Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-04
DISABILITY PENSION BILL.
The Measure Passed by the
United States Senate.
Text Of the Bill as Agreed Upon
by Both Houses.

and Service bills, and accepted by the Hous,
some two weeks ago, passed the senate by
vote Of "a to Is
Mr.. Berry made a speech aSasus. it. Tbs
practical effect Of it would b. he said. to put
ninety per cent. Of the Union soldiers N the
pension roll. He believed that under tho
operation OF the pending measure tie an
nual pension roll would be s2OO, ODO, 900.
Mr.. German also opposed the conference,
report and said that II the hill becAms n law
there would be a deficit OF 500, OOO. OO) in
lSG3.
Mr.. ingalls, advocated the conference To
port. He was IN favor OF the removal OF the
limitation in the act Of granting arrears OF
pensions. He did not care whether II cost
one hundred millions or a thousand millions
Finally the discussion closed and the vote
was taken. The conferences report was
agreed to. Yeas, "a; nays, Is. MeSsrs Call
Hearst and Turpie, Democrats, voted with
the Republicans in the affirmative.
The following is the text Of tho bill as
agreed upon:
An act granting pensions u soldiers AMI
sailors who are incapacItated for the per
Torrance of labor and providing for pensions
TO widows, minor children and dependent
parents. BE it enacted, etc:
SECTION l. That in considering the pan
sion claims OF dependent parents, the fart
of the soldier death by reason of any wound
injury, casualty or disease which, under the
condition and limitations Of existing laws
would have entitled him 10 an invalid pension,
and the fact that the soldier left no widow or
minor children having been shown a. r.
uuired by law. it shall be necessary Oalv -
show by competent and sufficient evidence
that such parent or parents are without
other present means of support than their
own manual labor or the contributions II
Others not legally bound for their support,
provided, that all pensions allowed - de-
mence from the date of the filing Of the ap-
plicatiOn hereunder and shall continue no
longer than the existence OF the dependence.
SEC 2 That all persons who served thres
months or more IN the military or naval ser
vice of the United States during the latA
war of the rebellion, and who have been
honorably discharged therefrom, and who ara
now or who may hereafter be suffering from
a mental or physical disability of "A perma-
nent character, not the result OF their own
vicious habits which incapacitates them
from the performance OF manual labor III
such degree as to render them unable Ia
earn a support, shall, upon making 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 IN
valid pensioners of the United States and bs
entitled to receive pension not TO exceed
SIP per month and not less than - per
month. proportional TO their inability -
earn a support; and such pension shall coul--
mence from the date of the filing of the APP
plication in the Pension Office, after the pas
sage of this act, upon proof that the dlsabil-
ltv then existed, and shall continue during
the existence of such disability. provided
that persons who are now receiving pensions
under existing laws, or whose claims are
pending in the Pension Office may, by appb-
cation to the Commissioner of Pensions, III
such form as he may prescribe. showing
themselves entitled thereto, receive the ben-
etits of this act, and nothing herein con
tanned shall be so construed as to prevent
any pensioner Hereunder from prosecuting
his claim and receiving his pension under
any other general or special act; provided,
HOY ever, 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
under this act.
SEC 3. That if any officer or enlisted man
who served ninety days or more in the army
or navy Of the United States during the late
war of the rebellion and who was hOnOTably
discharged, has died, or shall hereafter die,
leaving a widow without other means
of support than her daily labor or
minor children under the age of six
teen years, such widow shall, upon due proof
of her husbands death. without proving his
death to be the result of his army service, be
placed on the pension roll from the date Of
the application therefor under this act, at the
rate of s. per month during her wldOwhOOd,
and shall also be paid 81 per month for each
child of the officer or enlisted man under
sixteen years of age, and in case OF the death
or remarrage of the widow, leaving a child
or children of such officer enlisted man
under the age OF sixteen years, such pension
shall be paid such child or children until tho
age of sixteen: provided, that IN case a minor
child is insane. idiOtiC, OF otherwise per
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 be granted under this or any
former statute; and such pensions shall com
mence from the date of the application th@r"J
for. after the passage % this act. and pro,
vided, further, that said widow shall haT"
married said soldier prior - the pa-sag" "
this act.
SEC. 4. That no agent, attorney, or other
person engaged IN preparing, presenting. OF
prosecuting any claim under the PROVISIONS
Of this act shall directly or indirectly, CON
tract for demand receive. or retain for SUCH
services in preparing, presenting, or pFDae-
cutting such claim sum greater IMAM 81"
which sum shall be PAYABLE only upon th7
order OF the Commissioner Of PENSIONS by
the Pension AGENT making payment .! IiiS
T,en,ion allowed. and any person VINO
Shall violate any Of the PrIVl5'%L'
Of this section. or VINO shall "Fohs LHIlJ
withhold from penslOner or cialman3
the whole or any part 81 pension or CAIN
allowed or due such peusoncr OF claimant
under this act shall b. G-eTu"d guilty Oh "A Iiil-
deruean0r and upon conviction thereof. mali
for Zach and ever such Oifeu~", b. nn~i i.'I
axn.-iIng $500 or BE- Imprisoned al aaIl IA
Dor not exceeding two years, or Dpth' ~ 10
q .-cretlCn OF the "our;.
The bin oaiy required the si-u-'..e OF
President Harrison 70 become a lh'.