The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-06

The Pension Bili.
The following 10 the Pension Bill
as it passed the House on Tuesday
last:
II provides that officers and men
Of all grades, in the army aud navy
and other branches of the service,
who have been since the 4th OF
March, 1861, or shall hereafter be
disabled by reason Of wounds or dis
osoe contracted in the line OF duty,
shall bo placed upon the list OF in.
valid pensioners. Colonels and all
others OF higher rank are to receive
a pension Of $50 per month; Majors,
t25; Captains, s21; First Lieuten.
ants, SIG; Second Liontensnts, SIS;
on.commissioned officers, music
ians and priyatos, Ss. Ia the ma
val service, Captains, Commanders,
Lieu.enants Commanding and Mas.
ters Commanding, s20 per month;
Lieutensnts, Chief Engineers, Sur,
geons, and Passed Assistant Sur.
Igeons, S25; Professors of Mathe.
matics, Assistant Surgeons, Pay,
masters and Master, 800; First As-
sietant Engineers, Pilot and Assist
ant Psymasters, Sl5; Teachers,
Schoolmssters, Passed Midshipmen,
Captains and Paymasters' Clerks,
Second and Third Assistant Engin-
eers, Masters, Mates and warrant
officers, $40; all petty officers, So.
All commissioned officers Of either
service shall receive only such pen.
sion as is thus provided for. II any
officer or other porsop- not named in
the fret section has died since tho
4th Of March, 1861, or shall hereaf-
ter die by reason Of any wound or
disease, &e., his widow or his chill
drcn under eighteen years OF age,
shall bo entitled to the pension,
which is to continue to tho widow
during her widowhood, or to her
children until they severally attain
tho age OF eighteen years, and no
longer.
Where any officer or other person
named, shall have died subsequent.
ly to the dth Of March, 1861, or
shall hereafter die, and has rot left
or shall not leave widow or legiti-
mate child, but leaves mother who
was dependent upon him for sup
port, in whole or in part, the moth
er shall be entitled 10 receive the
pension, provided the pension given
no the mother on account her son
shall terminate on her marriage;
and provided, that where an officer
or other person has not left or shall
not leave widow, nor Legitimate
child, nor mother, but has left OIL
may leave an orphant sister or sis
ters; under eighteen years of age
who were dependent on him for cup
port, in whole or in part, they shall
severally arrive at the age of eight
teen and no longer.
The widow Of any volunteer who
shall hereafter be killed or dio o
wounds or disease contracted while
in the military service during the
present rebellion, and before receiv
ing the bounty herein provided for,
and il no widow, the minor children
if their be any, and if their DO nc
minor children, then the mother
then the father of such deceased col
der, shall receive in addition to al
arrears Of pay and allowance for
bounty OF 500, and no money shall
be paid to such, or to any heirs ot
any deceased soldier on account oI
bounty, back pay or pension, who
have been in any way engaged in,
or who have aided or abet,ed the
existing rebellion in the U. S.; bu,
the right Of such disloyal heir OF
heirs Of such soldier, shall he vested
in the loyal heirs Of the deceased, il
any there be in the order named.
A special agent is to be appoint
ed 10 detect and prosecute frauds
against the pension law.