The advocate., 1892-01-20
SENATOR PEFFER's PENSION BILL.


Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States Of
America 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 receiving q pension by reason of
such service, and has no application for
q pension pending, now or hereafter,
shall be entitled to a monthly pension
equal to one cent for every day Of such
service; and those of them who were
captured by the enemy and made prison
ers of war shall receive an additional
amount equal to one cent for every day
of their imprisonment, and In computing
the time the imprisonment shall be
deemed to have begun on the day Of cap
ture and to end on the day of release.
Said pensions shall be paid quarterly, as
other pensions are paid, and continue
during the lifetime of the pensioners,
and to their widows during their widow
hood Payments shall be made by the
same officers and In the same manner as
other pensions are paid, except as here
matter provided.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose of carry
ing section Of this act into effect, the
commissioner of pensions is hereby di
rected to ascertain, without unnecessary
delay, the name, post Office 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 pro-
visions Of this act, and enter these items
In convenient form in a book or books
prepared for that purpose, to be desig-
mated the service pension roll, from which
drafts for payment shall be drawn.
Sec. 8. That all persons who, on &C.
count of their service In the war of the
rebellion, have applied for pensions under
any act of Congress, and applications are
pending when this act takes effect, may
withdraw such applications, and avail
themselves of the provisions of this act,
under such rules and regulations as the
commissioner of pensions, with the ap-
proval of the secretary of the interior,
shall prescribe.
Sec. 4. That in order to provide means
for the payment of pensions herein grant
ed, the secretary of the treasury shall, as
soon as practicable, prepare $1OO,OO0,OOO
of paper money, one fourth thereof In
each of the denominations-$l, 50, SIS
and $40; he shall also prepare $5,0O0,OO0
of fractional paper money, one fourth
part thereof in each of the denominations
of 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents and so cents.
The paper out of which this money is
made shall be of material, texture, and
quality similar to that now used In max
ing treasury notes. The pieces shall be
rectangular in form, and those OF 81 and
upwards shall be cut six and one-hslf
inches In length, by two and three-fourths
inches in width; and the fractional pieces
shall be cut three and one-half inches In
length, by one and three-fourths inches
in width. The denomination Of each
piece shall be printed In plain letters ex-
tending full across the length of the face,
with but little margin at the ends. In
the lower left hand corner Of the pieces,
81 and upwards, shall be printed these
words. GAccordinO To the act of Conpress