Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-28
THE DEPENDENT PENSIONS AC1
Commissioner Raum's Rules for Guild.
snce Of Applicants Under the New Law.

Pension agents and others interested in the
| dependent pensions act, which was approved
| by the President last evening, visited the PEN
| sion Office in great numbers today to get q
| copy Of the instructions that Gen. Raum had
announced that he would issue. The material
| for this pamphlet has been in the hands Of the
Government Printer for some days and il was
ready for distribution today. It il . pamphlet
Of thirteen pages and in addition to the rules
and regulations it contains copies Of the various
blanks and forms which applicants will
be required to use in applying for pensions
| under the new law. which is the most import
| ant pension legislation that has been enacted
since the arrearages Of pensions law. It in es-
tmated that under this law the names Of 500.
600 persons will be added to the pension rolls,
and the estimated yearly expenditure will be
over SAC. 900, 600. The law allows pension of
sc to S12 per month to oil soldiers who have
served at least ninety days and now are unable
to earn support. Also to all widows Of SOL
diers and dependent parents. The rules and
regulations prepared by the commissioner and
approved by the Secretary Of the Interior are
as follows:
RULES AND REGULATIONS
"All pensions under this act will commence
from the date OF filing the application (exe-
cuted after the passage Of the act) in the
will be good if executed before June "a, 1890
(date of the act). or if not in the form. sub
stantially, prescribed by the Secretary. Dis
charge certificate need not be filed until called
for. The rates OF this law are not affected by
the rank Of the soldier. This act provides the
following rates: For dependent father or
mother, S12. The widow, So, and 80 additional
for each child of soldier under sixteen
years; and if the widow dies, the child or
children can draw such pension. The soldier
IN nrtr rnfa 10
S12, according to inability to earn a support.
pensioner under existing laws may apply
under this one, or pensioner under this one
may apply under other laws, but can draw only
one pension at the same time. This law re-
qures in a soldiers case: G) An honorable dis
charge. (2) That he served at least ninety
days. (3) A permanent physical or mental in
ability to earn support, but not due to vicious
habits. ct need not have originated in the
service.) In case of widow: % That the
soldier served at least ninety days. CD That
he was honorably discharged. 90 Proof of
death; but it need not have been the result OF
his army service. az That the widow is with
out other means OF support than her daily labor"
90 That she married soldier prior to June,
1890, date Of the act. In dependent parents
case: C) That the soldier died of wound, in
jury or disease, which, under prior laws, would
have given him pension. (2) That he left no
wife or minor child. (3) That mother Cor
father) is at present dependent ON her own
iuduudl UT tue OF OtQcrS
not legally bound, for her COR his) support
The rules and regulations of the department
will govern applicants and attorneys. The fee
in no case shall be greater than $40, and only
as shall be agreed upon hereunder between the
claimant and agent"
ALARGELY INCREASED FORCE OF CLERKS REQUIRED
In order to examine and dispose Of the cases
which will arise under this law Commissioner
Raum has asked for an additional force of 450
clerks. He has decided to apply the system of
completed files" to these cases and will issue
a circular to that effect -
Gen. Raum said this morning that he had
not decided exactly the policy to be pursued in
the treatment of these new cases. He thought,
however that they ought not to be placed be-
hind the $4,000 or more cases now pending
With the new force of clerks he thought that
he would endeavor to bring as many of these
cases as possible TO the completed files" and
at the same time keep up the current work. If
he found that the clerical force not large
enough to do the work Congress could be re-
quested at the next session to authorize the
employment of additional clerks.
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