Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1898, Page 11

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Burchell, 1325 F. 189 8—FOURTEEN THE C. AND C 0. CANAL Proposed Sale ust the Interest Held by as SS } APPREHENSION AMONG THE PEOPLE —— Power of Board of Public Works to Protect State. —— ERVATION OF os RE RIGHTS The fear that the Chesapeake and Ohio canal will be abandoned by reason of the possible purchase of the interests of the state of Maryland in it by the new Balti- more and Ohio Railway Company excites grave apprehension among the residents aleng the entire waterway from Washing- ton to Cumberl: ee as it is believed that should the iy become the owner, the closed and th means people taken away from them. A prominent Maryland lawyet who is well informed about the affairs of the canal, said “It is provid board of publ the authority canal of support of a large number cf will be law that whenever the . in the exercise of iin them by the con- stitution, shall determine to sell the state's interest in any or all works of internal im- provements, whether as a stockholder or a creditor, sealed proposals must be called for by newspaper advertisement for the space of sixty days, after which the yposals are to be opened publicly. If the prices offered are not sufficient, in the judgment of the members of the board, they shall have the power, and it shall be their duty to reject the bid or bids. “If no such sealed proposals are offered in angwer to the call, or if all the propo- sals are rejected, the board may dispose of the property at private sale, if it is thought wise, upon the best terms obtainable, rom this it will be seen that the board of public works is clothed with ample au- thority to protect the interests of the state. It can stand firmly in the way of any at- tempt to secure the canal at a figure not commensurate with the value of the prop- erty. vest Value of Property. “A gentleman who is familiar with the canal and its history has expressed the opinion that in his judgment the property is worth at least $3,000,000. The splendid tunnel mountain near Cumberland alone 000, Whether it is to be rway or used as a road- continue sd for a railroad, the property is regarded 1s too valuable to be allowed to be gobbled up at a mere song. “When the trustees, who were operating the canal under an order of Judge Alvey. petitioned Judge Stake, January 30, 184, for the ratification of an agre the Chesapeake and Ohio Transport Company, it was set forth that the com- pany waterway maintain and operate the t should be destroyed agreed te unl damaged by flood; to guarantee a net reve- ue of not less than $160,000 a year, and to make no change in toll charges. ition continued: ‘The mainta ng and gz the n n se with the increa “J d traffic. In 1888 the ca was more han self-supporting from traffic alone. The revenue that will be derived from further irerease of traffic will be net revenue. T canal is now in beiter con sa wate than ever before ranting the management ¢ trustees, Ju excellent ition and its useful- 1s an instrument of transportation is xg. The petition was signed by hn K. Cowen, Hugh L. Bond and Bryan, trustees. The Transportation Company. “The incorporators of the Chesapeake nsportation Company, which ‘opped out of t, were jikman, George D, Johnson, Warnecke and The di- Lora, H. ©. of Baltimor>; des of Cumberland and J. Law- own. ‘anal is the mort- in principal and and held by in- more and Ohio im that the ex- flood of 18s% and paid b: This is di f IS78, amounting. . to over $1,000,000, sndly to the F The trustees cl: repair after the penses of amounting to nearly $500,000, the a . are also a lien. the state. Then come the labor nd judgments, amounting to about One of the judgments is under- A to be eld by Gove nor Lownd $ executor, 5 aims W ht on the de by ndly to the ir ur persons the state amounts * interest, of ISH, bout lien on s of the canal, pon the 2 nds and the 1878 re- pair bonds actically in the same hands, an interest friendly to the Baltimore and Ohio. ef expre s point to the According ed in Baltimore, all indicatior ion of the canal by t railroad. policy will be with regard to the of course, known only officials, but, as there h good dea} alk about the 3 threat to the Baltimore and Ohio, sumed in some quart the acquiring the property is to extinguish it Iso remove “hat threat. ‘This policy would, of course, be bitterly deplored by that portion of western Mary- land which is dependent on the canal for n outlet to market, and they will doubtless object to any action by the state which would decrease transportation facilities.” Right Reserved. Another gentleman said: “Phe board of publie works has wisely reserved the right to reject all bids. There can be no object in making the sale unless