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Frum , sss. ? HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPORT
NIMROD HEADINGTON.
Lay 17, UK.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. HOLuDAY, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, submitted
the following
REPORT.
[To accompany S. 4829.]
The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill
(S. 4.29) granting an increase of pension to Nimrod Headington, have
examined the same and adopt the Senate report thereon and recom-
mend that the bill do pass.
[Senate Report No. 1248, Fifty-seventh Congress, first session.]
The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the hill (S. 4829) granting an
increasw of pension to Nimirod Hleadington, have examined the same and report:
This bill proposes to increase from $20 to $30 per month the pension of Nimrod
Hiedinaton, late major Thirty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
The military records show that Nimrod Headington was mustered into the service
of the United States as first lieutenant with Company 1, Thirty-fourth Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, to (late September 23, ISMl. lie was promoted captain
January 4, lbril, and major May 1, 1864, and was honorably discharged February
14, 1,-4 j.
Major leadington is now about 75 years of age. le lives at Portland, Ind. le
filed and established a claim under the general law, and was pensioned in April, 1s5,
for malarial poisoning and resulting disease of liver and rheumatism of service origin
at the rate of $13 per month, one-half total of his rank, he being a captain at the
time his disabilities were contracted. March 28, 185., his pension was iereased to
his present rate of $20) per month, total of rank. He also claimed pension for deaf-
newss which he declared was die to concussion from the bursting of a shell at Port
Gilison, Miss., in May, 18I3. This claim was rejected Septelber 6, 111, on the
ground of no record or other satisfactory evidenve of service origin.
Major Headington is now broken down in health and unable to do manual labor.
He is disabled by reason of malarial poisoning, disease of liver, and rhemnatisn, for
which he is pensioned, and is also much afflicted with ideafness. He is totally (leaf in
left ear and severely deaf in right ear. I is neighbors state that his deafness ls existed
since his discharge. and it i very proahly a result of his military service. His hst
nidical examination, at Portlani. Ind., May 2, 1W0, rates him $20 for malarial
poiso4ning and disease of liver, $10 for rheumatism, and $25 for deaine s.
Frosm tihe papers on tile in the Bureau it appears that Major leadington is po .or
and n. edy. le is a thorough patriot and signalized his devotion to his coiuntry by
o-ver four years of gallant service, winning promotions by his zeal and cnorar.vous
Conduct on' the field of battle. lie is now a lor, deaf, bro ken-down mian whose
'lays of life are rapidly passing by, and in his need heappeals for relief to the v-oumintrv
hl. served so well. It seems meet and proper that a measure of coinnfrt shoild he.
pr. idhi for him in his old age. and your committee report the hill tl.A f(-nairablv
with a revounnendation that it pass.
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