The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-02

<boN &h;. Dnsf holds .<bot S19 ooryicn
' .mas W. ,a'.is III u n.aS - vtEosa rvho
served three years or more, while those
who served less than three years should
rate. Comrade Bowman served four
years and FIVE months in the 47th Ill. He
was in SO battles and skirmishes.
r,oo D.r;s ~ T 400, yr-n -,lock
NJ IA 60 scr,;co nens;on world he. n
good thing for a great many. Let US unite
on such bill"
Me- u n p-;nt widow ne Comrode
pr;nL g. n aath WIS Osot;s MINI
writes that sbe favors n $40 service non,
s;.,n o1so Tho rror;s;on ~ tho hill, IN Mac
upon the rolls at $12 all soldiers widows.
comrode 7 G. Gundlocb M. D.. Spo-
Lowe Wasb not;fss nc that Cen 7 r.
Rene Post Denortment of washington
and Alaska, at it's meeting March 2, in
dorsed the Scott service pension bill.
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NJ: S;.i.i ~ -. .T;ha Nat;onai
1 Tas. Sle. ,l w., M,ie c,r.a. stani
frr ta rs aiwrsS hr right nnr I'D tr;ed trms
friend. and ask for n Si2 service pension"
Comrode Petty enlisted in 1891 for three
wears: was discharged in 1862, and tried
repeatedly to reenlist, but was refused
upon examination. Later. he succeeded
III SetliuS HUI the u -. -. ", Win
which he served until 1865.
Comrade A. NJ. Trunk, 70 Mold ave-,
Wooster. O., thinks that the long-term
men should receive the greater reward.
He enlisted Sept. IL, 1861, and served
three years in the 9Th Ohio Battery;
reenlisted in Co. Il, 9th Ohio Cav, and
remained with that command until Nov.
16, 1860. He receives IS pension.
T w Tuttle 11Stb md 11Otb Ind
peohodv Kan regrets to COO ca much
controyersy hatwean tho 1on"-term and
sbort-tern; men and thinks the two
should apree on Some ono hill and then
work for it.
,,.u,.u c, 90, IN w.
ni"' St,ah Cnase W. a. S'I LII, W su
p p;.i vi, o".a NJ WIN Go s. ..;l1t'.
sa,,,;ao nom.,;a,, pei u'en VI %i- "'en'
penso"
Phil H. Roberts, GO: Il, 4th Ohio, Cen
h;i, 81 ., III s"t Is; ~ Dut ~: yhe Gns.
,,nr ann m 20 th In.h e ~ I'M. IN; "a.
;ce sorn;co nans;on shn,Id t to - Sc "a
it,, - d;sat;,i.,, S o,,..; s ;, NC III "u-
~ hehry .: 'lDDs' 20. IA, 3th n. i.
Cav, iDi Lincoln ave, Dunkirk, N. L.,
says: Give us Sl2 service pension.
Chauncey 3. Taylor. Sd Mich.
and GO: l, 9TH Mich, Neillsville, Wis,
says: Tive a per diem service pension In
additioh 10 dlsaDlilty pension.
burnslde fost, ., department OF YER
mont, GREENSBORO Benz, VI, at a meeting
on on March III UNANIMOUSLY Endorsed the
81 service pension bill. w. II. Davis,
o -, W. ".e'ens' AuJu'ane'
W; IL. Nester, 20 IL, l3th ILL.,, Com
mander OF Kansas Post, 4Oo, Kansas, ILL.,,
lhdorses line NATIONAL Tribune editorials
on .ne service pension. lie further adds
tnat ne mas peeh IN the general merchan-
nans;onS Of Tho n,S .c,d;nr'. hnI,, 4Ia
ion,nmn;t,, N ''e'' Ae'p 'ne eh'iie
~. Hurst, 20. II; 3th ILL.,, feorla, III,
aHvoca,es u graded service pension bill.
Comrade Hurst entered the service Aug.
son Fob IL 1 SG's er,s "t ro a; Dohei.
J.ibbv and vas finally ,anstara p' Sun AZ
% 1881 ''' '''"''eeu ou' aug.
WIN; u. Hatcher, 20. d., Odd Ind,
d ne' 4n no. no. would amend the Act
so,dier who sorvod "a on p dns.' d. 81 any
wouId nlaco ali u.;Jo,r LAY VI noie III, anu
$40 Ha wonid "iso o,,,ms ' ne i4. as az az
Iulv ii 1895 r. a;vo CIV rnto. 81. COZ ~ COO y,
S3G S4s $40 and Go aa na.e5 81, F ,;
ability. - ~ "''
A n nav C;no;,no.; n +,,;,,.. .,..
the servica nsrs;nn shanid " H.. ,m nnhs, 'na'
cordinp to lenoth oe snr,,;ca De s'"ueu "e-
- VI Sei'i
service nene;on Of SIS. n.n.;o,. give '.;I us a