Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-19

alternate sections to individuals or corpora
tons and a reservation OF adjoining section
by the government, at an increased price q
in the case of railroad grants,the land S
granted or proportionste part thereof
be planted with trees suitable to the climat
and the needs of the community.
Mr. BURLEIGH, of Dakotah, introduce
bill to provide for the better protection q
the frontier of the United States, and tn
Territories thereof. Read twice and referrei
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. WILSON, of Penn, from the Judici
ary Committee, reported back the Senat
bill passed on the 18th of February, to pre-
vent and punish kidnapping, which wa
considered and passed.
The bill to establish in the District of Co
lum bia a reform school came up, as unfn
ished business, and after some discussion
| the bill was passed.
Mr.. WALKER reported bill to amenC
the 34th section of the declaration of right
of the State of Maryland of 1916, so far 8.
/ it applied to the District of Columbia, il
order that devises or gifts may be made to
religious societies or corporations. The
bill was passed.
Mr.. INGERSOLLr reported the Senate bill
passed April Sd, to incorporate the National
Safe Deposit Company of Washington. After
Committee on Banking and CurrsncyI
Mr.. INGERSOLL. from the same Com
mittee, reported bill appropriating $4,000
to grade East Capital street, Washington
City, and to establish Lincoln Square.
Read three times and passed.
The morning hour having expired Mr..
DAWES called up the resolution reported
sometime since from the Committee on
Elections declaring Mr.. DELAN0 entitled
to seat as Representative from the 18th
District of Ohio. The resolution, without
debate, was adopted.
Mr.. DAWES then reported a resolution
to pay Mr.. Follett, the contestant of Mr..
Delauo's seat 81, 500 in full for his expenses
and loss of time, which was also adopted
without debatt
Mr.. SCHENCK, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill to equalize
bounties of soldiers, sailors and marines
who served in the late war foa the Union.
He said he would ask action next week
The bill is as follows:
Section 1. That instead of any grant of
land or any other bounty there shall be
allowed and paid to each and every soldier,
sailor and marine who faithfully served as
such in the army, navy or marine corps Of
the United States, and who has been or
who may hereafter be honorably discharged
from such service, the sum Of eight and
one-third dollars per month, or at the rate
of one hundred dollars per year, as herein
after provided, for all the time during
which such soldier, sailor OF marine actual
ly served between the 18th day of April,
1861, and the 18th day of April, 1865, and
in case of any such soldier, sailor or marine
discharged from service on account of
wounds received in battle, or while engaged
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shall be computed and paid up to the end
of the term Of service for which his enlist
ment was made, and in case of the death
of any such soldier. sailor or marine while
in the service or before the end of his term
of enlistment, or if discharged on account
of being wounded as before provided, the
allowance and payment shall be made to
his widow, or if there be no widow then to
the minor children of the deceased.
Section ?. That in computing and ascer-
tanning the bounty to be paid TO any SOL
der, sailor or marine or his proper repre-
under the provisions of this act.
there shall be deducted therefrom any and
all bounties already paid or payable under
existing laws, so that in no case shall the
aggregate amount of bounty allowed and
paid exceed 81 dollars for each month of
actual faithful services, or at the rate of 500
per year, and in case ofany sailor or marine
10 whom prIze money mas Deen paid, or IS
payable, the amount of such prize money
shall also be deducted, and only such
amount of bounty paid as together with
such prize money and other bounty paid or
PAYABLE by the United States samount in
the aggregate to the sum allowed by this
act.
Section 5. That no bounty under the pro-
visions of this act shall be paid to or on ae-
count of any soldier, sailor or marine who
was captured prisoner of war at the time
of his enlistment, nor any one discharged
on his own application or request, unless
such discharge was obtained with view TO
enlistment or to accept promotion in the
military service of the United States, or
from one branch of the military service to
another, and who did actually enlist or ac-
cent promotion, or was SC transferred, and
no bounty shall be paid to any soldier, sail
or marine discharged on his application or
at the request of his parents, guardians or
any other person, or on the ground Of
minority.
Section 4. That whenever application
shall be made by any claimant through any
attorney or agent, the claimant shall fur
nish his post Office address, giving the name
of the county and State in which he is stu
ated, and the amount of commission or fee
said attorney is to receive for his services in
the statement of the claim, which charges,
in no case, shall exceed the sum of five dol
lars. The Pension Department upon ascer
tanning if due, shall cause 10 be transmitted
to such claimant the full amount thereof,
less the fee to be paid TO said attorney or
agent, which fee shall be paid to said attor-
new or agent, or transmitted TO such address
as said attorney may direct.
Section 5. That any attorney or agent
who shall receive from any agent sum
greater than five dollars for the prosecution
of any claim under the provisions of this
act, an upon conviction thereof shall pay
a fine not to exceed the sum Of $1,000, or
for term not less than one
year, or both, as the court or jury may ad-
Judge, and shall forever thereafter be ex-
eluded from prosecuting calims of any ma
ture whatever against the government of
the United States.
Section 6. That in case payment shall be
made in the form of check, order or draft
upon any paymaster, national bank, or
Government depository in or near the dis
trict wherein the claimant resides, it shall
be necessary for the claimant to establish
by the afidavits of two creditable witnesses
that he is the identical person therein nam
ed, but in no case shall such checks, orders
or draughts be made negotiable until after
such identification.
Section 7. That it shall not be lawful for
any soldier, sailor or marine to transfer,
assign, barter or sell his discharge, final
statement, descriptive list or other papers
for the purpose of transferring, assigning,
bartering or selling any interest IN any
bounty under any section Of this law, and
all such transfers, barters or sales hereto
fore made are hereby declared null and
void, as to any rights intended 50 to be
conveyed by any such soldier, sailor or
marine
Section S.-That no adjustment or pay
ment of any claim of any soldier, sailor or
marine, or of his proper representatives,
under the provisions Of this act, shall be
made unless application be filed within two
years from the passage Of this act.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. pAWES in the chair, and re-
sumed the consideration Of the tax bill, the
paragraph before the Committee being that
referring to tie manufacture of tobacco,
snuff and cigars. An amendment offered
by Mr.. STEVENS, to exempt journeymen
cigar makers and apprentices who work for
others from the provision requiring every
person who makes cigars to keep an aecu-
rate account in book of all cigars made by
him, and to deliver copy of it monthly to
the Assistant Assessor, was after consider
able discussion adopted. The limit of five
days for having cigars packed and inspected
was, on motion of Mr.. Stevens, extended to
fifteen days, the proceeds of the forfeiture to
be distributed between the United States,
and the informer, the Collector making the
seizure as directed by law.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, offered an amend
ment TO the 95d section of the present law,
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