Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-26
ANDREWS HELPS
OLD BOATSNA|N
Persistent w ork
Secured Him a
Pension
TOOK NO TURN Down
Was a Hard Fight From the
Start Four Years Ago to
Very Finish.
Special to the New Mexican.

gate to Congress w. H. Andrews mas
made another remarkable record, IN
winning the fight for a pension for
a New Mexico veteran after repeated
efforts in two Congresses had failed.
More than four years ago while cam
paigning in Lincoln county with Col
.onel George W. Prichard the delegate
was informed by the latter OF an old
veteran who had served in the Uni
ted States Navy nearly 36 years and
was living at White Oaks with his
daughter. 1t appears that the term
OF his last enlistment ran out about
two years before the present retire.
ment law was enacted placing officers
and enlisted men on the retired list
who had served at least 30 years in
the navy of the United States and ne
could therefore not avail himself OF
the generous provisions Of that act.
1t required special act Of Congress
to place him on the retired list with
part pay and allowances. Delegate An
drews therefore introduced a bill to
that effect in the 59th Congress, but
the committee to which it was re-
ferred turned it down because there
were scores Of other claimants from
the states in the same fix as the old
veteran at White Oaks, whose name,
by the way, Is John G. Crowley. But
Delegate Andrews was undismayed
and re-introduced the bill in the Goth
Congress and in the final session got
it through after hard work and worry.
But one more obstacle was to be ov-
ercome. 1t was known that the Pres
ident was dead set against the meas
ure and the Navy Department even
urged tht President to veto the bill.
But Delegate Andrews went to Pres
ident Roosevelt with a frank state
ment Of the case and told him Of the
services OF Crowley and the President
signed it, especially after the dele.
gate told him that Crowley had been
a bOatsWain. The matter had to be
followed through the departments
then, and now, finally Boatswain
Crowley will receive regularly his
pension of $55.27 month as the
following letter from j. E. Pillsbury,
chief Of the bureau of navigation Of
the Navy Department indicates: .
Hon. w. H. Andrews, Washington.
Sir-I beg to advise you that the
bureau yesterday received the deci-
sion of the Comptroller of the Treas
ury-which was requested by the de.
partment on April 26-on the ques-
tion Of Crowley's pay on the retired
list. The comptroller decided that
Crowley's pay thereon shall be $50.25
per month. Accordingly, the bureau
has this day instructed the pay off,
Ger of the U. s. Naval Home, Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania, whom Crowley
has chosen as his pay officer, to take
up his accounts on the retired list
of enlisted men from February 6, 1909,
date of passage OF the act of Con-
gress, and the bureau has no doubt
that Crowley will at an early date ~.
ceive his first payment on the re-
tired list.
Very truly yours,
]. E. PILLSBURY,
Chief Of Bureau.
Census Director Resigns.
Washington, May 26.-S. N. D.|
North, director Of the census, rendered
his resignation and it was accepted
today. E. Dana Durand, deputy COM
missioner Of corporations, has been
nominated to succeed North. North's
resignation Is the direct result Of his