The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-13
Important to Pensioners.

Hon. 4. II. Coffroth, member Of Congress
from this district and chairman of the Com
mttee on Invalid Pensions, was recently au-
thOriZed hV said committee to report the fol-
lowing bill in response to various petitions
on the subject and as a substitute for the Sey-
eral bills referred to the committee:
4 BILL granting pensions to certain soldiers and
sailors Of the Mexican and other wars therein
named. and for other purposes.
cit enacted Jy the Senate and House Of Represent
Gtircs Of the United States Of ime'icG, IN Congress
il hereby authorized and directed I" place on the
pension roll the names OF the surviving officers ana
enlisted men. including militia and Eolnnteers OF
the military and naval ScT' ices OF the nltcd states
who served sixty days IN the war "i 1875 ana lh+
with Mexico who served LilTlS DAYS III t'o reg n
war OF 1888 and 1850 or In te I'lu' VAT VIII @ tt
SeminoIcs. from lS35 20 1872. or thc Black Hawk
way of lSG2 and were hoDorahiy discharged. and To
such other officers and soldiers anu -',li'I7 5s i
have been personally named in any resolntion OF
Congress for any specific service m SAM VAR al
though their terms Of service may nave heeh ie-H
than sixty days. and who shall subscribe an oath
TO support the Constitution ut the United states
and the surviving widows Of such giilcrr7 ana en-
listed men. Provided, That such widows have not
have been remarked.
SEo. .. This act shall not apply to any person
who is receiving a pension at the rate Of eight dol
lars more per month. nor to any person receiF ne
pension for less than eight dollars per month
except fur the difference between the pension now
received ard eight dollars per month tensions
under the act shall De at the rate Of eight dollars
per month except as herein provided as {" persons
receiving pension for less than eight doil3T
per mouth All pensions under this act shall h,
paid from and after the passage OF this act an,
during the raturaI lives ot the persons cntitle,
thereto.
SEy. 3. That before the name Of any person shaI
he placed ON the pension roll under the act, Frpo
shall hc made. under such rules and regulations a
the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe OF th
right OF the applicant To- pension and any reE-"l
who shall falsely and cuuUptly tax" any uIJn re
UUirrt under this act shall bc deemed guilty %
perjury: and the Secretary OF the Interior shal
10 hc stricken from the pension roll the name
any person whenever il shall We made 10 appear
10y proof satisfactory to him. that such name was
put upon such roll through false and iraudu!cu
Representations. and that -uCh person is not emit
tied to a pension under this act. The loss oi tn
of the benefits u this act. bUt other evidence OF 81
honorable discharge may bc deemed sufficient. an,
. that when amy person has been granted a land wal
rant under any act of Congress for and ON accouu
of service in the said wars, such grant shall D.
priJna fdcid evidence of his service and honorabl
discharge. hut such evidence shall not be cuLclu
Sive. and may be rebUttcd hF evidence that sucl
land warrant was iraudulcutly granted or obtained
SEC !. That the provisions Of sections i1l5, !, =
4747, 474s and .756 of the revised Statutes OF tn
United States hereby made part of this act
so far as the same are applicable, and no law o.
laws now in force. which in any way conflict VIII
the provisions OF this act. shall hcapplicablc 70 tn
survivors of the wars above mentioned. or he :
construed 70 deprive them Of the benefits Of thI
act.
SIC. .. That section 4.7lG OF the Revised Statute
is hereby repealed.
SIC. 8. That the provisions of this act shall no
apply to any persons while under the political dis
abilities imposed by the Fourteenth Amcndmcn
of the Constitution Of the United States.