The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-05
A BILL

Granting Pensions to Certain Enlist
ed Men, Soldiers and Officers, who
Served in the Civil War and the
War with Mexico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
house of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress
assembled, That any person who
served ninety days or more in the
military or naval service of the Uni
ted States during the late Civil War,
or sixty days in the War with Mexi-
co, and who has been honorably dis
charged therefrom, and who has
reached the age of sixty-two or over,
shall, upon making proof of such
facts according to such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the
Interior may provide, be placed upon
the pension roll and be entitled to
receive pension as follows: In case
such person has reached the age of
sixty-two years, fifteen dollars per
month; sixty-five years, twenty dol
lars per month; seventy years, twen-
ty-five dollars per monln; 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
sixty-two years of age or over, and
who are now receiving pensions un-
der existing laws, or whose claims
are pending in the Bureau of Pen
sions, may, by application to the
Commissioner of Pensions, in such
form as he may prescribe, receive the
benefits of this Act; and nothing
herein contained shall prevent any
pensioner or person entitled to a
pension from prosecuting his claim
other general or special Act: Pro-
vided further, That no person shall
receive a. pension under any other
law at the same time or for the
same period that he is receiving a
pension under the provision of this
Act: And provided further, That no
person who is now receiving or shall
hereafter receive a greater pension
under any other or special law than
he would be entitled to receive un-
der the provisions herein shall be
pensionable under this Act.
SEC. 2. That the benefits of this
Act shall include any person who
served the period of time therein
specified during the late Civil War
or in the War with Mexico, and who
is now or may hereafter become en-
titled to- pension under the Acts of
June twenty-seventh, eighteen hun
drer and ninety, FEBRUARY fifteenth,
eighteen hundred and ninety-five,
and the joint resolutions of July
first, nineteen hundred and two, and
June twenty-eight, nineteen hun
dred and six, or the Acts of January
twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven, March third, eighteen
hundred and ninety-one, FEBRUARY
seventeenth, eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven,, FEBRUARY sixth, nine
teen hundred and seven, and March
fourth, nineteen hundred and seven.
SEC. 3. That rank in the service
shall not be considered in applica-
tions filed hereunder.
SEC. 4. That no pension attorney,
claim agent, or other person shall
be entitled to receive any compen-
satiOn for services rendered in pre-
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Pensions or securing any pension
under this Act. -
Washington, D. c., Dec. 27, 1910.
My Dear Old Soldier Friends:
/: This bill is of vital Importance to
most of the living Old Soldiers it
has favorable committee report;
we tried to get it brought up in the
House Monday, Dec. 49,, but. failed;
we hope to get tait up under q special
rule, when I think it will pass; l
hope it will become a law. sug-
gest that you watch It closely, II It
benefits you any, for you will note
THE PENSION BEGINS FROM THE.
DATE OF APPLICATION. FILING.
! am heartily for this bill, and am;
glad to do anything cam to help
those who preserved the Union for
us.
Sincerely yours, 8
w. D. Jameson.
Appointed to Naval Academy.
Rex Bruce, Son of Mrs. Mary