Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-24
The Pension BilI as FINALLY Passed.

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competent and sufficient evidence
that such parent or parents are
without other present means of
support than their own manual
labor or the contributions of others
not legally bound for their support;
provided that all pensions allowed
to dependent parent under this
act shall commence from the date
of the filing of the application here
under and shall continue no longer
than the existence of the depend
ence.
Sec. 2. That all persons who
served two months or more i'm the
military or naval service of the
United States during the late war Of
the rebellion, ami who have been
honorably discharged thcrcfron,
and who are now aud who may
hereafter be suffering from II men
tai or physical disability of perma-
nent character, not the result Of
their own vIscious habits, which in
capacitates them from the perform
ance of manual labor in such a de-
gree as to render them unable to
earn a support, shall upon making
! due proof of the fact according to
such rules and regulations as the
secretary of the interior may pro-
vide, be placed upon the list of in
valid pensioners of the United States
and be entitled to receive pension
not to exceed Sl2 per month and
not less than So, proportioned
to their inability to earn support;
and such pension shall commence
from the date of the filing of the
application in the pension Office,
after the passage of this act, upon
proof that the disability then existed
and shall continue during the exist
ence of such disability; provided,
that persons who are now receiving
pensions under existing laws, or
whose claims are pending i'm the
pension office, may, by application
to the commissioner of pensions, in
such form as he may prescribe,
showing themselves entitled thereto,
receive the benefit of this act; and
nothing herein contained shall be
construed so as to prevent any pen
siOner hereunder from prosecuting
his claim and receiving his pension
under any other general or special
act; providedy however, that no per
son shall receive more than one pen
sion for the same period; and, pro
vided further that rank in the ser
vice shall not be considered in
application fled under this act.
Sec. 5. That if any officer or en-
listed man who served ninety days
or more in the army or navy Of the
United States during the late war
of the rebellion, who was honorably
discharged, has died, or shall die,
leaving widow without other
means of support than her daily la
Dor, or minor children under l6 years
of age, such widow shall, upon due
proof of her husbands's death, with |
out proving his death to be the re-
suit 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 widowhood, and shall also be
paid 81 per month for each child of
the officer or enlisted man under lo
years of age; and in case OF the death /.
or re-marriage of the widow, leav-
ing child, or children, of such Off |.
Ger or enlisted man under the age
of l6 years such pension shall I
be paid such child, or children until .
the age Of l6 years; provided, that /
in case u minor child is insane, idi- /
otic or otherwise permanently help /.
less, the pension shall continue dur
ing the life OF said child, or during
the period of such disability; and .
this provision shall apply to all PEN
sions heretofore granted or hereafter
to be granted under this or any |
other statute, and such pensions
shall commence from the date of
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. l. That no agent, attorney,
or other person engaged in prepar- |
ing, presenting or 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, pre-
senting or prosecuting such claim n
sum greater than $40, which sum
shall be payable only upon the order
Of the commissioner Of pensions, hy
the pension agent making payment
of the pension allowed and
any person who shall violate any
of the provisions OF this section, or
who shall wrongully withhold
from pensioner or claimant the
whole or any part of pension or
claim allowed or due such pension
er or claimant under this act shall
be deemed guilty OF Il misdemeanor,
aud upon conviction thereof shall,
for each aud every offence, be hued
not exceeding $500, or imprisoned at