Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-17

III consequence oil wounds, injuries
or disease received or contracted
in said service during said war of rebel
lion, shall commence iruln the date 0t
the death or discharge from said service
OF the person on whose account the
claim has been or shall hereafter be
granted, or from the termination OF the
right OF the party having prior title to
such pensions; provided, the pension
Tor the intervening time for which the
arrears OF the pension are hereby grant
ed, shall be the same per month for
which the pension was originally grant
cd
SEC. . That the Commissioner OF Pen
sions is hereby authorized and directed
tO adopt such rules and regulations Tor
the payment OF the arrears of the pen
sions hereby grantedas will be necessary
To cause To bc paid to such pensioners,
or il the pensioners shall have died, to
persons entitled to the same, all such
arrears of pensions as the pensioner
may be, or would hayebeen entitled 10,
under this act.
SEC. 3. That section i7l7 OF the Re
vised Statutes, which provides that no
claim for pension not prosecuted To a
successful issue within five years from
date of filing the same shall be admitted
without recorded evidence from the
War or Navy Department of injury
ordisease which resulted in the disabling
or the death OF the person on whose
account the claim Is made, provided
that in any case in which the limita-
ton prescribed by this section bears
further prosecution 0f the claim, the
the claimant may present through the
pension office, to the Adjutant General
of the Army, or Surgeon General of the
Navy, evidence that the disease or in
jury which resulted in disability or the
death Of the person on whose account
the claim il made, originated in the ser
vice and in the time of duty, and II
such evidence il deemed satisfactory by
the officer to whom II may be sub
mitted, he shall cause n record of the
fact so proved to be made, and copy
of the same tO he transmitted 10 the
Commissioner of Pensions, and the har
to the prosecution Of the claim shall
hereby he removed, and the same is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. No claim agent or other person
shall he entitled To receive any Cumpcn-
ation for services in nmaking application
iur arrears OF pensions.
SEC. ). That all acts or parts ui acts,
~ far as they may conflict with the pro-
visions OF this act, bc and the same are
harchy repealed.
Not having been amended 10y the
Senate il now goes to the President Tor
his signature,
Mr.. Saunders sent to the clerks desk
and had read \ letter from the Cummis-
sioner of Indian Affairs in regard 10 re-
marks in the debate in the Senate on
the Indian appropriation hill, To- the
effect that the Nez PerCes Indians had
been removed in violation of law. The
Commissioner states that they were re-
moved in accordance with the provisions
Of the Indian appropriation act Tor that
year.
The pending question being an
amendment Matthews moved to strike
out uf the bill, ~ reported by the com
mttcc, the various prov isions in regard
to damages TOR infringement on patents,
and insert in lien thereof the following
No account oi the profits or saving shall
be allowed hut the evidence thereof
may he admitted rs tending to prove
what shall he deemed reasonable
license fee, ds compensation for the in
iringement. The vote resulted yeas u,
NAYS 81 No quorum voting \ call ot
the Senate was ordered. After the quo
rum responded the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of executive busi-
ness, and when the doors were re-
opened House bills tO facilitate the
funding Of the National debt, to author
ize the issue of certificates OF deposit in
aid of funding the public debt, and to
make United States notes receivable for
duties on imports were referred Ia the
Committee on Finance.
The Senate then took recess till 1:ij
for the purpose OF attending the Prot
Henry memorial services in the House
at s O'Clock
Upon re-assembling at 7:i5, un mo-
ton of Mr.. Edmunds, the Nicc-Prcsi-
dent was directed to adjourn the Senate
until IL o'clock tomorrow. Upon the
return Of that body from the ceremonies
in the House and Senate, ut 7:45, pre-
Ceded by its officers, repaired 10 the
Hall House. At the conclusion OF the
ceremonies, the Senate returned to It's
chamber and. in accordance with the
previous or,lrT, adjourned.
HOUSE.