| Show u PRESIDENTS r f l t OLD L LAb AGE Ab PENSION l ORDER The Tue Senate Discussed It for Three Hours but Did Nothing InThe in hi inThe The fhe Matter 1 CARMACK WAS AGAINST IT Said no Authority for it Existed foraker Thought It Both loth Wise And Prudent Washington March senate today tollay for throe three hours discussed tho the recent order of the tho pension bureau bureal making old age an or evidence of disability ity It and then passed the District of ot Columbia Co lumbia bill The rho discussion of 0 the tho pension order ordera offered was WOl a based on tho the resolution some Homo days daya ago by b Mr Ir Carmack dl reeling the tho committee on Judiciary to Inquire Into the authority of the executive tive tIO branch bronch of ot the tho government to make such an on a order Mr Carmack contended that thal no such Buch authority exists but several can senators argued that tho the order was In line Une with the regulation Issued by Judge Lochren commissioner of pensions under Mr Cleveland fixing 65 years of ago ngo as us an ott evidence ot of Infirm Infirmity ity tt It They The also iso declared that the new now order would have ha I only the effect of af at fording lording prima fade facia evidence of disability ity anti and not hot that tha t of giving 81 a pension tension solely because the age liKe of ot 62 years had beetS beert reached by the pension cant Mr Ir Foraker asked If It was not true truo that Mr Ir Cleveland had Issued n a simi similar lar har order In regard to Mexican pen I but Mr Ir Insisted In that tho the action on Mexican pensions pen lons was Willi the result of ot legislation und and not of or an nn executive order Mr Carmack admitted In response to suggestions from Ironi Mr McCumber and Mr 1011 Aldrich that the tho first OrBI step stell fixing old age was nn an evidence of ot disability d had been taken token by Mr Cleveland Hut he ho said that does docs not help the case CUBI I admit that the first violation of the law In this respect occurred nt at that time lIne The order In that case was wu how however over ever comparatively reasonable and the precedent t has Ins been violently seized upon by b tho the present occupant of the White House to extend ext nd tho the practise Mr Ir McCumber chairman of ot the tho com coat on pensions said that the pres present ent nt practise Is to assume disability at al atthe atthe the age of CD 65 lie He contended that nc no according cording to the order ardor the fact tact that a n man has ban reached the age of ot 62 years 1 I is taken laken only as prIma facie fade evidence of disability I ity I do 10 not no think tho the order nary nor sold said Mr In conclusion On 01 the contrary I consider It wise and prudent and I 2 believe bellevo that the president pre president lI dent the tho secretary of ot the tho Interior the commissioner of tensions pensions and all nil who had anything to do with It are entitled to much credit The pension question was held aside and the District of Columbia lion bill was n ns passed after a n little die dis discussion of ot amendments |
