The National tribune., 1897-04-22
PENS SIONS.
What the Comrades are Thinking About
Them.
Michigan.

What the Comrades Thinking About
Them.
Michigan.
I think there is one way 10 settle this.
Let Congress or the Commissioner Of Pen
sions set day when all the old veterans
can meet in their Posts and take vote on
which bill they prefer.-John w. Billsen,
4th Mich, BeltvilIe, Mich.
Minnesota.
I am for Service Pension Bill, and think
it would benefit the greatest number. 1t is
the only bill that can be passed through the
present Congress.-Henry Burnett, Brack-
ett's Battalion, Minn. Cav.
I want to say to the soreheads who are
denouncing the 90-days men that while we
all admit that the men who went out in
1861 and served four years deserve the
greatest credit, but if we look over the rec
Ords we find that many of the short-term
men were rushed into battle even before
they had learned the step, and suffered ter
ribly in a short time. The best way is to
give every man who served 80 days "a, with
one cent a day for every day served above
that This would do away with the exami-
nations, etc., and much of the money could
be saved in that way.-John F. Kent, Ser
geant, 1st N. Y. Cav, Monteyideo, Mimi.
Mississippi.
Give me the plain Service Pension Bill.
It is the one most likely to pass, and will
give the most relief to many comrades who
are not getting any pension at ALA. III.
Watkins, sd U. S. G. T., Vicksburg, Miss.
Missouri.
l.. Stevenson Post, Pocahontas, No., in
dorses the Per Diem Bill,
ID
me, as / served four years and am only get
ing Sc per month, but will be pleased to
get the straight Service Pension of So
month.-W. II. Lutes, 10th Iowa, Willow
Springs, Mo.
Nebraska.
Excuse me for giving my personal his
tory, which know to be similar to that of
many others. / did not enlist until Decem-
ber, 1868, and was then but II years of age.
Many of the greatest battles of the war had
been fought, brother had lost a leg at Shi-
loh two step-brothers had died from expos
ure and hard service in Missouri and Ar
kansas, many schoolmates had gone down in
battle and died from disease contracted in
the service, and yet 1 volunteered to serve
nv country at what some of the boys are
terming the "11th hour; but from that
time until the close of the war | think |
earned all Uncle Sam will eyer feel able and
willing to pay me. Seven months of that
time / spent in Southern prisons, mostly in
Andersonvile, and in the Spring of 1866
was with Wilson on that magnificent
raid through Alabama and Georgia that
wound up with the capture of jeff Davis.
l have been fortunate enough to prove a
disability contracted in Andersonville, and
thereby the Service Pension of So would
not help me; but let US get that first and
get the boys all On the rolls, then go after
the just equalization according to length of
service Winslow III. Barger, Co.
l., 1st Wis. Cav, Hebron, Neb.
New Mexico.
The Per Diem Bill ought to be salts
factory to everyone.-Samuel C. Meeks, 1st
Cal Socorro, N. M.
New York.
HEADQUARTERS GROVER Posi-, 9s, DEpARTMEST)
OF NEW YORK. GAR. CORTLAND, n. Y,
March II, 1897.
Resolced That it is the unanimous sentiment Of
Grover Post, 9s. Department of New York. Grand
Army Of the Republic located at Cortland, y. Y,
thu: straight Per Diem Service Pension Bill is
the one we favor in preference to all others under
consideration.
we are unanimous in the belief that it should be
syicily n Service Pension aud utterly separate
FROM and in addition TO. any disability pension
which may have been may hereafter be granted.
Furthermore, We ask IHE NATIONAL 10
favor such bill in preference to all Others.
Put me down for Per Diem of not less
than S12 per month, in addition to the dis
ability rating.-George Van Arsdale, 18th
N. Y Cav, Texas, N. Y.
Give us straight Service Pension of 50.
There is no use asking for more, and getting
nothing.--T Treat, Co. d, Sd N. Y. Cav,
Decatur, N. Y.
Pennsylvania.
Post 537, Ccoksport, Pa.-C. Fl. Butter
baugn, Commander, J. FL. Rodkey, Adiutant
unanimously indorses the straight Service
Pension.
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