Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-01
The NATIONS PENSION BILL
Workings of the Presidents Fam.
Gus Order
Pending Appropriation Hill Gives Les.
isiative sanction 10 "No a." Max
abiiity--Rcsults Of the Or
der Thus Far

The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Evening Post writes his paper
as follows:
In all the grst of legislation started on
| its way through Congress recently. one
of the most interesting is the first step
toward the legislative establishment of
President Rooseveits old age pension or
der In the pension appropriation bill !
which passed the House recently is con- !
! tanned the equivalent OF the provisions |
OF President Roosevelts famous order |
No. 49," which created such widespread |
comment when promulgated little less |
than two years ago. Tho bill appro. |
PIRATES for army and navy pensions S3s,- ,
900 in a paragraph which concludes
| as follows:
And provided further, that age is
permanent specific disability within the
meaning OF the pension laws
AS yet the bill has not been reported in
! the Senate because of other pressing mat
tors which have engaged the attention
of senator's. but us soon as 1t is reported
II will be passed and go to the President
for his signature. In view of the fact
that Congress is thus taking its cue from
the President and putting into effect bodi-
Is az the law of the land the payment
Of the large sums first authorized only
by executive order from the White House
III is interesting to note just what has
been the effect Of Order No. 7S' in re-
gard to the nunipcr OF new pensioners
1T put upor the rolls. the number OF old
pensioners already on the rolls 70 whom
increases were granted when age was
added 10 the s,n,, total Of the claims Of
disability they could advance. and the
amount it has cost the government so far
t,o co,aplv with the provisions OF the
oy.cu,i,o order
l. va. the first denuty commissioner Of
,rn.ions lame. T. Davenport. who drew
: ma rho forn, of Order No rs II was
PROMULGATED in the name 81 the then
r lnn,n,issioror ~ nonsions Eugene f.
r voro cinoo ,bou ,bo orfise nj commits
= ia,or h., hoo, adn,;nis..rod he Tnspas-
: io,, U.,r,o, an evcoupres.man from Mis-
n sorri
J.. Tho "details -, Order 80. -. as explain
-, -. Co,n,ots,iorar Warner ave as fol-
= Lowe,
Il 1-rder h,to Of March a. leO4 an order
= wa, ;eeuod IA .,l,o effect AnriI H. follow
!. ;ra nro,.idire that IN the adjudication
AZ ,o,.ion claims Under the act of June
, - ION nc amended if should he taken
- and cnnsidnred as ~, evidential fact. II
y, ,ha contrary. ala NOT onnear and if all
~ ,,ar ,aa,I rsouir,n,on,s wore properly
~ mo, ,h,+ whom , clain,an, had passed
- ,ro 400 ~ q, ve,rs no ,vo.,,d ne disabled
"a 49,. ,.,,i,, ,o,.,,rr, ,,,nu,, IL.
H. one-hIlf in ability TO perform manual Id
y ~ a,,1 ,,ouid ho .n.i.Icd ~ he rated
Il, or a,,,r,rs nnr month. after G.
I'd at SIX per doiirarS per i'oHt"' ai'ci "
Of ,u.o,,.o ,o,,ar.
OF a. ,.u ,,.,,i.. :, r,rsio, ,ogisl,
- ton Ordsr No Is did no, immedjatel,
err .,,a,,. ,ta ,,r,n ,ncroaso uhic,, has sine
= become Of record. but as soon the re-
. tape could be unwound and the claim
put through tho Bureau the number ra
ho along at a very consistent average o
-, about so original claims month and a
W. many as SSH claims ot increases in til
first month of the last fiscal year. TIL
- latter figure kept up for only two months
Il" however. when it dropped to 3.94, and ha
" sine" then recorded a gradual Sluml
and is now running along on rathe
-" even keel. From the date of the issu
" of the order April j.. 1904. To the on
u ar that fiscal year, juno 80 tho rccor
IS showed 3S59 original claims allowed an
!" 1t7SS claims for increase. Il total of IS
81 That this was making fair bt
IA! ginning. only. is shown by the fact tha
Wa in the next fiscal year cndnS last Jun
led additional claims 10 tho number OF 10
9SJ We're approved. l-.to OF "hch wei
originals and 345t" increases. How II
,h figures are slowly mounting mp now thf
- the machinery of Order No. IS is in frs
-, class running order is shown by the IA
" that. including the seven months OF Il
"' current fiscal year UP to January
1906 the total number or allowance
since the ISSUANCE oil inc otoer III Ao'
az! follows;
Ow WORKINGS OF ORDER NO IS.
ro 1>...-,.,,, o,,,,,s. AZ ss . month 10 :
til W .,..,,.,,,, eco ,,e ..cI, month or
or p .-ca no. -, &c , n,or+b ga ne
in 'o''' .os ,,a r,orthI,. or sl3s I
SUNS "a .,,,h .s, ,orson
,vc ''''"""'E .,.e,n .,,,l,, nv r-7 90 :,
ret u''w''N ~. 90 =, Month . AZ nerson
nualiN: ana AZ 81 I" 'i''"'''' 80 pS''