Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-11

Minor scenes and Incidents sIxetched
ON the guof.

ON the snoNs
telegraph operators engaged In railroad
service demonstrated IN an effective way
the Importance Of quickly reaching the ear
Of congress in a crisis. while the IaFollette
hours Of service bill was pending In con-
ference during the closing hours and the
opposition was putting In It's deadly work.
word was sent along the lines that the
bills life depended on prompt messages
Of appeal TO individual senators and repro
sentatives. Within ten hours 5000 tele-
grams from all parts Of the country were
rushed in upon congress. Every operator
In the country sent at least one message
to his congressman and TO each OF his
senator's, and got his friends to wire hot
one in the same direction. At one time
two waste basketfuls Of messages were
carried into the house and dumped on tho
desk for distribution. II looked like an
instruction OF the whole United States
OF course, there was only one thing to do
and that was for the conferees to fix up the
bill to suit the operators and pass IT,
A recent act of congress that will be Of
great interest to old soldiers was approved
February 6, 1907. This is an act granting
pensions to certain enlisted men. soldiers
and officers who served in the civil war and
follows:
BE It enacted by the senate and house
Of representatives Of the United States
Of America in congress assembled. That
any person who served ninety days or more
in the military or naval service OF the
United States during the late civil war
or sixty days In the war with Mexico and
who has been honorably discharged thsre-
from and who has reached the age OF 60
years or over shall, upon making proof Of
such facts according to such rules and
regulations as the secretary of the interior
may provide be placed upon the pension
roll and be entitled to receive a pension
as follows: In case such person has
reached the age of 81 years. s12 per month;
20 years, SIS per month; Is years or over
500 per month, and such pension shall COM
mence from the date of the filing Of the
application in the bureau of pensions after
the passage and approval of this act pro-
vided, that pensioners who are GO years Of
age or over and who are now receiving
pensions under existing laws or whose
claims are pending in the bureau of pen
sons may, by application to the commits
sloner of pensions in such form as ne may
prescribe receive the benefits of this act
and nothing herein contained shall prevent
sion from prosecuting his claim and receiv-
ing a pension under any other general or
special act; provided, that no person shall
receive a pension under any other law at
the same time or for the same period that
he is receiving a pension under the provi-
sions OF this act; provided further. that
no person who is now receiving or shall
hereafter receive a greater pension under
any other general or special law than he
would be entitled to receive under the pro-
visions herein shall be pensionable under
this act.
Sec. 2-That rank in the service shall not
be considered in applications filed hcreun-
der.
Sec. 3-That no pension attorney, claim
agent or other person shall be entitled to
receive any compensation for service rem
dered in presenting any claim to the bureau
of pensions or securing any pension under
this act"