The National tribune., 1897-04-08

in Congress. In the matter of private pension
claims. TO give the private soldier. his widow and
officer. his widow and orphans;
Resotred, That we send a copy of this resolution
10 our Representatives in Congress, to THE Ma
TfoNAL TRIBUNE, and TO our Department Com
mander.
J. 8. ABgRSATHY.
5. j.. ROBERTS.
l.. 4. BENTLEY.
Committee.
North Carolina.
1t is not new pension legislation the poor
old soldiers need so much as to have the
present laws executed according to the let
ter and spirit. The present laws are ade-
quate to relieve every old soldier and keep
the widows from want. All we need is a
man at the head of the Pension Bureau who
will turn the army of bushwhackers "
Especial Examiners) out of the field and
put the whole force of his Bureau on to the
neglected claims and see that the law is
strictly enforced, instead of using the en-
tire force trying to find out show not to do
it."-A. w. Simpson, Sergeant, Co. ], 1st N
c., Buxton, N. C..
Press the Service Pension Bill Justice
to all is the motto. Give them from So to
S12 per month; not less than Sc. Bowen,
Corporal, Co. D, list Ill, Bost's Mills, n. C.
Ohio.
1 am satisfied that we can get the Per
Diem Bill through as easily as the straight
Service Pension. / served four years, and
lost my leg at Cedar Greek. John H. Nc
Gee, 1ronton, O.
with some 90 other members of our Post
are heartily in favor of Service Pension
law, and hope THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
will keep up the fight until it is secured
w. L. Mallow, Past Commander, w. C. Fer
guson Post, New Holland, O.
At regular meeting of Chap. T. d. Swarts
POst,-Moses Davis, Commander, j. Fl. Hath
rill, Adjutant, Pa, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted: That
we favor the adoption Of The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE's Service Pension Bill of So per
month to every honorably- discharged soldier
or sailor of the late war.
/ prefer the Per Diem Service Pension
over and above the Disability Pension.
There is one thing prefer that is honest
and just and due the soldier. We were
paid in deprecated currency--would not
quite average so cents on the dollar. / am
for Corpl Tanner for Commissioner-Robert
Dawson, First Lieutenant, 62d Ohio, Sarahs-
vile, q.
/ am in favor of the Service Pension
Bill. / think it will help the comrades,
especially those who are getting no pension
at all. l served from Aug. Is, 1861, to No
vember, 1865. / get no pension, yet / was
examined over four years ago, and have not
heard from it yet, though l have written
several times. A. Cupp, Co. Fl, 49th
Ohio Johannesburg, o.
From what have been able to observe in
the past, if all old soldiers will fall in line
and stand by the teachings of their best
friend, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE as to the
best mode to secure needed pension legisla-
tion, especially as to Service Pension, and
which is the most reasonable and practical
of all measures yet devised, then we will
accomplish something, and if we divide our
strength on several bills we will accomplish
nothing. was three-years man, and
served until discharged for disability; and
l have got tired Of this TRADE against the
three-months mend. X. Mitchell, Co. ID,
l02d Ohio, Corsica, o.
Pennsylvania.
I think that the minimum pension should
not be lower than S12, with one cent day
for every additional day served over three
months.-James Vented, Co. H, 48th Pa,
Port Carbon. Pa.
While / value your paper very highly,
must differ from you on the pension ques-
ton. l do not believe in putting short
term men on the same basis with long term
1t is like paying men who only work part of
day the same as those who work the full
day. 1 would make So the minimum pen
sion, and grade upward from that Our
Representative-elect is of the same way Of
thinking. He was not soldier, but his
heart is in the right place. and you will
hear from him.-Chas. A. Lang, Co. /, 11th
Pa, Cochranton, Pa.
I am in favor of straight Service PEN
sion Bill of SO per month to each and every
soldier. think this will do the most good
to the greatest number of veterans
S. Barnes 10th Pa. Cav, Portland, Pa.
1 think every veteran should urge the
passage of the Per Diem Bill.-William Nc
Cam, Co. Ell, 10th Pa. Reserves, Newmans-
vile, Pa.
I belonged to the 18th Pa, one of the
800 fighting regiments. l am in favor of
the Per Diem. / claim that the men who
went out in 1861 were not paid, and never
can be. have 10000 pains in my body,
and if they were out no money could tempt
me to have them in again.-Franklin Hook,
CCfSCuAt, W. III 1CtA L OCuSiSOn SOuubY,
Pa.
Texas.
am in favor of the Service Pension Bill.
hope all the comrades will unite on it. am
also in favor of Maj. Pickler for Commits
sioner of Pensi0ns.-RObert p. Hughs, Co.
E, Gath ILL.,, Chicota, Tex.
Washington.
/ ap in favor of the Per Diem Bill, with
So a month for 9O-days men, and increase
according to length of service II some of
my old comrades should see this 1 would be
pleased to hear from them.-W. A. Vrooman,
18th Ohio battery, Wayside, Wash.
] heartily indorse your stand taken on
Service Pension, straight, of SO per month,
and after this is accomplished it is time
then to take up the Per Diem; but if
comrades cannot agree, and qnit their quib-
bling, l think chances are poor for any
legislation in that direction.-Henry S.
Ogden, 18th Mo-, Grand Mound, Wash.
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