The National tribune., 1909-12-30
NATIONAL TRIBUNE g:
PENSION BILL.

E. E. Ramsey, OF CnarieS Albright
Post, Three Springs, Pa, thinks The
National Tribune bill all right except
the section concerning widows. He
thinks that This should be amended to
| give all soldiers widows q pension
whose husbands have died since June
| 81, 1890. Those who have remarked he
believes should be allowed a pension
| from the time of their husbands death.
At regular meeting of Fred c.. Ward
Post, of Altoona, Pa, The National
| Tribune bill was indorsed without dis
senting vote. The Adjutant of the Post
was instructed to write to John NJ. Rey-
noldS, member of Congress from that
district, concerning the action of the
Post, and to urge him to do all in his
power TO pass the bill
Reeves Coulter, Dividing Creek, N j..
hopes The National Tribune bill will
pass just as it is.
Cornelius J. Stewart, Cullman, Ala,
indorses The National Tribune bill, but
he wants it amended to include the 9Th
u S. Vols, who enlisted out of Camp
Douglas March 80, 1865, and went west
to fight the Indians. He says that all
the bills that have been passed have
omitted that regiment, and he wants
The National Tribune to do all that it
can to have the regiment included in
its bill.
At a regular meeting of E. r. S.
Candy Post. Department of Texas. Nov.
6, a resolution was unanimously adopt
ed heartily indorsing The National Trib-
une bill.
Republic Post, 219, Republic, Mo-, at
la recent meeting by unanimous vote
annrnV11 Tho National Tri y; nd
also passed resolutions requesting their
members of Congress to take early ac-
ton to have it become law. The reso-
lutions were signed by c. II. Anderson,
Commander, and ]. e. Decker, Adju-
tant.
Frank c. Corbitt Post, of Marshfield,
Mo, at its recent meeting heartily in
dorsed The National Tribune bill, stat
ing that it believed that all old soldiers
should stand shoulder to shoulder and
work for and do all possible to get the
Dill thru, as we worked for the subduing
of the rebels from 81 to '65. The peti-
ton Is signed by 19 members of the
Post.
Jonathan Quick, acting for CoquiIle
Post, 20, Department of oregon, writes
that at regular meeting of that Post
on Nov The National Tribune bill
was unanimously indorsed. and that
other Posts in the Department also
asked their members of Congress to
work Tor the passage of the bill.
Ed Matteson, of Shell Lake. Wis.
fears that The National Tribune bill
altho good one, will not helm those
VINO enlisted in the last call for $4,000
men for one year or during the war
This was in '64 and 'G5, he saws. and
those w1n enlisted i,n Il
war, but when they were discharged
had not been in the service 80 days. He
had hoped that the next pension bill
would be of some ass Stance to comrades
of that enlistment.
Myron T. Spencer, 5th Mich. San
Diego, Cal, thinks The National Trib-
une bill the best yet. and all the com
rades he has talked with think the
same. He is going to work for it, and
get others to do the same.
Wilson Post, Geneva, Neb., unani-
mously indorses The National Tribune
bill.
Barbor Post, Stroud, Okla, indorses
The National Tribune bill, and urges
the passage of the same, as the com
rades of the West are most of them
past the age for manual labor and need
this increase OF pension.
Commander Anthony Smith. of Kuy-
Kendall Post, SO, West Virginia, sends
TO The National Tribune it's unanimous
Endorsement of the pension bill.
w. III. Downing Post, 247, Antwerp,
o., writes: THE National Tribune age
pension bill was unanimously approved,
and 1t was also resolved that the bill Is
good enough as it is. Don't amend. Let
wen enough alone" Signed w. T. FIeck,
Adjutant.