Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-05
LEGISLATION llNvvARRANTED
Commissioner Evans View Of Pending PEN
sion Bills
Proposed Provision for Disabled
Member. of INF LID saving Service
-Increase for Loss of Limb.


Two reports upon pension bills have been
recently received by ahe Senate pension
committee from Commissioner Evans.
The first bill Is Senate bill 2644, and upon
this he reports:
This bill proposes to grant pension for
every superintendent, keeper of a crew and
member OF a crew Of the life-saving SER
vice, who has been or may hereafter be dis
abied by disease or injury incurred while
in the actual performance of his duty in
such service, and to the widow or minor
child or children Of such person, who has
died or may hereafter die from any injury
received or disease contracted in said SER
vice, the rate, commencement and duration
Of pensions to be governed by the provi-
sions and limitations Of the general pension
laws.
1T provides that the pensionable rank Of
superintendent shall be that of a captain
In the navy, emitting him to pension at the
rate Of $50 for disability rated as total: the
rank OF keeper of crew to be that of en-
sign IN the navy, emitting him to pension
at $15 per month for disability rated as
total. and the rank of members Of crew
that Of private in the army, emitting him
to So for total of rank.
THE force employed in this service con-
slsts or thirteen superintendent. with an
nua! salaries ranging from 81 500 to- 81 800:
"a keepers of crews. with annual salaries
, VI 80, aao aoout i'ooV members OF crews
1T Is impossible to estimate the number
~ pS. sons who nave peen o1Scnargeo from
the hfe-saVing service, and who would be-
noI pS. ai under TINS DILL put II
to the pension roll, estimating the average
annual value Of each pension at $133, be-
s.ues aIUUwlng arreafages to WIDOWS and
I'm view of the fact that thousands Of
md 80, s ing tlo , service IN the army
Laws an5 49, peiis hieu uhoer e4Istins
hill ave civil me peneicia[ies uhaer tnls
that anv Iao;s,atip proyes ;. II Is no. peneved
INC Of sunS e,a.' iookiis 70 me pension
tive ;, etAipioyes Is Justiliaple at thls
'i
-, A"i muse LOSING LIMBS.
60 ,l,,,H ,nen also gave ms views on
D'iis iooo 1870 anu 1857 TO august
uAe pens.e,s ., 'hose VINO nave lost limbs
s uisaoieo IN Them.
piiis III question propose
10 increase the pensions of those who
ah,aa a manu- anu OF a 1907 or are totally dis
emf rate. S3f, ner n,onfh - 'ieu u Tie pres
To increase the nans;ons ~ tho.o L
Loot or 49, ~ - poioi. VI niiose VINO
Loo Of nv ahoI.o -. o Nv, 'Ae GLOW. W d
disahIad IN ~ 600 Al. -, -, 80 eo eS
total mr. martial st;fe,,as w ~ - ioiil
n diseased oona;t;a,,' IS ~, - -. Jo',ie VI
Snph nfpf to t,,1 900
To Increase The nens;ons % "s .hasa o r,, ~
Loot an avn, Of ~ .,7.'nS VI muse VINO
the hin or 81 near tba shoniaer ~ hi, q.
to prevent the use of an artifciaJ lirnh a.. a..
are totally, dis,bIaa :, - $3.50 eco =.
Uen Of az nav nonth s' ~ P'0 AL
To Increase the ne,s;ons NJ tbosa who
lost both q hand and n foot or ere to,afi
disabled in the same tn $40 in ite,, Of co. n
Ger month " *''''0
And all such persons who shall have in
Cured other disabilities in addition To those
stated above shall he granted a sim nor
month in addition 70 the sneciSc 49,
above provided, equal to the rates for each
of said disabilities. said sum to he deter-
mined by adding together the rates nro-
vided by law for each of said disabilities
separately. u,
Cost ~ p-o,s
VI op"seQ LeEisiation'
1t Is estimated,p says Commissioner
Evans. that the first-class referred to in
the bill would include at least ~ Ono c,.in,s
q, an ANNA, incre. co ~ soIo oa.o,' a.l.a.'''4
49, M VI %-'' eaeh amount
ING ~ an annual increase OF the pension
..rp "'''.
. =o.n o,oir, ~ 30 ~"a," el.lu' ace aoou 'e
each. amounting to total annuaI ,,e ~. -
of the pension roll of S57O,O
The third paragraph of the bill would
Increase the pensions OF ABOUT 1000 per
totai ann,,aI $500 re- VI siS s.c eacm making
The fourth class of nersons nrovided fo,
will affect only seven cases at an animal
increase of s414 each. or a total of 81 sos
The enactment of these hills would in
crease the annual value of the pension roll
by about 3.3O00oo. ''''
ut is impracticable to estimate the nun,-
Der of beneficiaries that would take under
the fifth provision which nrovjdes for ~
addition OF rates in cases where disabili-
ties exist aside from those sneciffed im tba
previous paragraphs. hut have no douht
that it would operate to increas 80 the vaIna
of the pension roll to a considerahle ex-
teri. '. Va
LEGISLATION for the benefit Of the n.r.
sons who are nensIoned for the sno Pc,
disabilities enumerated above was enactnd
on the following dates: July 4 1894. March
1S74. lime ~ 1879. March Q 1870. ~
1883: March 3, 1885: August 4 Isse. Marc p,
4. 1890. and July IA 1900 An The 1 ahnI,a
L. ~. o,.a.sa - - 49,: 80 .iie ttoo'e