Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-28
TWENTIETH CONGRESS-, ST SESSION.
Friday, .aprH25, 1925
IL SENATE.
rtcr same preliminary business:


Onmo,iop Of Mr. Woodbury. the bin providing
rnr certain Surviving officers OF The Revolution
was taken up. Thu following substitute 10" The
original bill reported BY The Committee on The
sub being before the Senate:
assertion l. That each Of The surviving CH.>
GERS Of the Army Of the Revolution IN he con-
tinental lne " no was entitled to hail pay by The
resolve of October 2lsl, 1880, be authorized 20
receive nut of anv money in The Treasury, mol
otherwise appropriated. the amount oil MS iuli
paw in said line, 10 being on the-lay Ok
10 continue during his natural life.
sSrs ton 3. That whenever any OF the SAID
off;cers s. recei, ed money OF he United States
as nensioner, since the-day o!-aforf-
said. the sum so received Shall be deducted from
VIVA, said officer would otherwise be entitled 10
under the FIRST section Of this act, and any pen.
SION TO which said officer is now enti,ed, shall
cease after The passage Of this act.
"Seclion s. Thar every surviving soldier IN
said army, ard non-commissionrd othcrr, VINO
enlisted therein for and during the war, and
continued in the service until its termination,
and thereby became entitled TO receive i reward
Of $50 under the resolve Of Congress, passed
Nav IS, I77s, shall b. entitled to receive his
money in the Treasury, rot otherwise apPropi>
linue during his natural life.
"Sec. 4. That the pay allowed by this act
shall, under the direction Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, De paid TO the officer or soldier
entitled thereto, or L. the authorized Attorney,
| al such places and days rs SAID Secret airy may
| direct. and that nc foreign officer shall be en-
titled 20 said pay, nor shall any other or soil
der receive the same, until he furnish 10 SAID
Secretary satisfactory evidence that he Is en-
titled to the same, in conformity TO the pfou-
sion, Of this act, aud the pay allowed by THIS
act shall not i'll any way, be transferable "r IIa-
bic 10 attachment levy, or seizure, by any legal
process whatever, but shall cnure wholly to The
personal benefit Of the officer or soldier entitled
to the same by this act.
SEC. 5. That so much Of said pay as accru-
ed by the provisions Of this act before the --
day Of -, shall be paid 10 toe officers an!
| soldiers entitled 10 the same, as soon as may
be in the manner, and ander the provisions, be-
lore mentioned: and the pay which shall accrue
after The -- day Of - Shall be paid seml-
annually, in like manner, and under the same
provisions"
Several amendments to the substitute propos-
ed by the committee, were then proposed; and
the question being on filling the blank with the
"Sd Mar h, 1885,
Mr. Bell rnovcc. to fill the blanks in the bill
with Esd March, 1928" and spoke briefly in
opp ,sition TO carrying the pensions OF the
claimants back.
The Chair stated that the question must be
first taken on the motion to fill the blanks with
Mr.. Macon spoke in reply TO the remarks OF
M. Webster, when the question being Put on
filing The blanks wiIh"3d March, 1926" il was
decided III the affirmative as follows:
Yeas 90. NAYS 49,
Mr.. Chandler moved 10 amend the Sd Sec
lion, so as to continc the operation of the bill
10 soldiers and non commissioned officers who
had served three years, or during the war, and
had been honoraDly discharged.
MIR. Macon moved to lay the bill upon the ia
! bic, which was rejected, % to 20.
! Mr. Oh ndltr explained The object OF his
motion, and asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
MIR. Woodbury. made few remarks, when
the question being pur, Mr.. Chambers amend
men, was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas 81. Nays IL.
Mr. Chandler them moved 10 amend The bill
by adding provso, that no officer or soldier
on the Pension List shall be entitled to the ben
cfts Of this bill Adopted
Mr.. Woodbury. uff:red proviso to the
third section, that no officer, under this bill
| AiisIi Ot FhtltItu " TcCtIVe q larger sum Than
the full pay OF Captain Of The line Adopted
Several other amendments were offered and
| rejected, and several Others were adopted,
Mr.. Bell then moved 10 amend, BY striking
out III" words "fuI pay" aud Inserting instead,
"ha!f pay" on which tie yeas and nays having
bern ordered; the ques ion was taken and de-
cided in The negative by the following vote:
Yeas 81. Nays %.
On motion Of Mr. Van Buren,, the bill was
ordered 10 lie on the table, and be printed as
| amended.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,:
The House was engaged nearly the whole
day in the consideration of private bills, de-
| tailed report Of which would be undressing
TO readers.
The bill for the relief Of Richard Taylor was
discussed in committee, reported, aud passed
The bill for the relief Of The representatives of
John p. Cox, which had been before Conp,rss
session after session, was RI jeo ted. The Com
mltlee on the rrcent outlay Obtained leave to
SIT during the sessions oi the House Mr.