The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-24
HON. I. c.
Missouri Pensioners Provided Fo

Missouri Pensioners Provided For.
When the pension bill was up in con-
gress the other day the following proceed
ings we're had:
The Clerk read the following:
Sec. 6. That if any person embraced
within the provisions Of the first section
of this act has died since the 4th day Of
March, 1861, or shall hereafter die. by
reason of any wound or disease which,
under the conditions and limitations Of
said sections, would have entitled him to
an invalid pension had he been disabled,
his widow, or if there be no widow, or
in case of her death, without payment
to her of any part Of the pension herein
after mentioned, his child or children,
under sixteen years Of age, shall be enti-
tied to receive the same pension as the
husband or father would have been emit
tied to had he been totally disabled, to
commence from the death ofthe husband
ring her widowhood, and to his child or
children until they scvcrally attain the
age of sixteen years, and no longer, aud
that if the widow remarry, the child or
children shall be entitled from the date of
re-marriage.
Mr.. Parker. of Missouri. | move to
amend the section just read by adding
thereto the following:
Provided, That the provisions of this
section shall be 50 interpreted as to apply
to the widow or widows, child or children.
of officers and privatcs of the Missouri
State militia and the enrolled Missouri
militia, if the husband or father was
wounded or contracted the disease of
which he died while in the service of the
United States.
l propose this amendment for these
reasons: 1t will be remembered that in
the State of Missouri during the var we
had three military organizations; one
called the Missouri State militia, which
consisted of twelve regiments. Under
an agreement between the Governor of
the State at that time and the President
Of the United States those twelve regi-
ments were mustered into the service of
the United States, to be paid and officer.
ed as other soldiers, with the execution
that tliey. were no: to be required to go
beyond the limits of the State of Missou-
ri and perform duty, except in the pursuit
Of an enemy. "aw
Another organization il one mentioned
in this amendment. While / believe
that the provisions of the first section of
this act, being the same as the provisions
of the pension laws nov in existence, an
ply to the widows and orphans ofthe SOL
diers and officers of these military organ.
nations, the Pension Bureau has held
differently. These men were in the sery.
ice ofthe governmental of the United States
Il mean the twelve regiments Of ,he Mis.
souri, State Militia. They were Differed
and paid by the government of the Uni
ted States. They are to-day receiving
bounty, or have received bounty from
the government through the Second Au-
ditor here. and they have been treated
in all respects by every Department of the
government, except the Pension Bureau.
as soldiers Of the government of the
United States. ~
The other part of this amendment an
plies only to the widows and orphans of
hesesoldiers while they were directly in
the service Of the Government of the
United Starss. They were f~reaueatly
while in the service placed under the
command Of officers of the Government
OF the United States. Therefore, they
ought to be upon the same footing IRE.
cisely as the widows and orphans Of Of.