The National tribune., 1882-04-29

of the pension of any person now receiving or
entitled to receive the benefit of existing PEN
| sion laws.
THE NAVAL PENSION FUND.
Mr. Morse has introduced the following bill
| in the House:
| Be it enacted &c. That the entire proceeds,
instead of one half thereof as heretofore of all
ships and vessels. and the goods taken on board
| of them, which shall be hereafter captured bv
any public vessel belonging to the United
States, and which shall be adjudged good and
lawful prize, shall ne the sole property of tho
United States and shall be paid into the Treas
ury to the credit Of the naval pension fund:
and that all pensions now or hereafter paid or
allowed to the widows or other heirs of the
line officers of the navy shall be Onc-haIf of the
1urlough-pay, that is to say, One-Guarter of tho
pay when "On leave or waiting orders " of such
officers, respectively at the time of their death
and that all pensions now or hereafter Maid or
allowed to the widows or other heirs of the
staff officers of the navy shall be the same 90
those of the line officers with whom sucb staff
oihcers held relative rank respectively, at the
time OF their death, provided that no pension
shall amount to more than sixty nor less than
thirty dollars permOnth; and provided further.
that the same restrictions as to the length of
time that such pensions are to continue shall
remain in force as at present; and all acts or
parts Of acts which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this act shall be, and the same
are hereby, repealed
PROTECTION FOR PENsIOS-MONEy
BILL to protect pension money from attach
ment and levy or seizure under process of
law, and the amount of the same money
when invested in homestead.
BE enacted, DC, That no sum of money due
or 10 become due to any pensiOner, or in pos
session of the pensioner shall be liable to
attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any
legal or equitable process whatever. whether
the same remains with the Pension Office or
any officer or agent thereof or is in course of
transmission to the pensiOner entitled thereto.
nor shall the same be so liable when invested
In a homestead for the pensioner or his family.
but all such money, and the amount of the same
when SO invested, shall inure wholly to the
benefit OF the pensiOner and his family during
his lifetime, and to his widow and minor
children after his decease.
FIXING DAY FOR PENSION BILLS
In the House of Representatives ON SATURDAY.
last Mr.. Joyce asked unanimous consent tn
submit for present consideration a resolution
which he thought would not be objected to by
any one.
The clerk read as follows:
ResOtred That the public bills reported from
the Committee on Pensions, Bounty. and Back
Pay be made the special order for May IL. after
the morning hour, and from day to day there
after until disposed of, not to antagonize gem
eral appropriation of revenue bills or existing
special orders.
Mr.. REAGAN. That only refers to public
bills, 1 understand?
Mr.. JOYCE. That is all. l have inserted
the word public"
The resolution was adopted.
CLAIMS OUT OF THEIR REGULAR ORDER.
General Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions
has issued the following order:
Owing to the pressure brought to bear from
all quarters to take cases out of their regular
order and make them special, and as at this
late date poverty and hardship from further
1elay can be alleged of almost every applicant
alike, and as under certain extraordinary cir
'umstances special action is not only proper
'ut clearly right, it has been found necessary
o make the following rule:
Cases will be made special only when such
ause therefor is shown to the Commissioner in
writing as would satisfy the other worthy
claimants whose claims precede it, should they
know the facts, that such action is proper.
hereafter no case will be made special that is
lot brought clearly within this rule