The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-12-26
Gen. Coffroth,s Pension BIN.
The following Is the text q the pension
bill offered In the House By Gen Conroth 70

bill offered In the House by Gen. Conroth 70
which we briefly referred last week:
Bet enacted Sc, That the Secretary OF the In.
terror be and he s hereby authorised and direcoeu
isstped pGn men, incddng The voiuntesrs and drafted
men OF the military and naval service OF the mi
snryIyiug widows of such enlisted volunteer and
drafted men, and the father or mother depenoent
the TnIted States in said war horided, That
such widow OF mother has not remarked
plSced on ISe pensioh. roll under this act the ap
plicant must file an application for pension unuer
oath made before the clerk of court having
seal setting forth in said application the name OF
the company and regiment in which the applicant
served that he was honoraoIy disSharSed arg, t rrTu
the service of the United states, ana that curing
the time he in said service in line OF duty ne
was wounded. Injured or co9trac1ed q Glsesse, s1s
which has entirely or partially disabled MN rom
supporting himself, OF himself and family, oy
manual labor: and .hst he is in necessitous err
cumstaDces; and snail prove by tae aInuaVl.s OF
two uisinterested and credible witnesses, who re
side in he same election district with the appli.
cant, taken under such rules as the Secretary OF
the Interior may prescribe, that they believe the
statement made by the applicant Of his service
and honorable discharge from the Army or Navy
of the United States, and OF the wounds injuries,
disease contracted while in the said service in
line of duty, to be true; and that they know OF
their own personal knowledge tha: the applicant
has said wounds, Injury or disease since his dis
charge from the Army or Navy; and that the ap-
pleant is in necesstous circumstances. The appli-
cation of the surviving widow shall set forth the
service and honorable discharge Of her husband
that the Gauge of his death was wounds, injuries,
or disease contracted while in the service OF the
United States in line Of duty the date OF her mar
rage and the death OF her husband and that she
is In necessitous circumstances: and her state
ment must be supported by atidavits in same
manner the application Of a soldier. The ap-
plication OF father or mother must set forth the
service, and the death or honorable discharge OF
3 the what extent they or either OF them
were dependent on the son for support before ne
went into the service and up to the time OF ms
. ed injured, or contracted disease while in the
line OF duty which was the cause Of his death the
celibacy OF the son, and that the applicant Is ~
I Decessitous circumstances; and support the ap-
plleatiOn by afidayits in same manner as the al
plication of a soldier. An honorable diScharge
shall be satisfactory evidence Of the sOlders ser
I vice in the Army Navy, and its loss shaii ho'
deprive any person of the benefit OF this act; bul
other evidence Of an honorable discharge may o'
deemed sufficient.
SEc 3. That this act shall not apply to any per
son who is receiving pension at the rate OF 30 o.
more per month, nor to any person receiving
pension of less than IS per month, except Tor tht
difference now received and the pension aIoWeu p
by this act Pensions allowed by this act shall b'
at the Of IS per 1nth for total disa6il-ty ans
Sc per month tor partial disability. All pension
under this act shall be paid from and atter INT
passage thereof, for and during the natural i've
Set Any person who mas now fled or here
after may file an application for pension unde
the general pension Las heretofore approved
nav at any time withdraw said application an'
hc an applicatOn under the provisions OF TINS act
And this act shall not be construed to interfere il
any way with pension applications now on ME o
hereafter 10 be hled under the pension laws nov
In force.
ruptly take any oath required under this act shal
he deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be punish
ed by fine OF not more than $1,000 and Oy lmpri'
onment at hard labor not more than nve years
and shall. moreover, thereafter be incapable
giving testimony in any court OF the Unite
States until such time as the Judgment agains
him is reversed and the Secretary OF the lutero
shall cause to be stricken from the peusion rol
the name OF any person whenever IL shall DC lad
to appear by proof satisfactory to him that snc
name was put upon such roll through faise an
fraudulent Representations, and that such perso
is not entitled to pension under this act; Pr
rided Before any action is taken by he Secretar
oTthe Interior to strike Of the name o any pc
son on the pension-roIl, notice shall be given
the penSiOner and an opportunity he afforded
him TO defend his right To the pension granted !
pursuance OF this act.
SEC. g. That the provisions Of sections i74j, 40
s747 4T4s and 4To6 of the Revised Statutes OF th
United states are hereby made part Of this AZ
so tar as the same are applicable, and no law
lava now IN force which in any way conflict wit
the provisions of this set shsU be applicable
, ! the persons above named, or be 50 constructed
: to deprive them OF the benefits of this act.