New-York tribune., 1875-02-15
WASHINGTON.
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States Government and State and local authorities
offered high prices for recruits. 1t is therefore pro-
posed to paw to every entitled to bounty at
all, who did not receive tho full amount of 800
year for the time he served, enough to bring his
bounty up to that sum. The only real opposition
10 this bill came from two classes. The first was
represented by such men as Mr. Dawes and others
who are alarmed at the depleted condition OF the
United States Treasury, and believe that the pres
ent is no time to increase the public expenditures,
as THU bill will do. They think there is no especial
reason why the Government should just at
this time pay out S3O0OO.000 to soldiers
whose term Of service expired nearly ten years ago,
and whose claims were never recognized when the
Treasury was full and we had large surplus reve-
nue.. The short speech Of Mr. Dawes was the strong
est made against the ball. 1t had been admitted by
its friends that it would require at least S2OOOOOOo
to satisfy the claims expected to arise under this
bill. ana that it might take S9O0OO0OO. Adding the
latter amount to the alleged deficit OF S35,OOOOOO
which the Secretary of the Treasury estimates
makes SG5,OOO,O0O. Mr.. Dawes begged the House to
put bill to meet the actual obligations of the
Treasury before that would take out OF its
nearly empty vaults such sum as this
The second ground of opposition was based on the
plo'lSiouo VI buc InTu btCiOuT WIICu IcpuIiCo tho
amount Of bounty paid by States to be deducted
from the amount due the soldier This will deprive
those who enlisted in the New-England and other
States where generous bountes were paid OF much
of the benefit TO bs derived from tho bill. An at
tempt to amend tins section failed. and as result
nearly twenty New w-England Representatives voted
No on the final passage.
This measure will probably meet with strong OPP
position the Senate which likely to prove fatal
to it. as in former Congresses The following is the
text of the bill as il was amended and passed:
BE IL enacled, &c. That there shall be allowed and
pad to each aud every noncommissioned onicer mli,
slcidn attncer, WAGNER, private sOiuer sIio9 anu
marine, including horne upon the rolls as slaves
aud Indians, who faithfully served AS such Ia the mill
tary service Of the United Sates who have been OnOr-
ably discharged from such service, the sum OF e 80
month for all the time WHOA such nOncOmmlssloned
officer, musician. ar:iHcer, waglncr private soldier,
sailor. and manne actually 50 served, between ApIi H.
1861 and May o. 1865.
BIC That the death either before or after
the passage Df ms "rt 0f any nOhc"Dmssineu 0ncc
musician, arcer wIgoner, private sUlder sailor, or
marine. the allowance and payment shall be maue 20 DIS
"InOW u sue HaS not Iehdlr or t,oi1 po ~ w, W
or she mas remarref then to the minor cid or ehdreh
OF such deceased u0H-cOmHissOued 0Dcer, musician'
arncer wagoher. private soldier, SAILOR, or mulinr.
SEC. j. That III computing aud uscer'dlnug the bounty
10 paid to nOn-cUDmissiOned officer, musician,
aruhcer wagoner. private soldier sailor OF marine OF
TO his proper representative nnder Inc prOVoua O 'u
act there snail delucted thcrcirom an' anu al
houniies already paid under the PROVISIONS oi any
United States or SAFE laws. ,.
SEC. q. Indt no DounIJ unCct lne pro'IsOh VI 'hS
act shal b. pad 10 or on account OF any soldier wAo
served substitute in tho army, or who was cap
ured prisoner Of war at the time OF ms enlistment DOT
To one who was discharged ON his own Application
request Ior other cause hln disaUity incurred Ia
the vice. prior April 10 1905 unless such discharge
was ObtILrd WIN 10 yog 10 reeDllSnent or 10 Acceps
promotion III the military or naval service OF the Unted
States, TO be transferred from one brahCh OI Tue
military service auOthrr and suc1 pors0n dd aclulY
reGlllst accept promotion or was so transferred;
And bounty shall he pild To any sOluler uiscaiSou
the application at tue request OF parents, guardi-
ans. D her persons, or Oh the ground OF miu0riH
g. That every petition or application Tor bounty
maze un hc provisions of TINS act shall disclose and
staro specifically under Oath aud under the pains auu
penalties vi pejiry what amount Of bounty has Deen
paid under the PROVISIONS OF Unied States or Salo
laws nOncunms,iOned oil 'r mu'iciau artIicer,
wagner. private sOider sailor, or mirlne Oy WHOM Ut
by whose represent itlve the claim Is made.
SEC. G. That any attorney OF aSent VINO sha recciVe
from claimant sum greater tlaD sIO Of thc prose
cuion OF any claim uuder the PROVISIONS OF THIS act
upOH convc ion nrreo snail piy Hue not TO eAco'd
600 Suicr inpTi Onmcnt Tor term NOT less thAn
onc year. Dolh the court or Jury may adJudee, and
snail thereafter DO excluIed from prosecuting
claims OF nature whatsoever against Tue Govern
SEC TnaI II snall not bo lawful for any soldier to
transfer asgn barter, s3 Lis discharge, hnai state
ment de ciive list, or other paper lor tne pn pose
OF lransirrring ussiguing bdrterihg, or selhE any
ana ali sucn transfers. barters or sales
heretofore made are hereby declared nun anu Holu 10
any rights intended To DO so conveyed Dy any euch
soldier. .,.-,..
coiye payment bounty under the PROVISIONS Ol tns
act shall mako application therefor or where such APP
piicatiOn shall DO the prOpe' rcpreoehlalVoo ol
such psrsO1 being deceased, and the discharge OI such
peYsDu has bcon LSt, 1t shall be competent Tor the
accountin officers receive IN lieu O the actual pro-
ducon of sucn discharge proof OF tho actual loss or
the same aud secondary proof OI us Issue ana contents
together VITA proIi OF tnr Identity OF inc or
uerson ised such rules defining the charac-
ter and forn evidence as the Secretary OI the
Treasury shall prescrDc.
SEC. o. IuaL 10 adjustment or payment or any claim
OF any uOnCOnn ssIOned officer. musician, artncrr,
WAGNER. pryac soldier. or his proper teplesehtd
I'VE, under provisions O tins act, shall Dc ndde'
uuless tle appica cd within hye years from the
massage OF 100 Aud the PROVISIONS OF this act
sb Al, extend 10 an soldiers mustered into the
service of the Uhtcd ana who were suOsSteu,
clothed, aud pad Dy the Government Oh Tue uMted
states