The National tribune., 1878-02-01

The following Bill has been ageed to by the Committee
on Pensions in the House of Representatives
BILL regulate the granting Of pensions Of
death, wounds, injuries received disease con
taced in the service of the United States since the
fourth day of March, 1861 and for the payment of
of pensions also authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to restore to the roll the of invalid pen
soners stricken thererom account of disloyaty and
to repeal sections 409 476, and 4717 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States.
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representations
Of the United States Of Apertca IN Congress assembled
That all pensions which may have BEEN may hereafter
be granted in consequence OF death occurring from
which originated i'll the service of the United States
sace the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and six
tyone shall commence from the death of the person
whose account the claim has BEEN may hereafter be
granted from the termination of the right of the party
having prior title to such pension
SEC. That all pensions which have been, may here
after be granted in consequence of wounds injuries
ceived in the service of the United States the fourth
day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty shall com
mence from the discharge of the person whose account
the claim has been may hereafter be granted ProO5ded
the application for such pension has been shall hereaf
ter be filed with the Commissioner of Pensions within
five years after the right thereto has accrued otherwise
the pension shall commence from the time of the develop
ment of the disability resulting from such wounds in
juries, but not previous to the discharge.
SEC s. That all pensions which have been, or may he re
after be- granted in consequence Of disease contracted IN
the service of the United States the 4h day of March,
1861 shall commence from the discharge OF the person on
whose account the claim has been may hereafter be
granted ProDided the application for such pension has
been shall hereafter be filed with the Commissioner OF
Pensions within five years after the right thereto has ac
crued otherwise the pension shall from the
date of application; Pr0gided that the limitation herein
prescribed shall apply to claims by, in behalf OF In
sane persons minor children of deceased soldiers
SEC No arising from the provisions OF tins
shall be paid greater rate than provided for IN the
original certificate and arrearages shall be paid to any
widow who has remarked child who has attained the
age of sixteen and if the pensione shall have died. no
arreaages of pension accrued prior to his death and
grantedby this shall be paid allowed Prooded that
nothing contained in this section shall be construed to
any WAY section ATS of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States.
SEC s. That ii shall be the duty of the Secretary OF the
Interior pay be paid all arrearages of
sions such persons who may be entitled thereto under
the provisions of this and he hereby authorized to
prescribe such rules and regulations in his Judgment
necessary carry the provisions of the
SEC g. That nothing contained in this act shall be con-
strued to repeal way amend Section 411o OF the
Revised Statutes of the United States.
SEC T. That the Secretary of the Interior be- aud he Is
hereby authorized and required TO restore to the pension
rolls the of all invalid pensioners now living, who
stricken hererom account OF dlSloyaty ana pay
them pensions from the Goth day of December 1868 at
which they would have been entitled TO had they
not have dropped from the pension roll ProCtded
That provisions of this section shall not apply TO any
person while under the political disabilities imposed by
the fourteenth amendment of Constitution OF the United
States and after such removal the pension of such
shall be paid only from the date OF his application fol
the
SEC s. That sections 4709 4716, AIT hereby re-
peaed Progided That the repeal OF Section 476 OF the
Revised shall not be construed to authorize any
payment of pension TO any previous
December 2 1863 any not alive at the date
the passage of this act his widow, heirs representa-
tyes.