Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-01-22
Pensions to Soldiers of the Mexican
and Indian Wars.

VIC puUlISu VIC tOlIOuluS OH Ai1ioueS-
ed in the House Of Representatives ten
days back. by Mr.. Coffroth. of Pennsylva-
MIA. If the Bill should pass, it would
place on the pension list a large number
of Southern men who served in the Next
Can war, and will be an act Of tardy jus
tice To the few now living who fought in
the Greek and Seminole wars in 1885 TO-
1912. We earnestly hope and pray that
the Bill will pass
A bill granting pensions TO certain sol
diers and sailors of the Mexican and
other wars therein named, and for other
purposes.
Be IL enacted, &c, That The Secretary
Of the interior be and he is hereby, au-
thorized and directed to place on the pen,
sion roll the names Of the surviving Off
GERS and enlisted men, including militia
and volunteers of the military and naval
services Of the United States who served
sixty days in the war of 1916 and l847s
with Mexico, who served thirty days mi
the Greek war OF 1885 and 1896. or in the
Florida wal with, the Seminoles from 1885
to 1912, or the Black Hawk wal OF 1882.
and were honorably discharged, and to
such other officers and soldiers and sailors
as may have been personally named in
any resolution of Congr. 50 for any specif-
ic service in said wars, although their
term of service may have been less than
sixty days, and who shall subscribe an
oath TO support the Constitution Of the
United States, and the surviving 'yido VS.
of such officers and enlisted men: Pro-
vi;dsd, That such widows have not re
married.
SEC. 9. That this act shall not apply TO
any person who Is receiving a pension at
the rate Of IS or more per month, nor to
an person receiving a pension for legs,
than SO per month, except for the differ
ence between the pensions now received
and $S per month. Pensions under this
act shall be at the rate Of So per month,
except as herein provided as to persona
now receiving q pension for less than YS
per month. All pensions under this
act shall be paid from and after the pas
sage of this act for and during the natural
lives of the persons entitled thereto.
Sec. 8 That before the name Of any
person shall be placed on the pension roll
under this act proof shall be made, under
such rules and regulations as the Secretary
Of the Interior may prescribe, OF the right
of the applicant to q pension; and any
person who shall falsely and corruptly
take any oath required under this act shall
be deemed guilty of perjury; and the Sec
rotary Of the Interior shall cause to be
stricken from the pension roll the name Of
any person whenever it shalt te-essst2
appear by proof satisfactory to him that
such name was put upon such roll through
false and fraudulent representations, and
that such person is not entitled TO a pen
sion under this act. The loss Of the CERT
fcate OF discharge shall not deprive any
person OF the benefits Of this act, but oth-,l
er evidence Of an honorable discharge may
be deemed sufficient; and that whenSa any
person has been granted a land warrant
under any act Of Congress for and on af..
count Of service in the said wars, such
grant shall be prima fdcie evidence Of his
service and honorable discharge, but such
evidence shall not be conclusive and may
DO rebutted by evidence that such land
warrant was fraudulently granted oros-
tanned.
SEC. 4. That the provisions of sections
4745. ALAG, 4747, 474SSand 4766 Of the
Revised Statutes of the United States as
hereby made a part Of this act 30 far as
the anne are applicable and no law or
laws now in force which in any way con
Aict with the provisions Of this act shall
be applicable 10 the survivors Of the wars
above mentioned. or be so construed as To
deprive them Of the benefits of this act.
SEC. 5. That section 47l6 OF the Revis-
ed Statutes is hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. That the provisions of this act
shall not apply to any person while under
the political disabilities imposed by the
fourteenth amendment OF the Constitution
of the United States.