New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-27

to the benefit OF said set and IL there are no chill
len living, then the father or neither OF such or
Ger OF solder shall be entitled: or in default OF
father or mot,or, the night shall descend TO the
mothers sisters Of such officer soldier in a. mi
smsnner as though said officer or soldier had hin'
sell received the bounty, any &C, TO the contr.rv
Notwithstanding. This was concurred In BY Yea,
Sections. In the event of the death Of ca,-
missioned or roncommissioncd officer musician !,
private, who shall have made application for boanty
land, under the provisions OF said act during ~.
pencency of such apple alton, and ant led -
the name Of any such deceased applicant such Vs.
rant 80 issued shall rot become VOID but shall inurs
TO and for the benefit OF those entitled thersto fh
same as II such officer or soldier had been S,re..
az the passage OF said act.
Section T. In all cases where the Militia or Vol.
untsefs or State troops of any STATE or Territo,,
were called into military service and whose 49,
vices have been paid Tor BY the United sta,es ~.
ofheers and soldiers Of such Militia Volunteers a,
Slate troops shall be entitled 10 all the beue6ts AZ
the act entitled An Act granting Bounty Land 10
certain Officers and Soldiers who have beea en-.
gagged IN the Military Service OF the United States
approved September rs. 1850, and shall receive
lanes for their services according 10 the provisions
OF SAID Act, upon proof Of length OF service az
lheIen required and that the last provsof OF the
hin'n section OF the act OF the llth February ls4r
De, and the same hereby is repealed pyoyited thai
nsniDs herein contained shall authorize bounty
land TO those who have heretofore rcra,vsd or ~.
come entitled TO the same.
eSecton One hundred and sixty acres Of LAM
are granted 10 every officer and soldier, Whether
regulars, militia or volunteers, who may have he,s
actually engaged IN any action or encounter witA
the enemy IN any Of the specified in the act an
proved September IS $780, without regard 10 b,
length OF service or, IN case OF the death Of spy
such officer or soldier the warrant TO be issued ma,
be granted to such person persons a. would ~
entitled under the act OF 1850, aforementioned a,
any other act, as II this enactment had CONSTITUTED
part thereof provided, that nothing herein coe
tanned shall be so construed as TO grant mofs tia,
100 acres of land to any person who may already IA
entitled 10 it under the act aforementioned for h
services IN any one war.
This was concuIred in by yeas IS to nau14l
Section 6. The warrants OF loo acres AS ahau, IA
be issued, shall be assignaole.
Section 7. The act OF September, 1850, Is extended
to all naval officers, sailors, Florida men, AMI
mariners serving with land troops, in cases wher
they could not be entitled to prize money.
Section S. In computing the terms OF service Of
the officers and soldiers OF Militia, Volunteers AMI
Rangers for tn purposes OF this act or Of the act
which this act is explanatory, such term shall b
the service Of and paid by the United States TO the
time they were discharged theIefrom, provided thai
this section shall not extend 10 the cases provided
FIST section OF the act OF which this act Is explans
tory.
Mr.. JONES (Tenn.) moved to lay the bin
upon the iable but the motion cid not prevail, Tie
vote being Yeas, IS Nays, 50
The bill was then ordered TO be engrossed, srt
was read third time--and pending the question Of
Its passage,
The House adjourned.