The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-18
Mr. Hub i ard
Intr 3 dill es Bills
FOR RELIEF OF WEST Virginia
i STATE TRIO IS AND TO PENN
i SION ARMY TRANSFERS.

Hon. Vim. ?, Hubbard on Decemben
18TH introduced two bills In the
House Of Representatives, given In
full below.
First a bill for the relief OF West
Virginia State troops. as follows:
Be II enacted by the Senate anti
House Of Representatives OF the UNI.
ted States OF America In Congress al.
ssembled, 3Thtat the provisions Of tho
!. pension laws OF the United States bel
and the same are hereby. extended to-
and shall be SO construed as to In.
selade. the officers and private soldiers
who, while acting under the orders ami
authority OF the governor Of West Viz
ginia in the late war Of the rebellion,
were, disabled by injury received or
disease contracted in the line OF duty.
while cooperating with the forces Of
THE United States or performing such
duties as said forces. would have other.
wise been required to do. and to tho
widows, child or children, or depend
ent relatives OF such officers or sol.
oilers as may have died, or may here.
after die. from wounds, injuries, or
disease received or contracted in such
service.
Sec. 2. That the provisions Of the
9.sAct approved June twenty.seyenth.
eighteen hundred and ninety, be ex.
tented TO the persons named In the
foregoing section, and that certifi-
cate from the adjutant generals Of
= itce Of the State OF West Virginia show.
ling the date OF enlistment and date
/, OF discharge shall be accepted In lieu
4 OF an honorable discharge from the
United Suites service as contained in
! said Act, and the same shall include
and extend to the widows and minor
child or children and dependent rela-
itives OF the officers and soldiers in
said State service, and the ratings be-
governed by the Act Of May ninth.
nineteen hundred, and said Act shall
extend to and include the disabilities
3 OF said State troops and independent
companies the same as United States
troops.
Sec. .. That section forty.seyen
Shundred and sixteen of the Revised
Statutes of the United States be. and
the same is hereby, amended so as to
read as follows:
;i."Sec. 471G. No money. on account
sof pension shalt be paid to any per-
son or to the widow, children. or heirs
of any deceased person. who In any
manner voluntarily engaged in, or
aided or abetted, the late rebellion
against the authority OF the United
Estates. unless such person, after such
service aforementioned, voluntarily
4; served in the Army or Navy OF tho
United States and was hoaorably dis
charged therefrom. To all such per.
sous said service or aid shall be no
bar to pension"
Sec. 4. That this Act shall take ef-
feet Immediately.
Second, a bill to pension army team
Ssters, us follows:
Be It enacted by the Senate anil
House OF Representatives OF the Uni
ted states OF America In Congress as
sembled, That all persons who were
In the actual service OF the United
5 States during the late war OF the re-
oellion as a teamster hauling rations,
munitions, and other equipments OF
war shall, upon making due PROOF OF
the fact according to such rules and
regulations as the Secretary OF the
Interior may provide, be placed upon
the list OF teamster pensioners OF the
United States and be entitled TO re-
tceiye pension of ten dollars per
month, and such pension shall COM
mence from the date Of filing the APP
plicatlon in the Pension Office after
the passage Of this Act: Provided.
That no person who is now receiving
"a pension under existing laws shall
be entitled to a pension under this
Act.
caS HATAPRA