The National tribune., 1906-08-16

the claimant the trouble ana expense OF
a medical examination. Besides saving
the Government the expense of such
examinations. 1t also benefits the claim
ant in that it allows the increase on ac-
count of age to commence from the
date of filing the application, instead
of the date of medical examination, as
provided in Section 469Sk, Revised
Statutes.
"Order No. IS has been in operation
for little more than two years, and
you may be interested in noting the re-
suits accomplished under the order.
During the fiscal year ended June 80,
1906, the number of allowances made
under said order was as follows:
Originals Observation-Disclosures. 4,74I
iH'' ''i''S '''''''''''' 1851
THE total number OF allowances un-
der Order No. rs from the date when
the order took effect, April Is, 1904, to
June 80, 1906, was as follows, viz:
Originals OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 21,042
Total- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S9,24O
Il send you copy of joint resolu-
tion approved June 2S, 1906. amending
Section of joint resolution of July /,
1902, constituting the act of June 81,
effect but few weeks, it cannot De es-
timated to what extent it affects its
beneficiaries
NO further general legislation of in
terest to pensioners was enacted.
During the fiscal year ended June
80. 1906, there were issued 1863 PEN
sion certificates. OF these 33,642 were
issued to persons who had not previous
ly been pensioned.
During the same year there were
filed 201,322 applications of all kinds
for pension or increase of pension.
Until the reports of the IS Pension
is not practicable to furnish you with
further data
Sincerely yours,
"V. Warner, Commissioner of Pen
sions."
Public Resolution, No. 30.
Joint resolution amending Section .
of joint resolution approved July L.
1902, constituting the act of June 81,
1890. and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
Section of Joint resolution approved
July 1, 1902, be amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 2. That in the administration
Of the pension laws any enlisted man
or commissioned officer of the Army,
including Regulars, volunteers and
militia, or any appointed or enlisted
man or commissioned officer of the
Navy or Marine Corps, who was honor
ably discharged from any subsequent
contract of services entered into by him
during the late war of the rebellion,
shall be held and considered to have
been honorably discharged from all
previous contracts of service as COM
nissioned officer or enlisted man pre-
riously entered into by him with the
United States during said war: Provid-
I'd, That such enlisted or appointed man
1r commissioned officer served not less
han six months und n any subsequent
appointmf Mt or commission:
hat his entire service under any said
enlistment, appointment or
commission was faithful and that ne
lid not receive by reason of said enlist
nent, appointment or commission any
bounty or gratuity other than from the
United States in excess of that to which
he would have been entitled If he had
continued to serve faithfully until hon
,rably discharged under any contract
If service previously entered into by
him, either in the Army, Navy or Ma
ion.'
approved, June 2S, 1906
Forc!SIe Retirement of Comrades From
the Public Service.
Many of you are familiar with the
act that about the middle of March
asst great apprehension was suddenly
,aused in the minds of all of our COM
'ades in the public service because of a
inc tt,a
Committee on Appropriations, looking
o the forcible retirement and final ex-
,ulsion from the public service of those
If our comrades holding positions
herein. / confess that in all the years
which have elapsed since the close Of
he war no movement directed against
he interests of our comrades has so
startled and shocked me as this move
nent did. 1t came from an entirely
quarter. 1t seemed at first.
Is it was presented on the floor of Con-
sress, to be the unanifaous expression
IF the sentiment of that Committee; but
almost Immediately we learned that our
and Past Junior Vice Com
Congressman Warren
J. Keffer, of Ohio, had protested against
t in Committee, as he himself stated
almost to the point Of breaking per-
sonal friendship" and he made good
MS protest afterwards on the floor of
he House at a vital moment. Other
comrades were members of that Com
mittee, but If they objected at all to
The assault no knowledge of their objec-
Ion has reached me. The Chairman of
that Committee, Hon. Jas. A. Tawney,
of Congress from Minnesota,
was, l am informed, boy eight years
Of age when the battle of Gettysburg
was fought, and was living at the time
eight miles from the scene of the con-
dict, so for three days his boyish ears
must have been filled with the roar of
he guns of the hosts contending on the
historic spot where the tide of rebellion
reached It's high-water mark.
AS this proposition was presented
there would ultimately become involved
n 1t the interests of all comrades hold
Ing public positions anywhere the coun-
try over. ! at once summoned a num-
ber of comrades in consultation, includ
ed among whom were such members of
our Committee on Legislation as were
Immediately available, and l hereby
make public acknowledgment of val
liable assistance and suggestions re-
ceived from many of them, but particu-
larly from Comrades Ivory c.. Kimball,
Washington, ID. c.: George H. Patrick,
of Alabama and Past COMMANDMENT
Chief John X. King, of Maryland. One
result following was the preparation of
a communication addressed to Mr..
Tawney.
No Reply From Mr.. Ta'yney.
1 gave this commupication to the
press the same day that sent 1t to Mr..
Tawney. The press gave it wide pub
licity. Mr.. Tawney never made any
sign showing that he had received It.
Our able and indefatigable comrade,