The National tribune., 1896-03-05
SERVICE PENSION.
Work Being Done Everywhere In lis
Favor.

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Washington Post, Hot Springs, Ark, Geo
Brown Commander, unanimously iDdorses
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE Service Pension
Bill. ''
AT regular meeting of Myron Nichol:
Post, Otis, Mass. the motion was made and
seconded to take vote in regard to THf
| NATIONAL TRIBUNE Service Pension Bill
giving every old soldier who served 30 days
and was honorably discharged pension OF
So n month, and the vote was unanimous
A. NJ. Hazard, Adjutant, Myron Nichols
Post, Otis, Mass.
At a regular meeting of our Post last Sat
| urday evening your Service Pension Bill
was discussed. We have 81 members III
good standing and are unanimously IA favor
of the bill, and / was instructed to write
you to that effect. We highly appreciate
| THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and if times were
not so hard would like to send you good
list of subscribers.-H. Ii. Tompkins, Adja-
tant, Thorp, Wis.
At regular meeting of Winfield Scott
| Birely Post, 511, Department of Pennsyi-
vania, GAR. Quarryville, Pa, the Post by
q unanimous vote indorsed the Service PEN
sion Bill of So per month"; and recommended
the same to the careful consideration of the
Pension Committee of the GA. r. and of
Congress.-Geo. Lefevre, Commander; AL
dus Aument, Adjutant.
Eph. Mavity Post, Crunis. KY, John
| Crismon Commander end |. W. Lykens
| Adjutant, unanimously indorses the Service
Pension Bill of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Prairie Grove Post As, Department of
Arkansas. is unanimously in favor of Ser
vice Pension Bill of So per month for all
hoEorably- discharged soldiers and sailors
who served 80 days or more in the war of
the rebelion.-Wiley Broughton COM
mander; J. b. Scarborough, Adjutant,
Prairie Grove, Ark.
At the last regular meeting Fremont
| Post, %, Department of Idaho, authorized
me TO report our views on the Service Pen
| sion Bill. We heartily indorse the stand
| you have taken In tn $ matter, and not only
our Post but great many of our best citi-
zens indorse it too. We think that the
Government cannot do too mach for the old
soldiers to make their last days more easy
and free from care. Wishing success in
your undertaking A. Brady, Senior
Vice Commander, Sweet, Idaho.
At regular meeting of Joseph r. Gordon
Il
tion unanimously prevailed indoIsing THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE Service Pension Bill.
We hope that the same may become a law.
The Adjutant was INSTRUCTED to write you
that he and 90 members Joined in the re-
quest. james II. Boyle, Commander; John
w. Scott, Adjutant, Go. III, 10th Ind, 81
Shelby ST., Indianapolis Ind
johnson Post, %, Department of Vermont,
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Service Pension Bill Of IS month and for
warded minute of the, proceedings to their
Representative in Congress
M. o. Whaplea, Ahjatant of Michael Shay
Post, 142, of Rapid River, Mich, reports
that his Post has DECLARED in favor OF a
Service Pension bill.
Rogers Post, 10. Department of Indian
Territory, Cnecatah, 1T, has unanimously
voted in favor of Service Pension of 50 per
month TO every soldier who served 90 days
or more.
At regular meeting of our Post the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
RcsoIred. That we. the members of Louis Mclean
Hamilton Post, Is. Department of North Dakota,
GAR. Grafton. N. d.. indorse The NATIONAL
TRIBUYE's Service Pension Bill to give "A pension
Of not less than So per month TO every soldier
sailor or marine that served 90 days in the late
rebellion and was houoTsby discharged, and de-
mand its passage.
Hiram Haynes Commander; r. Wea-
giant, Adjutant.
Ataregular meeting of Col. David Hughes
Post, 1o6, Department of Minnesota, GAR,
Lamberton, Mimi, the following was unani-
mously adopted:
ResoIred. That we. Post. do heartily adopt
and indorse the Service Pension Bill ms advocated
by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE (the soldiers friend;
and we further agree to stand by those that stand
by us. aud stand shoulder 10 shoulder against those
that not In sympathy with or loyal to just
rewards. We have made up our minds 20 rally for
our just dues. We watching Congress and its
workings, with eagle eye, with view o the
fact that right wrongs no one, aud will spot the
that not loyal TO justice with our influence
ut the bhotbox. which will speak louder than
words. We mean what we say; SO look out for
breakers.
We further resolve That we are entitled to and
demand that shall have per gold value for
services actually rendered..
Geo III. Young Commander Z. NJ
Herreman, Adjuiant.
Our Post has had under consideration the
argument you put forth in favor of n plain
Service Pension Bill, which was heartily in-
dorsed by entire Post.-Joel X. Shanks
franklin B. Jones aud Joseph Ault, Com
mittee, Robert Wiley Post, II, GAR,
Evening shade, Ark.
John H. langley Post, w. O. Richardson
Commander, w. A. Dever Adjutant, Big
Clilty, KY. unanimously iniorses The Ma
TioNAI. TRIBUNE Service Pension Bill.
The following resolution received the
unanimous approval OF the Post, and ordered
sent TO your addiess:
Resoircd That in hearty accord with the
editorial Pension Legislation in THE NATIONAL
TIiBuNE OF Nov. 2S. and believe that The united
energy of the GA X. should be directed o secure
The enactment Of u Service Pension Bill during
this session of Congress.
VIM. Lane, Adjutant, Ellsworth Post,
Corvallis, Ore.
At the regular monthly meeting of Jas.
Humphrey Post it was unanimously
ReSoiced That the members of this Post do ap-
prove of just aud equitable Service Pension law,
aud earnestly solicit aild urge its enactment. Many
of the soldiers of the late of middle age
when they entered ihe service, and consequently
much disabled from age. If not from
specific diseases, aud all more or less enfecbicd
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