The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-04
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
MORNING, OCTOBER 4, is4s
SOLDIER Bounty Lands.

the least possible delay.
Patriotic men in every State of the Union participated
that honorable service, and entitled to its reward
After their discharge they have returned to their homes,
and are now dispersed throughout country. These
circumstances have presume, caused the soldiers TO
transmit their papers 10 the Commissioner of Pensions
generally through the hands of agents, and the agents
of course eager to commend themselves for the employ
ment by expedtng the settlement of the confded
10 them.
We have observed in some of the public prints com
plants of delays in the transaction of business at the
Pension Office We have inquired into the SUBJECT and
find that every exeron has been made to expedite the
issue of these warrants.
Up to the 27th September 1913, inclusive, the whole
number of applications filed is 5o,791
From the lst to the 9th September alone
1893 were filed)
To the same date the warrants issued were 1888
Rsu,;n;nu 70 he dismissed of 2l95l
= The estimated number yet to be filed is about fifty
thousand more
The arrangement of the business OF the Office requires
great care to prevent confusion and 10 guard against
frauds on the rights of the soller well as of the
government The examinations and register necessary
original rolls will not admit OF the employment OF larger
number OF clerks than now engaged in that business
We learn that the utmost anxiety has been felt by the
Executive expedite this particular branch OF the public
business as rapidly as is compatible with the certainty
that the bounty land shall go to the soldier who earned
it, and not to any who may not be entitled. Many
attempts defraud the rghul claimants have been de-
tected.
With untirng devotion to the duties OF the office, the
Commissioner cannot have than two hundred and
fifty issued each day Last year the Secretary of War
employed eight clerks in addition to those allowed the
office by law who agreed to look appropriation by
Congress for their pay. The appropriation was made,
and twenty seven clerks are employed in this par
ticular business which are found to be many
work without interfering with one another.
The effort has been made to relieve those soldiers who
have come to the seat of government by taking up their
cases at once but this has attracted such large numbers
that the public business has been retarded rather than
expedited This state of things and the belief that equal
Justice to all will ensueto those at distance well
to those the seat of government-has induced the
Secretary OF War to issue the order which we annex.
We venture 10 suggest to the soldiers that their rights
are valuable and will be faithfully protected by the gov
erAment that their business will be done and the
sary documents sent to them with the least practicable
delay; that is unnecessary for them to incur the
pense of journey to Washington and of remaining here.
We advise them not to sacrifice their right by sale at
low price, warrant for one hundred and sixty acres
at the minimum price OF the public lands is receivable
of the value of two hundred dollars. The law author
ICES treasury scrip for hundred dollars to issue to
each soldier entitled to 100 of bounty land, if he
prefers it. They are and will continue to be of ready
sale at good price, and need not be sacrificed
To enable soldiers at distance to transact their own
business have procured and subon the forms to be
observed If they will comply with these directions, and
enclose them with their discharges by mall directed to
81 L. Edwards ESQ., Commissioner of Pensions" they
may feel assured that their business will be DONE and the
warrant with necessary instructions, be transmitted to
them BY mall free of postage, to such post office as
they may
PENSION OFFICE, March 4, 1sH
order carry into effect the provisions of the 9th
ton of the act the lth February 1917, allowing bounty
land treasury scrip for service in the war with Mexico,
the Secretary OF War has directed that the following regu-
Iaens shall be observed'
will be Observed reading the 9th section Of the law,
which accompanies these regulations, that there six
classes Of persons provided for, Wis
l. Those non-commssoned officers. musicians and pri
of the regular army who have served may serve,
Mexico, during the present with that country, and
who served the full period of their enlistment,
and have been honoraby discharged, who may have
been or may be- honoably discharged before the expra
of the period of their enlistment, in consequence OF
wounds received sickness incurred in the Of
such service.
q The representatives of such persons mentioned
in tho preceding who may die in the service,
after being discharged, and before the issuing of
titicate
B. Non commissioned officers, musicians and privates
who have been mustered may be mustered for twelve
months in volunteer company, who have served,
may serve until the end of the with Mexico and have
been may be, honoraby discharged by Of the
praon Of their enlistment in consequence of disability
from wounds received sickness incurred in said service
The representatives, designated by the act Of such
volunteers shall have died. may die in the service
having been honoraby discharged, and before the
issuing Of a warrant certificate.
Volunteers received into the service since the com
of the Mexican war, for less than twelve
months who shall have marched TO the oil war, and
shall have served until honoraby discharged
g. The representatives. designated in the act of vol
received into the for less than three months
and who may have died in the Service after having been
honoaby discharged and before the passage of this
Ia order substaniate claim for land scrip, under
the provisions Of the foregoing section of the act the per-
described the first class Of these regulations will send
to- deposte with the Commissioner of Pensions, Wash
ington city, evidence of enlistment and honorable
discharge required by law. The best evidence these
points held to be the original discharge of the applicant
which must in all cases, be produced il in existence,
companed by the applicants affidavit setting forth that he
is the identical person mentioned in the discharges and
case of the loss destruction of the discharge the appi
cant will make oath the fact and produce the affidavit of
in afipnn n