is to get Something for its stock. n be no advantage whatever in neeling the state’s interest and ing them over to another without some valuable consideration. There seems to be tle traflic ¢ e canal at this time, less than three years from now the period for the operation »f the work by the trustees of the S44 bondholders wuil nd. At the present time tere seems to be no likelihood of any extension of that pe- and then the state, if it still holds on stock and mortgages, will be in a to insist upon a s: That the rty is valuable no one can doubt. Nhe board of public woris is to be trust- ed not to make any le which will promote the abandonment of this great work, so am- yortaht to the industries of the state and the prosperity of thousands of people. If it is sold let it go for a substantial consid- eration.” a Will of Jalia Ann Ross. The will of the late Julla Ann Ross, date? December 5, 1808, and naming the A.neri- ean Security and Trust Company executor, has been filed for probate. Bequests are made to Margaret Hurley Smith, a niece; Mary Van Riswick, Mary Murphy and Rey. J. M. O’Brien, pastor of St. Peter's Chureh. Conditional bequests are made to St. Peter's Church, the Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum for Boys, Se Ann's Infant Asylum and St. Vincent's Ore phan Asylum. | GOMPERS’ ANNUAL _ REPORT President of A. F. of L. Addresses Conven- tion at Kaneas City, He Takes Strong Position in Opposi- tion to the Holding of New Territories. In his annual report, read before the con- vention of the American Federation of La- bor at Kansas City yesterday, President Gompers said: During the year 208 charters were Issued direct-y from the American Federation of Labor. Of this number nine were granted to national and international unions as follows: Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Layers’ and Helper: International Union, Building Laborers’ International Protective Union of America, Interna- tional Brotherhood of Bookbinders, Interna- tional Weod Carvers’ Association of North America, Window Glass Flatteners’ Asso- ciation of North America, Window Glass Cutrers’ League of America, Amalgamated Society of Engineers, National Steel and Copper Plate Printers of the United States, Trunk and Bag Workers’ International Union of America. Twe ve charters wer issued to the following city central bodies Sacramento, EF Tenn.; Gal- veston, Texas z Fairmount, Ind.; Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.; Collinsville, mL; E 5 -: Sche- nectady Y.: Port Huron, Mich.; Blain, Iii; 2 charters to local trade’ unions and federal labor unions. There are now in direct affiliation with the American Federation of Labor: Nation- al and international unions (with 10.500 local unions attached), 67; state federation: lv: city central labor unions and_ trades assemblies, $2; local trade unions (having no nationals federal labor unions, 109. Regarding the question of legis ation for a general eight-hour law, he says: It is a question in my mind whether it is the part of wisdom on our part to urge Congr Secure more power on lines of leg! regarding the hours of labor until exerted the power it already has, imore especially since there is ground for the sus. picion that the one is used to hide opposi- tion to the other. It is only fair to say that Represé Lovering, the author of the constitutional amendment resolution, was neither indif- ferent nor antagonistic to our eight-hour pill, it has tative Washington for Headquarters. On the subject of headquarter: During the past year ticular dom of placing the headquarte: ington, D. C., not only by he s the wis: at Wash- has been fully demonstrated, the assistance promptly and easily rendered the legislative com- various hearings upon. bill sideration of cur sing or indifferent legisla- the opportunities to be of istance to promote or pretect more or to the of labor in matter of order: and work pending before the v riments. After paying a high tribute to the men who went to the front for the honor of the flag during the late war with Spain President Gompers says: Out of the war have grown questions of the most serious treatment to our people generally and of direct interest to the wage workers par- ticularly. Is it not strange that after en- on a war with Spain to obtain the om and independ of Cuba, now that victory has been achieved, the’ qu tion of Cuban independene> fs often scou were ardent and honest i om and are imp of country it is nd in the meantime for which they ha so valiantly, and war to them to ruthlessly taken from them. that when the A. F. of L. d inst the wisdom of annexing F s based upon the high principle a repu n institutions, well of the dangers with which thi sof our count would be threatened to the fruits e striven ‘or which to our subject of the