Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-28
PENSIONS ASKED BY
CONGRESSMAN HAYDEN
FOR INDIAN FIGHTERS
Bill Provides That All Who
Participated in the Indian.
Wars Between Years 1865
and 1898 Shall Have Pen
sionS.
ACTUAL ENLISTMENT
Is NOT NECESSARY


Congressman Carl Hayden. OF Ari
IONA, has introduced a bill which pro-
Yides for pensioning all persons vino
were engaged in Indian wars with
hostile Indians in any portion OF the
United States between the years Of
1865 and 1888. Following is the full
text of the measure.
BE il enacted by the senate and the
house OF representatives OF the United
States OF America in congress as
semtled, That any person who served
thirty days or more in any military
organization, whether such person was
regularly mustered into the service
OF the United States OF not, during
any of the Indian wars or campai gns
aga .nst hostile Indians in any of the
states or territories OF the United
States from the-year eighteen hundred
Snd sixty five 10 the year eighteen
hundred and ninety eight, inclusive,
and was honorably discharged. or VINO
was discharged or relieved from duty
on accound OF wounds or disabilities
sustained or incurred in the line OF
duty, regardless of the length of his
service, and the surviving widows oi
such persons. shall. upon making
proof OF such facts. according TO such
rules and regulations rs the secretaTy
of the interior may provide, be plae-
ed upon the pension roll and be entitl-
ed TO receive a pension; Priyided,
That where there is no record OF en-
listment or muster into the service Of
the United States or OF any state o.
territory in any of the Indian wars
mentioned in this act, the record of
pay by the United States or by any
state, territory, or provisional author
tiles shall be accepted as fun and sat
isfactory proof of such enlistment.
Sec 2 That the secretary of the ~
terror be, and he is hereby. authoriz
ed and directed to place on the pen
sion roll subject TO the provisions
and limitations of this ace and the
pension laws, the name OF every per
son. described in section one of this
act. who served in any of the said Ia
dian wars within said period. and pay
/ him a pension az the rate of $i2 pc.
month from the date OF filing applica
| ton for the same, and said pension
shall continue at this rate until thC
I beneficiary shall have reached the age
/ of seventy years. when the same shat
4 De lHtEEaStu 10 Flf per NiOhNut eAhA
shall continue at that rate until the
beneficiary shall have reached th,
age oil seyenGy-fiYe years, when Al
shall be increased to S20 per month,
and is further authorized and direct
ed to place the name OF every suei
widow on the pension roll at the rate
OF Sl2 per month: Provided. TIL
such widow has not remarked Tina
any person who served in any miiitar!
organization in any Of the lndial
wars or campaigns against hostile IN
dams and received an honorable dis
charge. and who was wounded in ba'
lie or in line OF duty and now uni
for manual labor by reason thereof
or who from disease or other cause
incurred in line OF duty resulting il
his disability is now unable 10 pei
form manual labor, shall be pad
pension under this act OF S24 pc
month. without regard to length 0
service or age: Provided further, Tn j
nothing in this act contained shal
r be construed to lessen the pension .
r any person who is now entitled b
2 law 20 a higher pension than heref
/ provided.
2 Sec. 3. That the commissioner @
5 pensions be. and he is hereby. anzi
!. cried and directed TO accept as sa
5 ficient proof Of the citizenship OF a
applicant for a pension under thi
: act the fact that such applicant va.
/ at the date OF the application. an q,
tual and bona fide resident OF tn
United States.
Sec. l. That SECTION fortyseye
huudrad and sixtpen of the reyiaE
| statutes relating to loyalty during II
| Civil War g hereby repealed. so Ia
as the same relates 10 this act or :
the pensioners under this act
/ Sec 5. That no pension attorney
| claim agent, or other person shall 3
entitled to receive any compensate
! or services rendered in presentin
amy ella N to the Bureau OF Pension
1 Or securing any pension under hi
ect