The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-06-18
PENSION LEGISLATION.
The Resolutions Constituting the Act Of
June %, 1890.

By request we republish the follow
ing:
Joint resolution to restore the status
of the Missouri Militia who served dur
ing the late war:
Resolved, etc, That the provisions of
the act of June 81, 1890, be, and are
hereby, extended to include the officers
and privates of the Missouri State Mill
tia and the Provisional Missouri Militia
who served 80 days during the late war
of the rebellion, and were honorably
discharged, and to the widows and
minor children of such persons. The
provisions of this act shall include all
such persons now on the pension rolls,
or who may hereafter apply to be adj
mitted thereto.
Approved Feb. Is, 1895.
Joint resolution constituting the act
approved June 81, 1890, entitled can
act granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors who are incapacitated for the
performance of manual labor, and pro-
viding for pensions to widows, minor
children and dependent parents, and for
other purposes"
Resolved, etc, That the act approved
June 81, 1890, entitled AN act granting
pensions to soldiers and sailors who are
incapacitated for the performance of
manual labor, and providing for PEN
sions to widows. minor children and de-
pendent parents" is construed and held
TO include all persons and the widows
and minor children of all deceased per-
sons, subject to the limitations of said
act, who served for 80 days in the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States during the late war of the re-
bellion, and who have been honorably
discharged therefrom, and section AIS,
Revised Statutes United States, is
amended accordingly: (a) Provided.
however, That the foregoing shall not
apply TO those who served in the st, ID
Sd, 4th, 5th and 9th U. S. Vol. Inf, who
had prior service in the Confederate
army or navy and who enlisted in said
regiments while confined as prisoners of
war under a stipulation that they were
not TO be pensionable under the laws
of the United States. OBJ nor to those
who, having had such prior service, en-
listed in the military or naval service of
the United States after the list day of
January, 1865.
Sec. 2. That in the administration of
the pension laws any enlisted man of
the army, including Regulars, volun-
teers and militia, or any appointed or
enlisted man of the navy or Marine
Corps, who was honorably discharged
from the last contract of service entered
into by him during the late war of the
rebellion, shall be held and considered
to have been honorably discharged from
all similar contracts of service previous
~ entered into by him with the United
States during said war: Provided, That
such enlisted or appointed man served
not less than six months under said last
enlistment or appointment, that his en-
tire service under said last enlistment
or appointment was faithful, and that
he did not receive by reason of said last
enlistment or appointment any bounty
or gratuity other than from the United
States in excess of that to which he
would have been entitled if he had con-
tinued to serve faithfully until honor
ably discharged under any contract of
service previously entered into by him,
either in the army, navy or Marine
Corps during the war of the rebellion.
Approved July /, 1902.
Joint resolution amending section
of joint resolution approved July l..
1902, constituting the act of June q,
1890, and for other purposes.
Resolved. by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
section of joint resolution approved
July l, 1902, be amended to read as
follows:
Sec. Q That in the administration of
the pension laws any enlisted man or
commissioned officer of the army, in
Guiding Regulars. volunteers and mill
tia, or any appointed or enlisted man
or commissioned officer of the navy or
Marine Corps, who was honorably dis
charged from any subsequent contract
of service entered into by him during
the late war of the rebellion, shall be
held and considered to have been hon
orably discharged from all previous
contracts of service as commissioned
officer or enlisted man previously en-
tered into by him with the United
States during said war: Provided, That
such enlisted or appointed man or COM
missioned officer served not less than
six months under any subsequent en-
listment, appointment or commission;
that his entire service under any said
subsequent enlistment, appointment or
commission was faithful, and that
he did receive by reason of
said enlistment, appointment or
commission any bounty or gra-
tuity other than from the United
States in excess of that to which he
would have been entitled If he had con-
tinued to serve faithfully until honor
ably discharged under any contract of
service previously entered into by him,
either in the army. navy or Marine
Corps during the war of the rebellion"
Approved June %, 1906.