The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-10
THE TWO BILLS.

Below we present the text of the Disability
Bill as it passed the Senate, and the amend
ments reported by Col Matson, side by SIDE,
that our readers may compare them easily
and carefully:
THE BILL As IT PASSED Col. MATsoN's AMEND
THE SENATE. MENTs.
BE II enacted bli tte SEN Sec ]. Leaves out the
ate aud House Of Repre- word dependent" be-
SenidtjUCS Of tie United fore parents; and not
States Of America in Com legally bound for their
greSS assembled, That in support, and adds and
considering the pension that when the claimant
claims of dependent par Is u father, he Is unable
ents, the fact and cause to earn support by man
of death, and the fact that uai labor.
the soldier left widow
minor child chill
dren, having been shown
required by law, ID
shall be necessary only
to show by competent
and sufficient evidence
that such parent par
CntS without other
means of support than
their own manual labor
the contributions of
others not legally bouud
for their support: PrOvjd-
ed, That all pensions all
lowed under this sectiOn
shall commence from the
date OF the passage OF this
act, from the date of
subsequent dependence.
and shall continue no
longer than the eXiStencel
of such dependence.
Sec 2. That all persons Sec. Q. That all per-
who served three months sons who have served
or more in the military in the military or naval
naval service of the service III any war IN
United States during the which the United States
late of the rebellion, has been engaged and
and who have been hon who have been honor
orabIy discharged there ably discharged there
from, and who now from, and who are now
or who may hereafter be or who may hereafter be
suffering from mental or suffering from mental or
physical disability, not physical disability, not
the result of their own the result of their Vi
vicious habits, which to- ciOus habits which to-
tally iucapacitates them tally inCapaCitates them
from the performance Of for the performance OF
manual labor, and who manual labor, shall. upon
without ether ade- making due proof OF
quate means Of sef-sup- these facts according to
port, shall, upon making such rules aud regula-
due proof of the fact tons the Secretary OF
cOrdinE to such rules and the Interior may provide
regulations as the Secre- be placed upon te il-l u
tary Of the Interior may invalid pensioners % the
provide, be placed upon United States aud be en-
the list Of invalid pen titled 90 receive pension
sloners Of the United at the rate per month or
States aud be entitled 10 one cent for each day IS
receive So per month service iu the military or
and such pension shall naval service az the y M
/ commence from the date ca States during amy Of
/ OF the filing Of the appli- the wars boa which she
! cation in the Pension United States has been
Ouice. after the passage engaged, and all persons
Of this act, upon proof who have served as aioFc-
\ that the disability tEcu said, and have been nom
/ existed, and shall con- orloly discharged as
\ tiHue during the exist aforesaid and are now o.
CuCc Of the same: FRO years Uf usse, shall also De
| Cidcd, That persons who entitled 90 be placed
/ are now receiving pen uUuu tine iist 0f invalid
sious under existing laws, pensioners aforesaid
/ or whose claims are pend aud paid pension Tor
ing ia the Pension Office and during their natural
/ may. by application 10 lives at the rate aiOre-
| the Commissioner Of Pa said: and an other per-
| sous, In such form az hc sons who have served as
4 may prescribe receive aforesaid and have been
the benefits of this act; discharged aforesaid,
| and nothing herein con- and who are not Of the
| tanned shall be so con- age of 81 years, shall,
strued as to prevent any upon becoming Ofthe age
/ peusioner hereunder OF g. years, be entitled to
1 from prosecuting his be placed upon the list oil
/ claim aud receiving his invalid pensioners as
pension under any other aforesaid and paid pen
! general or special act sion from and after that
| PrOUided ho,gcrer, That period for and during
no person shall receive their natural lives. at the
| more than pension rate aforesaid and such
for the same period: Ind pensions shall commence
proUided further That rom the date Of the ill
rank in the service shall ing Of the application in
! not be considered in ap-the Pension Office after
| pications filed there-the passage OF this act
| under, and in cases where all