Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-14

New York Volunteers, and left the service
i'll 1860 as Lieutenant colonel of the First New
York Veteran cavalry, having filled every in
termediatc office.
Gen. Curtis enlisted as private in April.
1861, in the Sixteenth New York volunteers,
and in 1865 was brevet major general of vol
unteers, in command of a department.
These comrades, with other members of
the legislative committee, will be at Column
bus to present the claims of the per diem bill
to the encampment. The Grand Army in
dorsements of the bill have been very strong.
The most Of the department encampments
for 1888 were held before the National asso-
citation was organized to favor this bill. The
following acted favorably; Arkansas, Della
ware, Florida Iowa, Michigan, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
West Virginia and Wisconsin. In Illinois
and other states the ma jority as expressed by
post encampments, veteran associations and
individuals favor the erdiem bill, The de-
partment encampment of Illinois recommend
both this and the disability bill
While New York may be called the head
quarters of this ''cent day. movement the
veterans of Kansas, Ohio, Michigan and
Pennsylvania are enthusiastic supporters,
and are sending messages to the New York
boys to ''stand to your guns on the question
of a rated service bill
Monster petitions from veterans have been
forwarded to congress asking for this pen
sion, and the Women's Relief corps of New
York recently inaugurated a citizens move
ment to advocate the measure.
The following is the text of the bill as it
has been introduced in congress, with the ex-
cepton that i'll the Congressman Baker bill
the date of service begins April II, 1861:
PER DIEM RATED SERVICE PENSION BILL.
A bill to grant pensions for service in the army,
navy and marine corps of the United States.
BE 1t enacted by the senate and house of rep
resentativcs of the United States of America in
congress assembled, That the secretary of the in
terror is hereby authorized and directed to place
on the pension roll of the United States the
names of all persons specified in the following
section, upon making due proof that they per-
formed the service specified in said section.
Sec. 2. That persons entitled benehciaries
under the preceding sections are as follows:
Any officer or enlisted man who shall have served
IN the army, navy or marine corps of the United
States, including regulars and volunteers, subse-
Quont to the 4th day of March, 1861, and prior to
the LIST day of July 1866.
Sec 3. That the rate of pension for such serv-
ice Shall be at the rate per month of cent for
each days service rendered in the said army,
navy or marine corps of tho United States.
Sec 4. That the period Of service shall be com
puted from the date Of muster into the United
States service to the date of discharge, but no
pension shall be granted under this act to or on
account of any person who deserted prior TO July
!, 1865, until he shall have obtained n discharge
from the service from which he deserted, and no
discharge which was given TO any person by
reason of re-enlistment Il veteran volunteer or
TO enable him to accept promotion shall be
deemed a discharge from the services within the
meaning Of this act.
Sec 5, That pension under this act shall be at
the rate specified in section and shall bc paid to
the persons entitled thereto for the term of their
lives from and after the passage of this bill.
Sec 9. This bill is intended n service pension
bill, and is intended an addition to all invalid
pensions which have been or may hereafter be
granted for disability.