The National tribune., 1907-06-27
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sends us the following pension bill
drafted by him, and which he says has
been indorsed by the Department of
New York. G.. A. R., at its recent En-
campment, by the W. R. C. and the
Daughters of Veterans.
An act to provide for the pensioning of
soldiers sailors. and marines who serv-
ed in the Army or Navy of the United
States, from the State of New York, in
| the civil war, from 1861 to 1865, fix
| ing the rate of pension, the manner Of
obtaining same, and creating a fund for
| the payment thereof.
The People of the State of New York
Represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows:
Section 1. That any soldier. sailor or
marine who served in the Army or Navy
| of the United States, during the civil
war from 1861 to 1865, and enlisted or
was credited to the State of New York.
and who served 80 days or more. and
who was honorably discharged there
from, shall be entitled TO pension from
this State of S12 per month.
Sec. 2. All applications for pensions
hereunder shall be made to the Comp
Itroller of the State of New York, under
such reasonable rules and regulations
as shall be prescribed by him.
sec. 5. Inc PENSIONS SIdUteu III puT-
suance of this act shall commence Oct.
/. 1908. and shall be paid quarterly
thereafter on the first day of January,
April. July and October of each year:
such pension shall date from the day of
filing of application. after the passage
of this act. Provided, however. that no
application shall be received by the
Comptroller prior to July 1, 1908. and
the first payment to be made to carry
this act into effect shall be made Oct
l, 1908, or as soon thereafter as possi-
BILE, and shall be for the quarter ending
on the first day of October, 1908.
Sec. 4. The necessary blanks and sta
tiOnery for applications and proof for
pensions. under this act, shall be fur
nished by the State Comptroller. and
the expense of printing and distributing
the same shall be paid out of the Treas
ury of the State, and no charge shall be
made by the Comptroller to such appli-
cant for pension for services or fees
in the matter of such pension.
Sec. 5. The moneys for the purpose
of paying pensions by this act shall be
paid from fund created from all mon
eys that have been or may be received.
and all accrued interest on same from
the United States Government paid to
the State of New York for the equip
ment and maintenance of troops in the
field or in the State during the civil
war from 1851 to 1865, and all other
moneys that have been or may be paid
by the United States Government to
the State of New York for any services
rendered by her troops during the civil
war. or whatsoever amount of these
moneys that may be necessary to pay
the pensions granted by this act. There
shall also he paid from this fund all
necessary clerical hire, postage and in |
cidental expenses pertaining to the
granting of pensions by this act
Sec. 6. Any soldier. sailor or ma
rine who served in the Army or Navy
of the United States during the civil
war from 1861 to 1865. living in some
other State or Commonwealth, who en-
listed or was credited to the State of
New York. and who served 80 days or |
more and was honoratbly discharged. |
shall be entitle to all benefits of this
act
Sec. I. This act shall take effect inn
mediately.
While. undoubtedly. the State of New
York will at some time pay pensions to
the survivors of those who enlisted from
the State. and this bill is as good as
any to begin the agitation. there is little
that it will receive earnest
in it's present shape by
the Legislature. There are great many
people in the State of New York;
26S,S94. according to the census. prob
ably nearing 100000 now. Some
of these have come into the
State from Europe within the last few
years.
Immense numbers of the war time
New Workers have left the State to help
build up the West The newcomers
Of al
great war, or regard for the men who
fought it thru with such terrible self
sacrifice Their minds have been sys-
poisoned against pensioners
and pensions by such papers as the New
York Evening Post, Harpers' Weekly
Golfers Weekly. The World, Journal,
American and others Of wide circula-j
ton. In fact, there has never been
paper in New York City that has favor
ed any of the legislation now on the
statute. books. 1t has been passed
against their fervid opposition. The
New York Tribune has at times pre-
tended to be in favor of the veterans,
but it was always weak -kneed and op-
posing when the critical hour came.
The business men of New York want
the money that is paid out for pensions
to go for ship subsidies and canals.
All these people have to be reckoned
with in the presentation of any pension
bill, and we fear they have not been
sufficiently taken into account in the
of the above bill.
LINCOLN AND BURNSIDE.
The National Tribune has always in
sisted that Lincoln was better Cen