The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-07-03
DEPENDENT PENSIONS.

Signature OF the President.
WAsuiNGToN, June 30.--The old SOL
dicrs who are entitled to pensions under
the Dependent bill just approved by
the President are likely to have their
claims adiudicated promptly. 1t is es-
timated that under this law, fully u
quarter of million persons will be added
to tho pension roll. General Raum,
Commissioner Of Pensions, who is maxi
ing every possible effort to meet this
emergency, says: "An additional allow
ance of some 440 clerks have
been asked for because the pres
ent force has all it can do now.
The new law, according to the Senate
estimate, put 800, 900 moro cases on the
rolls. OF course this calculation is
more or less liable to be inaccurate. 1t
would be impossible for the present
force to handle all this extra work in
addition to what they are doing now,
and so / have asked for moro clerks"
There are to be ten more principal
examiners, l believe, and the others to
be divided through the various grades
of clerks. No new divisions are to be
created, but the work will be so divided
right along abreast of the old cases. 1t
would be unjust to make claimants un-
der this latest act wait and take their
turn. So instead of putting the new
cases behind the rest, we will begin
work on them at once and carry them
right through as fast as possible.
Ceases that are well presented, in
which there are no unfavorable condi-
tions, may be got through and ad-
Indicated in month, l should think.
The following is the text of the De-
pendent Pension bill as it passed both
Houses and received the signature OF
the President:
Copies of the acto and necessary
blanks are being sent out to claimants
and to Grand Army posts.
SECTION 1. That in considering the pension
claims of dependent parents the fact Of tho
sold der's death by reason of any wound, in
Jury, casualty or disease which under tho
conditions and limitations Of existing laws,
would have entitled him to an invalid pcn-
sion, and the fact that the soldier left no
widow or minor children having been shown
as required by law, 1t shall be necessary
only to show by competent and su1tlclcnt
evidence that such parent or parents arc
without other present means of support
buttons of others not legally bound for their
support provided, that all pensions allowed
to dependent parents under this act shall
commence from the date of the filing of the
application hereunder and shall continue
no longer than the existence of tho depend
ence.
Sec. 2 That all persons who served thrco
months or more in the military or navnt
service of the United States during the late
war OF the rebellion, and who have been
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are now or yho may hereafter b suffer
Ing from n mental or physical disability of
permanent character, not the result OF
! their own vicious habits, which incapaci-
tatcs them from the performance Of manual
labor In such a degree rs to render them
unable to earn II support, shall, upon maxi
ing due proof of the fact according to such
rules and regulations as the Secretary OF
the Interior may provide. be placed upon
the list of invalid pensioners of the Unit ed
States, and Ec entitled to receive pension
not exceed 81 per month and not less
than So per month, propOrtioned to
their inability to earn support;
and such pensions shall commence
from the date OF the filing of the applicable ion
in the Pension Office, after the passage Of
this act, upon proof that the disability then
existed, and shall continue during the cX.
stcnce of such disability; provided, that
( persons who are now receiving pensions
under existing laws, or whose claims are
pending in the Pension Ohice, may. by APP
! plicatlon to the Commiss ioner of Pensions,
+ in such form as lie may prescribe, showing
themselves entitled thereto, receive tho
benefits of this act; and nothing herein con-
tanned shall be 80 constrY ed as to prevent any
pensOncr thcrcundcr from proSccut inS
. his claim and receiving his pension under
any other general or special act; provided
/ however, that no person rhall rccelv" more
than one pension for the same period; and
4 provided, further, that rank in the service
/ shall not be considered in applications filed
under this act.
/ who served ninety days or III Jrc in the army
or navy of the United Statei during the lato
/ war of the rebellion, and who was honoraDiy
discharged, has died, or shall 6iG, leaving u
widow without other means OF support than
her daily labor, or minor children under tho
age of sixteen years. such widow shall, ,
upon due proof OF her husbands death,
! without proving mis- death to be the result
| OF his army service, be placed ON the PEN
sion roll from the date of the application
therefor under this act, at the rate of IS per
month during her widowhood, and shall also
be paid Y per month Tor each child of tho
officer or enlisted man under sixteen yeas
of agcj and in case of the death or remar o
'rlage Of the widow, leaving a child or chill
/ dren Of fsuch officer or enlisted man under tho
/ age of sixteen years, such pension shall bc
| paid such child or children until the age Of
sixteen years; provided, that in case o
minor child is insane, idiotic or otherwise
permanently helpless, the pension shall
continue during the life of said child, OR
during the period of such disability; and
this provision shall apply to all pensions
heretofore granted or hereafter to bo
granted under this or any other statute,
and such pensions shall commence
from the date If the application
therefor. after the passage of this act; and
provided, further, that said widow shall
have married said soldier prior to the pas
sage of this act,
Sec 4. That no agent, attorney, or other
! person engaged in preparing, presenting or
prosecuting any claim under the provisions 8
of this act, shall, directly or indirectly, con-
tract for, demand, receive or retain Tor such
services In preparing, presenting or prose-
cutting such claim u sum greater than SO,
which sum shall be payable only upon the
order of the Commissioner of Pensions, by
the pensio agent making payment OF tho
pension allowed; ana any person who sinai
violate any of the provisions of this section,
or who shall wrongfully withhold from a
pensiuner or claimant the whole or any part
of Il pension or claim allowed or due sucl
pensloncr or claimant under this act, shall
be deemed guilty of II msdemeanor, ana
upon conviction thereof SHALL for each and
every such offense, be fined not exceeding
$500 or be imprisoned at hard labor not eS-
) ceeding two years. or both, In the discretion
OF tho court.
TIFFIN, O., June 30.-This city and
the section north were visited yester'
day afternoon by the heaviest rain and
, wind-storm of recent experience. Near
lu two and half inches of rain fell In