Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-24
The Pension Bill.

The Pension Bill.
The ful text Of the pension bin rs
passed last Wednesday by the Senate is
as follows:
BE It enacted, etc.: That every per-
son specified in the several classes enUn-
Grated in section 1913 of therevised stat
utes of the United States, and the amend
ments thereto. who served IN the militia
~ or naval service as mentioned I'M said
section for a period of three months dur
inc the war Of the rebellion and has an
honorable discharge therelr0m, amt who
is OF shall become disabled for any
cause not the result Of his own fault
and shall also be dependent upon his
own exertiOns for support or upon con-
tributions of others moi legally bound
thereto. shall upon making due proof of
the 6ct under such regulations as may
be prescribed by proper authority, be
placed upon the list Of pensioners Of the
United States and be entitled to receive
a pension during the continuance of
such disability and dependence at 4 rate
proportionate to the degree Of such disa-
| bility. and such pension shall commence
al the date OF fling the application there
| for. The higlestrate OF pension granted
under this section. which shall be for
total incapaciy to perform any manual
labor, shall be S24 per month, which is
| hereby made Invisible upon that basis for
any less DECREE Of disability, provided
that no person entitled to or receiving
an invalid pension under the existing
laws or such as may be heretofore en-
acted granting pensions for disabilities
contracted in the military and naval
services Of the United States, and in the
line of duty. greater than that provided
for herein shall receive the benefits of
this act, but any applicant for such in
valid pension haYing application there
for pending or who shall hereafter file
his application for such pension may by
declaration over his signature Mt any
time elect to prosecute his said claim un-
der this act or under the general laws,
and MS pension when allowed, if prose
cute3 under this act, shall commence
from date of such election, provided,
further, that no pension paid under any
law hereafter shall be rated at less than
81 per month.
See. 2 That in considering claims,
dependent parents, the fact and cause OF
death, and the fact that the soldier left
no widow or minor children, having been
shown as required by law, it shall be
necessary only to show by competent
and sufficient evidence that such Deepen
dent parent is without present means OF
comfortable support other than his OF
her own manual labor and the contribu
tons Of others not legally bound for hi,
or her support, and such as may be
found to be entitled to 50 month under
the existing laws as modified by thi,
section shall receive in lieu thereof Il:
a month from and after the approval O
this act.
Sec. 3 That in all applications under
the general pension laws, including tn,
act, where it appears by the record o
evidence that the applicant was regular
ly enlisted and mustered into the service
that fact shall be conclusive of soundnes'
at the time of his enlistment, except il
cases of fraud.
Sec. 4. That no person shall be en-
titled to more than one pension at tbs
same time under any or all laws of tn,
United States, whether such pensions
shall have been already obtained or shall
be hereafter obtained, unless the act I'm
der which such pension is claimed shall
specially so declare.
The bill now goes to the House fo
concurrence.