Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-21
ARREARS OF PENSION BILL-APpRovED JANUARY
25 1879

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 Enacted 6y the Senate and House of Rev.
'eSentatl0es Of the United Of 4n,eyica IN Con-
gress assembled That all pensions which have
been granted under the general laws regulatino
pensions, or may hereafter be granted, in con-
sequence of death from cause which originated
IN the United States service during the continue
ance OF the late war of the rebellion, or in
consequence of wounds, Injuries, or disease
received or contracted in said service during
sa'd War of the reb. lion, shall commence from
the date OF death 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 prior
tl1le TO such pension; provided, The rate of
pension for the intervening time for which ar
rears of pensions are hereby granted shall be
the same per month for which pension was orig
inally granted.
Sec. 2. That the commissioner of pensions
IS hereby authorized and directed to adopt
such rules and regulations for the payment
OF the arrears of pensions hereby granted as
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sloners, or if the pensioners shall have died to
the person or persons entitled to the same all
such arrears OF pensions as the pensioner NAV
be, or would have been, entitled to under this
act. 'oA9
Sec. 3. That section forty-seven hundred and
seventeen of the revised statutes of the United
States, which provides that mo claim for pen
sion not prosecuted to successful issue within
hive 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
death OF the person on whose account the claim
is made; provided, that in any case in which
the Limitation prescribed by this section bars
the further prosecution of the claim, the claim
ant may present, through the pension office. to
the adjutant general of the army, or the sur
geon general of the navy evidence that the dis
ease or injury which resulted in the disatiIit
or death Of the person on whose account the
claim is made orr inated in the service and in
the line of duty; and if such evidence is
deemed satisfactory by the officer to whom it
may be submitted, he shall cause record of
the facts so 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
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 8. That all acts parts of acts so far
as they may conflict with the provisions Of this
act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved Jan. Is, 1879
No claim for arrears under the provisions of
tue aoove act, due to u pensiOner upon the
rolls, will be adjusted until Congress shall have
appropriated the money for the payment of
such claim.
Applications for such arrears may, however
be hled, but will receive no answer until the
claim is adjusted.
The above rules are necessary to prevent the
work of the office from becoming blockaded
by unnecessary correspondence
j. A. BENTLEY
Commissioner of Pensions,