The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-01
IN THE SENATE.
The Dependent Pension Bill Passed
After Some Debate.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The dependant
pension bill was taken up in the Senate to-
day. the first question being on Mr.. .Plumb's
amendment removing the limitation as to
arrears of pension and making pensions on
account Of wounds, injuries or disease, COM
mence from the death or discharge of the
soldier.
Mr.. Frye regretted the amendment was be-
lore the Senate, not that it placed him In
positlon where he had to vote for it, or
against it. but because he should regard its
aaoption as terrible menace to the soldiers
OF tne country as there had been for a long
while. He had undertaken to show in ad-
dresses to the soldiers of his own state that
i IL Was pace too rapid altogether for their
welfare and good. There was danger of
overleaplng in the matter of pensions. He
dared not vote for proposition that he
Delleyed was absolutely destructive to the
best interests of the soldiers, and should be
compelled to vote mo" on the amendment.
tlon TO Mr.. Frye for telling the serious truth
n the matter. He asked the old soldiers to
remember that those enormous sums of
money came out of the pockets very largely
OF people as poor as themselves, and quoted
Grant as saying that he would not vote one
the pension is that it takes care of the man
today sufferer by reason of his service in
the army; not that Ii shall 60 back ten or
30 years, when man did not apply for a
pension, and pay him FIVE, six or seven
thousand dollars.
After further discussion. Mr. Plumb's
amendment was rejected-yeas, g.; nays 46,
MT. Frye voting nay, Mr.. Hale not voting.
The Dill passed,-yeas, 243; nays, u.
PROVIDES tnat pensions allowed dependent
parents under this act. shall commence from
the date OF the hling of the application here.
fhnt %hn
iftence Of their dependence. All
or more in the military or naval
service of the United States during
the late war Of the rebellion, were honora1
bly, discharged therefiem and are now suffer-
the result of their own vicious habits, which
renders them unable ID earn!their sunnort
shall be placed upon the list of invalid pen.
soners entitled to receive S12 month. such
pension to commence from the date Of the
filing of the application in the pension Of
fee, and upon proof that the disability then
existed, and shall continue during the exist
ence of the same. Any officer or enlisted
man who served three months or more in the
army or navy of the United States during
the late war, was honerably discharged and
has died or shall hereafter die, leaving wild
ow and minor children under is years of age
or a dependent mother or faith
er. such dependent shall he mt
upon the pension roll at the rates established
without regard to the cause of death of such
officer or enlisted man; provided that the
cause of the death of such officer or man was
not due to violation zHss1I n Of civil or military
that said widow was married to the "hr de-.
ceased officer or enlisted man prior to the
passage of this act. All pensions granted to
widows under this act shall take effect from M
the date of the death of the husbands Of T
such widows rho not dating back of the
minor children shall be at the rate of "a q
month. In the case ofa minor child insane
or otherwise helpless, the pension shall com.
tinue during the life Of said child or during
the period of such disability.