we must not be I take It e, coolie slave contract labor. If our attitude upon that anestion was in line with the history, tradition nd prin- f our government, surely we cannot > wrong when we urge that it is a greater departure the institutions of our y and the principles upon which our frem government is based te take by force of arms a people fighting for independence If our interests as wage-earners were en- danzered by the annexation of an island with 10900) inhahita how much more is the danger in group of islands inhabited by 8,000,009 of people, perhaps nearer the condition of savages and bar- barians than land possessed by any other civilized nation on earth. Desirous of avoiding in this report 2 lenethy argument, I propose stating succinetly as possible the gronnds of our opposition to the so-called policy of im- perialism and expansion. Opposition to Expansion, We cannot annex the Philippines without a large increase in our standing army. A large standing army is repugnant to republican institutions and a menace to the liberty of our own people. If we annex the Philippines, we shall to conquer the Filipinos by the force » them what we right of self-gov- ms, and therel for ourselves- deny the nment We shall surrender the present safe and independent position by which we are guar- anteed the tranquillity and the fruits of peace, and force ourselves into European and Asiatic entanglements, implying war and the preparation for war. We shall become a militant instead of a peace-loving nation shall seek to conquer by the force s instead of by our own industry, id superior mentality and civil- hall be compelled to open the gat Chinese, Malays and slave laborers who may come from “our new possessions,” since the Constitution of the United States forbids the interdiction of the free entry of men and their products between our states and our territories. What Expansion Means. Expansion of trade abroad has for its basis the contraction of the stomachs of men, women and children at home. The policy of imperialism is a declaration that self-government has failed and that comme ization. We s and admit the the people cannot be trusted; that the dollar is of more consequence than man, and plutocracy and militarism nobler than humanity. The attempt to divert the attention of our people from the ills from which we suffer at home to foreign ques- tions will fail. The principles of liberty and justice have been imbibed by our people too many years to permit them to be cheat- ed out of their birthright. The institutions of our republic have taken root too deeply in the minds and hearts of our people to permit us to become a nation of conquerors or to dominate by force of arms a peopie struggling for liberty and independence. "The possessors of the wealth of our coun- try enjoy liberty and freedom, no matter where they may be or wherever they may go. It has always been the hewers of wood and the carriers of water, the wealth pro- ducers, whose mission it has been not only to struggie for freedom, but to be ever vigi- lant to maintain the liberty or freedom achieved; and it behooves the representa- tives of the grand army of labor, in conven- tion assemb.ed, to give vent to the alarm we feel from the dangers threatening us and our entire people, to enter our solemn and emphatic protest against what we al- ready feel, that with the success of the policy of imperialism the decadence of our Pepublie will have io dened set in, Artiste can now obtain Rowner's Famous English Water Colors if they will only ask their dealers for MORGAN ON THE CANAL The Debate Opened With a Two Hours Epeech. Mr. Turple Suggests Postponement Until the Report of the Commis- sion Can Be Read. Senator Morgan of Alabama spoke over two hours in the Senate yesterday after- noon in opening the debate on the Nicara- gua canal bill. He began his speech as The Star’s report of the Senate proceed- ings closed and during his remarks he answered a number of questions in rela- tion to the canal project put to him by senators. After Mr. Morgan called up the canal bill it was read in extenso. On behalf of the committee Mr. Morgan offered amend- ments to the bill. Mr. Tarple Suggests Postponement. Before Mr. Morgan took the floor Mr. Turpie offered as a suggestion to Mr. Mor- gan the advisability of postponing the con- sideration of the bill until after January 1. He called attention to the fact that the President in his message suggested that matters should remain in statu quo until the report of the canal commission w made. It was an open secret, he said, that the commission would report by the first of the new year. The report would deal with questions timely and vitally import- ant in connection with the bill. It would report officially upon the feasibility of the enterprise, the