The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-07
To CREATE
NEW RETIRED LIST
Friends of Bill for Civil War
Officers Hope for Early
Passage.
YEARS OF EFFORT
ALREADY EXPENDED
Object of Measure Is to Secure Re
tired Pay in Lieu Of
Pensions.

AFTER many years Of effort, those VINO
are promoting the bin to create a roll
known as the civil war volunteer
officers retired list are hopeful that
they are near the end OF their IabOrs,
and wiz get legislative results in the
near future, possibly at the next ses-
sion Of Congress.
This biz IS now on the House calen-
dar- II was reported out OF the House
Committee On Military Affairs by Rep
resentative Prince OF Illinois In the
Senate. Senator Warner OF Missouri,
has introduced the bin and II is be-
fore the Committee on Military Affairs
Friends Of the Measure viii push IL
hard next session in the belief that.
having made IS much progress as It
has. It can be crowded across the
goal without great difficulty.
Few bills before Congress have at
trScteo the interest dis one has Both
officers and enlisCed men Of the civil
war are concerned IN it.
Object Of EiLa
AS reported out OF the House Com
rnittee on Military Affairs. It provides,
in lieu Of all pensions, retired pay ac-
Cording to previous rank and length OF
service for all honorabIy discharged
surviving volunteer officers who served
six months or more, either as officers
or as enlisted men IN the army, navy.
or marine corps OF the United States
IN the civil war
The same provision IS made for The
limited number OF surviving officers Of
regulars who gave similar service and
have not been retired
The scale OF such retired pay IS one
third OF the initial active pay OF Of
ficers Of corresponding rank IN the
regular establishment for those who
served two years or more. and for
those VINO served less than two years.
but not less than SIX months similar
retired pay II proportion 10 length Of
service Former officers who lost a
limb or an eye In line OF duty OF in
CURED disability as prisoners OF war.
are TO receive the fun benefits OF the
act without regard TO length Of seTT-
BITs Limitations
The bill fixes minimum limitations
by providing that no officer OF any
rank who served six months or more
shan receive less retired pay than
$500 per annum, and that no Officer
who served two aid a haIf years or
more shall receive less than $500 per
ennum- The bill also fixes a maxi
mum limit by providing that no Of
fcer Of any rank OF term OF service
shall receive retired pay exceeding
I7-O-thirdS Of the present pay OF a
captain In the regular army
Section . OF the 1il provides retired
pay OF 50 per month for ali surviving
iAAfAAlA rlAAF AA-tlll-l EilL+5Lel men VINO
served ninety Gays or more and whose
physical OF mental condition Is Of such
degree Of disability, MT necessarily o.
service origin, IS Go rec Uire the frequent
and periodical aid and attention OF an
other person The bCnefts Of the act
apply Onky TO those who shah have
reached the age Of seventy years
Estimated Cost
The cost Of this proposed legislation
IS estimated BY the House Committee
on Military Affairs at 50 "a. 90 FOR both
surviving officers and enlisted men
Last April when the report OF the
House committee was made II was
state that OF the III major generals Of
volunteers appointed By President Lin
coin for civil var service, only two were
living OF the AS bTiEadier generals
nineteen survive And Of the more than
1000 colonies Of regiments rzlauv OF
whom were also brigade commanders,
there are 1es 20 be affected by this pro
posed legislation
AltoEether, Il is calculated there are
about 1900 officers Who are eligible 20
the benefits Of the proposed law.