The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
Washington NEWS
CHARLES BROOKS SMITH

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. SIN
the large batch OF bills that went in
to- the hopper of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes on the first day Of the six
ty-fourth Congress, there were thir-
ty introduced by Congressman.at-
Large Howard Sutherland. Mr.. Suth.
erland arrived from his home at Ell
kins with his budget of bills prepar-
ed and he lost! no time in getting them
in early SO that they will stand near
the head of the list when they are TAX.
en- up In committee. 3tN-is.,l
The thirty bills introduced by! Mr..
Sutherland are as follows: s4's
"A bill granting pensions to the Of.
ficers and soldiers who served III the
West Virginia State troops in the
Civil War. M =;
"a bill granting pension to teams
tiers, bridge builders and railroad re.
pairers who were in the service of
the United States during the Civil
War.
t39. Private Pension Bills
A bill granting a pension to Ander.
son McCrum at the rate Of $50 a
month. Y
"A bill granting q pension to Lulu
IL. NYinans, widow OF Jeremiah Win.
ans, at the rate Of $S6 a month, 3
"A bill granting pension of Solo
mon P. Stalnaker at thefrate OF 1886
a month. ~ 81 I. +.
& "A bill granting a pension TO Joseph
Stevens at the rate of $36 a month";.
~ "A bill granting pension to- W. 4.
Mallow, at the rate of S36 ia month.
U "A bill granting a pension to Levi
Morris at the rate Of s36 a month.
A bill granting pension to Mary a.
Johnston, widow Of John w. Johnston,
at theRrate OF S12 a month. isss
"A bill granting a pension to Eliza.
beth Jordan, widow of William 4. Jor-
dan, at the rate Of SIG a month:
IA bill granting a pension to John
B. Vaines at the rate of S24 S~lmonth.
A bill granting a pensionito Edward
+. Jones at the rate of $50 "a month.
I'll A bill granting a pension to Clark
w. Heavier at the rate OF $50 a month.
A bill granting a pension to Joseph
Hartman at the rate Of is36 a month.
bill granting a pension to r. Roy
Handy at the rate Of $50 a month.
Increase Private Pensions *
A bill granting an increase of pen:
sion to ,stillmans Young at the rate of
$50 a month.
MA bill granting an increase Of pen.
sion to G. Ammon Stalnaker at the
rate of $50 a month. AZ "
"A bill granting an increase ofpen-
sion to Mary c. Smith, widow OF Isaac
Smith, at the rate of SIS a month. =.
"a bill granting an increase Of pen:
sion to Margaret ]. Roach, widow of
James A. Roach, at tho rate Of $25
a month. s 4 y!Ssl
A bill granting an increase Of pen
sion to Francis NJ. Cain at the ratio
of $50 a month. II .. q 81.
"a bill granting an increase Of pen.
sion to Alexander Reed at the rate
of $50 a month. "
A bill granting an increase of pen
sion to John H. Ferguson at the rate
Of S50la month. ID M it KS &
a. bill granting an increase, OF PEN
sion to William R. Cot at the rate of
$3.50 a month. " 5 I! + s
A bill granting an increase Of pen.
sion to Margaret J. tDovener, Swidow5of
D. B. Doyener, at the rate OF $50 "a
month.
A bill granting "a pension TO George
B. Douglass at the rate of SAC, aImonth.
To Clear vi Their Records q
Five bills are to clear up the mill
taryi records by; removing the charge
of desertion on the strength of sworn
testimony sumitted by and in behalf
Of: Thomas Simmons. John Murphy,
Joseprl 2. Inscoe. John B. Connolly,
and Solomon M Bennet.
a. Special Relief BIZ
& "a bill to reimburse Isaiah Stephens,
former postmaster at Mem echen, Mar:
shall county, for money and postal
stamps stolen by robbers November
~, 1910, amounting 10 s2070.5s,
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