Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22

= The following is a full text of the
house bill providing for payment of pen
sion arrears, passed by the senate and
sent to the president Jan. 10th: - 4'.@
AN ACT to provide that all pensions on account
ofdeath orwoundsreCeivedO or disease contracted
in the service of the United States. during the
late war of the rebellion, which have been grant
ed or which shall hereafter be granted, shall
commence from the date Of death or discharge
from the service of the United States for the
payment OF arrears of pensions and for other
purposes
Be 1t enacted by the senate and house of
representatives Of The United States of Anaer-
ioa: That all persons who have been
granted under general laws regulating
pensions, or may hereafter be granted,
IN 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 or
shall be granted, or from the termina-
ton of the right of the party having
prior title to such pension, provid ed
the lrate 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. 2.-That the commissioner of
pensions is hereby authorized and di-
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
pensioner may be or would haye been
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 of
filing the same, shall be admitted with
out recorded evidence from the war or
navy departm ent Of injury or disease
which resulted IN the disability or death
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 ad-
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 on
whose account the claim is made, orig
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, be 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. 4.-No claim agent or other
person shall be entitled to receive COM
pensation for services in making appli-
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 same are
hereby repealed.