The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-03
s4.500,000 for Pensions.
state Committee Will Have New Bill Intro
duced at Next Legislature.

was left off when Governor Stuart
vetoed the bill in 1907, the State
Pension Committee, of the Depart
ment Encampment of Pennsylvan-
ia, G.. A. r., has drafted a new
soldiers pension bill, which will
be introduced in the next Legisla-
ture, and which calls for All appro-
priation of 81, 500, 900, the creation
of a Pension Board and State
Commissioner of Pensions.
Copies of the proposed bill will
be mailed to Governor Stuart and
all members of the Legislature this
week.
FEATURES OF PROPOSED BILL.
The proposed bill, in creating
the position of Commissioner Of
Pensions, fixes the salary of the
office at $1,000 annually; makes the
position one to be filled by appoint
ment by the Governor, and empow-
ers the commissioner, with the ap-
proval of the Pension Board, which
shall consist of three members at
S25oo each, to appoint the follow
ing assistants
One chief CLERK, at $500.
Two clerks. at $1,000 each.
One stenographer, at 5000.
One messenger, at 5000.
Necessary additional clerks, at
$500 each.
Three clerks to the Pension
Board, al SI2oo each.
The Pension Commissioner, and
also the three members of the Pen
sion board shall serve for four
wears. Members Of the board also
are to be appointed by the Gov
ernor.
HOW PENSIONS WILL BE PROVIDED.
Under the provisions of the pro-
posed bill pensions are to te pro-
vided as follows:-
That any person who enlisted
in the army, navy or marine corrs
Of the United States between April
IL, 1861, and April 9, 1868. and
served ninety days or more in the
war for the suppression of the Re-
bellion, and who shall have been
honorably discharged therefrom af-
ter such service, and Who shall
have been at the time OF mis- entry
into the said service a resident
of the Commonwealth vi Pennsyl-
vania, and who is & resident of the
Commonwealth oI Pennsylvania at
the time Of making application
therefor, shall, upon properly ap-
proved application, hereinafter pro-
,ided, be entitled to and shall be
oaid a pension by the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania at the rate
of six $4,000 per month, payable
is hereinafter set forth; provided,
however, that 10 person shall be
untitled to receive a payment of
pension under this act unless he
hall have been a resident of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for
, period of six months prior to
making application therefor; and
shall have oeen resident Of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for
period of at least six months be-
ore each pension-paying period
provided by this act. "
The bill further provides that all
publications. for pensions shall be
lied with the Pension Board, which
hall have power to determine the
ight OF such applicants to receive
iensions," Decisions of major
.ty of the board shall in all cases
e final as to the applicant, with
he right, however, on the part of
aid pension Board to reopen the
consideration of any application for
ension, for the purpose of allow
ng the applicant to submit new
vidence, OF supplying deficiencies
evidence that existed at the time
II previous consideration of the ap-
'lication; provided, however, that