Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-01-06
PETERS, Service Pension Bill.

| PETERS Service Pension Bill.
| Mr.. PETER introduced the following
bill, which was read twice and referred
to the committee on PENSIONS:
A BILL
| To grant service pensions to surviving soldiers
| of the war of the rebellion, with additional
| amounts to prisoners of war; to provide
| means for their payment, and to repeal sec
| ton two of the pension act of June twenty
seventh. eighteen hundred and ninety.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
| ca in Congress assembled,
That every person now living who served in
| the military or naval service of the United
States during the war of the rebellion, and
was hOnorably discharged, and who is not re-
ceiving pension by reason of such service,
and has no application for pension pending,
| now or hereafter shall be entitled to a month
| ly pension equal to one cent for every day of
| such service; and those of them who were cap
| tured by the enemy and made prisoners of
| war shall receive an additional amount equal
| to one cent for every day of their imprison-
ment, and in computing the time the imprison-
| ment shall be deemed to have begun on the
| day of capture and to end the day of re-
| lease. Said pensions shall be paid quarterly
| as other pensions paid, and continue dur
| ing the lifetime of the pensioners, and to their
| widows during their widowhood Payments
shall be made by the same officers and in the
same manner as other pensions are paid, ex-
| cept as hereafter provided.
| SEC. 2. That for the purpose of carrying
section one of this act into effect the Commits
| sioner of Pensions is hereby directed to ascer-
tain, without unnecessary delay, the name,
post-ofice address, and length of service, and
of imprisonment, in days, of all such persons
| together with the amount of monthly pension
| to which each of them is entitled under the
provisions of this act, and enter these items in
| convenient form in book or books prepared
for that purpose, to be designated the service
pension roll, from which drafts for payment
shall be drawn.
SEC. 3. That all persons who, on account of
their service in the war of the rebellion, have
applied for pensions under any act takes eff
feet, may withdraw such applications, and
avail themselves of the provisions of this act,
under rules and regulations as the Commits
sioner of Pensions, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior, shall prescribe.
SEC. 4. That in order to provide means for
the payment of pensions herein granted. the
Secretary of the Treasury shall, soon
practicable, prepare one hundred million dol
lars of paper money, one-fourth thereof in
each of the denominations-one dollar, two
dollars, five dollars, and ten dollars; he shall
also prepare five million dollars of fractional
paper money, One-fourth part thereof in each
! of the denominations of five cents, ten cents
twenty five cents, and fifty cents. The paper
out of which this money is made shall be of
material, texture and quality similar to that
now used IN making Treasury notes. The
pieces shall be rectangler in form, and those of
denominations one dollar and upwards shall
be cut six and one-half inches in length, by
two and three-fourth inches in width; and the
fractional pieces shall be cut three and one
half inches in length, by one and three-fourth
inches in width. The denomination of each
piece shall be printed in plain letters extend
ing full across the length of the face with but
little margin at the ends. In the lower left
hand corner of the pieces, one dollar and up
wards, shall be printed these words: Accord
ing to an act of Congress approved the 49,.
day of. ......., Ammo Domini eighteen hundred
and ninety-two. 1.-the blanks appropriately
filled so as to show date of the passage of this
act.y' In the right-hand lower corner shall ap-
pear the signature, in fac simile, of the Regis
ter of the Treasury, with the date of issue. On
the upper middle near the edge, shall be print
ed the title words, Service Pensions Money"
Below this shall be quoted at length section
five Of this act. On the back of the pieces
shall be impressed TWO scenes, one represent
ing war, the other peace. In addition to these
specifications, the pieces shall bear such other
devices, yignettes, notices legends and en-
blems as to the Secretary shall seem appro-
pirate, to the end that the money may be sug-
gestive neat, handsome and difficult to count
erfeit. The fractional pieces shall bear such
colorings, devices. and inscriptions as the Sec
Rotary shall prescribe, including the denomina-
tions in plain letters extended full across the
face and title Service Pension Money"
authority and date of issue, the fac simIle of
the Register, with the words, Lawful money,
, and legal tender to any amount not exceeding
five dollars" This fractional money shall be
lawful money. and legal tender to the amount
of five dollars in payment of all debts of what
soever nature, public as well as private.
SEC. 5. That this money is authorized and
issued by the Government in the payment of
service pensions to soldiers of the war of the
rebellion; it is exchangeable at par for Treas
ury notes or coin certificates or United States
notes at the Treasury in Washington, or al
the sub-treasury in New York when presented
in sums of one hundred dollars, or any multi
pie thereof; it is lawful money and legal Ten
der in payment of all debts, public and private
receivable for taxes and all public dues 1t
: shall not be taxed in the hands of any person
or corporation by or under the laws Of any
State.
SEC 6. That the money which is prepared
under the provisions of this act shall be issued
p hrst in payment of pensions herein granted,
h | to be paid on drafts from the proper disbur-
sing officer. And no other money shall be
used for that purpose until all of this has been
i paid out: after that, service pensions shall be
f paid out of regular appropriations as other
l. classes of pensions are paid. Whenever any
portion of service-pensions money is taken in
exchange, as provided in section FIVE, or when
1t comes into the possession of the Govern
) ment in any other way. it shall be paid ont in
e the ordinary transactions of the Treasury the
, same as the other moneys, and be thus kept in
circulation as part of the circulating medium
of the country.
y SEC. :. That section two of the act of June
e twenty seventh. eighteen hundred and ninety
d IL hereby repealed: Provided, however Tha,
= all applications now pending under the proyis
% ions of said section. excepting such as with
- drawn under the provision of this act shall bt
u continued and disposed of as If this act ha6
l. not been passed: And provided further. Tba,
y no person shall draw two pensions for tbs
a. same period of time.
:, SEC. s. That this act shall take effect and be-
ia force from and after the day of its approval
by the President. or upon its becoming q Law
t without such approval.
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