The New York herald., 1868-04-20
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY APRIL 90 lses-TR1PLE SHEET.

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shall be entitled to receive 81 per month, to COM
mence from the death OF their father and continue
m he ne ns m s Of sue axe China III or
for their and benefit; provided however, that In
all cases where such widow Is charged with the care,
custody and maintenance of such child children,
the said OF 81 per month for each OF said chill
dren shall be paid 70 her for and during the time she
is, or may have been, 80 charged with the care and
custody and maintenance Of such child or children,
sub ect 10 the same conditions provisions and linl-
tations as they were her own children by her said
SEC. s. That all pensions which have been granted
in consequence OF death occurring or disease con-
tracted or wounds received since the 4th day OF
March, 1861 may hereafter he granted shall conf
mence from the discharge or from the death Of the
person Oh whose account the pension mas been or
may hereafter be GRATED; provided that the appli-
cation for such pension has been shall hereafter
be, flied with the Commissioner Of Pensions, within
five years after the right thereto shall have accrued
SEC. 6. That Immediately upon the passage OF this
act, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable,
without awaiting application, i shan be the duty OF
the Commissioner OF Pensions to notify by letter all
pensioners entitled TO the benefits OF the provisions
OF the foregoing section Of the amount to which they
may be respectively entitled; and TO pay or cause 10
be paid to them respectively all such arrears OF PEN
sions rs may be due under the provisions OF the Tore
going section; and no claim agent or other person
Shall be entitled TO receive any compensation for
services in making application lor the arrears Oh
pension under this and The preceding section.
SEC. 7. That section eleven Of an act entitled "An
act supplementary TO the several acts relating TO
pensions" F" approved June g. 1866, be amended 50 as
seaman shall have died OF wounds received or dis
ease contracted in the line OF duty IN the military
naval service of the United States, leaving widow
and child or children under the age OF sixteen
years and it shall be duly certided under SEAL by any
court having produced before such court that the
widow aforesaid has abandoned the care OF such
child or children or is an unsuitable person, by
reason of immoral conduct, to have the custody Of
the same or on presentation Of satisfactory evidence
to the Commissioner of Pensions, then no pension
shall be allowed TO such widow until said minor
child or children shall have become SIX
of ln1Il afta,At.f
to the contrary Notwithstanding; and the minor
child children aforesaid shall be pensioned In the
same manner as II no widow had survived the said
officer, soldier or seaman; and such pension may be
PAID TO the regularly authorized guardian OF such
minor or mnors.o
SEC. s. That section six Of an act entitled "An act
supplementary TO tile several acts relating to pen
sions" approved June O, 4S66,s be and the same is
hereby amended and reenacted so as to read as fol-
loWS:-That II any person entitled TO pension has
died since March 4, 1861 or shall hereafter die while
an applicant for such pension, and after the proof
has been completed leaving no widow and no minor
child under sixteen years OF age his or her heirs
legal representative shall be entitled TO receive the
accrued pension TO which the applicant would have
been entitled had the certificate been issued before
his or her death.
SEC. o. That the remarrlage of any widow or de-
pendent mother, otherwise entitled to pension prior
TO the application therefor, TO the issue Of pen
sion certified to her. shall notdebar her right 10 pen
sion for the period elapsing from the death of her
husband or son, on account of whose services and
death she may claim a pension, to her remarriage;
provided howes er, that nothing in this section shall
OF an act entitled can act supplementary to the
eral acts granting pensions, approved March3 1865.
SEC. TO- That the provisions Of the ninth section OF
act approved July H. 1854 entitled "An act supple
mentaryt TO AN act to grant pensions,'' are hereby
continued in force for five years from the 4th day
OF July, 1857.
SEC H. That all acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with the foregoing provisions OF this act be- and the
same are hereby repealed
The Bounty Of the Eighty fourth New York
Volunteers.
Tba povn ac+ar hoe thn
ing letter to Secretary stantOn:-
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
PAYMAsTER GENERALS OFFICE?
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1868. J
SIR have The honor TO make the following re-
port in response to the resolution OF Congress OF
March 26 last, asking ''why the members Of the
Eighty-fourth regiment New York Volunteers who
served three years, are allowed only 500 bounty"
Most OF the cases OF the Eighty-fourth New York
Volunteers were paid 500 additional bounty Some
few were paid but $50, for the reason, alleged
by the paymaser that they enlisted before April 1e,
1861 1t being provided by section twelve of the act
after April 49, ISL for not less than three years &C.
shall be paid $l00. Although some OF the soldiers Of
the Eghty-fourth regiment served three full years
after April 10, 1851, the paymaster believed them To
be excluded from the larger allowance prescribed In
the twelfth section, and paid them but
strict sHi; TERMS terms of Of the thea law alter April 10,
1891, but before that date, ana because all enlisted
after April a. 1861 for not less than two years. and
not Included in the twelfth section were restricted
by the thirteenth section of the same act to bounty
OF only $50. Since the payments OF bounty were
made to the Eightyfourth regiment have had 0cca-
sion to entertain other cases Of like character and
have ruled that II the soldier although enlisted be-
fore April 19, 1884, did actually serve fully three
years continuously after that date he would be en-
titled to the bounty of 500. II the claims OF the
members OF the Eighty-f fourth regiment who served
full three years after April 49, 1861 are returned this
office they will be revised in accordance with The
new ruling and will be paid accordingly.
Very respectfully, your 0bedient servant
B. W. BR1CE, Paywaster General.
Army Orders.
Brevet Colonel II. G. Gibson, Major Of the Third
United States artillery, has been temporarily relieved
from duty at Fort Preblc Maine and assigned to the
command of Fort Adams, Rhode Island.
Brevet Major General George L. Hartsuf has been
temporarily relieved from the Fifth Military District
and ordered to the department.
Brevet Brgadier General George ,. Ruggles has
been transferred from the Department OF the Esst
to the Department Of the Platte