The National tribune., 1903-04-23
SERVICE PENSION.
Views OF Comrades Interested in
the Proposed Legislation.

Joel Homer. Purvis. Miss, thinks that
service pension should be given in addi-
tion TO disability pension. as otherwise
the sum granted would not be sufficient To
provide the necessaries of life. Comroda
ilorner says: Il have been trying to get
my pension increased for the past seven
or eight years, and have had to spend
considerable time and money. | had TO
Il 60 20 miles across Sand Mountain to
ecottsDoro. Ala, TO be examined for in
crease. The trip cost me ST. That was
Tour years ago. | thought that wouId
near from It in short time. but instead
received blanks and instructions to give
the history OF my disability and also nv
residence or several residences. since mus-
ter-out- That was year ago. When
the Act of June %, 1890, was passed. I
had secured S12 under that law. In 1894.
1 was reduced to IS, which sum / have
SINCE Deen drawing, and. as stated above,
l nave been unable to secure any increase.
Ny service was in Co. /, 31st Wis. from
december, 1862. until close of war. / was
Win Shermans army through the siege
OF At!anta, and on the march to the sea.
ana also IN the Grand Review at Wash.
ington."
Jesse Sherer. Co. E. 9Th Ohio Cav.
opshur. Ohio, wants service pension given
In addition to disability pension.
=, Comrades at Middleport, Ohio. are en-
thusiastic for the So service pension bin
and the signatures of go have been at
tached to petition gotten Nd bv NIiddie-
port Post, 12o. The officers of this Post
are Richard Harden. Commander: NJ r,
zones, Quartermaster, and S. l. Bowman
Adjutant.
Geo: W. Turner, Co. A. 23d Mo. Dov
oka., writes: Il think the S12 service
pension all right, but l would have This
ADDED to invalid pension when the soldier
reaches the age of 60 years. | think the
widows of all soldiers should be pensioped
at 81 per month";
John Gilman. Prosper. Vt. writes. ct
note IN The National Tribune of ApriT {;
the diversity of opinions on the service
pension question. This means that there
VIII be no service pension law so long as
| .nere Is so much sel6shness exhibited.
. gov, why not follow the leadership of our
Great Generar-The National TribuneN
ana all stand by the S12 per month billr'
Comrade Gilman was mustered into the
service trst May 2, 1861. for three months
and in July, 1868, into Co. G.. 9th II. in
| which he served until tba &c. - ~ IN IN
war. '- .ne
George W. Miller, Co. 1, 31st Ohio.
ralr ray, Mo:: writes: Give us a So
service pension, w.
ob Ira s 5; Owens, Corporal: Co. c. 18th
Ohlo; !aVors service pension bill of SO
IN addition to disability pension.
James III. Brundage, West Newton. Pa.
q, thinks that were the present pension IaAys
literally construed there would he no need
OF additional legislation, but as the sol
uLers nave been grieyOusly disappointed in
tlis matter during recent years, he favors
all honorably discharged soldiers [who
served W days, and would place upon the
Tolls at S12 all widows OF such. Comrade
brundage saw three years hard service
IN the Army of the Potomac. and is
member OF J. G. Markle Post. 623. i,.te
Geo. Sauer. Co. F. Sth Ohio. Cosmope-
us, wash, enlisted June g.. 1861; veteran
ezed AFTER three years service. and was
nhaliy mustered out in March, 1865. Com
rade Sauer is Row y years of age, and is
receiTIng a pension of S12 He would
nave congress give q service pension ef
Sl2 in addition TO disability pension. -
w; d. Bash. Co. B. 10th w. Va. 1OaO
Washington St, Indiana, Pa, believes IN
graded service pension. and would
also grade the pension of widows according
to the length Of the service of their bus.
| bands.
| Will B. Spring. Co. A, 1st Conn. Fl A
Noroton flights. Conn.,, writes: II fhint
voice the sentiments of large number
| OF the Old soldiers here in the Home when
say Give the soldiers SIP per month
service pension l was a prisoner In
LIBBY and on Belle Isle and receive onIy
s. pension ''''
gerald, Ga, writes: aGiye SO , ser liz,
pension in addition to disability pension:
| provided, however. that disability pension
does not exceed $24"
| John Bartges Post 561, North Georoe-
| Town, ~, at recent meeting unanimous
| ~ Endorsed the service pension bill adyo-
waited by The National Tribune to place
upon the rolls at So all honorably dis
charged soldiers who saw service of on
days or more. and the widows of such. A
I. Marietta. Commander: G. Stark, Adhl-
! tant, North Georgetown, o.
b. Il. Hartford, Co. II, Doth I'll Moran
Men, who is now drawing a nension r.
$io per month, thinks that Congress-
should grant service pension of S12 in
| addition to disability pension. Comrada
Hartford hrst enlisted for three months
then re-enlisted for three years. and after
tie ran OF Vicksburg again enlisted to
serve until the close of the war.
mos. j. Payne. Persimmon Greek. n.
me 81 service pension bill.
Comrades of Arlington Post, 8. Airing
ton, Okla. are firm believers that in union
there is strength, and that to divide their
forces would be to invite defeat. There
fore they have decided to unanimously
support the Scott service pension bin of
81. II. c. Wilson, Adjutant
Edmund s. Cowing, Spruce Head. Ne
writes: Il am in favor OF having the SO,
per month added to whatever pension a
solder is drawing now. and his widow
draw 81. l mean every Union soldier of
the civil war of 1861 who can show an
honorable discharge. and who served 90
days or more l enlisted April a. 1861. in
Go. b. 4th Me-; was wounded in second
Bull Run. After being confined in the
hospital for some months was sent to the
convalescent camp. and from there was
put into the 14th Veteran Reserve Corps
April II. 1864, and was discharged Nov.
Il. 1861
NJ. G. Condor. 9th Ind'p't Co. o. V.
S. s., Soda Springs Idaho. writes: 81 fo-
one appreciate the firm stand you take in
regard to the things that will be of g-eat-
.st benefit to the Old boys. l think the
quicker We all 'in,i out that in union there
is strength the better it will be for us.
1t makes me tired to see 90 many differing
az TO what would be fair and just Let
Us all stand shoulder to shoulder for
straight service persion of So per month";
John Hogan, Portsmouth o., writes: