The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-01-19
INTERESTING REPORT.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS.

| tsarae' fn stseh fhe acf Of she issh March,
1873 has been ereesfed. sye ye.
The Committee Oh Revolutionary PEN
s'ons, 10 WHOM Was referred the lesoiu.
ton OF the 18Th Instant. Report, Ia part,
That let'sr Was addressed 10 the Sec
retary ot war, relative to an enquiry into
the manner in which the law Of the 18th
March, 1918 has been executed; copy
ofNwhitls letier. and the reply Q: the Sec
rstary oS War, arc now iasd before the
House.
10 sa3 BON. ]. C.CAtuous ESQ.
Strrefay.o Of the Department etWar.
SIR - am instructed by the Com
mitlee on Revolutionary Pensions 10 ask
information relative to The (" manne, in
which the act Of the 18th March, 1918,
has been executed; ase-r,aining, as far us
may be- practicable, the class or classes Of
cases which 1t has been construed 10 en-
brace, and such as have been excluded
from its provisions ;---whether the ob-
jecto contemplated by its passage have
been, or probably will be. Effected by the
operations OF the law and, IL not. whcth-
cr it be susceptible of such amendments
as will insure the accomplishment. OK
those objects ;" Also, .sta,ement Of
the number of certificates of pension,
which have been issued under the said
Iaw; the number oI cases suspended
the number rejected, and the number Of
"pplicalions received that have not been
ac,ed upon"
lhave the hoi'or to be, very respectfully,
Your most obedicnt servant,
JosrPu BLoorriEtp, Chairman.
Congress HaN, December IL, 1919.
War Department, Dec. 22d 1919.
SiR:--in reply 10 your letter of the
18th instant, enquiring "into the man.
ner in which the act of the 18th March.
1918, has been executed; asccrtaining.
as far as may bc practicable, the class or
cllsscs ot cases which it has been corr
y=ss --.s- &c sts,c tjx-rs
excluded from its pfoyisions''---I hav1
he honor to enclose copy oi the regu-
iations which have been adopted by The
department to carry il into effect.
4 he act has invariably received strict
construction, hnd more have been intend
cd to be admitted, but those who under
such construction were believed to have
"served III the war Of the revolution uns
iii tie end thereof, or for the term Of nine
months or longer at any period q the
war, on the continental ts,ablishn tnt. /"
aud who were IN such "rcduecd cirS
cunstanccs in lite as 10 be id need of as4
,l,tauce from their countr, iof suppor !"
10 all OF winch facts, the oath of 'he parry,
and ,hc certificate oil the Judge, have been
required. Under which construction,
'he ioliowing classes Of applicants have
been excluded.
those who are not in sucli reduced
circumstances in life as to need assistance
romstheir country Tor support.
Those belonging TO the general civil
staff, the medical excepted. Under this
mead arc included qunret. masters not
nolding commissions in tho line. but act
ug under warrants from the head Of that
branch of the staff; wagon. masters and
eagouers; forage and barrack masters
artIiicers, such as carpenters. &c. I; bait
ieau- men, employed in the quarter mas
,cr's department, in the transportation Of
troops or military Stores.
Those who belonged to State troops,
| l. c. military fosets Of every description
.cting ,nd,r the authority of, or conn
missioncd by, the executive OF State,
and not by Congress, and those who be-
onged TO corp, tor local defence ; except
such as were recognized. by the old Con-
gre,s, a, being OH the continental estsb-
iishment.
| Those who served in privateers, trans.
ports, vessels bearing dispatches to for
| .,y,, countries. as vcll as rfrsors "a hO