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Show ARMY AND NAVY UNION PASSES RESOLUTIONS PHJLADliJLPHrA. Sept. 10. At today's session of tho national encampment of tho Army and Navy Union resolutions pledging tho support of tho union to proposed pro-posed legislation affecting its members wcro adopted. Ono bill which was favored fa-vored provides for pensioning the widows and children of- veterans of the Spanish and Indian wars; another provides for tho graded retirement and pensioning of all sailors after ton yenrs of service, while a third calls for tho pensioning of anyone who served In tho Mexican or civil wars and was honorably discharged. It also was resolved to urge upon congress con-gress tho passage of a measure providing for tho rnUrninent and ponslonlng of all non-commissioned officers at tho ramo ago limit aa now applies to commissioned officers. |