Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-24
ria Pension Arrear Bill.

The following Is full text of Till
house bill providing prepayment ofpen-
SION arrears. passed by the senate anC
Sent IN the president Jan. 10Th:
~ ACT 10 provide that sll pensions on accouu;
nfleath orNolnds or dlsease contracted
IN Inc service of the United States, during the
iate war Of the rebellion which have been grant
III ~ III ich shall hereafter be granted, shal
n,,n,,nae nom the date III death or dscharg,
/ from the service Of the Imted states Tor tht
payment Oh arrears Of pensions anu for othe
he Il enacted Jy the senate and house O
CONSERVATIVES of he United STATES Of amer
lea: That all persons who have beer
granted under general laws regulating
pensions, OF may hereafter be granted
ia consequence Of death from the cause
which originated in United States ser
vice during the continuance OF the late
rebellion or in consequence OF wounds
Injuries. or disease received or con-
tracted in said service during said war
Of rebellion, shall commence from date
Of discharge from said service Of person
on whose account the claim has been Of
shall be granted, or from the termina-
ton of the right of the party having
prior title to such pension, provide d
the rate of pension for inter-
vening time for which arrears Of pen
sions are hereby granted shall be the
same per month for which the pension
was originally granted.
Sec. THAT the commissioner OF
pensions is hereby authorized and d.
rected to adopt such rules and regula,
ions for the payment OF the arrears of
pensions hereby granted as will be nee
essary to cause to be paid TO such pen
sioners or if pensioners shall have died
to the person or persons entitled to the
same, all such arrears of pension as the
pensloner may be or would have beer
entitled to under this act.
Sec. 3.-That section 4717, revised
statutes, which provides that no claim
! for pension not prosecuted to successful
issue within five years from the date III
filing the same, shall be admitted with
out recorded evidence from the war or
navy department of injury or disease
which resulted in the disability or dealt.
of the person on whose account the
claim is made, provided that in any
case on which the limitation prescribed
by this section bars further prosecution
of claim. The claimant may present
through the pension office, to the adj
jutant general of the army or surgeon
general of the navy, evidence that the
disease or injury which resulted in the
disability Or death Of the person oil
whose account the claim is made, orig
mated in the service ana in the line OF
duty, and if such evidence is deemed
satisfactory by the officer to whom ii
may be submitted, he shall cause the
record of the fact SO proved to be made
and the copy of the same transmitted
to the commissioner Of pensions, and
the bar to the prosecution Of the claim
shall thereby be removed and the same
is hereby repealed.
Sec. mo claim agent or other
person shall be entitled to receive COM
pensation for services in making apph
cation for arrears Of pensions.
Sec. 5.-That ali acts or parts Of acts
so far as they may conflict with the pro
visions of this act, be and the san arc
hereby repealed.