Pension Bills Vetoed

Washington, April 23. - The presidentas etoes of two pension bilis ta the widows f Peter H. Allabach and Charles B. ones. were laid before the senate at the pening of the session Wednesday. Galmger, chairman of the ponsion commitee, said he regretted that the president md seen fit to voto these bilis. Captain AHabach's military services were such hat he might have applied for a pension, ut did noc do so, owing to personal disnclination. While Jones was a photogapher yet he received a girn shot wound. esulting in total blindnoss during the ttack on Liongstreet's Unes. "The president refers to 'a trivial wound,' " said Gallinger. "I will not disuss and suggest what is my mind- that be message was written without a mowledge of the facts. The pension ommittee had not proceeded carelessly nd recklessly in favoring pensions." Palnier spoko of the embarrassments ttending cases in which the applicant lov a pension had not been formiilly enisted. "I hold," said Palmer, "that when a Itizen voluntarily associated himself with the military forces becomes de facto n the military service and if wounded he las the same moral right to a pension as auy one forrnaüy enlisted." The vetoes were referred to the pension ommittee. Mauy petitions came urging action in behalf of Bishop Diaz, arrested n Cuba, and a resolution by Bacon was adopted requesting the state department 'ov information as to the arrest and as to what steps had been taken toward the ecuring of an lmpartial trial. The senate by a vote of 38 yeas to L4 nays adopted the amendment to the Indian appropriation bill offered by Cockrell of Missouri providing that 50 per cent. of the appropriation for Indian contract schools should be appropriated in the jending bill for such schools.