The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-03-23
THE DoLLAR-A-pAY BILL.

Inquiry has been made as to the ex-
act text of Gen. Sherwood's doIlar-a-day
bill. The amended bill, which Gen.
Sherwood introduced Dec IA. 1909,
reads:
That upon written application TO the
Secretary of the Interior and subject to
the conditions and requirements herein
after contained, the name of each sur
viv!ng volunteer soldier IN the United
States volunteer army of the civil war
shall be entered upon a roll to be
known as the veteran volunteer roll:
Provided, however, that each such SOL
dier shall have served with credit as an
enlisted man not less than one year
with troops in said volunteer army be-
tween April 20, 1861, and July Is, 1866
He Ashall have been honorably dis
charged from service. Said application
shall be accompanied with proof of the
identity of the applicant, and the iden-
tity shall be sworn to in the manner
and form provided by law of other ap-
plications for pension. In the event
that such applicant has been wounded
in the line of his duty and thereby dis
abled from serving FOR said term of one
year. or was discharged for disability
contracted in the service, or was en-
listed for one year or more and was
mustered out because of the close of
the war, upon proof of such facts, if
he be otherwise qualified, he shall be
entitled to be entered upon such roll
the sanie as tho he had served for the
full term of one year. Any soldier cap
tured in battle or in the line of his
duty and serving in Confederate pris-
on shall have his time of such service
counted the same as If he had served in
the field. That each of the classes of
soldiers hereinhefore described, when
ont ~ ha
out of any money in the Treasury of
the United States not otherwise appro-
priated the sum OF 81 per day from and
after the date of his application during
his natural life.
Sec. 2. That each person who shall
receive pay under the provisions of this
act shall thereby relinquish all right
the United States.
Feb. &c, 1910, Gen. Sherwood intro
duced the following bill:
That upon written application to the
Secretary of the Interior, and subject to
the conditions and requirements herein
after contained, the name of each sur
wing volunteer officer and soldier in
the United States volunteer army of the
civil war who shall have served with
credit as an officer or enlisted man not
less than 80 days in said volunteer
army between April 20, 1861, and July
Is, 1855 whose physical or mental con-
dition is of such degree of disability as
to require the frequent and periodical
aid and attention of another person.
shall be pensioned at. the rate of $50
per month during the period of such
disability. He shall have been honor
ably discharged from service. Said ap-
plication shall be accompanied by proof
of the identity of the applicant. and the
identity shall be sworn to in the man.
ner and form provided by law for other
applications for pension. That the class
of soldiers heretnbefore described. when
entered upon the pension roll, shall be
paid, out of any money in the Treasury
of the United States not otherwise ap-
propriated, the said sum of $50 per
month from and after the date of his
application.
Sec. 2. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.