The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
SERVICE PENSION
BILL IS PASSED
SHERWOOD ISSUE, HOWEVER, Is
AMENDED TWICE, AFTER
AN ALL.DAY BATTLE,
BELIEVED SENATE WILL KILT
Measure Would Add Upwards Of
100000 to Annual Expenditure.
Democrats Opposed to
Provision.

Washington, Dec. 10. - The Sher
wood service pension bill, which
would add upwards Of $4,000. 900 to
he government annual expenditure by
granting increased pensions to civil
lno Mexican war veterans on the
basis of length of service, was passed
~ the house despite the determined
opposition of many Democratic lead.
Rs.
Secretary OF the Interior Fisher esti.
mated that the bill would add s75,.
100000 to the pension roll if the 1000
veterans eligible take advantage OF
the increase.
The Republicans who voted with the
"a Democrats against the bill were
Gardner, Gillette and Mccall Of Mass.
achusetts. Hill of Connecticut, Kent
OF California, McCreary Of Pennsyl-
vanta, Payne of New York, and Utter
Of Rhode Island. Speaker Clark voted
with the majority of his party for tho
bill and Democratic Leader Under
wood and Fitzgerald of New York.
chairman of the appropriations com.
mittee voted against 1t.
The bill now goes to the senate
Senate leaders. however. will proceed
slo lily in the consideration and many
Democrats voted for the measure In
the belief that the senate would not
pass 1t.
The Sulloway age pension bill, pass.
cd by the house last spring, failed to
pass the senate at that time. This
Republican measure was offered I'm.
successfully in the house as a substi,
tute for the Sherwood bills. Scores
Of amendments were offered and a
hard, but unsuccessful fight, was made
to have straight 81 Il day pension
bill established without regard to
length of service of the veterans.
Sherwood Idea.
The Sherwood bill would establish
the following basis of pensions.
For service for 80 days to six
months SIS per month, from six to
nine months, $40 per month, from nine
months to one year $25 per month,
more than one year $50 per month.
Two important changes were made
In the Sherwood bill during the all
day battle over it. A Joint amendment
by Representatives Rauch of Indiana
and Cox of Ohio, struck out the pro-
vision denying entrance to federal SOL
diers home of veterans receiving more
than $25 month pension and ref,s-
ing to az home federal aid for the
support o. UGH pensioners.
The restriction against the payment
Of any pension to a veteran whose in.
come exceeds $1,000 year was voted
out on the motion Of Representative
Rucker Of Colorado.
The fight on the bill was waged
along political lines to considerable
extent and members Of each party
charged the other party with buncombe
In catering to the old soldiers. Rep
resentative Harrison of New York,
leading Democrat on the ways and
means committee, declared that the
bill knocks in the face all pretensionl
of administrative reform made by tho
Democratic party in the last cam
paign.
St. Paul OIL Man TestlfIes.
Joseph Bartles, president Of the
Bartles OIL company Of st. Paul, an
Independent concern, appeared before
the senate committee on interstate
commerce, of which Senator Clapp II
chairman, to tell Of the struggles
which the Independent concerns Of the
Northwest had experienced in Compel
ing with the Standard Oil company
and other similar organizations.
He said that he believed an effec
tive curb could be placed on concerns
like the Standard OIL company, II
congress would pass statute similar
to that now in force in Minnesota.
prohibiting the sale Of petroleum at
a price lower in one community than
in another. The Minnesota law was
explained in detail by Mr.. Bartles. and
his statements proved Of great inter
eat to the members of the commit.
tee.
Mr.. Bartles said that he thought a
statute similar to the one he had de-
scribed would also be applicable to
concerns dealing in other commodi-
ties.
urae AbrogatIon Of Treaty.
The house committee on foreign at.
fairs unanimously agreed upon the
sulzer resolution directing the immedi'
ate abrogation Of the 1882 treaty be-
tween the United States and Russia.
because OF the discrimination by Rus
sia against American Jewish citizens
in the recognition of passports.
| Bike Riders In Bad Spill.
New York, Dec. 13.-Six riders were
victims of one of the worst spills
which ever occurred here in six-day
race, at Madison Square Garden. The
tires on Eddie Roots bicycle explod.
ed and dropped him in front of 13