Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-01
AID FOR VETERANS.
The Senate Passes the Depend.
ent Pension Bill.
THE FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE.

Synopsis of the Changes Made in the Tar
iff by the Republican Bili-Nfiss An
thony Discourses the Matter of
Women In Congress-Nos Hope for the
Cause in Massachusetts-AG Gritty Octo-
genarian-CspitaI News Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 1.-The full
text of the dependent pension bill as it
passed the senate yesterday is as follows:
That in considering the pension claims of
dependent parents under the provisions of
this act the fact of the death of the soldier
or sailor, and the fact that he left no
widow or minor child or children, having
been shown as required by law, it shall be
necessary only to show by competent and
sufficient evidence that such parent or
parents are without other means of support
than their own labor or the contributions of
others not legally bound for their support;
provided, that all pensions allowed TO de-
pendent parents under this act, shall COM
mence from the date of the fling of the ap-
plcation hereunder aud shall continue no
longer Than the existence of their depend
encs
As to the Veteran Himself.
Section 3 That all persons who served
three months or more in the military or
naval service of the United States during
the late war of the rebellion, and who have
been honorably discharged therefrom, and
who are now or who may hereafter be suf-
fering from mental or physical disability,
not the result of their own vicious habits,
which incapacitates them from the perform
ance of labor i'll such degree as TO render
them unable to earn a support, and who are
dependent upon their daily labor or on the
contributions of Others not legally bound
thereto for their support shall, upon max
ing due proof of the fact according to such
rules and regulations as the secretary of
the interior may provide, he placed upon
the list of invalid pensioners of the United
States, and be entitled Co receive Sl2 per
month; and such pensions shalt commence
from the date OF the filing of the application
in this pension office, after the passage of
this act, upon proof that the disability then
existed, and shall continue during the ex-
istence of the sans.
Some Special Provisions.
Provided. That persons who are now re-
ceiving pensions under existing laws, or
whose claims are pending in the pension
Office. may, by application to the commits
sioner OF pensions, i'll such form as he may
prescribe, showing themselves entitled there
TO, receive the benefits of this act; and moth
ing herein contained shall be so construed as
TO prevent any pensioner Hereunder from
prosecuting his claim and receiving his pen
sion under any other general or special ac
provided, however, that no person shall re
ceive more than one pension for the same
period; and provided further that rank in
the service shall not be considered in appli-
cations filed under this act.
In Regard to Dependent Relatives.
Section 3 That if any officer or enlisted
man who served three months or more III the
army or navy of the United States during
the late war Of the rebellion, aud who was
honorably discharged, has died, or shall
hereafter die, leaving widow, minor child,
or children under 10 years of age; or, in case
there shall be no widow or minor child or
children, dependent mother or father, as
such dependency is defined under section
of this act, such widow, minor child OF chill
dren, or mother or father shall he placed
upon the pension roll at the rates established
for them by law without regard TO the cause
OF death of such officer or enlisted man; pro-
vided, that the cause of death of such officer
or enlisted man was not or is not due to a
violation OF the civil or military laws or the
result OF vicious habits, and that said widow
was married 10 the deceased pensioner prior
to the passage Of this act. All pensions
granted 10 widows under this act shall take
effect from the date of the death of the bus
bands of such widows, but not dating back
of the passage of this act
The Rate for Minor Children.
Section q That from the date of the pass
age of this act the increase of pensions for
minor children shall be at the rate of 81 per
month instead of 81 per month as now pro
vided by law, and in case a minor child is
insane, idiotIc or otherwise helpless, the PEN
sion shall continue during the life of said
child, CT during the period of such disa-
bility.
Section provides that no pension claim
agent shall recaive more than $40 for pros
ecuting a claim. nor receive that until such
claim is allowed, and that wrongfully with
holding such pension or any part thereof
shall make him liable to fine of not less
than 800 or Imprisonment at hard labor
not exceeding two years.
The vote on the bill in the senate was as
follows: Yeas-Allen, Allison, Blair, Call,
Casey, Chandler, Davis, Dawes, Edmunds,
Faulkner, Frye, George, Gibson, Hawley.
Hearst, Higgins, Hoav, Ingalls,, Jones of
Nevada, Mcpherson, Henderson, Mitchell,
Moody, Morrill,, Paddock, Payne, Psttigrew,
Pierce, Plat, Plumb, Sawyer, Sherman,
Spooner, Squire, Stewart, Stockbridge.
Teller Turpie, Voorhees,, Walthall, Wash
burn, Wilson of Iowa. Nays-Bate,
Berry, Blackburn, Cockrell, Colquitt, Dan
lei, Harris, Jones of Arkansas, Pugh Rea-
Of