Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
TIE ABOUT FIGURES
DISPUTE
Republicans Say it Will Add Seven
ty-Five Millions to Roll.
MANY FAVOR sUILowAY BILL
This Passed House Last Session, bet
Was Lost in Senate.
MAINE BLOWN FPoN ovTHoy
JOiht ARMS RId NSvE E's,ra MAErS
Tts Rchcrt after SVcAHE~ti"h
Lasting Zee Bcvs-S,
Months.

NSttIEuTOH, Dec a-TSs fgLt 10
establish a general service pension OF 3
dRy FOR uriur veterans Of tho c!yh Wsr
UpnnAd tn the houss Of Representatives
t1Gnc vhSi representative Ndair OF ;u-
stare ,Gils.l up the aSerwood 5,; In
uodlosC act AI'rG.
i'cpv alcsn I.AAAsr Mann obieeted 60
:iNiuc Guy ;iuo liia. and the house
hessn csns'dsrH;:9a CT the measure. with
the prospect OF d long and vigorous de-
bate. a sharp alteration developed be-
tween former Speaker Cannon and Mr..
Adair, the former demanding. an assur-
ancs that the Sherwood bill would pass
tho senate and the Subway bill would
not.
we have gained that belief from
talking with senator's" said Mr., Adair,
hut no refused Mr. Cannon's demand for
names, Partisans of the Sherwood bill
whooped and yelleG when Mr.. Adair de-
clared that Mr.. Cannon, when speaker,
had refused to allow senator's names 10
be mentioned on tho floor OF the house.
Mr. Adair estimated that the Sherwood
bill would add &S4,OO0,OOO to the annual
pension budget and denied the charge
that II would cost S75,OOO,OOO a year
II have the proof here that It will"
shouted Mr.. Anderson OF Ohio.
Many members evidenced purpose to
vote for the sulloway age pension bill.
which provides a maximum OF $50 a
month at the age OF as. This bill passed
the house last winter, but was lost in
the senate. MIR. Adair claimed that it's
substitution would defeat pension legls-
lation at this session.
Maine blown from OUTSIDE.
The battleship Maine was blown up ia
Havana harbor by an explosion from tho
outside. THIS Is thu gist Of p short
statement issued by the Navy department
today, based ON findings mado by thr
4 Joint army and navy board which spent
seesrai tnbiiths IN Havana harbor inves-
tlgatlng the wreck.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Nreeland.
president Of the Maine investigating
board, had short Jalk with President
TAFT today before the session OF thu
cabinet The statement follows:
"The board finds that tho injuries u
the bottom Of the Maine were caused hy
the explosion OF charge OF low form ..
explosives exterior 10 the ship bstwesP
frames 2S and 81, sttake u, portslds. 4'h.A
resulted IN ignltinS and exploding thS
contents Of the six-lhoh reserve msgeVtrs
Alan, said contents including iArSs
quantity OF black powder. The more Or
less complete explosion Of the contents OF
the remaining forward magazine followed
The magazine explosion resulted in the
destruction OF the vessel"
House Asks About Reciprocity.
The house. by resolution, called OF
President Taft today for information as
to whether the paper and pulp section Of
tho Canadian reciprocity bill is now In
force and what other nations arc de-
manding the same concessions given 10
Canada.
The paper and pulp section OF the
reciprocity blu became effective even
though the reciprocity agreement was re-
jected by Canada.
The resolution drawn by Representative
Harrison OF New York and endorsed by
the ways and mea Is committee asks for
full Information as 10 ths present 0pera.
tion Of the pulp and paper tariff.