The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-25
A PENSION RULING.

WASHINGTON, March, A-It has been
discovered that one of the most important
rulings ever made in the administration
of the pension department. has remained
unpromulgated, in SO far as the public
knows, for more than five months past,
and that this decision reverses ruling
under which fully 100000 had been
wrongfully paid out. AS it would now
appear, on September 26, last. Assistant
Secretary Bussey made a pension decision
heretofore q1hlisheD which radically
changed the practice of the department as
to the disposition of accrued pensions in
certain cases, and establish he'd new and
important rule as to reimbursement for
Expenses OF last sickness aud burial"
under section 4, us of the Revised Statutes.
In his decision the assistant secretary
says that the words of the act "any pen
sioner" and "any person entitled to PEN
sion" evidently meant the same character
or class of persons-persons who had in
Cured disabilities III the military service
the only difference being that the first
words quoted apply to persons to whom a
pension had already been granted, while
the words secondly quoted apply to the
same sort of person TO whom a pension
has not been granted, but who. under the
law, is entitled to pension, having an
application therefor pending" based upon
wound, injury or disease which, under
the conditions and limitations of such
sections 1852 and 1858 would have
emitted him to an invalid pension had he
been disabled And, furthermore, it is
obvious that the after quoted words. any
sion having application therefor pend
ing'0 refer exclusively to person Of the
masculine gender. in asmuch as an accrued
pension that shall result from the death OF
such person may leave n widow who
shall be entitled to his accrued pension, or
(if there be no widow may leave a child
or children under 16 years OF age, who
may, bY reason of the widows death, take
the accrued pension that would otherwise
go to the widow during her widowhood.
The assistant secretary holds that ac-
crued pensions can be fully paid to grand
children.
As to reimbursemenv for "last sickness
and burial" the assistant secretary con-
cluded that while only widow or minor
children of deceased soldier can take an
accrued pension the only pensioner forwhom
the expenses of last. sickness and burial
can be allowed is the soldier himself.
From the date of and under authority Of
an opinion by Solicitor General Phillips,
rendered Aug. 10, 1876, sickness and burial
expenses have been allowed in all cases
where the deceased WAS an impecunious
pensioner; or entitled to pension, whether
soldier, minor children, grandchildren or
dependent parents. 1t is stated that fully
&, 900, 900 has been wroDgfuiiy paid.
THE ANDERSON TARIFF BILL
WASHINGTON, March A-The Post,
speaking of the report that the experts of
the New York Reform club are engaged
in the preparation OF tariff bill for sub
mission to the next congress. says:
'.The statement that E. Ellery Ander-
son and the Reform club of New York are
a tariff bill which the president
aud secretary of the treasury viii send to
congress as the administration measure
has created considerable comment IN
Washington. While 10 is considered that |
such a bill may be in course OF prepara- |
tion, no mem Der OF congress can be found, !
unless he be OF the uitrs-Clevelsna stripe, |
who does not regard such an action rs
reflection upon congress. it Is not gener !
aily believed il should oo said ia lusiice |
to the president. that the latter has either /
invited the preparation OF the bill or pro- .
poses TO ask she house to adops II
As a matter of fact, should Mr. Ander- /
sons bill he forwarded IA congress It |
might get respectful attention and il /
might not The chances are that lt woaia l
be stamped upon and buHeted about until I
Its own father would not ksov II Ihe
house is always jealous Of its rights.
Ia ties, and privileges, apd 10 case IKE
this there would be no factiona or party !
lines Every member would resent the
Of q. a.tariff bill by such al IN
usual method, to the exclusion OF veteran
tariff experts in the house, who bave
acoaired experience aad information
through many years Of pubise life. OF
course. IL. after tie ways aad mean. corr
tnii;ee has heen organized, Mr. Anderson
should submit bill IS private con-
tributien IL wou!d receive Considerations.
lust a. q measure prepares! By David A
u ellis or any other tsr.r expert would be
giveu attention. for the value Of the suE-
.estions which Il might contain. IL IS
hardly within the rsege OF probability.
bowever, that the house would allow tue
position of the wars and means 0Isrnir-
ee TO lie completely usurped by al cut
,ice-.
The mes. imrcrsan. phase OF this