Year: 1878

The following bills have been introduced in Congress
since last issue


H. II. S25s-lntroduced by Mr.. AMERrcus " RICE


Bn1 to regulate the granting of pensions on account
of DEATH wounds injuries received or disease con


racted in the service OF the United States since the


fourth day OF March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one
and for the payment of the Of pensions; also
TO authorize tho Secretary of the Interior to restore to
the roll the Of invalid pensioners stricken there


from account Of dislcyaty and repeal sections
forty hundred and nine fory-seven hundred and
sixteen and foryscven hundred and seventeen OF the
Revised Statutes of the United States.


BE enacted By ne Senate and House Of Representatives.
o te United States of ABtercG C0Rgress assembled
That ala pensions which have been or which may here
after be- granted in consequence OF death occurring from


cause which originated in the service Of the United
Stes since the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred
and sxyone shall commence from the death the per-
son ON whose account the claim has been may here
after be- granted from the termination of the right of
the party having prior title to such pension.


Sec ?. That all pensions which NAV have been or may
hereafter be- granted in consequence of wounds or nu
res received in the service of the United States since the
fourth day OF March, eighteen hundred and sixty one
account the claim has been may hereafter be- granted
ProDdod The application for such pension has BEEN or
shall hereafter be- filed with the Commissioner of Pen
sons within hye years after the right thereto has accrued
otherwise the pension shall from the time OF
the development Of the disability resulting from such
wounds or injuries, but not previous TO the discharge


SEC. . That all pensions which have been or NAV
hereafter be- granted consequence disease
in the service of the United States since the fourth da If
March, eighteen hundred and sixtyone, shall commence
from the discharge of the person on whose account the
claim has been, may hereafter be- granted: Provided
Ihe application for such pension has been shall here
after be- filed with the Commissioner of Pensions within
i've years after the right thereto has accrued otherwise
e pension sha commence from the date of the applica-
non: ffoesdod That the limitation herein prescribed
shall not apply to claims by in behalf insane
or minor children of deceased soldiers


SEC. A. No aTealages arising from the provisions of
this act shall be paid at greater than provided for
in the original certificate and arreaTages shall be paid
any widow who remarked or child Who has attained
he nSipuar ba11b ,2io
no arreaages OF PENSIONS accrued prior to his death
granted by this act shall be paid allowed Prooided
That nothing contained in this section shall be construed
TO affect in any way section foryseven hundred and eo
teen of the Revised Statutes of the United States


sEc That shall be the duty of the Secretary the
interior TO pay, or cause to be paid all arreages of pen
sons TO such persons who may be entitled thereto under
the provisions OF this act and he is hereby authorized
prescribe such rules and regulations in his Judgment
are necessary TO carry out the provisions the same


SEC That nothing contained in this act shall be con-
sued to repeal in any way amend section foty-seyen
hundred and ten of the Revised Statutes of the United
States.


SEC Z That the Secretary of the Interior be- and is
hereby authorized and required to TO the pension
roll the names OF all invalid pensioners now living who
were stricken theretrom account of dsoyalty and
pay them pensions from the 25th day of December 1868
at the rate which they would have been entitled to had
the not been dropped from the pension-rol Pr0D7ed
That the provisions of this shall not apply TO any
person while under the political disabilities imposed by
the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the
United States and after such removal the pension of cb
pesion shall be paid only from the date of his application
for the


SEC. s. That sections forty-seven hundred and nine
hundred and sixteen and fortyseven hundred
and seventeen hereby repealed Pr0gided That the
repeal of section forts hundred and sixteen Of the
Revised Statutes shall not be to authorize any
payment on account Of pension to any previous
Decemner twentyntt eighteen hundred and sxty-eigb
nor TO any person not alive at the date of the
this act, his widow, heirs, representatives


S. 1041-lntroduced by Mr.. GROVER


BILL Tor the protection OF attorneys doing business be-