The National tribune., 1910-06-30
TO CLEAR THE RECORDS.

House bill 24702, introduced by Mr..
Fitzgerald. of New York, and referred
to the Committee on Naval Affairs,
reads:
That Secs. 1 and of an act, entitled
"An act to relieve certain appointed or
enlisted men of the Navy and Marine
Corps from the charge of desertion,'
approved Aug. Ia, 1888, be, and the
same are hereby, amended SO as to
read. respectively, as follows:
Sec. l. That the charge of desertion
now standing on the rolls and records
of the Navy or Marine Corps against
any appointed or enlisted man of the
Navy or Marine Corps who served in
he late war may, in The discretion of
the Secretary of the Navy. be removed
in all cases where 1t shall be made to
appear to the satisfaction of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, from such rolls and
records or from other satisfactory evil
dence, that any such appointed or en-
listed man served faithfully until the
expiration of his term of enlistment or
until the 1st day of May, 1865, having
previously served three months or more
or was prevented from completing his
term of service by reason of wounds
received or disease contracted in the
line of duty, but who, by reason of abb
sence from his command at the time he
became entitled to his discharge, failed
to be mustered out and to receive a
discharge from the service: Provided,
That no such appointed or enlisted man
shall be relieved under this section who,
not being sick or wounded, left his
command without proper authority
while the same was in presence of the
enemy.
Sec. 5. That when the charge of de-
sertion shall be removed under the pro-
visions of this act from the record of
any appointed or enlisted man of the
Navy or Marine Corps, such man, or, in
case of his death, the heirs or legal
representatives of such man, shall re-
ceive all pay and bounty which may
have been withheld on account of such
charge of desertion or absence without
leave: Provided, however, That this act
shall not be so construed as to give to
any SUCH man as may be entitled to re-
lief under the provisions of this act, or,
in case of his death, to the heirs or
legal representatives of any such man,
the right to receive pay and bounty for
any period of time during which such
man was absent from his command
without leave of absence: And provided
further That no appointed or enlisted
man, nor the heirs or legal representa-
tives of any such man, who served in
the Navy or Marine Corps a period of
less than three months shall be entitled
to the benefit of the provisions of this
act: And provided further, That all
applications for relief under this act
shall be made to and filed with the Sec
retary of the Navy within the period of
five years from and after its passage,
and all applications not so made and
filed within the said term of five years
shall be forever barred, and she'll not
be received or considered"
House bill 247O1, introduced by Mr..
-
to the Committee on Military Affairs,
reads:
That Secs. and of an act, entitled
An act for the relief of certain volun-
teer and Regular soldiers of the late
war and the War with Mexico" ap-
proved March 2, 1889, be, and the same
are hereby, amended so as to read, re-
spectiyely, as follows:
Seq. l. That the charge of desertion
now standing on the rolls and records
in the office of the Adjutant- General
of the United States Army against any
soldier who served in the late war in
the volunteer service shall be removed
in all cases where it shall be made to
appear to the satisfaction of the Secre-
tary of War, from such rolls and rec
ordS or from other satisfactory testi-
mony that such soldier served faithful
ly until the expiration of his term of en-
liStment or until the 1St day of May,
1865, having previously served three
months or more, and by reason of alb
sence from his command at the time
the same was mustered out, failed to
be mustered out and to receive an hon.
orable discharge, or that such soldier
absented himself from his command or
from hospital while suffering from
wounds. injuries or disease received or
contracted in the line of duty and was
prevented from completing his term of
enlistment by reason of such wounds,
injuries or disease.
Sec. 5. That when the charge of de-
sertion shall be removed under the
provisions of this act from the record
of-ary soldier, such soldier, or, in case
of his death. the heirs or legal repre-
sentatives of such soldier, shall receive
the pay and bounty due to such SOL
shall not be so construed as to give to
any such soldier, or, in case of his
death, to the heirs or legal representa-
tives of any such soldier, any pay,
bounty or allowance for any time dur
ing which such soldier was absent from
his command without proper authority,
nor shall it be so construed as to give
any pay, bounty or allowance to any
soldier, his heirs, or legal representa-
tives, who served in the army a period
of less than three months"
The Sd Iowa Cav.
AT a recent Reunion of the Sd Iowa
Cav. resolution was passed providing
for company historian TO gather the