The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-06-06

PENSION BILL. The new pension bill
recently passed 10y the Senate, was, on
Thursday last, passed ly the House of Rep
resentatlves without amendment, and now
only requires the Presidents signature 10
become law. Its principal provisions are
as follows:
Section provides, That each of the surviv.
ing officers, non-commss iOned officers, mus
clans, and soldiers, and Indian spies, who shall
have served in the continental line, &c, State
troops, volunteers, or militia, at one or more
Terms, period Of two years, during the war of
the Revolution, and who are not entitled to anv
benefit under the act for the relief of certain
surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution.
passed the fiiteenih day of May, 1923, bo au
lhorIzed TO receive, out Of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriately the amount
oil his iuli pay in the said line according to his
rank, but not exceeding i'm any case. the paw of
captain IN the said line /; such pay 10 commence
from the fourth day of March. 1881, and shall
continue during his natural life and that anv
such ofhcer, DC, who shall have served in the
continental line, State troops, volunteers, or mi
MA Term or terms in the whole less than the
ABOVE period, but not less than six months, shall
oe au'horized to receive, out of any unapproori.
lie, each, according TO his term of service. an
amount, bearing the same proportion TO the an.
nuity granted TO the same rank for the service
OF Two years, as his term Of service did to the
Term aforesaid: TO commence from the fourth
day of March, 1881.
sec. requires That no person receiving n
pension under any other act, shall be entitled In
.he peneht OF this act, unless he shall first re.
linquish his further claim to such pension
Sec. ) provides, That no foreign officer or
soldier shall be entitled to said paw, and ,ha, the
pay shall not be in any way transferable, or lia.
BILE TO attachment by any legal process whatever.
Sec. D extends the provisions Of the act 10
those who served in the naval service, during
the revolutionary war.
PENNSYLVANIA. Recent occurrences
justify the confident belief that the cleo
toral vote of Pennsylvania will inevitably.
be given in opposition to Gen. Jackson. If
so, who can predict the extent of its influ-
ence. Our political prospects are bright
ening, and, at no former period has there
been greater cause for exertiot on the part
OF the opponents of the present corrupt
and proAigate administration or stronger
reason to hope that, by reasonable exertion
it may he overthrown.
CATERPILLARs. We have, on no for
mer occasion noticed the fruit trees so uni.
versally overrun with caterpllars as the
present season. Aside from this circum
stance, the prospect for fruit, nipples espe-
cially, is remarkably good. We therefore
hope that our farmers may lie on the alert
and not suffer the bounties which otherwise
would be conferred on them by Providence.
to be lost for the want Of little care and
attention. A few hours would suffice TO
clear considerable orchard of these ma
RAIDERS, and, thus to save much valuable
fruit which must, otherwise, inevitably be
lost.
SILK WORMS EGGS. Persons wishing to
furnish themselves with Silk Worms Eggs.
for experiment, may have few hundreds.
each, gratuitously, by applying to ]. M.
Earle at this Office.
We are informed (although we have not
seen ~ that there is scandalous pamphlet
IN circulation in this town, without any i'm.
print. Under the circumstances we think
1t proper to say that it was not printed at
this office.