Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-25
SENATE TO CUT
PENSION BILL
Committee Faysrs adding
Only $12, 600, 900 TO Rolls.
~ ARTHUR W. DUNN.

Washington, Jan. 2.-TSpeciai.]-
Those old soldiers whose hopes wers
raised By the passage Of the Sulloway
pension bin In the house may be dis
appointed when the senate gets
through with the measure.
The senate committee is inclined to
materially change the bill and reduce
1t, Instead Of providing for pensions
which win increase the appropriation
by $46,000,O00 tho senate committee Il
considering a bill Of about $1O.0O0,O 0C
or &12,O OO 900, which Ii said to be more
In line with tho recommend
ed by the Grand Army.
II such a bill Il passed by the sen
ate there viii be 4 strong fight mads
in the house for the Sulloway bill. foI
the house members believe that the
only fault In that measure was that
1t did not 90 far enough. They really
wanted ! dollar q day pension bill for
old soldiers.
Halls esss Awful Abyss.
Several times during every session
Of congress. and especially near the end
Of each session, Senator Hale utters
weekly and often daily warnings about
tho awful abyss which the senate Is
approaching. More especially II he
concerned oyer the probability OF an
extra session OF congress ana uses
the words .4deplorable," disastrous, =
fearful and such Hike to picture the
calamity that would follow I called
session Of congress to attend to ma
tdonal business for which there IL NO
time In the present session
These warnings by the Mains sena-
tor year after year are amusing to
those who have heard them, although
every senator feels it his bounden duty
to look solemn and duly impressed
with all that Is said.
Just who win take Senator Hale's
place a. the signpost Of disaster can
not now be predicted. For a score Of
years no one has attempted to even
becone an undsrstudy, and perhaps
the senate viii allow the place to dis
appear with the retirement Of the
Maine senator.
Putting Down the War Scare.
Peace IL the prospect for many
years, according to the view Of nearly
every man In congress who has ex-
pressed an opinion on the subject.
Tho debates have shown that the ef-
forts to alarm the country have not
affected members Of congress who
handle the appropriations.
During one Of the discussions Con-
gresham Butler Of Pennsylvania re-
marked, sThere is no more danger OF
war than snow In August-not 4 par-
ticfs.D Butter Is one OF the Quakers
Id the house and naturally might be
d peace man, but he will be found
Supporting The plan 81 tive battle
cred.
Busy Days For Heveridgs.
With only SIX weeks OF senatorial
life ahead Of him, Senator Beverage
has much to do. He made Il minority
report against Lorimer and ID anxious
for a vote ON that case. He was the
author OF the original tariff commits
sion bill and Is particularly anxious
that It should beeome~a law.
He has been struggling for months
for tho passage Of bis bill known as
- ~1s.-evupon Diii, relating to pack
ages Of tobacco, but that measure has
been sleeping In the finance commit
tee. He N ono Of the most earnest
champions Of the resolution for the
election OF senators By direct vote Of
the people.
The Indiana senator has urged the
senate to have early action upon each
Of these important measures. but
everybody knows that d determined
minority Will be able to defeat all OF
them II flibustering tactics are EN-
ployed.
Opportunity For Du Point.
In the general scheme OF things in
the senate and even In looking forward
to all possible contingencies 1t was
never intended by those who direct the
destinies OK that mighty body that
Senator du Point Of Delaware would
become chairman OF the committee on
military affairs. But nothing IL quite
so uncertain as politics.
Hale leaves the senate aud Warren
must retire AZ chairman "a military
affairs to become chairman Of appro
p~riations. Scott and Buckley are de
feated. and Du Point is tile next mem
Der OF the military committee. The Del
aware senator has a splendid war rec
ord, il a West Point graduate aud Q
thorough military man in thought and
feeling.
He was in the senate four years be
fore he was even allowed to go or
the military committee. In fact, hs
never was given a good assignment III
to that time. 1t is quite possible tina
his connection with the Du Pont Pow
der company. from which the govern
ment buys a large amount OF powder
may have had something to do wifi