United States Congressional Serial Set, Issue 8567U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926 Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... amend the Constitution to create more bureaus , commissions , and departments , all the time forgetting that to - day there are 200 dif- ferent bureaus , commissions , and boards in the executive department alone employing several ...
... amend the Constitution to create more bureaus , commissions , and departments , all the time forgetting that to - day there are 200 dif- ferent bureaus , commissions , and boards in the executive department alone employing several ...
Page 61
... amended so that the surgeon general and chaplain in chief may be appointed by the commander in chief . The commander in chief , by having the power of appointment , may secure valuable assistance which will be of great benefit to the ...
... amended so that the surgeon general and chaplain in chief may be appointed by the commander in chief . The commander in chief , by having the power of appointment , may secure valuable assistance which will be of great benefit to the ...
Page 66
... amended only so far and to the extent as herein specifically provided and stated . There is one amendment that I believe should be made to this bill , and that is a provision granting the benefits of this act to veterans who served less ...
... amended only so far and to the extent as herein specifically provided and stated . There is one amendment that I believe should be made to this bill , and that is a provision granting the benefits of this act to veterans who served less ...
Page 67
... amend veteran war risk insurance act to permit members of the selective service boards to participate in this form of Government insurance . To extend the privileges of the United States Public Health Bureau to indigent members of the ...
... amend veteran war risk insurance act to permit members of the selective service boards to participate in this form of Government insurance . To extend the privileges of the United States Public Health Bureau to indigent members of the ...
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... amendment which will clearly establish our right to treatment in any Govern- ment hospital . DEDUCTIONS FROM PENSIONS Under present laws veterans of the Spanish War receiving treat- ment at St. Elizabeths Hospital for the Insane ...
... amendment which will clearly establish our right to treatment in any Govern- ment hospital . DEDUCTIONS FROM PENSIONS Under present laws veterans of the Spanish War receiving treat- ment at St. Elizabeths Hospital for the Insane ...
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Page 214 - Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness...
Page 200 - An Act to readjust the pay and allowances of the commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service", approved June 10, 1922 (42 Stat.
Page 65 - That the pension or increase of pension herein provided for, as to all persons whose names are now on the pension roll, or who are now in receipt of a pension under existing law, shall commence at the rates herein provided...
Page 65 - ... physical or mental disabilities, helpless or blind, or so nearly helpless or blind as to require the regular personal aid and attendance of another person, shall be entitled to and shall be paid a pension at the rate of $72 per month.
Page 103 - ... dollars. If the deceased has relatives or friends who desire to conduct the burial, but are unable or unwilling to pay the charges...
Page 177 - HAS there any old fellow got mixed with the boys ? If there has, take him out, without making a noise. Hang the Almanac's cheat and the Catalogue's spite! Old Time is a liar! We're twenty to-night! We're twenty! We're twenty! Who says we are more ? He's tipsy, —young jackanapes ! —show him the door!
Page 65 - That from and after the approval of this act all persons now on the pension roll, and all persons hereafter granted a pension, who, while in the military or naval service of the United States and in line of duty, shall have lost one hand or one foot, or have been totally disabled in the same...
Page 65 - ... per month; that all persons who, in like manner, shall have lost an arm at or above the elbow or a leg at or above the knee, or been totally disabled in the same...
Page 66 - ... such pensioner or claimant under this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall, for each and every such offense, be fined not exceeding $500, or be imprisoned at hard labor, not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.