Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-04-11
[PCBi.iC-NO. 1911

[PUBiLC-No. 12.
An ACT making appropriations for the pay
ment of invalid and other pensions of the
United States for the year ending the thir-
tieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty.
four.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer
ica IN Congress assembled, That the following
sums be and the same are hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated. for the payment Of pen.
sions for the year ending thiriieth of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four:
For army invalid pensions under various
acts, three millions of dollars.
For pensions to revolutionary soldiers, and
the widows of those who served in the revo-
lutionary war. under acts of eighteenth March.
eighteen hundred and eighteen, fifteenth May,
eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, and sew
entl june, eighteen hundred and thirty two,
the third section of the act of fourth July,
eighteen hundred and thirty-six, the acts Of
seventh July, eighteen hundred and thirty.
eight, third March, eighteen hundred and for.
ty-three, seventeenth june, eighteen hundred
and forty -four, secoud February and twenty
ninth July, eighteen hundred and forty-eight,
and second section act Of third February.
eighteen hundred and fifty three, two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For pensions to widows and orphans under
first section act fourth July. eighteen hundred
and thirty-six, act Of twenty.first July, eish.
teen hundred and forty-right, first section
act Of third February. eighteen hundred and
fifty.tl,rer. act third June. eighteen hundred
and fifty-pight, and net fourteenth July. cigll.
teen hundred and sixty.two, three million
eight hundred thousand dollars.
For navy invalid pensions, one hundred and
thirty five thousand dollars.
For navy pensions to widows md orphans,
under act Of eleventh August, eighteen hun.
drcd and forty-eight. and fourteenth July.
eighteen hundred and sixty-two. five hundred
thousand dollars.
For privateer invalid pensions. three hun
dred dollars: Provided, That no pension shall
b. paid under this act to any person who has
been engaged in the present rebellion against
the government Of tho United Statre. or has,
in any way given aid aud comfort to those en-.
gagged in the rebellion. ..-f
PUBLIC REsOLCTION-No. G.
JOINT Resolution rendering the thanks Of
Congress to Commander John l.. Worden.
Of the United States navy.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives Of the United States of 4America.
in Congress assembled, That in pursuance of
the recommendation of the President of the
United States, and to enable him to advance
Commander John L. Worden one grade, In
pursuance Of the ninth section Of the act of
Congress Of sixteenth July, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two. that the thanks of Congress
be and they are hereby rendered to Comman-
der John L. Worden for highly distinguished
conduct in conflict with the enemy in the re.
markable battle between the United States
iron.clad steamer Monitor" under his com.
mand, and the rebel iron-clad frigate "Merri-
mack" in March. eighteen hundred aud sixty
two.
ArrRcvEp, February 3. 1863.