The Washington critic., 1888-03-09
pEprNpENr pENsIoNs.
Provisions of the Bill rs Passed by
the Senate.

the Senate.
The bill granting pensions TO ex-soldiers
and sailors, ETC., as passed by the United
States Senate, provides that in consider
ing the pension claims Of dependent
parents, the fact and cause of death aud
the fact that the soldier left no widow or
minor child or children having been
shown as required by law, it shall be
necessary onlyto show by competent and
sufficien. evidence that such parent or
parents are without other means of sup
port than their own manual labor or the
contributions of others not legally bound
for their support. All pensions allowed
under the section shall commence from
the date of the passage of the act, or from
the date of subsequent dependence, and
shall continue no longer than the exist
ence of such dependence. All persons
who served three months or more in the
military or naval service of the United
States during the war, and who have been
honorably discharged, and who are now
or who may hereafter be suffering from
Mental or Physical Disability
not the result of their own vicious habits,
which totally incapacitates them from the
| performance of manual labor, and who
are without other adequate means of self
| support, shall. upon making due proof of
| lations as the Secretary of the Interior
may provide be placed upon the list of
invalid pensioners of the United States,
and be entitled 10 receive twelve dollars
| per month, and such pension shall com
mence from the date Of the filing of the
| application in the Pension Office after
the passage of the act, upon proof that
| the disability then existed, and shall con-
| tinuc during the existence of the same;
| but persons who are
Now Receiving Pensions
under existing laws, or whose claims are
| pending in the Pension Office, may, by APP
plication to the Commissioner of Pensions,
in such form as he may prescribe, receive
the benefits of this act; and nothing herein
contained shall be construed as to prevent
any pensioner hereunder from prosecut-
ing hIs claim and receiving his pension
under any other general or special act;
| provided, however that no person shall
receive more than one pension for the
same period; and provided further, that
rank in the service shall not be considered
in applications filed hereunder. If any in
valid pensioner has died, or shall hereafter
die, leaving widow minor child or chill
dren under Is years ofage, or in case there
be no widow, or minor child or children,
o dependent mother or father such
widow, minor child or children, or
mother or father, shall be placed upon
the. pension roll at the rates established
by law for widows, minor children, and
parents, without regard to the cause of
death Of such pensioner; provided that
said widow was married to the deceased
pensioner prior to the passage of this act.
All Pensions Granted Co widows
under this or any other general law shall
take effect from the date of the death of
the husband of such widows, respect
lively, but not dating back of the passage
of this act. The increase of pensions for
minor children shall be So per month in
stead of 50, as now provided by law, and
in case minor child is insane, idiotic, or
otherwise helpless, the pension shall con-
tinue during the life of said child, or dur
ing the period of such disability.