The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
LATE PASSES BILL GIVING
MORE MONEY TO OFFICERS
AND MEN.
,ssse Ranges From 5 to 20 per Cent
officers and 40 per Cent for En-
,.-.od Men-Widows and Orphans
o,+ed Six Months Allowance
,.er Death of Military Men.


hill was passed by the senate yes
,,.dav The bill provides for army Of
soors q graded increase of pay rang
;,g from per cent for lieutenant gen.
rails to 20 per cent for junior officers.
:, also provides that the average pay
Of enlisted men of the army as now
established be increased 40 per cent"
This amendment, suggested by Mr..
c,,berson of Texas, takes away the
discretion of the president in fixing
tho nay of soldiers.
senator Scott read a letter from a
,orter who stated that army officers
nov per cent per month to have their
diaries discounted because their in
comes are too small.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
bacon and adopted giving six months
nav TO the families of officers and en-
listed men upon their death.
The navy pay bill, equalizing the
nav of officers of the navy and marine
corps with the pay of officers of the
army was ordered favorably reported
70 tbe house by the committee on ma
val affairs.
That committee also agreed to re-
mort favorably the bill extending to
rear admirals who were retired by the
massage of the naval personnel act in
1899 the benefits of that act whereby
the rate of their retired pay will be
increased.
An agreement was reached by the
committee to report favorably the ma
val militia bill introduced by Chair
man Foss, which gives the navy de-
partment control over the naval mill
tia.
Depew Defends Wall Street.
Mr.. Depew of New York spoke at
length in favor Of the pending curren-
cy bill. He declared that there was as
little stock gambling in New York as
in any other city. Ill-considered and
hasty state legislation, he said, had
had much to do with the panic. He
personally favored a general recasting
of our financial system, but realizing
that that could not be done at present
was willing to accept as temporary
relief the Aldrich bill, makeshift
though it was.
The confirmation of Alfred M. Colts
chalk of New York to be consul gen.
eral at large was confirmed by the
senate He has been consul at Mex
leo City.
Without discussion or division, the
house yesterday adopted a resolution
brought in by the committee on rules
providing for the appointment of a
committee to investigate the charges
made by Congressman Lilley to the
effect that the Electric Boat Company
OF New Jersey had engaged in an eff
fort to corruptly influence members
of the house.
Resolution Is Sweeping.
The resolution is sweeping in it's
character and gives the committee au-
thority to call for the Electric Boat
Company's check books and all papers
IN their possession which may have
any bearing on the investigations.
In reply to questions Mr.. Lilley re-
fused to give the names of members
VINO, he claimed, had received from the
Electric Boat Company large sums of
money for campaign purposes, or of
members against whom large sums
nad been spent to accomplish their de-
Ieat. Mr.. Lilley stated, in reply to a
question by Mr.. Dalzell, that he ex-
pected to prove that wrongful meth
oos had been used by the Electric
BOAT Company to secure legislation by
innuenclng members of congress. He
iurther said that his statements were
nut vague ones; that they have been
constantly and continuously in the air
ier about fifteen years, and that he
sould be very glad to indicate the par
ocular parties as soon as the resolu-
',on OF inquiry should be passed and
lne committee named.
AHS ue examination OF MT. Lii
iey' Speaker Cannon asked: do you
a.iege corrupt action against members
VI The present congress?"
allege just what my document
says replied Mr.. Lilley.
Mr.. Dalzell asked: will you state
'ne names of individuals who have
eorrupted or attempted to corrupt
members of congress?"
Ihey are using wrongful methods
~ almost every members district who
served replied Mr.. Lilley.
Gives an Illustration.
Mr.. Lilley gave the committee an IL
-uStratlon of an attempt that had been
nade to induce him to vote for the
submarines, and said:
Inc Electric Boat Company has
oeen a stencil in the nostrils of the
iH :. for years, and, in my opinion,
:. :. mas done more to corrupt legislation
Ian all other corporations on earth.
;. 'nihk the membership of the house
- ol the very highest quality and that
nes are the best men, usually, in the
20: s.iicts from which they come, but
Vim flock of 1913 here it would be
udnSe II there were not Some sheen