The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-24
NEW PENSION LAW.
$2O.OOO.OOO More for the People.

The bill granting arrears of pensions
to soldiers of the late war, passed the SEN
ate on the 10Th, under the management
of senator Ingalls,, of Kansas. The sena-
tor had been working all the session to
get the bill through, and his success will
be gratifying news to the crippled SOL
diers, widows and orphans of the late
war. The bill passed the house on the
last night of last session, it having been
offered by Mr.. Haskell of this state
1t passed the senate without an amend
ment, and therefore goes Immediately to
the president, who will undoubtedly sign
the bill. The measure met with some
opposition, but finally passed with but
four dissenting votes, to-wit: Davis, of
West Virginia, Hereford, McCreary, and
Salisbury. The commissioner Of pen
sions estimates that under this bill about
ga, 900 600 viii be distributed nmong
$1,000 families within the next ten years
1t will entail quite an additional item of
expense Of the government but no one
will regret the act Of justice to those who
offered their lives for The defense of the
government.
Below is copy of the law published
for the information of our readers.
The bill as it passed reads as follows:
An act to provide that all pensions on
account of death or wounds received OF
disease contracted in the service of the
United States during the late war of the
rebellion, which have been granted, or
shall hereafter be granted, shall com
mence from the date Of death or dis
charge from the service of the United
States, and for the payment of arrears,
pensions, and other purposes.
BE 1t eRdcted, etc, That all pensions
whiCSl ESX.s been granted under the gen
cral law fegn3atf9S pensions, or may
hereafter be granted il iGQSseqYence Of
the death from cause which 6figInatcd
in the United States service during The
continuance of the late war of the re.
belliOn, or in consequence of wounds,
injuries, or disease received or contracted
in said service during said war of the
rebellion, shall commence from the date
Of discharge from said service of the
person on whose account the claim has
been, or may hereafter l3e granted, or
from the termination of the fight M the
party having prior title to such pen.
sion: PrOrideoi the rate of pension for
| the intervening time for which arrears
OF pensions are hereby granted shall be
the same per month for which the pen
sion was originally granted.
SEC. ,. That the commissioner Of
pensions is hereby authorized and di-
| rccted to- adopt such rules and regula-
tiOnS for the payment of arrears of pen
siOHs tteEeby granted, as will he neces-
ers, or II pensioners Silaii .iayc died, to
| the person or persons entitled 10 tAe
same, all such arrears Of pension as the
pcn-iOnrr may be, or wuulu have been.
entitled To under tliis act -
SIC. 3. That section 4.717 of the re-
yise1 statutes, which provides that no
| claim a. pension not prosecuted to a
successful ISSUE Sitlhin five years from
the date of the filing bf tlla sane shall
be admitted without the rIG0fiiin9 0f
evidence from the war 'or navy depart
ment of the iniiiry or disease which re
! suited in disability or death of the per-
son on Whose account the claImis made /:
PrOTfded, that in any case on which
limit:tion REeseFihed by this section
bars further llrnSecNlLlon ~ a claim, the
claimant may present through 1ile pen
| sion Office to IiiG adj4tant general Of the
army or the surgeon general af the navy
evidence that the disease or injury which
resulted In disability OF death of the per
son ON whose account the claim is made
originated in the service and I'm the line
Of dntY, and if such evidence is deemed
s;lti stiSCtoTy by TIE officers, to whom it
may pc stlbhfi1teq, Ae shall cause the
re"0Td 0f Ale fast so proved 20 ,ce u.a4dlp
and copy 81 iie slime transfiiIttea 10
the commissioner OF i'eESiGnS, and the
bar 10 the prosecution of the ciaii,s sI;all
thereby be removed, and the same is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. No claim agent or other per
S0R shall be entitled to receive any COM
ptansaLon tov krTVIces in making appli-
CATION for arIrea!s Ct passion
SIC. ?. That all acts or pSFiS Of
acts, so rat ~ tiley may cQnlIcPyith the
provisions OF this aet. Ike and the same
arr hereby repealed.