Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
New Pension Law
Provisions of the New Com
promise Measure Passed By
Congress. and signed BY Taft.

The compromise pension bill passed by
congress and approved by President Taft
last saturday, ready as follows.
Be it enacted. etc.
That any person who served ninety days
or more In the military or naval service
Of the United States during the late civil
war. who has been honorably discharged
therefrom. and who has reached the aged
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 re-
ceive a pension as follows:
In case such person has reached the
age of g years and served ninety days
nS per month; six months. sta5o per
month; one year. t4 per month: two
years. SIS per month; two and a half
years. tl5.5 per month; three years or
over, SIS per month.
In case such person has reached the
age Of Is years and served ninety days.
SIS per month; six months. tl5.5e per
month: one year. sls per month; one and
. half years. slso per month; two years.
sl7 per month: two and a half years. sls
per month; three years and over. SO per
month.
In case such person has reached the age
Of 70 years and served ninety days. SIS per
month; six months. SO per month; one
year. 80 per month: one and a half years.
szl.5s per month; two years. 50 per month;
three years and over. IS per month.
In case such person has reached the
age Of IS years and served ninety days.
s71 per month; six months. s22-So per
month: one year. SIS per month: one and
half years. 81 per month; two years
or over. 80 per month.
That any person who served in the mill
tary or naval service Of the United
States during the civil war and received
an honorable discharge. and who was
wounded In battle or In line OF duty and
Is now unfit for manual labor by reason
thereof. or who from disease or other
causes incurred In line OF duty resulting
in his disability Is now unable to per-
form manual labor. shall be paid the
maximum pension under this act. towit.
$50 per month, without regard to length
Oh service
That any person who served sixty days
or more In the military service OF the
United States In the war with Mexico and
has oesn noho'soS 'Ae -
snail' upon mshins hSe p'oo. VI 80 ~
Service De enu'ieu I" pens''" VI
per hohun'
All OF the AFORESAID pensions snaiI eo"-
mence from the GATE OF riIhns oi the ~
phcAtiohs IN tne oureau VI pen's
the passage ana approval Oh 'h's ~.
PROVIDED that pensioners VINO A'o 10
years OF age OF over ana VINO aie NJ"
ceiving pensions under existing 'A"s' :"
those whose claims are penang III .ne
bureau OF pensions. may oS Apphosao''
TO the commissioner OF pensions IN suoh
form as he may prescribe receive Inc
benefits OF this act and nothihs herem
contained shall prevent any pensloher Ut
person entitled to pension from prose-
cutting his claim and receiving 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 pro-
visions OF this act; Provided, further' tnat
no person who Ia now receiving or snaii
hereafter receive greater pension uhuef
any other general or special law, than ne
would be entitled to receive uhoer we
provisions herein shall be pensionaoie
under this act. -
Section . That rank In the service snail
not be considered In Application thed
hereunder.
Section ;. That no pension attorney
claim agent. or other person shall be en-
titled to receive any compensation Tor
service rendered In presenting any claim
to the bureau OF pensions or securing any
pension, under this act, except In appiica-