The Portland daily press., 1893-09-04
Modified Rules About Pensions.

PensionC Commissioner Lochren has Issued
the following tordes III modifying the
practice of the efieeeas to suspense ns
of pensions: 'stn.
In the denomination of all cases al
lowed under section Q of the Act of June
n, 1880, the practice of the Bureau is
hereby changed and modified as follows;
/. Where it appears prima facie on the
face of the papers that the pensioner VISA
not entitled to any rating the payment of
the pension shall be at once suspended
and the pensioner notified that he will
be dropped from the rolls, after sixty
days from such notice, unless he shall in
the meantime file competent evidence
showing his right to a pension.
q Where on the face of the papers it
appears that the pensioner is entitled to
a less rate than he is now receiving, he
shall be notified that his pension will
be reduced to such less rate unless, with
in sixty days from such notice. he shall
file competent evidence of his right to a
higher rating.
s Where it appears on the face of the
papers that the pensioner had been al
lowed pension under a prior law, and
that he is not entitled under the Act of
June 81, 1890, to any higher rate of pen
sion than was SO allowed under such prior
law. he SHALL Ut uOUlucQ kQdb Ills pension
under the Act OF June ~, 1890, will be
dropped and his pension under such
prior law restored, unless, within go DAYS
| from such notice, he shall file competent
evidence that he is entitled to a larger
rate than was granted by his pension IN
| der such prior law.
4. Every notice shall inform the men,
sioner that upon his application to the
Commissioner he will be immediately
| ordered for examination by local medi-
cal hoard to enable him to obtain fhe
necessary evidence to show his right to
| pension.
5. When any pensioner shall have com
piled with the requirement of such no.
| tice and furnished evidence tending to
| support his claim to be continued on the
| rolls, the case shall at once be special
| case,n and be promptly adjudicated.
/! There will be no preliminary suspension
| in any case hereafter, except as provided
| in the first subdivision Of this order.
| In speaking of this new order Commits
! sion er Lochren said:
| aThe Secretary has for some time cues
toned the fairness of the old practice of
| the Pension Bureau, which suspended
pensions during inquiry as to the right
| of pensioner to the pension rate he was
| receiving. At his request the whole
| matter has been carefully considered,
| and the present order modifying that
| full cases, has been agreed to as more
equitable. During the progress of the
examination of cases under the Act of
June 81, 1880. larger number of pension
ers was found liable to suspension under
the old practice than had been anticipat-
ed, and cases We're found where persons
have been suspended whose disabilities
| have increased since the date of be-
ing pensioned, and who are now entitled
to remain on the roll In every instance,
as soon as these cases were called to the
attention OF the Bureau, the correction
was promptly made, but it was feared
that the suspension might work i hard are,
sions to those who at the present time
were legally entitled to the same, though
they were not at the time the pension
was granted.