Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
MEXICAN War PENSIONS,
Text Of the Bill With senate Amendments.
which VIII Shortly be Brought Before

Text Of the Bill with Senato Amendments.
Which VIII Shortly be Brought Before
the House. .---
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The following
is the text of the Mexican pension bill
granting pensions to the soldiers and
sailors of the Mexican war:
1t provides that the secretary OF the interior be
directed to place on the pension-ron the names
Guiding marines, militia. and volunteers OF the
military and naval services of the United States,
who served fourteen days in the war with Next
other officers and soldiers and sailors as may have
been personally named In any resolution of Con-
gress for any specific service in said war, and the
surviving widows of such officers and enlisted
men: Provided, That such widows have not re-
married. Every such officer, enlisted. man, or
widow who is or may become e. years of age, or
who Is or may become subject TO any disability
to the benefits of this act but it shall not include
any person engaged in the rebellion. Pensions
under e.. this H.. act shall be IS per month.
during the natural lives Of the persons, Or during
the continuance of the disability. Section one
Of this act shall not apply to any person who is
y OF
the difference between the pension now received
IF less than 49, and s. per month. The loss of
the certificate of discharge shall not deprive any
son has been granted q land-warrant, under act
of Congress. for service in the war with Mexico.
such grant shall be prima facie evidence of his
laws now in force which are not in conflict with
this act are made part of this act. 1t shall be
unlawf ul for any attorney to receive fee greater
ant. Section Ais Of the Revised Statutes is re-
pealed 80 far as the same relates to this act The
provisions of this act shall not apply to
any person while under the political disabilities
tuition. Every person specified In the several
classes enumerated in section 1853 of the Revised
Statutes, who served three months during the war
and who is or shall become disabled from any
cause not the result of his own carelessness and
shall also be dependent upon his own labor for
Be placed on the list Of pensioDes and ede be se en
titled to receive pension during the cont n
uance Of such disability at rate proportionate
asS TSs psRet the gate
sion for total incapacity shall I've sA, which Is
made diyisible upon that basis for any less de-
free OF disability no person entitled to Or receiv-
greater than that provided for herein shall re-
ceive the benefits Of this act, but any applicant
hevRS an fg'aS3 s pen san Or who shall
BY a declaration at p any time elect
to prosecute his claim under this act
All widows or minor children of soldiers and
date be entitled to sl2 per month in lieu Of said
%. 1fany invalid Pensioner has died or shall
hereafter die, leaving widow or minor child
under 16 years of age, or both, at the death of
such pensioner, such widow and children shall
be entitled, In the order of succession named, to
an original pension in their own right, without
being required to prove that the death of such
pensioner was due to his service, and shall re-
ce1ve the rates now allowed by law, except that
such az may be found to be entitled to So per
month under the existing laws shall receive in
lieu thereof $l2. Pensions granted widows on &C.
count of minor children shall be continued with
out limit as to age whenever it shall appear that
such minors are incapable of earning subsist-
ence; provided, such widow retains the custody
OF such minors, and In the event of the
death or marriage of such widow or abandon
pension and additional pension shall be con-
tinued to them in their own right, without limit
as to age during the continuance of snch disabil.
tty, payable to guardian. In considering the
claims Of dependent parents It shall be necessary
only to show that such dependent parent Is with
out other means of comfortable support than by
his or her own manual labor, and such as may
be found entitled to s. under existing laws shall
receive In lieu thereof $12 per month. In all ap-
plications, under the general pension laws, in
Guiding this act, where it appears that the ap-
plicant was regularly enlisted and mustered into
the service, that fact shall be prlma facie evil
dence of soundness at the time OF his enlistment.
No person shall be entitled to receive more than
one pension at the same time.
The above includes Senate amend
ments and, in it's present form, is likely
to come up in the House in day or
two and be passed. Within the past
two months petitions without number,
signed by at least $4,000, have deluged
both houses. It seems to be popular
measure.