Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL RIP0RT0 pApr

REFOLCTION 4RY PENSIONS
Inc committee on Revolutionary Pensions. to
whom was referred the resolution OF tn, 18th
Inst ant, Report. IN part, That a letter was
addressed to the oecrstar, of War. relative
to an enquiry iuto the manner in which the
law of The 18th MARCH 1878 has be en- execut
ed /; "A copy OF which letter, aud the reply of
the Secretary OF War, are now laid before
the House
10 fae Hon john c. Calhoun, Esq Secrstaru of
ne DPpdTtHtnt " Uar.
SIR: L I'm instruct d by the Committee on
ke,O.u'ionaiH Pensions to disk Informal OH re-
tai'Nt o the manner in viii, II the act of the
ieth March, 1918, has been executed ascer-
taiuing, az Tar as may he practicable, the class
or Classes OF Cases winch il has bern construed
10 embrace, and such as have been excluded
from lis provisions ;-whetler the objects
cohtsmpiatedbA its passage have been or pro.
hanly viii he, effected by the operations of
The law and, II not, whether II I've susceptible
OF snrh amendments as viii insure the ,c-
cemplSh'usnt of those objects -. Also. a
Siai+meuI oil The number of certiiicales of
pe''Nlon which have beea issued under the ga.
nav the lumber OF cases suspended the
number iej cted and the number OF appica-
"ons t'at nave NOT been acted upon.
Anase the honor 10 be. very respectfully,
Your most obedient servant.
JV>E!'h BLOOMFIELD, Chairman.
Congress Hall. Dec Ia. 1919.
Har Department. Dec % 1919.
DIR LII reply 10 your letter ut The l1th inst.
enquiriHg - into the manuer in which The act
o. 'he iSih match, 1915. has been executed;
ascertaining, as lar as may be practicable, the
ASS or classes OF cases which il has heen cOu-
sHueu W ehorace, anu Such as have been eX-
Guided from its provisions"-i have the honor
70 enclose copy OF the regulations which
nave oeen adopted by the department To carry
IL mo eject
lhe ACT hasinVariabiy received strict con-
ot,uciIon, ana none nave been intended TO he
auin''eu, out nose VINO under such construc-
'Lou were believed To have" served IN the war
~ y, ''e Ie'p,ni,oh "hlii TIE END thereof or tor
AZ an
ou y. "e war ON tie continental establish
inen' anu VINO were in such reduced circum
ssa"ceS III NE as 10 De III need OF assistance
irIh 'helr country tor support ;" TO all OF
"s.n '"t's, tue "dth o. me party and the Ger
Sut"te " me In"g', nave been requIred-
o"utI "Hictt construction. the following class.
esVt aPpHeahis nave bten excluded.
nose "n" arr. ut III such reduced circum
stances VA lie 20 "eed assistance from their
eourn"S ,or SnpiGEt
inong 1e'""eihS 10 ihe general civil staff, the
.' uiea' eA'epteu' ohdei thlS mead are Inc!ud
=; t"'i masters not h"ljI"@ commissions
81 ~ s'"e' u"t aC'uS unutF warrants from
ny, 20" 80 VI '''"l "'a"ch OF tne SIAN wagon
dSt'lo ""u wdSSohefS forage and Darrack
"l't'eV'S, Sueh as carpenters, &c.
u""ea" vi .'' tupioyeh Ia 'he quarter casters
ura' ''c'' w me transportation OF troops or
sr,S
- ~" "'lou@ea 10 stare troops, 1. e.
- 'o'.eS VI Every description acting
H. VIC "' 70 r 'y ~ OF co'hhisNloutd by,
Ine eHe'u'Ve oi >tate, anu not by Congress,
S o' WI" p"i'i'-s" 1" corps fof local de-
r." tArfft S"Ci as were recognized, by the
tj,,i , 90 oS'"s U" the continental eS-
UNIV VI
- ~ "' w" III ''hteets, transports,
~ 80, D'"''liS VI 'P"tc"es 10 'Oteign countries;
20. ~ a. PEI sous VINO SeIVeu 10 clVil capaci-
.s o, 80. " W. ,"''"''Ht vessels OF war, Nuch
II. "'S'N'' o<C' are dlso eNcluheN.
.. ' = t"oHe WHO, 'hous they served uine
~ ,. W." "o' 10 serve n"ut one ebiisiinenf.
,eLathey ths 10 pa't " Your enquiry,
oas.,,,, b,ye - . 20 ouieunP,ateu ny us
- '' ~ "eE"' W Pi oDdoiy WIN ne, erect
-; ga. Pe'atlohn OF Tue Law ana, a. not,
NJ Iii ,r uS - P.1o'e vi Hurh amendments
ti, . -, RI, n'e accompaniment OF those
SyIo 90, ;,anIG p'pper 10 CONSIDER 'hoSe
\, ~ 80 *" W VIZ "e,Ith'tsu ny The act
- IL "a, IiH'aCtefs ISL, " het"ei they
cJ 1t "eHn.IPt'"" vi p'fsohS' dhu per-
800 I it, ni,"'nIS OF naV"l service as IS
IN, ara i liz -, ,, ' 't,u -N', " he'he'
81 %,ch ~ rn,.' OF ne a. 10 proper
~ "hcn congress intended. IL ~ believed
ti n,'"ri i''e n'si utSci ifuon, the OBJECT or
-, -, , '"o Desn tnccteu al" thht very ie"
l. Ted ,L., ,,,,, '.'l 80 i " t1VNe IL ~
- -, =, -" 49,. VI wy rev. nave proved
81 -, IL EIedt pains nave DeelI
cnnlJ So, ,i ca ~ u'e u1'ahents "hich
dssIro,.d ~. 81, p% tV ~ .MoSt NhIch were
AID ,yin, - 60. a, ,,ihc' was O"fht
go; "a ,a,,t ,L ~, -" ~ NPonuehcc was
81 , vi, ~" oH'r"'lF'S OF 'ne iifina'
ntcse,yeJ ~, Ii''. 'op ii w 'nn'e WIG" ere
S,a.n. W. ,, 80 49, d"SYe, % tn'H respective
.nartnrnt have been s,,mri,oI '"o-e '' NV Ht-
l.. taa,' 49, -'I'I'itt"' 'Vl''! CTiH. ION
n vIt, ne r,onsr hs,' 70 VI ~ P,o"' VI ee, wee
occa.ionu sr,rts ,yero ,1,,, w ','Gt a, n'>''
mtntn, tho rL,,.c, of c.",' 'e' ~ ~ W tei-
corus aud com 49,, 49, ,t e-''le"tS %
vlic,, ow rnii e,'.r;r, 'o"s'ut,su continental
where .uc,, srror. ~. has, - ~ " W 30 Nv
have been cotfectr,l aud ,os 10y
admitted have bp.,, dr1,ned fron H.. H., ~