The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-11

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signature 81 ne tresldcns.
VAsnt~orox. june 80. THE old SOL
d,cr. who are entitled To pensions under
tho Dope ndcnt bill just approved by
tho President are likely 70 have their
claims ad Indicated prom pity IL Is eS-
timated that under this law. fully 2
quarter OF million persons Will bc added
10 the pension roll. General kaum.
Commissions OF Pensions. who Is maxi
ing every possible effort 70 meet this
emergency, says: IAN additional allow
ance OF some 44O clerks have
been asked for because the pros-
emit force has al II can DO now.
The new law, according TO tho Senate
estimate, put 800. 900 moro cases on The
rolls. or course this calculation -
more Or less liable 70 be- Inaccurate. IL
would be impossible for the present
force to handle all this extra work In
addition 70 what they are doing nows
and 50 | have asked for moro clerks"
There are to be ten moro principal
examiners. ! believe, and the Others to
be divided through the various grades
OF clerks. No new divisions are TO bo
created, but the work will be so divided
that cases under tho new law will move
right along abreast OF the old casea 10
would be unjust TO make claimants UNI
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 the a
right through as fast az possible.
Gases that are we'll presented. in
which there are no un IA vorablc condi-
tions. may be got through and adj
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 ont to claimants
and to Grand Army posts.
sKcrioS 1. That III considering the pension
claims OF dcpenden MT parents the fact Of The
soldiers death by reason OF any wound, In
fury. casualty or disease which. under tho
conditions and limitations of existing laws
would have entitled him 10 an invalid pen
sion. and the fact that the soldier left no
widow or minor children having been shown
as required by law. ( shall be necessary
only To snow Uy tvmrtLtut anu <NIuCitnu
evidence that such parent or parents are
without other present meanr Of support
than their own manual labor or the contri-
buttons OF Others not legally bound for their
support provided. that all PENSIONS allowed
to dependent parents under this act shall
m from the date OF the filing OF tho
application hereunder and shall continue
no longer than the ce Of the depend
cnce.
Sec. 2. That all persons who served three
months or more In the military or naval
service OF the United states during the late
war u the rebellion. and who have been
honorably discharged thcrefrom. and who
are now or VINO may hereafter be suffer
Ing from a mental or physical disability o;
q permanent character. not the result OF
their own vicious habits. which %incapaci-
tates them from the performance OF manual
labor In such a degree AZ 70 render thcn al
unable to earn a support. shall. upon max
Ing due proof Of the TACT according to such
rules and regulations a. the Secretary oi
the Interior may provide. DO placed upon
the list OF invalid pensioners Of che Unit cd
States. and he entitled to receive q pension
not exceed {2 per month and not less
than 80 per month. proportional q
their inability 20 earn Q support
and sue pensions shall IA
from the date OF the filing OF the application
In the Pension ONCE, after the passage y
this act. upon proof that the disability then
existed. and shall continue during the cx'
istence OF such disability; provided. Ina
persons who are now receiving pensions
under existing laws. or whose claims are
pending In the Pension ONCE. may. BY ap
plication TO the Commls sioner OF Pensions
II such form as he may prescribe. showin
themselves entitled thereto, receive tia
benefits Of this act: aud nothing herein con
taincd shall be 50 constrv ca asto prevent an,
pcnsioner ~thcrcunder from prosecuting
his Claim and receiving hts pension undeI
any other general or sps cial act: provided
however, that no person ? hall receive more
than one pension for the samc period: and
provided, further. taat ralk in the servlcs
shall NOT be considered ia applications hIce
under this act.
Secs That il m oficer or enlisted man
who served ninety days or IN re In the arm;
or navy ~ the United States during the lat,
war OF the rebellion. and who was honorabi,
discharged, has died. or shall Me. leaving 4
widow without other means Of support thar
her daily labor. or minor childrs under ths
age OF sixteen years. such wfdoa shall
upon due proof Of her husbands death
without proving mis- death 90 be the sesul
Of his army service. be placed on the pen
sion roll from the date 81 the appiicatior
therefor under this act. mt the rate Of y Pc
month during her widowhood. and shall also
be paid ~ per month Tor each child 81 me
officer or enlisted man under sixteen yea
OF age; and In case 81 the death or rcmat
riagc Of the widow. leaving a child or chill
dren OF such officer or enlisted man under th'
age OF sixteen years. such pension SHAH 10
paid such child or children until the age q
sixteen years; provided. that In case 4
minor child Is insane. idiotic OF otherwise
permanently helpless. the pension shall
continue during the life OF said child. q
during the period Of such disability; an'
this provision shall apply to all pension
heretofore granted Or hereafter 70 b'
granted under this or any other statute
and such pensions shall commences
from the date " tho Application
therefor, after the passage 81 this act; m,
provided. further. that said widow shall
have married said soldier prior 10 the pas.
sage OF this act.
Sec. I. That no agent. attorney. or othcI
person engaged In preparing, presenting 81
prosecuting any claim under the provisions
Of this act. shall, directly or Indirectly. con.
tract for. demand. receive or retain Tor such
services Ia preparing. presenting or prose.
cutting such claim a sum greater than $40
which sum shall he payable only upon the
order OF the Commissioner OF Pensions, by
the pension agent making payment of The
pension allowed; and any person who sh a
violate any Of the provisions Of this section.
or who shall wrongfuiIy withhold from d
pcnsioncr or clnimantthe whole ar any pars
OF a pension or claim allowed or due suci
pcnsioncr or claimant under this act. shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemcanor. ana