Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-01-29
ARREA RACES OF PENSIONS
The bill providing tor tho paymcn

The bill providing tor tho payment
Of aYreaFases 0! pensions aas passed
both houses OF Congress and is now In
the hands of the President for approx
al. IL Is officially estimated that II will
require 500, 000O00 to carry out the
provisions OF tho bill. II IA as follows !;
Az Acrfo procide that all pensions on de-
count Of death or ,oounds rcceiued or
disease contracted il the STrice Of the
United States during the late ,cdr of
the rebellion, which hare been granted,
or rhich shall hereafter be granted,
shall commence from The date Of death
or discharge from the service Of The
United States, for the payment Of ar
rears of pension and other purposes.
Be il enacted By the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States Of
america in Congress assembled, That all
pensions which have been granted un-
der the general laws regulating pen.
sions or may hereafter be granted, in
consequence Of death IRON cause
which originated in the United States
service during the continuance OF the
late war of the rebellion, or in conse-
qucnce of wounds, injuries or disease
received or contracted in said service
during the said war OF the rebellion,
shall commence from the date of the
death or discharge from said service OF
tho persion on whose account the claim
has been or shall hereafter be granted,
or from the termination of the right OF
the party having prior title to such
pension; provided the rate Of pension
for the intervening time for which ar.
rcars of pension are hereby granted
shall be the same per month for which
the pension was originally granted.
SECTION 2. That the Commissioner
~ rSnsivus 10 ivsSby "atliviiAud aud
directed 10 adopt such rules and rcgu-
lations for the payment OF the arrears
Of pensions hereby granted as will be
necessary to cause to be paid TO such
pensioners or il the pensioners shall
have died, to the person or persons en-
titled to the same, all such arrears Of
pensions as the pensioner may be or
would have been entitled to under this
act
SECTION 3. That section 4,7l7 OF the
Revised Statutes, which provides that
"No claim for pension, not prosecuted
to q successful issue within five years
from the date of filing tho same, shall
be admitted without record evidence
from the War or Navy Department OF
tho injury OF the disease which result
ed in the disability or death of persons
on whose account the claim is made /;
provided, that in any cause in which
the limitation prescribed by this sec.
ton bars the further prosecution of the
claim, the claimant may present,
through the pension Office, TO the Ad
jutant General Of the army or the Sur
geon General of the navy, evidence that
the disease or injury which resulted in
the disability or death OF the person on
whose account the claim is made origi-
mated 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 rec
ord OF the fact so proved TO be made
and copy of the same to be transmitted
to the Commissioner OF Pensions and
the bar to the prosecution of the CLAN
shall thereby be removed" be and tho
same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4 No claim agent or other
shall be entitled to receive any compen.
sation for services on making applica-
tion for arrears of pension.
SECTION 8. That all acts or portions
of acts, so far as they may conflict with
the provisions tf this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.