Show GENERAL PENSION BILL PASSES HOUSE llOS WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 11 The 11 The house of or representatives Tuesday eda passed tho the Sullo- Sullo Wit way general pension bill blU which grants pensions raging from 1 1 to 36 36 a month to all alt soldiers o who served screed d ninety days das In Inthe time the civil war or sixty days lit the Mexican can enn war ar and who havo reached tho the age ate of or 6 62 years ears The me bill adds about a a. year eat to the thc pension lon roll There were comparatively few rew members who w were ere re not anxious for Cor an opportunity to pay to tho the old soldiers Tho The few cw who announced they were cre going to oppose the measure were equally anxious for an opportunity to explain wh why they thoy wore were doing so 80 Speaker Cannon himself took the floor At nt the tim clo close e of the debate debato and mode made an pl plea R. R for tor tho the passage of or tho the bill Th This bill was passed by 12 to 62 2 Opposition was as expressed by hy somo Bomo mem members rs on the ground round that that- Its terms wet wet-c too general It provides for the tho pensioning of all union soldiers ref regardless regardless regard regard- rd- rd Ic less of or disability the only requirement lining that they shall shan have attained tho the ago of or 6 62 years The Tho general scale of or pensions fixed In the new now bill according to ago age la is fl an as follows two Sixty years old 15 16 a R month 65 years rears 20 0 o a R. month 70 years ears 25 5 a month 76 6 years cars 36 a n month It Tt was declared by advocates of the bill that OO veterans were dying every twenty four hours |