Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-21
Il ARREARS OF PENSIONS,

Ci'c"l"r Lefter from tie Pension Con.ni*-
*ioner--i Natter Of Importance to E.,-
Soiiier%.
The following circular letter has been pro-
mulsated by Commissioner Bentley:
DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR,
PENSION OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 27, 1879.
Sir: Persons whoare entitled to arrears of
pensions, under the act granting arrears, APP
proved January 20, 1879, and whose pensions
were granted previous to that date will not
require the assistance of a claim agent in OBJ.
tanning the amount Que them All correspond
ence i'll relation to any claim for such arrears,
will be with the persons entitled, and no claim
agent will be recognized in such claim
A letter addressed to the commissioner of
pensions, signed by the pclson who was in
receipt of the pension at the date aforesaid,
and two witnesses, III the presence of a
magistrate, will be the only application
requlred-and upon which the rights Of all
parties concerned will be adjusted.
- The Pension CERTIFICATE should be sent
to this oiice-but it must be exhibited to the
magistrate. -
The letter should be in the following or equiva-
lent form:
To the Commissioner of Pensions:
T., pensioncr under pension certifi-
cate No, hereby apply for the arrears due me
under the act granting arrears Of PENSIONS APP
proved January 20, 1879. My post-otlice adj
dress Is there insert the name of the post
office, ano6f the claimant resides in q CITY. the
nitlle anu NUMBER OF the street and residence
must be given.) NAME OF C,a1N.yr
Two WITNESSES.
State Oh. County Of, ss.-Sign-
ed in my presence by -, who is known
to me to be the person he describes himself to
be, and at the same time he exhibited to me
MS pension certlhcate, which is numbered =
MAGISTRATES SIGNATURE.
Very respectfully, j. A. BENTLEY
Commissioner of Pensions
ARREARS OF PENSION BILL-Ar?EovED JANUARY
rs, 1879.
An Act to provide that all pensions on account
OF death, or wounds, received or disease con-
traced III the service of the United States
during the late war of the rebellion which
have been granted, or which Shall hereafter
be granted, shall commence from the date of
death OF discharge from the service of the
United States; for the payment OF arrears of
pensions, and other purposes,
lie Enactcd 6y tie Senate u,ul House Of R.2,-
'F@hf0fh""S q the tnte1 at .intericu IN CON-
g,'eSS assembled. That all pensions which have
been granted under the general laws regulating
pensions, or may hereafter be granted, in cor
sequence of death from cause which originated
III the United States service during the continu-
ance OF the late war Of the rebellion, or in
consequence of wounds, Injuries, or disease
received or contracted in said service during
SAID war OF the reb' llon shall commence from
Tue Gate OF ucath or discharge from said ser
vice OF the person on whose account the claim
has or shall hereafter be granted, or from the
termination OF right of the party having ,,r;n,.
tlIle 10 SUCH pension; pr0Ni0t;' The rate of
pension Tor the Intervening time for which ar
rcars OF pensions are hereby granted shall he
the same per month for which pension was oro-
inally granted.
Sec. 2. That the commissioner of pensions
IS hereby authorized and directed to adont
such rules and regulations for the payment
or the arrears OF pensions hereby granted as
Will DC necessary to cause to be paid such men,
sloners Or If the pensioners shall have died TO
the person or persons entitled to the same all
such arrears of pensions the pensioner NAV
be, or would have been, entitled to under this
act. 'OA'
Sec. 3. That section forty-seyen hundred and
seventeen of the revised statutes of the United
States, which provides that mo claim for peu-
sion not prosecuted to a successful issue within
nVe Years from the date of filing, the same
shall be admitted without record evidence from
the war or navy department of the injury or
the disease which resulted in the disability or
dcath or the person on whose account the claim
Is made; p1ortled, that in any case in which
the limitation prescribed by this section bars
Inc iurther prosecution of the claim, the clairn-
ant may present, through the pension office. to
the adlntant general of the army or the sur
geon general of the navy, evidence that the dis
ease or injury which resulted in the disatil
or death or the person on whose account the
CLAIM Is made originated in the service and in
the line of duty; and if such evidence is
deemed satisfactory by the officer to whom il
may be submitted, he shall cause a record of
the facts 80 proven to be made and a copy of
the same to be transmitted to the commissioner
OF pensions, and the bar to the prosecution Of
the clam thereby be removed" be, and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec 4. No claim agent or other person shall
be entitled to receive any compensation for
services in making application for arrears of
pensions. ~
Sec. .. That all acts or parts of acts 40 far
as they may conflict with the provisions Of this
act De- and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved Jan. 25 1879.
NO claim for arrears under the provisions ,f
the above act, due to u pensoner upon the
rolls, Will be adjusted until Congress sha Ii have
appropriated the money for the payment of
such claim.
Applications for such arrears may, however
be tiled, but will receive no answer until the
claim is adj justed
Inc above rules are necessary to prevent the
work Of the office from becoming blockaled
by unnecessary correspondence.
j. A. BENTLEY,