The National tribune., 1890-07-24
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE PENSION
BILL.

BE enacted BY the Senate aud House Of Represent
aircE Of te United States If america i Congress "a.
senbed. That the Secretary oil the interior be- and
lac ~ hereby. authorized and directed TO place on
the poiisiouroll, upon application therefore the
names OF the surviving houoTably discharged OIL.
GERS aud enlisted men of tho military aud naval
SERVICES OF the United States who actually served
ninety t4Dl days. more, subsequent TO the A, II
day OF March 1861 and prior TO the 2lst day of De-
cctnbcF, 1867.
See ?, That pensions under section one of this
act shall be at the rate pen month Of one cent for
each days service rendered, and PAYABLE only
from aud alter the passage of this act Tor and dur
ihg The natural lives of the persons entitled there
to- Propided. hopeDer. That ia each aud every case
where the service SO rendered was less thnu eight
hundred 600 days the pension shall be al the rate
herein established for "a service of eight hundred
tsu0) days, To- w.t. eight dollars tssl Proriied Gfr-
Her, That ail invalid pensioners on the pe:,-
sion-rol or who may hereafter be placed ON the
pension-roii by reason Of disability or disabilities
which originated ia the line of duty in the military
or naval service of tho United States since the 9TH
day of March, 1861, shall be entitled To receive such
increase of pension may be found due them
under section one of this act
Sec. 3. That all invalid pensioners who are now
receiving pensions under existing laws, or whose
claims pending la the Pension Office or before
Congress, may, by application 10 the Commissioners
OF Pensions, In snch form hs he may prescribe re-
cesvc the benefits OF this act; and nothing herein
contained shall be construed IA Ia prevent any
pension er hereunder from prosecuting his claim
and receiving his pension under any other general
or special act, nj his election, at any time
Sec. 4. That II any honornbly -dscharpcd officer
or enlisted man of the military naval service of
tie United States, who served during the period
specified IN section one of this act, has died or
shall hereafter die leaving widow, such widow
shall he plnced upon the pensiou-rol upon her
application. at the rate of twelve dollars Sl2) per
month: ffogfded, That said widow was married TO
the deceased officer, enlisted man, prior To the
passage Of this act. dnd provided further That all
pensions granted to widows under this act shall
take effect from the date of death of the husbands
of such widows respectively, but not dating from
any date prior to the passage OF this act.
See, B. That rank ia the service of aay officer or
enlisted man shall not be considered ia applications
nader this act,
See. q. That section 47l8 of the Revised Statutes
IN hereby repealed far as the same relates To this
act or to pensions under this act: Propided That
this act shall not apply To those persons under the
political disabilities imposed by the l4th Amend
ment To the Constitution OF the United States
Sec. 7. That the Secretary OF the Interior be- and
he IL hereby. authorized and directed to employ
such Increased force not exceeding one Thousand
u,OOOl clerks as may. III hs discretion be deemed
necessary. additional to those now employed la the
Pension Bureau, to adIudicate all claims arising
under the provisions of this act within two years
from the date of the passage thereof. Aid be 10
further enacted. That the Secretary of War be- and
he is hereby, authorized and directed TO employ
such Increased force, not exceeding five hundred
tSo0l clerks, as may be necessary, In the office
OF the djutant-General, United States Army
10 dispose of the increased work consequent
upon the passage OF this net. Ind be IL further
enacted, That the several United States Pension
Agencies be authorized TO increase their clerical
force, subject tn the approval of the Secretary Of
the Interior, TO an extent necessary To promptly
dispose of the increased work consequent upon the
passage of this act not To exceed twelve at each
agency, aud whose salaries shall he paid out of the
moneys 10 be appropriated by this ACT
Sec. 3. That so much ms may be necessary to pay
the pensions provided for In this act. and to pay
for the increased clerical force ia the offices of the
Commissioner OF Pensions, the Adjulanl General,
and the United States Pension Agents hereinbefore
authorized TO be employed. be, aud the same is
hereby, appropriated out of any moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
See o That all laws or narts of lAws yVhich ann
iei with the provisions OF this act shall be- and the
same are hereby, repealed.