The National tribune., 1909-03-04

strued to affect the existing allowance Of
$500 per month for each child under the age
all Acts or parts Of Acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby re-
pealed: Provided, however. That this Act
shall not be SO construed as to reduce any
pension under any Act, public or private.
Sec. 2. That If any officer or enlisted man
who served 80 days or more in the Army or
Navy Of the United States during the late
Civil War, and who has been honorably dis
charged therefrom, has died or shall here
after die, leaving widow, such widow or
sut% remarked widow. shall, upon due proof
of her husbands death, without proving his
death to be the result Of his army or navy
service, be placed on the pension roll from
the date Of the filing Of her application
therefor under this Act at the rate OF Sl2
per month during her widowhOod, provided
that said widow shall have married said iol-
dier or sailor prior to June p, 1890; and the
benefits of this section shall include those
widows whose husbands. II living. would have
a pensionable status under the joint resolii-
tiOn of Feb. Is, 1895; July l, 1902, and June
2S, 1906
Sec g. That no claim agent or attorney
shall be recognized in the adjudication OF
claims under the first section of this Act,
and that no agent, attorney, or other person
engaged in preparing, presenting, or prose
cutting any claim under the provisions of the
second section of this Act shall, directly or
indirectly, contract for, demand. receive. or
retain for such services in preparing, present
ing. or prosecuting such claim sum greater
upon order of the Commissioner of Pensions
by the pension agent making payment OF the
pension allowed: and any person who shall
violate any of the provisions OF this section.
or who shall wrongruiy Withhold from the
pensioner or claimant the whole or any part
of pension or claim allowed or due such
pensioner claimant under this Act, shall
be deemed guilty of n misdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof SHALL for each and every
offense, be fined not exceeding $500 or be i'm
prisoned at hard labor not exceeding two
both tn 1tGn tfnr nf thn Rnn
HOUSE BILL 2i631
Introduced in the House OF Representa-
tiyes, Dee. IS, 190s by Representative Cha
ney, and referred to the Committee on IN
valid Pensions:
That the Act entitled "An Act granting
pensions to certain enlisted men, soldiers and
officers, who served in the Civil War and the
War with Mexico" approved Feb. q, 1901,
be amended so as TO read as follows:
THAT any person who served 80 days or
more in the Military or Naval service of the
United States during the Civil War. or 60
days in the War with Mexico. and who has
been honorably discharged therefrom, and
who has reached the age Of G2 years or over,
Shall, upon making proof Of such facts accori-
ing to such rules and regulations as the SecrP-
tary OF the Interior may provide. be placed
upon the pension roll and lie entitled to re-
oeye pension as follows: In case such per
son has reached the age OF 62 years. SO per
month: CO years. SD per month; GS years.
$50 per month; 40 years. S2i per month; -
years and over 30 per month; and such pen
sion shall commence with the date of the
fling of the application for pension, under
this Act. in the Bureau of Pensions: Pro-
yided. That pensioners who are 60 years of
age and over, and who are now receiving
pensions under existing laws. or whose claims
are pending in the Bureau of Pensions. may.
by application 70 the Commissioner OF Pen
si0ns in such forms as lie may prescribe, re-
ceive the benefits Of this Act; and nothing
herein contained shall prevent any pensoner,
npnSiOn
cutting his Calm and receiving n pension under
any other general or special Act: Provided,
That no person shall receive a pension under
any ether law nj the same time or for the
same period that he Is receiving a pension
under the provisions of this Act: Provided
further, That no person who is now receiving
or shall hereafter receive n greater pension
under any other general or special law than
he would be entitled to receive under the pro-
visions herein shall be pensionabie under this
Act.
"Sec. 2. That rank in the service shall not
be considered in applications filed hereunder.
'Sec. 3. That no pension attorney. claim
agent, or other person shall be entitled TO re-
ccive any compensation for services rendered
in presenting any claim to the Bureau Of
Pensions or securing any pension under this
Act"
HOUSE BILL 2i4s1
Introduced In the House of Representa-
tlves Dec II. 1908, by Representative Fowler
and referred to the Committee on Pensions:
That Section of an Act granting pensions
to certain enlisted men, soldiers ana OiilcerS.
who served in the Civil War and the War
with Mexico be amended so to read as fol-
lows:
section 1. That any person who served
90 days or more in the military or naval SER
vice of the United States during the late Civil
War. or in any war or campaign against In
dians prior to the termination of said Civil
War, or co days in the War with Mexico
and who has been henOrably discharged
therefrom, and who has reached the age Of
81 years, shall, upon making proof of such
as the Secretary Of the Interior may provide
he placed upon the pension roll and be en-
titled 10 receive pension as follows: In
case such person has reached the age of 90
years. SO per month; 20 years. S15 per
month: 10 years or over. $50 per month; and
such pension shall commence from the date
of the filing of the application in the Bureau
Of Pensions after the passage and approval
of this Act: Provided, That pensioners who
are G2 years of age or over and who are now
receiving pensions under existing laws, or
whose Gains are pending in the Bureau Of
Pensions may. by application to the Com
missioner of Pensions In such form as he
may prescribe, receive the benefits of this
Act; and nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent any pensioner or person entitled to a
pension from prosecuting his claim and re-
ceiying a pension under any other general
or special Act: Provided That no person
shall receive pension under any other law
at The same time or for the same period that
he Is receiving pension under the provisions
OF this act: Provided further, That no per-
receive n greater pension under any other
general or special law than he would be en-
t1t.ed to receive under the provisions herein
shall be penslonable under this Act"
HOUSE BILL 24419
Introduced in the House OF Representa-
tfves, Dec. II. 1908, by Representative Alex
ander and referred to the Committee on Pen
sions:
That the Secretary Of the Interior be- and
he is hereby, authorized and directed to place
on the pension rolls the names of the sur
yiving teamsters who served 60 days with the
Army Of the United States, on the coast or
war with Mexico, or were actually engaged
IN battle in said war, were wounded or
disabled in resisting attack by hostile In
dams or Mexicans while In said service and
the names of the widows of said teamsters
subject TO limitations and regulations of the
pensioning Of the survivors of the War with
Mexico.
HOUSE BILL 2413S.
introduced in the House OF Representatives,
Dec. 10, 1893, by Representative Jones, and
referred to the Committee on Invalid Pen
SONS:
That all persons who have, or may receive,
certificates of honorable service from the See
retary Of War under the Act of Congress of
Jan. &C. 1897, entitled IAN Act for the relief
of telegraph operators who served i'm the
War of the Rebellion" shall be entitled to n
pension under the provisions and limitations
of the pension laws Of the United States, the
same as If they had been regularly mustered
Into the Military service Of the United
States.
HOUSE BILL 23975.
Iptroducad IN tho yunu.o ~ ID .t,..-