The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON
INTERESTING DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, July 81

WASHINGTON, July 81.
| THE BOUSTY BILL-To WHOM IT'S PRO-
| VISIONS APPLY.-'rHE SECOND SEC
| TON NOT OPERATIVE.
The extraordinary appendage to the
miscellaneous appropriation bill,
known as the bill for the equalization
of bouuties, but which would be more
consistently named if it were entitled,
"a bill granting one hundred dollars
to certain volunteers and for other pur-
poses" is just now II subject of much
| inquiry and comment. Remarkable
discrepancies appear in the acts as pub
lished, some journals making its bcne-
fits apply to such deceased soldiers
only who died while i'll the service of
wounds or disease contracted while in
the service; some extending its apprO-
baton TO those also who after having
been discharged, died of wounds con-
traCted while in the service and others
give i'll the first section of April ., 1861,
as the period at which service should
begin TO cntitle claimants to the nddi-
tiOnHl bounty, while in the second sec.
ton it IL STATED rs April lIth. ISL
by one paper the term Ofservice neces-
sary to entitle the claimant to the pro-
visions of the act, is given at not less
than three years in the list section, and
not less than two years in the ID, while
in others it iS,reprcsented rs npDlvinp TO
all those who have served less than
three years and less than two years.
The State Department to- day prOmul-
gates an official copy, which shows that
the bill telegraphcd Won on Saturday
was literally correct. From the official
copy it appears that the first section of
the act provides that one hundred dol
lars additional bounty shall be paid to
those volunteers who have enlisted
since April 18th, 1861, have served full
three years, and have already been paid
one hundred dollars bounty, and to
those of the above class who have been
honorably discharged for wounds, and
to the heirs OF those who died in the
service of wounds, or disease contract
ed in the service. The second section
is totally imperative, rs it applies to
not single soldier who has served in
the army. There was bounty of tiftv
dollars authorized by the act of March
Sd, 1868, to he paid to such of tho vol
unteers who had served nine months or
less, provided they re-enlisted for one
year in regiment from the same State
upon any future requisition of the
President for militia, but the section
does not apply to this class, because the
service is less than two years. No 9th
er class of volunteers or militia was
ever entitled or or ever paid a bounty
of fifty dollars, and consequently not
one cent can be expended under the
second section of the act. The Second
Comptroller will in IL few DAYS give
this opinion,
PAY or CONGRESSMAN.
The following is copy of the 18th
section of the civil APPROXIMATION hill
officially made public Today, which in
creases the salaries of ConGressmen:
SECTION II. That the compensation
of each Senator, Representative and
Delegates in Congress shall be five
thousand dollars per annum, to be
computed from the first days of the
present Congress, and in addition
thereto mileage at the rate of twenty
cents per mile, to be estimated by the
nearest route usually Travelled in going
ana returning from each regular ses-
sion, but nothing,herein contained shall
affect mileage accounts already accrued
under existing laws; provided that
hereafter mileage accounts of Senators
shall be certified by the President of
the Senate, and those of Representa-
tveS and Delegates by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and pro-
vided further that the pay of the Speak
er shall be eight thousand dollars per
Rnnum.
RECoMPENSE FOR SLAVES.
The following is IL copy of the i'm
portant section relating to payment of
loyal owners of slaves taken as soldiers.
There was severe contest in both
houses over TINS section, on the part
of the members from the border States:
Tint so much of any money in the
Treasury knOwnas the contingent fnnd
as may be necessary, be and the same
Is hereby appropriated for the payment
of loyal persons claiming service or la
Dor from cOlored volunteers or drafted
men, the amount heretofore or here
after to be awarded them under the pro-
visions OF section twenty-four of the act
emitted IAN act to amend an act en-
titled an act for enrolling and calling
out the national forces and for otheT
purposes approved February 2I, 1861.
for each person so claimed to be held To-
service or labor who has enlisted or
been drafted in:o the military service ~
the United States. But such DavnpDt
shall, in no case, ne made to any ner-
son, except upon satisfactory proofthot
the claimant has firmly and faitbIuIiv
maintained his or her adherence and
allegiance to the Government of tho
United States by defending its cause
against the Government and forces of
the so-called Confederate States of
America, in all suitable and practical
ways, and according to his or her abili-
ty and opportunity; provided that no
money shall be paid under the forego-
ing provision, until the final report of
the commissioners under the act afore-
said shall have been made on all the
claims embraced in the twentv-fourth
section of said act