practicability of routes and the estimated expenditure. The work of the commission had cost a quarter of a million. Why not wait? Why go it blind? Mr. Morgan said that in the remarks he proposed to submit he thought he could satisfy the senator from Indiana and the Senate that it was unnecessary to defer the discussion of the subje The country, he had reached a conclusion upon this question and would not be satisfied, he thought, to see this session pass without the enactment of legislation which would secure the building of the canal. Mr. Morgan said th bill purported to be was an amendment to the char granted to the Maritime Canal Company February 20, 188). The right to amend that charter had been erved in the and the govern- ment, in creating th ny, Was com- mitted to an effort to carry into effect the ssions granted by Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It had not made itself liable, but it had committed itself through th company it had created. Nicaragua . and Costa Rica recognizsd what was the uni versal opinion of mankind, that the canal across the isthmus must be built under tha protection, control and management of some great maritime power. The terms of the Menocai-Cardenas concessions proved this. The two sovereign republics became parties to stock in the company when or- ganized, Nicaragua re pe 6 per cent of the paid-up stock and ta Rica 1 cent. They had w their sovereigr rights in favo: of the Congress of the United States. They had waived them for the benefit of their own countries in order to accomplish that without which they were the most minute, microscopic dots on the map of the world. We stood pledged that treaty with Nicaragua to protect the canal. Our armies must go there if the rights of the canal are invade Clayton-Rulwer Treaty. The rights of an exclusive character p 1 under the treaty of 1867 wers in v lation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. But seven years before Great Britain had pro- cured a treaty with Nicaragua identical in terms, so that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty had vanished into thin air by Great Brit- ain’s act. This bill dec t this meth- od of legislation was not in conflict with the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. ‘The question of British intervention was very remote. It was only conjured in the mind of thos: who doubted the wisdom of a canal. If taken, he had no ses be nse of the Senate wer doubt it would be in favor of a declaration that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was abro- gated. Th main difticy which con- fronted us arose out of the fact that when Cleveland withdrew the Frelinghuysen- Cabillo treaty he expressly took the ground that it established an entangling alliance lwer tre and violated the Clayton-L “Tt coul ad not viola n treaty tha deac d Mr. Morgan. ‘So that Cleveland, by his t diplomatic vi- against the judgment of Congress, gave tality to a treaty that was dead.”” A question w s to the language of the bill gu: the neutra ed such a Neutrality of the Canal. Mr. Hoar differed with Mr. Morgan. If the United States were war with Eng- land, and England should dispatch a hos- tile fleet to San Francisco, could that fleet pass through without interruption? asked Mr. Hoar. Did the statement in the bill a to the right of the United States to pro the canal in time of war give us the right the canal was not neutral? he asked. n said no nation would misun- and the. language of the bill, but he as willing to accept any ianguage that would make our right more fic. Mr. Hoar suggested that the c lating to the neutrality of the ca S$ to read: use re= al should cept as to th the United States. sald he would accept the senator should vote against the bill on this account. Mr. Morgan said the President, in whom Congress sq wisely and confidently in- trusted a fund of $50,600,000 to be used “at i cretion,” could certainly be trusted r and determine the Gbjections~ of Nicaragua or Costa Rica or the stockhold- ers of the Maritime Canal Company... Mr Morgan said his plea was a plea for action. This bill did not seek to build the canal; simply placed the question in the hands the President. In reply to a question, Mr. Morgan said that he did not believe it would be com- petent for the United States, independent of any corporation, to proceed ‘to the con- struction of the canal under the treaty of 1867. At the conclusion of Mr. Morgan's speech the Senate, at 5:10 p.m., adjourned. ——__-+e Petition in Bankraptey. A petition in voluntary bankruptcy has been filed by Llewellyn G. Estes, engaged in the manufacture of medicine at 704 14th street. Mr. Estes, in his petition, makes the usual statemen., in substance, that he owes debts, is unable to pay them, that he is willing to surrender