The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-20
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WAsHrNaroN, May Ia The full iext
OF the pension bill as passed by the
Senate 10 day is as follows:
Be Il enacted, etc, That every person
epsci6ed in the several classes emu
merated in sec, ion 1898 OF the Revised
Statutes OF the United States and the
amendm snts thereto, who served in
the military or naval service, as meu-
toned in said section, for the period
OF three months during the war OF the
rebellion aud ba, an honorable dis
charSe therefrom, and who is or
shall bee me ditab,ed from any cause
not the result Of his own fault,
and shall also be dependent upon
his own exertions for support or
upon the contribution of others not
legally bound thereto shall, upon max
ing due proof of the facts under such
regulations ss may be prescribed by
the proper authority, be placed upon
the list Of pens; 1ners of the United
States and be entitled to receive q
pension during the continuance Of
such disability and dependence at
rate proper ioDate to the degree of
such disability, and such pension shall
commence at the date of filing an ap-
plication therefor. The highest rate
of pension granted under this
section, which shall be for
total in capacity to perform
any msnual labor, shall be $24
per month, which is hereby made
devisable upon that basis for any less
deglee OF disability, provided that
no pt rs9n entitled to OF receiving an
invalid pension under existing laws,
or such as may be hereafter enacted
granting pensions for disabilities con.
tracted 10 the military or naval service
of the United States, aud in line OF
duty greater than that provided for
berain, shall receive the benefits OF
this act, but any applicant for such
invalid pension baving an ap-
plioation therefore pending, or
WHO shall hereafter file bis
application for such pension may by
declaration over his signature at any
time g ect to prosecute his said claim
under this act or under the general
lass; his pension, when allowed, il
pro ecu,ed under this act, shall COM
mence from the date Of such election;
provided, further, that no pension
paid under law hereafter shall be rated
at lefs than 81 psr month.
Sec. 2. That in considering the
claims Of dependent parents the fact
aud cause Of death, and the fact that
the soldier left no widow or minor
children having been shown as re.
quired by law, it shall be necessary
only to show by competent aud Enfi-
cient evidence that such dependent
parent is without other present means
Of comfortable support than bis or
her own manual labor, or the contii.
buttons Of Others not legally bound
for his or her support; and such as
may be found TO be entitled to s. q
month under existing laws ss modified
by this section, shall receive In lieu
thereof $i2 q mouth from and after
the approval Of this act.
Sec. 3. That in al applications un-
der the general pension lawp, includ-
ing this act, when Il appesrs by record
evidence that the applicant was reRu-
larry enlis ed and mustered into the
service that fact shall be conclusive
evidence Of soundness at the time OF
his enlistment, except in case OF fraud.
Sec. I. Thst no person shall be euti.
tied 10 more than one pension at the
same time under any or all laws OF the
United States, whether such pension
shall have been already obtsined or
shall be hereafter obtained, unless the
act under which such pension is
claimed shall specially 50 declare.
The bill now goes to the House OF
Representatives for concurrence.
ToSaAI1NR has already done very