The National tribune., 1906-06-28

AY, JUNE %, 1906.
ate by Senator Nelson. and In the House,
by Representative Mann, of Illinois,
proposed to give to % surviving Gener-
ais OF the civil war over the age of 80
years 800 month In lieu OF the
amounts they are now receiving.
Several efforts were made to bring
the bills out of the Pension Committees |
OF the two houses, but opposition de-
Veloped on the ground that 1t would |
create precedent that might result in |
the payment to every General Of the |
army like pension as soon as they
reach the age Of 80 years. In the event !
that 1t was desired to specially reward |
the men named In the bill the Pension |
Committees argued that 1t would be bet
'ter to pass individual measures. The
Committee on Military Affairs, but no
action was taken toward recommending
its passage. The Generals named in the
bill, together with their ages and the
amount of pensions they now receive,
are as follows: William Birney. S6l
years, $12; Julius Stahl, 80 years, SIS;
Thomas M. Harris. SO years. $50; A. L.
Chatham. 80. $50; John Cook. 81. $50:
Thomas j. Lucas, go $50; Frank g.
Nickerson. 80, $40: John L. Beveridge,
81. $50; John s. Clark. S3, $50; John
Coburn, 81, $50: James F. Curtis. 81,
$12; William H. H. Davis. Sc, $50; John
G. Fonda. "a. $50; Theodore b. Gates.
80. $50; Edwin L. Hayes, 81. SIS; Her
mann Lieb, 80. $50: Thomas Mcknight.
80, $40; Josiah Pickett, "a. $50; James
NJ. True, S3, $50; Isaac Dyer. So. $12:
Henry Guss. 80, $24, and Frederick D.
Sewell. 80. $12.
10 10 hoo 20 a1
The Hopkins substitute. which was
adopted by the Senate, provides as fol-
lows:
THAT a lock canal be constructed
across the 1sthmus of Panama connect
ing the waters of the Atlantic and Pa
cific Oceans. Of the general type pro
posed by the minority of the Board of
Consulting Engineers, created by order
Of the President dated June "a, 1905,
In pursuance OF an act entitled, An act
to provide for the construction Of a
canal connecting the waters OF the At
lantic and the Pacific Oceans approved
June %, 1902"
Thus Is ended what promised to be a
long. bitter fight, but the Senate wilted.
1t Is something unique to have the mi
nority report in such a grave matter as
the Panama Canal made the basis of
action of the majority party. and it
CdIHc dUoul through the fTcSlucHL ell
phatically declaring that he would only
sign lock canal bill. There were Is
members of the Engineers Committee
which reported on the type for the
canal. five Of them Americans and seven
of them foreigners. The majority re-
port for a sea level canal was signed
by five Of the Europeans and three
Americans. Five Americans signed the
minority report.
The Military Secretary of the Army
has been advised Of the death OF Maj.
Henry B. Mellon, U. 8. A., retired which
occurred at Durham. n. H.. June 20,
1905
Mai Mellon was born in New Hamp-
shire, March 2, 1928, and entered the
volunteer service as First Lieutenant
I'd Cal Cav, Sept. Fl. 1861; was sue
cessively promoted to the grades of
Captain and Major, and honorahly mus
tered out June Il. 1866. He was ap-
pointed Second Lieutenant. 9Th Cav,
May 4. 1866, promoted First Lieuten-
ant. Jan. 20, 1857, and retired Oct. 4,
1872. for loss Of right foot at ankle and
left leg below the knee, from injuries
in line Of duty. and advanced to thei
grade of Captain April %. 1904.
Senator John M. Gearin. Of Oregon,
sailed from New York, Thursday morn
ing on the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
for Europe. in company with Charles
Sweeney, the Western mining man, and
other friends. The party. took with
them an Ameriean-made automobile
and intend to tour the British Isles and
the continent, returning In September.
Senator Gearin will then go to Port
land. Ore, to remain until the opening
OF Congress in December.
Just $500 miles away from Washing
ton. the Government has established a |
free rural delivery route. This new
in the Pacific Ocean. The route was
established on the recommendation OF
Capt George Dyer. who was Governor
OF the island for several years, and who
interested himself greatly in the well
fare Of the islanders
Punch refers to Representative Mich
elas Longworth as Senator" Long
worth. Is this a prophecy? Or is It
simply an attempt to perpatrate AMI
English joke?
They do mighty funny things at the |
Government Hospital for the Insane,
which has been under fire here for sew
eral weeks. Last week, for instance. a
Mrs. Wagner was adjudged insane by a |
Jury. and formally committed to the
Insane Asylum. AS a matter OF fact.
this same Mrs. Wagner has been for 80 |
years an inmate OF the hospital, sent |
there in 1876 by the Secretary of the
Interior before jury trials were author
ICED. All these years she has been suf-
fering from secondary dementia,"1
whatever that may be, and has made
her home in the asylum when she could |
have walked out any day If she liked. |
Her husband and q son have been dead
for Is years. but she still talks of going
home to them. A brother of Mrs
Wagner's died q few months ago and
left her $1,000 or So and In the effort |
to locate her 1t was found that she was
in the Government Asylum for the In
sane. This Is the first and the only in
quiry that has reached the authoritiesI
for Mrs. Wagner in Is years. A jury
was immediately set to work on her
case, and. as has been stated, after hav-f
ing lived 80 years there. she is now reg
ulariy committed.
A Cincinnati firm is making for Mrs
Longworth. bride OF Congressman Mich
olas Longworth, a gold-trimmed piano.
that will cost the Congressman 10000. /
He ordered the instrument several
months ago. It Is to be ready for ship
ment in August so that it can be in