some action taken on the subject of rail. road rates. The leaders of both the senate and the house are opposed tO an extra session in the spring. but might be induced to agree to one ii, the fall. It is understood. however, that the president will call one, ire spective of the wishes of the senators and representatives.