FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Srzss. III. CHS. 137-141. 1899. 1519 CHAP. 137.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Byron R. Pierce. February 9, 1899. Be it enacted tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the $*09 R;P*°¤*°éd Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the °w°n m°r°°° ' pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name ot Byron R. Pierce, brigadier-general and brevet majorgeneral of United States Volunteers, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of the pension he is now receiving. Approved, February 9, 1899. CHAP. 138.-An Act Granting a pension to Lillian M. Yost. February 9, 1899. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the %*l“*S¤ M·Y°¤*~ Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the °°°1°°` pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Lillian M. Yost, widow of Robert V. Yost, Corps G, Second District of Columbia Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, February 9, 1899. CHAP. 139.-An Act Granting a pension to Lydia E. Bowers. February 9, 1899. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- gydie E-Bowmrior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pen- °"”°"' sion roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Lydia E. Bowers, widow of Charles Bowers, late of Company G, Thirtysecond Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month. Approved, February 9, 1899. · CHAP. 140.-An Act Granting a pension to Martha E. Huddleston. F¤¤n¤sp3>; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the "g{_¤¤¢¤··¤ F- ¤¤¤·i1¤- I nterior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the re`uss¤¤. pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Martha E. Huddlcston, widow of Pinkney Huddleston, of Company I, First Battalion Second Arkansas Volunteers, or mounted gun men, in the Sabine disturbances in the Southwest in eighteen hundred and thirty-six and eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month. Approved, February 9, 1899. CHAP. 141.-An Act To pension William Russell for services in Oregon Indian warg_ F¤l>¤¤¤'Y 9-1899- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- ,‘},;;}g:’;*_R¤¤¤°“· rior be, and he is hereby, directed to place on the pension roll the name of \Villiam Russell, of Captain Samuel Gord0n’s Company H, Second Oregon Volunteers, also of Captain Edward SheHield’s Company A, of said volunteers, for meritorious service, and for wounds received by hostile Indians in Oregon, then a Territory, and allow him a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month. Approved, February 9, 1899.
