Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-06
PENSIONS OF CLERKS
Resolution Offered Calling for
Information.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Senator Scott Stirs Up a Lively Con-
troversy.
STATE TROOPS NOT ON ROLLS
Withdrawal of Certain Public Lands
From Entry Proposed-Care
of Immigrants.
STATE TROOPS NOT ON ROLLS


ing a pension system for government
clerks was taken in the Senate yesterday
| Senator Cummins of Iowa offered a
| resolution directing the Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor to furnish to the Senate,
! from time to time, information in the pos
session Of the bureau Of labor relating to
| foreign and domestic retirement plans
| for government civil service and other in
dustrial employees, as rapidly as such in
| formation may be compiled.
There are pending before the commit
| tee on civil service and retrenchment
bills looking to the establishment Of some
| system OF retiring pay in order to in
| crease. IL possible, the efficiency of our
employees" explained Senator Cummins.
| 1.-THE Department Of Commerce and Labor
has collected a large amount of very valu-
able information respecting that subject.
1t has looked into the practice Of other
governments, as we'll as the practice Of
| private corporations, and this informa-
ton. am sure. will be very much desired
by the Senate and by the committee, OF
which happen to be chairman
| Senator Cummins asked for the imme-
diate consideration Of his resolution: but
| Senator Aldrich objected. declaring that
| 1t should be referred to COMMITTEES. It
was finally referred to Senator Cum
Minis committee.
Scott Stirs Up Controversy.
| Senator Scott stirred up lively con-
troversy when he introduced a resolu-
ton asking for information. He wanted
the Senate to direct the Secretary Of
| War to give information as to the num-
hAN ne
| the civil war the number OF telegra OH
ers and the number Of army volunteer
nurses not on the pension rolls OF the
government.
Sixteen senator's were in that great
war;" declared Senator Scott. Seven
Union army Younger men now coming
into the Senate. l fear. will not be in
| terested in the old soldiers and I want
to see what can be done to help them
while we older senators are still here
| When he asked for immediate consid-
Grafton Of the measure Senator CALM
ger jumped to his feet. He declared that
there are tens of thousands of so-called
| soldiers in the country who are not
on the pension rolls because they were
not mustered into the service.
The request for Information regarding
telegraphers not on the pension rolls,
| Senator Gallinger said, indicated that it
was to be preliminary to efforts to put
| SiiSAh VII LII iSAAS.
Not Soldiers, Says Gallinger.
''r.ey were not soldiers-not one of
| them," declared Senator Gallinger Eve
| might as well put on tho roll the team
| sters-the n en- who, when they were con-
veying on the battlefield ammunition and
provisions to our soldiers, exposed them
selves certainly to equal danger with the
telegraphers. 1t does seem to me there
| ought to be some limit even to an inquiry
regarding this matter.
IF We go into this matter of pension
ing nurses beyond what we have gone,
ever woman who cared for a soldier,
every old -ranmy In the south who gave
| little attention to a Union soldier, will
| only knows where we will stop in this
| matter Of gathering in people who claim
| to have done something in behalf Of
the Union cause during that terrible
war"
That there are only about $50 old
nurses who claim any recognition was
Senator SCOTS reply in regard to the
| nurses. He added that the state troops
| suffered all the hardships of the men who
were mustered into the service and should
| not be denied the privileges given to the
others.
| The resolution finally went to the COM
! mittee on military affairs.
Disposal of Public Lands.
Among the important legislative meas
ures presented yesterday was one by SEN
| ator Nelson for the classification, care
and disposal of public lands 1t author
| ICES the Secretary of the Interior to with
draw from entry all public lands for
! water power, forestry and irrigation until
Congress or the Secretary DEGREES to the
| contrary.
Senator Crawford presented a bill to au-
thorize the interstate commerce commits
sion to ascertain the value in money of
the property and franchises of every COM
mon carrier in the United States used in
ferred to the committee on interstate COM
merce.
| Senator Lodge introduced resolution
to authorize the postponement of the in
ternational congress Of hygiene and
demography. to have been held In this
city this year. to 1911 or 1912, and to
authorize the President to ask the gov.
ernor of each state to appoint a COM
! mittee of Ave to aid In making the ar
rangements for the congress
Care of Immigrants.
Senator Dillingham; presented a bill to
| carry out the recommendations Of the
immigration commission with regard to
steerage. conditions It provides for
United States surgeons, immigrant in
spectors and matrons on vessels carrying
| Immigrant. or emigrant passengers. The
bill provides also that there shall be at
least one immigrant inspector and one
matron of the United States immigration