The New York herald., 1879-03-07
MEXICAN VETERANS.

THREE MONTHS EXTRA PAR TO SOLDIERS.
SAILORS AND MARISLs-wHo ARE ENTITLED
TO Ir?-Ax ACT OF CONGRESS THAT NEEDS
INrERpRErATIoS-LIs OF UNITED STATES
VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE WAR
wAsHrxsrox. March q. 1879.
The act approved February ~ for tho payment
to the officers sni soldiers OF the MesicAn war Of
the three months extra pay provided for BY shs srt
Of July 10. isas'' and extending tho provisions q
said act 70 the navy. marine eorps and revenue
marine. has proved somewhat OF . puzzle 10 the
Treasury officials and viii probably have 10 he
ferred to the Attorney General for translation from
Congressional into departmental English
ACT on is4s.
The act of Is4s reads a. folio~s:-
That the officers. ou-commls-ened sseer and private.
wal with Meseo and ~hs have served esi sIs ,sSa q
n r sssssssa, o. sass been o. may 's ls.s.ss % az.
third The parents AID feura 70 ,e efe,hes -na .sss
service or may hereafter DE ~i,hsas rsyisr ,hs srss
months herein provide sh.l 10 $ ss~a 70 ssss,.s
sh. only apply ,hsss Who have ssss IN actual sssss
As construed by the Secretary OF War aud the A.
torney General OF tho period the sbove quoted at
did entitie any to extra pay who remained I'm
the regular army after the close OF the Even
officers who resigned not entitled because they
were not discharged" within tho meaning of tho
law.
The act of 1879 provides that
The Secretary Of the rrca.ar b. aud he hereby a.
rected ou, Of any money! ~ o the r,sss.ss ns
in the military service United % The 9th
oxsS or xsrs Sases.Cy s disehsassa
PAY os n ssa IN al s
tation OF satisfactory evidence that said
pr"vt.sns PROV Ias %'s Of PsSI THE ss petty
eefs ss ssxess aSd aud the aa
the United States Army employed In the prosecution Of
said war.
The proviso in the above act. which Was added by
the Senate would nuilfy all previous limits
tions and restrictions and to give three months
extra pay to every soldier. commissioned well
enlisted. who has not already received IL. anu 70
every officer and of the navy. marine corps and
revenue marine who actually served In the war with
Mexico The authoritative construction Of the act
ia lookei for with considerable interest both 10y the
prospective benehciaries and the accounting officers
The claims OF the revenue marine formerly revenue
cutter servce) will bo settled by the First Auditor
the army claims by the Second Auditor and the
Auditor
Whether Intentionally or not Congress has over
looked the fact that large proportion OF Mexican
veterans were States that either secedod in lsGi
or rendered laid and comfort to the enemy during
the rebellion. and that arulc. the claims OF persons
from those States will be barred by section $3.50
Revised Statutes. which makes 1t unlawful for any
t. pay was acSnned pr or sase to
April 13 1884, in favor OF any person who promoted
encouraged or in any manner sustained the late re-
bellion or in favor of any person who during such
rebellion was not known to be opposed thereto and
distinctly IN favor OF its suppression.
THE MEXICAN voLUNTEEns.
The official records show that the regular army Of
fifteen regiments temporarily increased by the
addition Of eight regiments OF infantry one OF dra
goons and one Of voltigeurs and that these tempo
rary troops were disbanded ut the close of the
Having been discharged they were entitled to the
yountor force consisted of TAG companies of which
156 companies were furnished by Northern and
Western States 292 by the ten southern Stacs that
seeded and 1913 by Maryland the District of Colun-
bia Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, which fur
nished recruits for both the federal and Confederate
raised in the southern States the District OF Column
bia and the four doubtful States will. therefore.
have to furnish proof of loyalty in addition to all the
other evidence required by the accounting officers
SMALL BONANZA FOR OUR GENxlsALs.
Should it be decided that the act Of February 10
includes all who served IN Mexico Generals Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan. Mcdowell, Hancock, Pope
Hooker. Seymour. Doubleday. Augur. Sykes. Alvord.
Heintzelman Emory; Governors Mcclellan and Fre-
mont, Egyptian-Pacha Stone and . host OF other
we'll known officers and ex-oicers of the army will
be entitled to three months pay proper ieuten-
ants or captains, which viii amount to from $50 to
THE NAVAL CLAIMANTS.
It will take some time to determine what part OF
the navy s entitled to the benefit Of the new act.
Meantime the list annexed OF United States vessels
that were engaged in Mexican hostilities has been
compiled for the HERALD from trustworthy sources.
So far as can be ascertained at present other
vessels than those herein named were In actual SER
vice in connection with the Mexican war. The
naval claimants will therefore be confined to the
officers, and marine guards of these vessels,
which, it may be stated. comprised the squadrons of
Commodores John ID. Sloat Il. +. Stockton after-
ward United States Senator from New Jersey)
James Bubble, william b. Shubrick, Thomas Ap
Catesby JONES' David Conner and Matthew 9. Perry.
In the case OF officers of the navy the extra pay
will range from 800 for midshipnen and their heirs
to 81 900 for captains in command Of squadrons
(commodores by courtesy and their heirs.
ENGAGED IN THE WAR
The following is list OF United States vessels en-
gagged in the Mexican War