The National tribune., 1884-01-31
served thirty days, or were in any engagement
therein, and to the widows of all soldiers who
are deceased. The full text is as follows:


therein, and to the widows of all soldiers who
are deceased. The full text is as follows:
Be ii enacted By the Senate end House of Represent
atives of The United States Of dnleriea in Congress
senbted That the Secretary OF the Interior be, and
he is hereby, authorized and directed to place ON
the pension-roll the names of the surviving Off
and enlisted and drafted men. without regard
To color including the Regular army and navy,
volunteers marines and militia of the military and
naval services of the United States who served for
thirty days in the late war of the rebellion, or who
We're in any engagement and were honorably dis
charged, and the surviving widows of such officers
and enlisted and drafted men.
SEC. 2 That this act shall not apply to any per-
who is receiving pension at the rate of eight
dollars per month or more, nor 10 any person re-
ceiving pension of less than eight dollars per
month, except for the difference between the pen
sion received Of less than eight dollars per
month"; and eight dollars. Pensions under this act
shall be at the rate of eight dollars per month";
eept as herein provided, and shall be paid TO the
persons entitled thereto from and after the passage
of this act for and during their natural lives: Pro-
rtded, That the pensions to widows provided Tor
in this act shall cease when they shall marry
again.
SEC 8. That this act shall not be so construed az
to reduce any pension in force, to take away,
reduce, or limit the right of any person under any
existing future law, to any greater pension than
that provided in this act.
SEC 4. That all laws and clauses OF laws in con-
iict with this act be- and they are hereby repealed
PENSIONS FOR WIDOWS.
Representative Isaac s. Strable, of Iowa, has
also introduced two pension measures of gen.
eral character. The first bill (H. r. 2022l pro-
vides for granting pensions to the widows of
deceased soldiers of the Union army, and IS as
follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Represent
atces Of The United States Of AneTea IN Congress
Sem6ed That there is hereby granted TO the widow
of each deceased soldier of the Union army from
the date of his decease, whether he died in the
service since his discharge therefronl a pension
of ten dollars per month, to be paid from the date
of the death of such soldier, during the time his
widow remains unmarried: Provided, That no
widow of any deceased soldier shall be paid more
than ten dollars per month Ind prorided further.
That any money heretofore paid the widow OF any
deceased soldier, not exceeding the rate per month
hereby allowed, shall be deducted from the PEN
sion which may become due to her under the pro-
visions of this act.
Is hereby authorized and directed, at the earliest
practicable date consistent with the duties OF his
Office to carry into effect the provisions of this act.
SEC . That all laws and parts OF laws Of tle
United States now in force and inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
soUNDNEss AT DATE OF ENLISTMENT.
The second seeks to embody in the pension
laws the principle that by requiring applicants
for admission to the army TO submit to medl-
cal examination. the Government was estopped
from thereafter requiring proof of soldiers
soundness at date Of enlistment. The text of
the bill is as follows:
Be it enacted blythe Senate and House Of Represent
dtiUeS of the United States Of 4aer5ed IN Congress
seDbfed, That application OF any soldier of the
Union army for invalid pension. VINO served IN
said army not less than six months shall be denied
rejected because of the failure inability of
the applicant to prove that at the date OF his enlist
ment he In sound bodily health but IN all
such cases and any and all cases in which It Is
made to appear satisfactorily to the Secretary of
the Interior the Commissioner of Pensions that
during the period the soldier applying for pen
sion served in the army he participated with his
proper command 10 any general engagement with
the enemy, whether he was IN the army SIX months
or not 1t shall be conclusive upon the Government
that the soldier, when he enlisted, was OF sound
bodily health
is hereby, authorized and directed TO reopen all
cases of applications for pensions coming within
the terms and provisions of seeticn one of this act
IN which pensions have been denied for the reason
that any examine board, surgeon, any person
or officer has reported 20 the Commissioner of
Pensions the Department of the Interior that the
bodily health and TO re-exanliile and allow
ject said applications in accordance with such laws
of the United States and rules OF the Department of
the Interior as are not inconsistent with this act.
SEC. 3. That all laws parts Of laws of the
United states in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
THE MUSTER AND PAY OF OFFICERS.
The following bill III. r. 355l 10 provide
for the muster and pay of certain officers and
enlisted men of the volunteer forces" intro
dueed by Mr. Steele. of Indiana, has been re-
ported favorably by the Committee on Military
Affairs and placed on the House calendar:
BE it enacted By The Senate and House Of Ispressnt-
dires of The United States Of 4nieFieG IN Congress
sensbied, That The Secretary OF War be. aud he IS
/ hereby, authorized and directed TO correct the
musterroils Of tle volunteer forces of the United
States in the late that the muster Of officers
and enlisted therein shall cover the whole
/ period during which they regularly commits
stoned aud actually performed the duties to which
they commissioned, all eases where no
/ charges are pending against them, and there was
no fault or neglect their part which delayed
their nuster-in, and where the commissions bear
date prior to the twentieth day OF June, eighteen
hundred and sixty-tliree, or after that date when
/ their commands were not below the minimum
+ number emitting them to such officers at the date
/ OF the commission.
SEC. . That it shall be the duty of the Secretary
OF the Treasury to to be paid 10 all officers
and enlisted mustered under the provisions OF
the preceding section the amounts of pay and al
/ lowances TO which they would have been entitled
! if originally mustered. less the amount they
actually received, out of any moneys IN the Treas
/ ury not otherwise appropriated.
SIC. g. That ali and parts Of acts inconsistent
/ herewith are hereby repeated.
| In addition to the above bills there are seY.
| eral of equal importance. the text Of which has
/ already been given in these columns. among
them being the Robinson bill granting pensions
| to ex-prisoners of war