The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13
Arrears Of Pension.

Hon. Thos. Ryan sends us a copy of
the new Pension Bill and instructions
which we give below. The Commits
sioner's circular will be found upon the
first page:
AN ACT to provide that all pensions on
account of death, or wounds received
or disease contracted in 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 or discharge from the serv-
ice of the United States; for the paw
ment Of arrears of pensions, and 9TH
er purposes.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United States
Of America IN Congress assembled, That
all pensions which have been granted
under the general laws regulating pen
siOns, or may hereafter be granted. in
| consequence Of death from q cause which
originated in the United States service
during the continuance 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 rebellion, shall commence
from the date of the death or discharge
from said service of the person on whose
account the claim las been or shall here
after be granted, or from the termiia-
ton of the right of the party having
prior title to such pension; prOrided,
The rate of pension for the intervening
time for which arrears Of pension are
hereby granted shall be the same per
month for which the pension was orig
inally granted.
SEC. 2. That the Commissioner of
Pensions is hereby authorized and d.
rected to adopt such rules and regula-
tons 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 the pensioners shall have
died, to the person or persons entitled
to the same, all such arrears of pension
as the pensioner may be, or would have
been. entitled to under this act.
SEC. 3. That section 4.717 Of the re-
vised statutes Of the United States,
which provides that mo claim for pen
sion not prosecuted to successful issue
within five years from the date of filing
the same shall be admitted without rec
ord 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; prOrided, That in any
case in which the limitation prescribed
by this section bars the further prosecu-
ton Of the claim, the claimant may
present through the Pension Office, to
the Adjutant General of the army or the |
Surgeon General Of the Navy, evidence |
that the disease or injury which result |
ed in the disability or death of the per-
son on whose account the claim is made |
originated in the service and in the line |
of duty and if such evidence is deem
ed satisfactory by the officer to whom
It may be submitted, he shall cause a
record of the fact so proved to be made, |
and a copy Of the same to be transmit |
ted to the Commissioner Of Pensions,
and the bar to the prosecution Of the |
claim shall thereby be removed" be,and
the same is hereby, repealed.
SEC. 4. No claim agent or other per-
son shall be entitled to receive any COM
pensation for services in making appli-
cation for arrears of pension.
SEC. 5. That all acts or parts of acts
so far as they may conflict with the pro-
visions of this act be, and the same are
hereby, repealed.
Approved, January %, 1879.