Show SENATOR REED SMOOT SHOT PRAISED FOR HIS WORK gets pension i increased for widows of veterans veteran of civil war after hard fight the following from the national tribune of washington D C will be of great interest to the friends of senator reed smoot in this see section of he ekata to senator reed smoot 0 of utah th the a thanks of widows and their children and kin are due and will be given with a spontaneous earnestness that comes from the full ness of the heart senator smoot who is one of the most forceful and influential men in ili the senate went at this matter of increasing pensions of civil war widows with an earnestness and determination that would not accept rebuff of failure he has always been a real friend of the veterans erans and their widows and they are under deep obligations to him tor his constant and effective services in ili the past much mch and well as he lias has done in ili thelmet the past in ili this direction his present action far surpasses all previous efforts As soon as the war risks insurance bill came before congress senator smoot announced d distinctly 1 that it must contain some provision toward putting the pensions of the civil war on oil an all equality with those of the present war senator smoot was on oil the subcommittee of the finance committee with senators hoke smith ga and john sharp williams miss alliss he presented several amendments to the committee to raise civil war var pensions to the grade of those in the new bill these were all rejected by the subcommittee and then by the whole finance committee senator smoot gave them all distinct warning that lie ho would present these amendments personally without reference to the committees action and that there would be no na adjournment last saturday unless ali these se amendments or some of them were adopted the other senators know f from rom experience that senator smoot means what he says and that lie he has force of character enough to make his meaning win will the house adopted his amendment relating to the widows senator smoot presented all of the amendments which he had prepared they were all voted down a excepting de pt 1 n 9 that relating to the widows which obtained a small majority of 35 yeas to 32 nays all of the republicans voted yea and sena acors james ky colo husting wis lewis and pomerene ohio joined them to make a majority no republicans voted a senator smoot urged edall a his amendments with the great est force and earnestness and to his persistency and parliamentary skill is due the happy result for which he will be held in grateful remembrance as long as there is a veteran or a veterans widow alive |