The sun., 1879-01-17
PLssINo THE PENSION BILL


WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-Thc bill to grant
arrears Of pensions wGs before tho Senate to-
day. Mr.. Ingalls, tRcp.. Kan) said that on tho
1si Of January. 1876. there wcre lG.4ji persons
to whom the bill applied. and to pay them would
rcquirr to.529,775. In addition to thc above
5l45 widows and dependents would be- entitled
to the benefits OF the net requiring t3.ss7. .33i
making n total OF t13417.l09 required to make
the bill operative. He estimated that since
that date s5OO0,O00 should bo added to that
amount.
Mr. Herman Dem. n. y said that he desired
very much to see this hill become nw. 1t did
nothing but carry out the pledges Of the Gov
crnmcnt civon to the men who went into tho
army and that was that thoy should have n
pension II disabled. and IL killed their families
should have such pension. The amount in
volvcd in the hll. ho conceded was large. but
this Government was nblo and willing to pay
Mr. Morrill, rep, VT said that the passage
of the bill must impos" additional burdens up
on the Treasury. The y"gr's expenses were
much greater than last ycar's. Should this bill
b" passed there would be dcfctin the rev.
enu"s for thc year.
Tho debate. which wns long. was participated
in 10y Mcssrs Ingalls,, kcrnnn. Salisbury. VOor-
hoes: Blaine. llonr; AMI Ferry. Many append
4 those voting no hein, Mcssrs. Davis Dem.
West Va. Hereford dem, Va). McCrccry
Dem. kyl and salisbury DEM DELI. Tho
y, ,a,iei hy the Scuatc aud House n Representa-.
tvCs uf Tie United Stntps America In Congress
stmolcd. that all pensions Witch have been granted
under the general laws regulating pensions or may here
which originated In the United states service during the
contiuuarcr oi the late OF the rebellion, In
quencc of wounds injuries or disease received
rncief IN s1ti service during said war Of the rcl on.
shall from thr date the death scharge
tiu sail service ut the ter=pu whose account the
ciau has been shall be- granted or from the
such routuu, provided tie rate iur tho inter
vrung uwr for which arrears of pension are hereby
srantrd fal f me same Icr month for which pension
was urlinllly granted.
Src .. That %, Commissioner " Pensions Is hereby
authorized aud dutcte tn adopt such rules and regula
non, i9r i,, alment ol arrears vt pensions hereby
pensioners, or % the pensioners shall have died to the
person ct itf-Os emitted tu Tire same n such OF
rnHh a., hr p,ninef niai be " would have been en-
s.r rust .,ction 47l7 of the Revised s,atn,c.
which provides that noclm for pension not prosecuted
% successful issue within five years from tho date Of
nns the same. shall hc admitted without recorded cv
l"uce from the War or Navy n' partucut 1i the uary
the disease which resulted thr disability death
provided that IN any IN which the limitation pre-
= ihrl bN this section bars the turher prosecution o
son Office 10 the Aduant.Gcncra ot the Army the
surge General o. tie Navy evidence that the disease
ot injury VII result i W TIE Disability or death of the
PERSON uu ~ hose account TIE claim h made oiFtnacd
30 ilc service nnd In the line ui duty and n such cNi
deuce /. drc ued satisfactory hy The officer whom IL
may be submitted he shall cause record OF the fact
ulicd to tlr Commissioner OF Pensions. and the bar to
thc iro- cutun % the claim shall thereby be removed
lc ohi the -nmc l. hereby repealed
SC NntAln agent o. othcr person shal b" entitled
10 receive any cupr tor services making ap.
picatuu for arrears Of pension.
$40 D. That a acts part. " acts far they may
IRE hereby, rci called
The bill now goes to HIVES for his sicnature