The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-02-04
JUDGE nIERs's BILL.

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service pension bill, which has been re-
ferred to the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions:
"That section two of an act entitled,
| An act granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors who are incapactatcd for the per-
Torrance of manual labor, and providing
! for pensions to widows. minor children,
and dependent parents" be. and the same
is hereby, amended to read as follows:
| See. > That all persons who are or
may become G5 years of age, who served
| three years or more in the military OF
naval service of the United States in the
war of the rebellion. and who have been
| honorably discharged therefrom, shall be
placed upon the list of invalid pensioners
of the United States and he entitled to re-
ceive n pension of So per month.
THAT all persons who are or may be-
| come TO years of aye. who have served 80
months or more in the military or naval
service of the United States during the
| late war of the rebellion and who have
been honorably discharged therefrom. shall
be placed on the list of invalid pensioners
of the United States and be entitled to re-
| cciye Il pension of ST. per month
"'That all persons who are or may be-
come % years of age and who served two
years or more in the military or naval
service of the United States during the
late war of the rebellion, and who have
been honorably discharged therefrom, shall
| be placed on the list of invalid pensioners
of the United States and be entitled to
| receive n pension of SIG per month.
THAT all persons who are or may be-
come 10 years of age. who have served
Is months or more in the military or naval
service OF the United States during the
late war of the rebellion, and who have
been honorably discharged therefrom, shall
he placed on the list of invalid pensioners
Of the United States and be entitled to re-
ceiye Il pension of S14 per month.
1T hat all persons who are or may be-
come 10 years of age, who served one year
in the military or naval service of the
United States. and who have been honor
ably discharged therefrom. shall be placed
on the list Of invalid pensioners of the
United States and he entitled to receive Il
pension of So per month.
THAT all persons who are or may be-
come % years of age, who have served 80
days or more i'll the military or naval SER
vice of the United States during the late
war of the rebellion. and who have been
honorably discharged therefrom. shall be
placed on the list of invalid pensioners Of
the United States and be entitled to receive
pension Of SO per month.
THAT all persons who served 90 days
or more in the military or naval service of
the United States during the late war of
the rebellion. and who have been llonorabiy
discharged therefrom, and who are now or
who may hereafter be suffering from IL
mental or physical disability of per-
manent character. not the result of their
own vicious habits. which apacitates
them from the performance of manual Ia
Dor in such Il degree as to render them I'M
able to earn SUPPORT, shall, upon making
Il
rules and regulations as the Secretary of
the Interior may provide. be placed upon
the list of invalid pensioners of the United
States and be entitled to receive Il pen
sion of S12 per month"; and for the pur
poses of this act, when said person shall
arrive at the age Of 20 years he shall be
deemed to be totally disabled. and receive
a pension of 81 per month.
THAT all persons who served 90 days
or more in the military or naval service of
the United States during the late war OF
the rebellion or the war with Mexico. and
who have been honorably discharged there
from, and who are now or may hereafter
he suffering from n mental or physical
disability Of permanent character, not
the result of their own vicious habi
which incapacitates them from the per-
Torrance of manual labor to such degree
as to render them unable to earn Il sup
"
attendance of another. and who have net
income not exceeding $3.50 per annum,
shall. upon making due proof Of the fact
according to such rules and regulations as
the Secretary Of the Interior may pro-
vide. be placed upon the list of invalid
pensioners of the United States and he en-
titled to receive pension of $50 per
month.
Each Of said pensions shall commence
bn dat of t,ng he, a
the Pension Office after the passage Of
this act: Provided, That the persons who
are now receiving pensions under exist
ing law or whose claims are pending in the
Pension Office may. by application to the
Commissioner Of Pensions in such form rs
he may prescribe. show themselves en-
titled thereto and receive the benefits OF
this act; and nothing herein contained shall
be so construed as 10 prevent any pen
sioner hereunder from prosecuting his
claim and receiving his pension under any
other general or special act: Provided,
however. That no person shall receive
more than one pension for the same
period
Sec. >. That section three Of an act
entitled An act granting pensions to sol
diers and sailors who are incapacitatc,I
from the performance Of manual labor.
and providing for pensions for widows
-,
be, and the same is hereby, amended 80
as 10 read as follows: -.--
Sec. 3. That if any officer or enlisted
man who served 30 days or more in tbc
army or navy Of the United States during
the late war of the rebellion or the war
with Mexico, and who was honorably dis
charged, has died. or shall hereafter die.
leaving IL willow without other means of
support than her daily labor, or minor
children under the age of Is years. such
widow shall upon due proof of her hus
bands death, without proving his death
to be the result of his army service. he
placed OH the pension roll from the dote III
he application therefor under this act Mt
the rate of SO per month during her wild
owho0d. and shall also be paid SD nor
month for each child of such officer or on
listed man under 16 years of age. and in
case OF the death or rcmarriagc of tho
widow. leaving Il child or children of sucb
officer or enlisted man under the age of
III years, such pension shall be paid such
child or children until the age of 1G: Pro.
viied, That III case Il minor child is insane
idiotic. or otherwise permanently bcIpless
TIE person shall continue during the life
IT said child, or during the period of
such disability, and this proviso shall nppIy
to all pensions heretofore granted or here