The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03

rltory Thereon, shall be ounteG as
though the claimant had then lived
within the United States.
Sec. i. IN ascertaining the income
above mentioned shall be
taken
Ca CT any pension which claimant
is already receiving from his or any
other government.
OBJ OF the yearly income which
might be expected to be derived from
any property belonging to that person,
which, though capable of investment
or profitable use, is not so invested or
probably used by him.
fc) OF the yearly value of any adj
vantage ACQUIRING to that person from
the ownership or use of any property
which is personally used or enjoyed by
him.
(d) OF the yearly value of any
benefit or privilege enjoyed by such
person.
Sec. D. "a calculating the means of
a person being one of a married couple
living together, the means shal not in
any case be taken to be less than one
half the total means of the couple.
Provided. that when both husband and
wife are pensioners. except where they
are living apart pursuant to any de-
cree, Judgment. order or deed of sep
aration. the rate of pension for each
shall be threc-fourths of the rate given
in the above schedule.
Sec. q. pension hereunder may
be increased or decreased every /"
months, Whenever the pensioners in
come decreases or increases accord
ing to the terms of the schedule; and
the Secretary of the Interior shall
| make al ,lpnhf iJ1 aou1atjonS fD. NO.,
Vldlng for this change of rating.
Sec. =. This act is Of
and supplemental to, all existing star
utcs touching PENSIONS, and all such
statutes in all aspects are hereby de-
clared to apply to, and to protect
claimants under this Act. precisely as
though they had been in form incor-
poratcd herein.
Sec. s. The said pension shall be
paid in thirteen instruments in cach
year in advance. 1t shall begin on Tire
date when the claim is filed: and tny
arrears from that time to the time OF
allowance shall, if the claimant be
then living, but not otherwise. be paid
in ii lump sim.
Sec. >. In case any person entitled
hereunder is an incompetent or is in
capable under the law where such per-
son resides. the claim for the pension
OF such person may be made n the
pension may be collected for sucn
person by any person or persons APP
pointed under the local law as guar
dian, conservator. tutor or the like, of
such claimant.
Sec. 10. This Act shall be literally
administered to effect it's purpose,
which is to provide out of the public
purse sufficient .e1rnunn for In old t,
enable them to enjoy the last remain
ing years of their lives in such free
dom from the fear of want as they
have earned by a long service for So
CletE as citizens of the Republic.
Sec. II. In accord hith Par. =, Sec.
,, Article > of the Constitution. and
OF the precedent established by the
Act passed over the Presidents veto.
March ~, 1868, the exercise of juris-
diction by Il of the Federal courts
upon the validity of this .Et is hereby
expressly Forbidden.
F0r Od age Pension Com mission
The following is a Joint Resolution
for appointment of commission to in
vestigate the matter of old-age pen
sions, which was introduced by Rep
rcscntativc Berger:
'A' ~ d1lt
House of Representatives. of the United
States OF American in Congress as
senbled, That a commission be. and it
is hereby. created. consisting of two
members of the Senate, to be appoint
ed by the President of the Senate.
ana three members of the House of
representatives ono two of whom
shall belong to the same political
party) to be appointcd by the Speaker
thereof, for the purpose of collecting
ana compiling detailed data on the
subject of old-agc pensions. said COM
mission to submit a report through
the President to the Congress of the
United States not later than the sec
n Monday in March, nineteen hun
drcd and twelve: and any vacancy oc-
curing on said commission shall be
filled i'll the same manner as the
original appointment.
TO carry out the Purpose of this
resolution the commission hereby
created is authorized to employ per-
sons who are familiar with the sub
lcct. and take such other steps as are
necessary to make Il thorough exam
nation in the matter.
In submitting its report the COM
mission shall recommend to Congress
such legislation as to the commission
seems advisable.
All expenses of said commission. for