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Show I TAFT TO 8ETTLE FIGHT, President Will End Controversy by Abolishing Two-Thirds of the Pension Agencies. Washington, Pee. 20. The pension appropriation bill was reported to the Sonato today carrying, $iriG.GS8,QQ0 This is $72,000 In oxecus of the amount of tho bill as it passed tho House, tho dlfforenco being represented by salaries salar-ies and expenses of tho elghteon pension pen-sion agencies throughout tho country, Thoro havo boon contosts botween tho Sonato and House, over tho pension agencies for tho last seven or eight years. It Is understood now that this fight will be eottled by Prosldent Taft who proposes to abolish all but about six of tho agencies and consolldato the work In larger districts than now ex 1st, Under this understanding tho Senate Sen-ate amendment probably will bo allowed al-lowed In the bill. , |