FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SESS, III. CHs. 9-13. 1898. 1499 CHAP. 9.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Monson W. Bliss. A Dwember 20.18%. Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the },‘°‘;f;‘; Qfjuse, Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name of Monson W. Bliss, late of Company D, Twentieth Michigan Volunteer Infantry, on the pension roll and pay him a pension at a rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of the pension he i nowreceiving. Approved, December 20, 1898. CHAP. 10.-An Act Granting a pension to Mary A. Freeman. December 20, 1898. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the }f¤¤t A·F»·¤¤¤· Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to place on the °°m°u` pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary A. Freeman, widow of Andrew V. Pritchard, late a private in Company H, Second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Melzpcan war, and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per mont . · Approved, December 20, 1898. CHAP. 11.-An Act To increase the pension of Thomas B. Hammond. December 20, 1808. Be it enacted ln; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ‘ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the {g¤¤¤¤ B- Hm- Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the mi>e.i.ie¤ mmm pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension · laws, the name of Thomas B. Hammond, late of Company H, Twenty- ninth Pennsylvania Infantry, and pay him a en sion at the rate of thir . P . W dollars per month in lieu of that which he now receives. Approved, December 20, 1898. CHAP. 12.—-An Act Granting an mvrrase of pension to Theodore W. (Yobia. neesnibei-2o,1sos. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Anzericu in Congress assembled, That_ the Secretary of the }jy;:{L<:gn:‘;:?;L¤g¤· Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the ' pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws. the name of Theodore W. Cobia, late of Colonel Gordon’s regiment of South Carolina Volunteers in the Florida Indian war of eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and pay him n pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month in lieu of that he 18 now receiving. Approved, December 20, 1898. CHAP. 13.-An Act To pension John F. Gates. December 20, 1898. Be i thenacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United _ ,s‘m:e.·; lg` America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ·{_¤h¤_F·Gm¤. Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and_ directed to place on the °"°‘°"‘ pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of John F. Gates, late a private of Company G, Que hundred and second Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteers, and pay hun a pension ut the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, December 20, 1898.
