The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-29
MADE TO DEPARTMENT
Claimant Must First Go to Pen
sion Bureau.
No Arrears Will Be Recon-
mended in Bills.

washington, d. C., Dec. 2S.-The re-
vised pension rules adopted by the SEN
ate committee on pensions are herewith
given below. Senator Lucien Baker
holds third place on this committee,
which has thirteen members The rules
are.
First-No bill viii be considered by
this committee unless application for
pension OF increase has first been made
to the bureau OF pensions. nor while the
claim is pending in the bureau, except
in cases where conclusive proof is pre-
scented that the claimant has no pen
sionable status under existing laws
Claims passed upon by the bureau,
whether allowed or rejected, viii not re
given consideration until a period OF &C
least one year has elapsed; provided,
however. that in case of persons over 20
years Of age. or claims which have been
rejected because they do not technically
come within the provisions of existing
law the requirement as to time may be
waived
Second-Where original pensions or in
crease of pension has been allowed Dy
special act, no proposition for adoltlona4
pension will be entertained
Third-In no case viii the allowance
of arrears be recommended in a special
pension bill
sens or daughters of soldiers VIII
not be entertained except in cases
where the beneficiary mas oeeh
idiotic, deformed, or otherwise mentaiiy
or physically incapacitated from birth or
early childhood, and then only IN cases
of restitution. IN such cases the rate
allowed shall not exceed SlZ per Inonsn-
Fifth-Bills for increasing pensions
which have been granted by the bureau
at the maximum rate under the act CT
June 81 $780, win not be given consld-
Grafton except in cases OF actual destl-
tuition or extreme physical diSaDlltS
Provided. however. that where pension
has been allowed under the act OF June
%, 1880 and q rejected claim exists IN
der the general law. the equities in the
latter claim may be considered IN con-
nection with the bill
Sixth-Where pensions have been al
lowed at the rate of SIS per month under
the law-of 1887, granting service pensions
TO soldiers and widows of soldiers OF the
Mexican war. no proposition for increase
will be entertained until after applicA-
ton has been made to the pension bu-
reau and action taken thereon under the
amended Mexican pension law granting
So per month to such as are wholly dis
aDled for manual labor and in destitute
circumstances. Provided. however, that
application for increase has been pend
ing in the bureau for the period of one
year the provisions of this rule may b9
waived.
Seventh-Bills proposing to pension
men who were not mustered into the
military service, except in cases where
in emergencies they perform military
duty and were wounded. or unless some
special or extraordinary service was
rendered in connection with the army,
are not admissible.
Eighth-No widows pension will be
recommended in excess of the maximum
rate allowed by law except in cases of
restitution or extreme physical disabil
ity, TO be subsfantiated by sworn testi-
mony, including the claimants affidavit,
and in no case win pension be recon-
mended for a widow at a higher rate
than $50 per month.
Ninth-Considerat will not be Civ
en- 10 any bin which proposes to restore
to the roll the name of a widow whose
pension was forfeited by remarriage un-
less she was the wife of the soldier dur
ing the period of his military service,
and is now a widow in actual need.
Tenth-Bills proposing to pension
brothers or sisters Of soldiers are not
admissible
Eleventh-BiIIs for original pension
will ordinarily be considered by this
committee in preference to those for in
crease
Twelfth-Upon request of a senator
any bill will be promptly referred to a
subcommittee. but the bill must be re-