IN THE SENATE OP THE UNITED STATES.
51st Congress, 2d Session.
January 20, 1891.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Turpie, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following
REPORT:
[To accompany H. H. 6287.]
The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill a pension to Sarah Phillips, widow of Jonathan Phillips, late a soldier in the Seminole Indian war, have examined the same, and report:
From the facts set forth in the House report upon this bill, which is hereto attached, approved, and made a part hereof, we believe this to be a meritorious measure and do recommend the passage of the bill.
The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H.R.6287) granting a pension to Sarah Phillips, have considered the same, and report as follows:
The claimant’s deceased husband, Jonathan Phillips, was a private in Capt. Robert Newton’s company of Tennessee Volunteers, Seminole Indian war, and served from January 31, 1818, to June 30, 1818.
In her position for relief the claimant declares that she is eighty-four years old, and dependent for her support upon her children and upon a life interest in a farm of 120 acres, which is cultivated by her children; that her husband, the soldier, died on the 2d day of April, 1857 of pneumonia, superinduced by lung trouble, which she believes originated while he was in said service. She further states that she still remains the widow of Jonathan Phillips. The claimant's identity as the widow of the soldier is established by the sworn statement of Mary Cameron, who was present at their marriage, and has known the parties since.
The committee recommends the passage of the bill with the following amendment: Strike out the word “twelve,” in line 8, and substitute in lieu thereof the word “eight,” it being the purpose of the committee to recommend a pension at $8 per month.
Source: Reports of Committees Of The United States For The Second Session Of The Fifty-First Congress, 1890-‘91, Government Printing Office, 1891; Pg. 44
