Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-02
BACKS PENSION BILL
Senator Penrose Introduces
Measure Aiding Clerks.
FOR STRAIGHT-OUT SYSTEM
Pennsylvania But a Recent Convert
to Cause of Civil Service
Retirement.

Senator Penrose recent convert to the
cause of civil service retirement. today
introduced a bill for the pensioning of
veteran government clerks on a straight
out pension plan.
The bill, which is the same as the
Hamill bill. introduced in the House in
May 1911. provides:
That beginning with the first day OF
July next following the passage of this
act all employees in the classified civil
service shall be eligible for retirement
as hereinafter provided.
That any employee who has served the
United States for thirty years or more
and who shall have attained the age Of
sixty years or over shall receive 80 per
centum Of the average annual salary, pay
or compensation he may have received
for the five years next preceding his re-
tirement Any employee who has served the
United States for period Of from twenty
five to thirty years and who shall have
attained the age of sixty-two years or
over shall receive =, per centum OF the
average annual salary, pay or compen-
sation he may have received for the fve
years next preceding his retirement. ANY
employe who has served the United
States for a period of from twenty TO
twenty-five years and who shall nave
attained the age of sixty-five years or
over shall receive 40 per centum of the
average annual salary, pay or compen-
satiOn he may have received Tor the
five years next preceding his retirement.
Age Limit Fixed.
THAT no employee provided for in this
act shall be retained in the service after
arriving at the age of seventy years.
THAT the payments provided for II
this act shall be paid quarterly through
out the life of the employe.
That any employee to whom this act
applies who has served the United States
for not less than five years and VINO, Dy
reason of accident or illness not due II
vicious habits and without fault or de-
linquency on his part, has become dis
abled, shall be retired from the service
on certificate from the head Of the de-
partment or independent Office in which
he is employed to the Secretary OF tht
Treasury, setting forth such disabilities
and on the approval of the secretary O.
the Treasury he shall receive 80 per cen
tum of his average annual salary. pay
or compensation for the five years mex
preceding his retirement for from five Il
ten years of service: 40 per centum fol
from ten to twenty years OF service; "a
over.
Period OF Service.
THAT for the purposes Of this act the
period of service shall be computed from
original employment, whether as classi
fed or unclassified employe. and shall
include periods Of service at different
times and service in one or more depart
ments branches or independent Offices OF
the government, the Signal Corps prior
to July I. 1891, and the general service
In or under the War Department prior
to May 6. 1896.
THAT the Secretary Of the Treasury is
hereby authorized and directed to pay
out of any moneys in the Treasury no,
otherwise appropriated. a sum sufficient
to carry out the purposes Of this act.
That the Secretary of the Treasury
is hereby authorized to perform, or cause
to be performed, any and all acts and to
make such rules and regulations as may
be necessary and proper for the purpose
of carrying the provisions OF this act into
full force and effect