The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-10
SERVICE PENSION.
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am FOR ThsAN61ional Tribune SERVES
tension bill; $12 q month FOR the veteraL
ina VIZ mogth Tor, his widow, without
my bars for are or DATES to keep out an.
2f those. who faithfully served the. country.
Or to starve any OF their dependents. an,
in my 6lst years ana get -, which doe,
not so far. l hops 10 see your bill becoM
saw. God bls.. the dear old Nationn
Tribune; the faithful old soldier has n,
more faithful fsiend.--JoHN II. MEExs,
Co. c. "a Ky. cav.,s ,Greenville,.. Tex.
l read The National Tribune ever:
week and don't see Sow l. could get aions
| without II. l am very much in;favor Of
Senate bills 124S and 1888, by Scott, OF
| West Virginia. We have old soldier,
who served faithfully and well in the civi
| var that are not on the Roll Of Honor
md should be, and can't be except under
such bill as 1888 (Service Pension). aIm
think that mothers that were wives and
mothers during the civil war, whose hus
| baEds served the Union ought to get more
| than 50 or $12 per month pension ut death
If husband.-JoHN ENGLISH, Gallon, O.
The time has come when this Govern
| ment should pension every honorably dis
| charged soldier Of the Union armies-o.
| his widow-at not less than $12 month
| upon proof of 80 days service. l have
| never applied for a pension, though be
lieve myself entitled to one. l have
thought the Government would show its
gratitude and be just and give service
| pension; but it seems that we must look
for our reward In another world.-E. f.
WEBSTER, Co.. F, 14th Wis.,, Barton, Fla
Joseph Bobo, Co. I, 10th w. Va, Kyser
w. Va, says: Il cannot do without the
| weekly visits Of The National Tribune
Put me down in favor of the service pen
sion bill. One hundred dollars would not
pay us for what we did for the Govern
AT meeting of Mckenzie Post "a
| Chamberlain, 8. D., it was:
Resolved, That this Post heartily in
| dorses the resolution of the 37th Annual
Encampment, refating to pensions, and
that our Senators and Representatives In
Congress be requested to urge the passage
Of bill, by the present Congress, employ
| ing with the provision of said resolution
G. NJ. LOCKWOOD, Commander; j. II
BREDGMAN, Adjutant.
James A. Garfield Post, 12O, Lowell
| Mass, voted at its last regular meeting in
favor OF a straight service pension bill TO;
$l2 month to every man who served sc
days or more during the civil war, and was
| honOrably discharged, and like pension to
his widow. The bill The National Trib
une advocates is the one we believe in
+. +. BUTLER, Adjutant.
At regular meeting of Livingston
Post. 425, Redwood, o.. Jan. 10, the
Standing Committee on Pension Legisla
ton reported unanimously against the in
dorsement of bill recommended by the Ma.
| tional Encampment1 Aug. q, 1903. The
report Of local Pension Committee was
| adopted by the Post, and Immediately
thereafter The NATIONAL Tribune pension
bill was read, and bafter full discussion
was indorsed by,np 'rising vote, every mem
ment, and the Adjutant was instructed ia
notify the g. AIR. Pension Committee a,
Washington OF this action, and also fur.
nish The NationaI Tribune an account OF
the action of thesePost.- A. Mcneil, p
p. Com. : IN
At regular meeting OF Geo. G. Ginty
Post, ,1S3, Cadat, Wis, the National En-.
campment service. pension bill was ap
proved, % ~. -
T. T. f.. Dickey 5Bosty Il05. GA. r.. Pom
tfac, III, at IA Hgniar session. having q
large Attendance after thorough discus
sion. adopted a series Of preambles and
resolutions, s:reciting the origin, develop
ment, progress and existing status and pro-
visions Of tile. q. A. Il. Committees Ser
vice Pension Bill, which resolutions con.
clude: s..s.e esfssT
Now; therefore, resolved, That T, Lyle
Dickey Post, 1O5. Department of Illinois,
Grand Army of the Republic most heart
lily. Endorses the provisions Of said service
pension bill; and as n measure OF economy
to the country, and an act OF justice to the
old soldiers and sailors yet living, and who
offered their lives as q sacrifice upon the
altar OF their country, and who carried the
flag to victory on the battlefields Of the
Union, and whose prowess and daring
have made it an emblem to be respected
and honored at the capital OF every Nation
in the world; therefore this Post respect
fully urges upon the Congress the justice
Of the immediate passage OF said bill.
Resolved, That the Senators and Rep
resentatiyes in Congress from the State
of Illinois be and they are hereby urgently
requested to use their influence in behalf
OF this just measure. and to give it their
unanimous and individual support, and to
see to it that it becomes law before the
adjournment OF this present Congress.
Resolved, That the Commander and
Adjutant of this Post be and they are
resolutions to each Of the United States
Senator's from Illinois and to the Congress-
man from the 18th Congressional District.
and also copy to The National Tribune
for publication. D. p. MURPHY, Com
mander; GIo. X. BkocH, Adjutant.
e. r. Phillips, Adjutant. Clay Hay
Post, 1888, Department of Ohio, New Car
Isle. o., writes that at a recent meeting
the bill drafted by the National G. A. X.
Committee was Endorsed and the thanks
Of the Post extended to The National Trib-
une for its defense OF the veterans and
pensioners.
Fred NJ. Call, Adjutant, Meade Post,
40, Eastport, Me-, writes that his Post has
Endorsed the $12 service pension bill, and
copies Of the resolution have been sent to
the Member OF Congress from that Dis
trict.'
Sidney Post. of Ithaca. N. Wv. Fl
Harrington Commander, Chas. w. Earl
Adjutant--unanimousl resolved against
the Sulloway bill. and call upon Senator's
Plat and Depew and the Representatives.
particularly Representative John w.
Dwight. to oppose any substitute for the
Grand Army bilLiesaei
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