all his estates and effects for the benefit of is creditors, and desires to obtain the benefit of the bank- ruptcy act. The claims amount to about $74,000, Woodward & Lothrop and Cook Brothers of this city being among the creditors. of —_—_——— Guensed He Was Guilty. <= A well-dressed young colored man named John W. Marsh was in the dock of Judge Scott's court’ this morning; charged with disorderly conduct on O street. “T guess I'm guilty,” he responded, w1 arraigned. ‘I went to an entertainme: last night, you know, and yo eee drank some wine and ane a idle ail ou know, judge, e time vane ope you wilt fe it's the first time I got tull thts ~ eae Policeman J. J. Smith the court of the man’s conanet aaa ‘on .the ‘street late last night. The judge's advice to Marsh was that the next time he goes to an entertain- ment he should let liquor alone A pen- ae of $5 or fifteen Gays on the farm was $ ‘MONEY FOR PENSIONS | $****"******2e5eese2e00" Commissioner Evans Estimates That $160,000,000 Will Be Needed. REVISION OF THE LAWS NECESSARY Commission to Make the Changes Suggested. MANY JUST CLAIMS WAITING a The United States expended last year $144,000,000 in round numbers for pensions alone. The commission2r of pensions es mates that it will take $150,000,000 to pay the pension claims during the next year. Every year since Garfield was a mem- ber of Congress the high-water mark of the pension 2xpenditures has been predict ed. But year after year, with startling regularity, the list has gone on increasing, until today, thirty-five years after the c of hostilities, the pension payments aggre- Bate the enormous sum of $14,000,000 an- nually. This is for p2nsions alone. To this sum must be added the expenses of the de- partment, aggregating in round numbers $5,000,000. The old soldier plays such an important art in the politics of this nation that Con- & is loath to take any action which could possibly be construed as detrimental to his inverests, and so year after year more per are added to the rolls, and more money 1s appropriated out of the ereasury. ‘Cnac the: ure unworthy cls ants, unlawful payments exten frauds in the pen no one aoubts. But how = the good from the bad, and how to adjust the pen- sion sysiem So. that on! wortny so!- aiers who fought to repubiic are generously pensioned 1s the desiaeratam of eve aucciouc man, Revision of the Laws Needed. ivery ©. who taken the trouble to investigat: the system realizes that the only way to adjust the pension business is to amend th: laws, and es- pecially the act of June It is pointed out with a great d rgumen- prce that Congress should imme- mend the kiws governing pe! and in nesd of orderly, s and without this the olutely powe hich ¢ The troub) aw. This is better illustrated t vorts of President Cle to cut down che pension roil duri t admin aon. Every method of e hostile interpretation of t cut down the pe d by the commissioner that time that he w roll of frauds. Yet with with all of his carecly made any on it, and with th- not be refused the sions at purge the list Ww All of even under the pruning knife. the nguccessful applicant that a istration are now clamormg for a r their cases and with of the law ful. A Proposed Commission. 1 difficult matter to get Cong: slate in pension affairs. Both 1 uiching each other li one takes the initiative i bill which can be a fr most of them must be if either champions a iny force of reas iegistation io the old paign will ring with its denunciation. There Is a way, however which all of this could be obviated and the pension laws so amended t - old soldier who foug! with honor Nd welcome the cha Create a pension commission, whos it shall be to examine the pension their et and indirect worki t sults, and repor the at Congress its lusion: with such recommendations for revisions and iments as s ‘his commiss and might b that matte! States are has been deg: of the Unit The pension roil nd millions of dollars ly to men and women Claim upon the coun- tation of the pension quest ery now and th h spot and the are being pai no who by, try. This is growing. out in a f pre it upjand for a ume te country ta ari surfeited with w: nd means t pension abuses. ‘om a careful ion of the pension laws it becomes apparent that it is more the interpretatioa ple cor: the actual meaning of them which aused most of the trouble. Proposed Changes. . The of 1 it is urged, should be ament to provide pensions only for hono ed soldiers who are seri- o nd permanently disabled for ve manual labor and without other me pf support than their own daily la- bor. The act of July 14, 1862, and quent enactmenis upon its lines, it is urged, should be amended s to grant pens only to off and rs who are disa- an contracted in wound: and who are without support than their own daily la- bor, And’ tis saie provision Should be mide in the case of widows of officers or soldiers who have died from effects of sease contracted in the mili- In short, the laws should be to authorize the payment of s only to those who need them. er_ amendmen e made to ex ing law should cover the c: of all pen- sioners alr enrolled, so that after an examination by the pension office each pen- loner not entitled under the law as amend- ed could be dropped. A prominent pension attorney recently stated that from an experience of twenty years in the pension business fully one- fourth of those enrolled could be dropped if pensions were made payable by law only to those who, being ot © entitled reason of military service, disability, ete. are without the means of obtaining a com- fortable support independent of their own daily labor. This same attorney argued that there are many thousands of pension- ers who own sufficient property to make them independent and many who are actu- ally wealthy, and that these men and women should be by law excluded from the benefits of the pension system. The Dependent Pension B: The original dependent pension _ bill, which was vetoed by President Cleveland, but afterward passed in June, 1890, allowed pensions only to those soldiers who, being dependent upon their own daily labor for support, were incapacitated from such la- bor by mental or physical disabilities, ete. This dependent clause was stricken out be- fore the bill passed as relating to soldiers, but left in as to widows. The reason is obvious. The shrewd political hand of the machine man was at work, and right well did it act. This law, and the law of 1862, it is urged, should both be amended so as to require that the disability should be of a serious as well as of a permanent na- ture, Many soldiers are pensioned for very slight disabilities, and it is urged that the act of March 2, 1896, which fixes a mini- mum rate at $6 per month under the act of 1862 should be amended as being excessive. Position ef Commissioner. ‘The most abused government official un- der any administration is the commissioner of pensions. If he carries out the law Boe Our Dress Suit at *25 you the same service—as any establishment. We make th a a a ee ee eo £ % 906 F a z any much money is usually many as you like. little each week or each mor sign and no interest charge in plain figures and you ca: stores. The Christmas rush wo Seebeefecteabeepeeteteetee is blamed through a rigid interpretation h Will be as perfect fitting—will look as handsome—will give to pay any other tailor many dollars more than our price—$25 Mertz and Mertz prices always make surpassing values—al- ways did, always will. Our method of tailoring keeps up a high standard of goodness on every garment that goes out of our ese Full Dress Suits of real En- glish Dress Refine Worsteds, coat lined with silk, with or with- out silk facings—the waistcoat will have silk back—and splen- didly tailored inside and outside from top to bottom. MERTZ & MERTZ, ens een the privilege by adding to prices. Grogan’ 817-819-821-823 7th St. N.W. Between H and I Streets, press. Tuesday, December 13. 1898. Full Dress Suit you would have 25. It Doesn’t Take Money to Buy Christmas Presents. That may sound strange to you, but it’s our inimense stock of househol hundreds of useful gifts that will be more acceptable to sensible person than the ted. a fact. In articles may be found “knick knacks” for which so Come here and choose as Your Credit is Good. All we ask is that you pay as rapidly as you're able—a nth. There are no notes to s. We don’t make you pay for Everything is marked n't find lower ones in the cash n't change our offer to make, line and lay all Carpets without extra charge. Mammoth S Credit House, re the of the n government and their the celal s who fail to get a pension, | cases publicly tried, and, if found worthy, nd if, 0} > other is liberal in | ed. It would stop imposture and pri AE fy et Soe Ca oS eS ea) | ee Ny yee punce the sans his interpretation he is blamed by @ i rolls of dishonest claimants and. ee who don’t get as much as - | all. it would bring to th on of ‘ “ rn 2 all, @ bring to the pension office a The commissioner of pen: t | character that upfair laws unwise ins trying and difficult p terpretations have alread i self unable to rectify = sd ecuiesged = laws and prevent fra = Diet RIE lation asiput spon tbe Visitation to Harm y Le - ppropriations are made, Last evening was the occasion of the vis- everybody takes a shy at the co itation of Grand Master W. W. Mill of pensions for being a harsh, cruel official, } 3) 1 eats oF pensions for Belle a Hay (ruc! otcial «companied hy. the other olficers of ths byes } Grand Lodge, to Harmony Lodge, No. 9, kept occup: ) at Odd Feiiows’ Hali, Navy Yard. This be a Gna ChicybOinvall ake ghne: Donte lak Aho Aphge Ak Seren grand master Bele Gas of c Pay | holds membership, the exercises were of ellie eae te i interesting character, and the decision: holding: ! very large. The nd officers of many suc aries | Were received in an appropriate manner by rior whose divergent vi * | the chairman, Wm. P. Allan, P. G. M., the catory acrobatics: on the other he j band playing “Hall to the Chief,” efter ti keep. within | which th: following program was rendered ions, 2 able to enough them. ‘The stands d nd dumb- founded. suspi > newspa- pers ery st way to cause the re- is to enforce it. This might be done with the pension laws, but it would bankrupt the government. Thousands of Good Claims. There are piled up in the pension office thousands of claims tejected by the last adminisiration, the majority of them per- fectly good under the law as it now stands. From all parts of the United Stat very claimants blaming the sioner of pensions for not adjudic claims. There i them if they were adjudicated. Congress is the responsible party and should be made to bear the brunt upon i own shoulders. 1f Congress will only as- sume its responsibility, pay the money that these claims demand, and then amend the commis- ting theis t enough money to pay laws and revise the pension under new restrictions, the government i have ion system which will reflect credit instead of dishonor. The friends of the old soldier, who want to make the pension list a roll of honor, believe it is an idle dream that this will ever happen. Congress will repeat itself, as history does, and will go on passing new laws, general and special, requiring large sums of money from the treasury, and then appropriate an inade- quate sum tO pay the pensioner: And there stands the commissioner of pensions, be he democrat or republican, facing an angry throng of disappointed men and women, the only wall between these unwise laws and national bankruptcy. Per- haps, after all, it would be wiser and more satisfactory for Congress .o break up the entire pension bureau and create a new machine, w! work would be at least just and incapable of permitting frauds. FE: Commissioner Bentley proposed a scheme to do away with the whole system of allow- ance of claims on ex parte evidence, by the establishment of circuit or traveling pen- sion courts, before whom the claimants and their witnesses should appear, the courts sitting from time to time in specified places. It is too much to require of the pension bureau,-operating in many instances thous- ands of miles from the home of a claimant, to pass upon and intelligently adjudicate claims. It ts not too much to ask, it is argued, that every claimant and every wit- ness should be brought face to face with Jin an excelent manner: Overture by the j bana, om by Mi essi2 Jost, pre~ sentation of an Odd Felow s ring to Broth- Lanham by the the lodge, escor G. Lowe, un pangled ann nding with thanks f the band, and effective address by s T. Lloyd of Missoui, and member of Lod. f Shelbyville; ss Laura V. John Cassiay dress by Mrs. i past noble grand, | Lodge 1; ptano solo Mr. Fulton | Carr, negro sermon by Mr. n Jost, pre- { | d master by in bel Grand f of Wr. band pla * the recipient r the gift; music resp by and Harr Sarah Naomi Rebekah sentation of a tribute of love and respect from the members of Harmony Lodge by Past Grand Master John W. Thompson to the grand master, Grand Master Millan re- sponding v feelingiy in accepting the gift; presentation of a bouquet of American ; | beauty to John B. Ward, deputy » by Grand Patriarch John L. to the orator of the evening and lady participants in the exercises The grand officers present, in addition to the grand master and deputy grand mas- ter, were Grand Warden J. G. Durfey, Grand Secretary Wm. R. Hunt, Grand Mar 2 Yoder, Grand Conductor H. 8. , Grand H>rald L. H. MeDade. nd consisted of the following mem- : Herman KaWlert, P. G.; Joohn F. Prosperi, n, Wm, Kepp- names failed to be Harmony Lodge was in eraber 14, 1839, and en e sixtieth year with bright prospects for the future. The mem- bership numbers 176, is owner of the hall in which they mect, and with a fair cash balance in the treasur: Grand Representative Rev. Fred A. Stier Was present, but failed to make his usual bow to the large company of ladies p ent, being interrupted by the committee on refreshments, who endeavored to please all present with an ample supply for the in- ner man. ie enema Sue by Next Frie: > Mary Mabe: King, Roberta King ant William King, by their next friend, Mary M King, have filed suit in equity against Florence King and Wiliam King. asking the court to make certain legacies contain- ed in the will of the late Henrietta King payable to the complainants, who are tn- fants in the eyes of the law.