The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15

IN the nrSt week OF the present SEES
sion Of the Congress nearly 900 new
pension bills We're introduced. about
$50 in the Hous. and about 800 in the
Senate. These bills propose relief. =
new pensions and increase OF pension.
They propose correction OF military re
cord and grant of honorable discharge 10
men who have hitherto stood on the rolls
as removed from the service in some
other manner. Some were leserters and
some were definitely recorded as dis
honorably discharged. The various bills
were duly referred to the appropriate
committees. The theory is that they
will be- rigidly scr,Itinized and carefully
investigated case by ease. b. those COM
mittees. with due regard paid TO the
rights Of the petitioners and Ia the rights
OF those who paw the bills There is no
special trouble with the theory
The Congressional Record of Friday
December o, contains the following:
The mex, business on ,hc Private Calendar was
the bill III. u csi5r granting pensions ami In o
crease Of pensions la certain soldiers ami sailors
Of the ci,ii war and certain widows and depend.
en-, relatives Of said soldiers and sailors"
The bill carries the names of eighty
six benefiCiarie,. Following the list of
names and the sums Ia be paid To each
Of the pensioners IL the statement that
the bill was ordered 10 he engrossed
and read third time. wis read the
third time. and passed Immediately
below appears paragraph duplicat-
ing that quoted above, except that
il refers Ia II. X 2S.t35 This bill pro-
vidcd for eo3 heroes and wives and
children of heroes Reports being made
that two of the benefciaries were dead.
The ball was amended by striking out
their names. was read a third time.
passed. and on motion to reconsider
the votes by which the several bills were
passed was laid on the table. II will
doubtless go on its way in due season.
and many Others Of the same tenor will
follow it. Friday also saw the consid-
GRAFTON Of "A number of individual bills.
The case of HENRY SHENEP may serve
rs an illustration OF a not infrequent
experience in pension legislation:
The Clerk read the bill as follows.
Be u enacted. &c. That In the adrninistrA.
ion OF tho pension laws HENEy SnExE- saaII
hereafter be heif and considered 10 have served
In the military service Of the United States a.
private Of Company \. Second Regiment Ar.an-
sas Mounted Hangers. from the sth day OF sep.
epb-r. 1872. To the 10Th day OF January iSss and
W have been discharged honorably from >aid
company and regiment on the last named date
With the fDIoRInu nrnitfee am.ndmso,.
90 Strike out all after the enac,ing clause and
insert
-'" That 10 the standardization % The pension
laws and the laws governing tie National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. or any branch
thereof. HESry SHENyr now resident Of ,rsan.
SIS email hereafter be h.i AMI considered to hsvs
been honoraoIy discharged from IN. military ser.
vice Of the United states as private of Company
A. Second Regiment Arkansas Volunt-.r Cav
airy also known a. the First Mounted Rangers,
m the i.,h DAY OF december. Isa, Prorid,s. Th.,
pension shall acc rue prior 10 TIE passsS, Of
shis act
The enmmI,to. amendment was agreed To
Th- hill amended was ordered to be IN
crossed md read third urn-. was read ,h- ,hlri
dine. and pass-t
Thus HENRY. dishonorably discharged
In 1853. presumably for cause. becomes
HENRY with an honorable discharge and
Q pension claim but no back paw. The
correction Of records. the increase of
individual rates and the addition of new
names tn the rolls j. brisk game and
goes msrrilv on. The supply Of bene-
hciarics is ineXhaus'ibl.