The National tribune., 1911-04-13

| days or more in the military or naval
service of the United States during the
| late civil war, or so days in the War
with Mexico, and who has reached the
age of 62 or over, shall, upon making
proof OF such facts according to such
rules ana 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 "
years, SIS per month; 65 years, $50
per month; 20 years. S25 per month: ::
| rs years or over, $S6 per month; and
such pension shall commence from the
| date of the fling of the application in
| the Bureau of Pensions after the pas
sage and approval of this act: Provid-
| ed That pensioners who are 62 years
| of age or over. and who are now re-
| ceiving pensions under existing laws,
| or whose claims are pending in the
| Bureau of Pensions, may, by applica-
| ton to the Commissioner of Pensions,
| in such form as he may prescribe, re-
ceive the benefits of this act; and moth
| ing herein contained shall prevent any
| penSioner or person entitled to PEN
sion from prosecuting his claim and
receiving a pension under any other
general or special act: Provided fur
tfler, DtTSOH Siltil receive ii pen
sion under any other law at the same
time or for the same period that he is
receiving a pension under the provi-
sionS of this act: And provided further,
That no person who is now receiving
or shall hereinafter receive greater
pension under any other general or
special law than he would be entitled
to receive under the provisions herein
shall be pensionable under this act.
Sec. g That the benefits OF this act
shall include any person who served
the period of time therein specified dur
ing the late civil war or in the War
with Mexico, and who is now or may
hereafter become entitled to pension
under the acts of June 81, 1890 and
Feb Is, 1895, and the joint resolutions
of July l, 1902, and June 2S. 1905, or
the acts of Jan. %, 1887; March 3,
1891: Feb. II. 1897; Feb. 6, 1907, and
March 4, 1897.
Sec. s. That rank in the service shall
not be considered in applications filed
hereunder.
Sec. 4. That no pension attorney,
entitled to receive any compensation
for services rendered in presenting any
claim to the Bureau of Pensions or Sc
curing any pension under this act.
Representative Carl c. Anderson, of
the Committee on Invalid Pensions, has
introduced bill which is on the lines
of the Sulloway bill, but includes the
Grand Army amendment in behalf of
the widows who have married since
1890 and lived three years with their
husbands. 1t reads:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That any person who served 80
days or more in the military or naval
service of the United States during the
late civil war. or so days in the War
with Mexico, and who has been honor
ably discharged therefrom, and who
has reached the age of 62 years 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 a pen
sion. as follows: In case such person
has reached the age of So years. SIS
per month: 65 years. $40 per month;
70 years, $50 per month, and rs years
or over, S36 per month; and such pen
sion shall commence from the date of
the filing of the application in the Bu-
reau of Pensions after the passage and
approval of this act: Provided. That
pensioners who are 62 years of age or
over and who are now receiving PEN
sions under existing laws, or whose
claims are pending in the Bureau of
Pensions, may, by application to the
Commissioner of Pensions in such form
as he may prescribe, receive the benefits
Of this act; and nothing herein con-
tained shall prevent any pensioner or
person entitled to q pension from pros
ocuting his claim and receiving a PEN
sion under any other general or special
act: Provided further, That no person
shall receive pension under any other
law at the same time or for the same
period that he is receiving a pension
under the provisions of this act. And
provided further, That no person who
is now receiving or shall hereafter re-
ceive a greater pension under any 9TH
er general or special law than he would
be entitled to receive under the provi-
sions 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 dur
ing the late civil war or in the War
with Mexico and who is now or may
hereafter become entitled to pension
under the acts of June 27. 1890; Feb
Is. 1895. and the joint resolutions of
July /. 1902, and june %. 1906, or the
acts Of Jan. %, 1887; March 8, 1891;
Feb. II. 1897; Fob. G, 1907, and Marchl
4. 1907.
Sec 3. That Section of an act en-
titled IAN act to increase the pensions
Of widows minor children, etc, of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors Of the late
civil war, the War with Mexico, the
various Indian wars, etc, and to grant
pension tc certain widows of the de
ceased soldiers and sailors of the late
civil war" approved April 10, 1903, be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. That II any officer or enlisted
man who served 80 days or more in the
army or navy of the United States dur
ing the late civil war and who has been
honorably discharged therefrom has
died or shall hereafter die, leaving q
widow, such 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
upon the pension roll from the date of
the filing of her application thereforl
under this act at the rate of $12, perl
month during her widowhood: Provid-
ed, That said widow shall have married
said soldier or sailor At least three years
prior to his death and the widow shall
lave lived and cohabitated with such
soldier or sailor continuously from the
date of such marriage, if subsequent to
June &c, 1890, to the date of his death;
and the benefits of this section shall
include those widows whose husbands,
Il living, would have a pensionable
status under the joint resolutions of
Feb. Is, 1895; July /, 1902, and Junei