Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-15
SENATOR ARNEY'S BILL REPORT
ED FAvoRAeLY BY BOARD OF
CONTROL COMMITTEE.
BILL FOR5IDs TAKING
ANY OF PENSION MONEY
Present Law Admits Of State Taking
All in Excess of $40, and Now Prae-
tically All Veterans in Soldiers Homo
Get Above That Amount-other Leg
isative News.

! An important piece OF news to mem
Z. bers OF the soldiers home comes to the
! Times Republican today from Des
T! Moines. to the effect that the senate
! committee on board of control has re-
ported favorably on the DILL of Senator
Arney to forbid the state taking any
OF the Pensr0n 17o11e3- meabers OF
the home for a support fund.
Under the present law all in excess
of $40 a month pension is kept by the
state, unless member has dependent
relatives. Years ago this did not work
any especial hardship; in fact, before
the law was passed, the members VI
the home were largely in favor of It,
Now however, conditions have
changed, and practically all veterans OF
the civil war, under the age pension
law, are receiving $50 per month. IN
der the present state law this would
mean the taking each quarter OF s5o
from many of the pension allowances
received at the home.
A special to the Times Republican
from its Des Moines correspondent to-
dav tells OF the situation as follows:
Des Moines, Feb. 15.-The state or
Iowa will quit taking part of the
pensions of the old soldiers at the
home az A!arshalltown. The senate
committee on board of control today
today reported favorably to the senate
the Arney bill to dispose of the mat
ter by fnrhidding that any part OF
pension shall be taken.
,f1-,, i-
all Of the pension money over $50
month shall go to the support of the
home. Under the new pension law this
will be quite an item, since practicails
all of the home inmates will be getting
$50 month. The board Of control ap-
peared before the committee and gave
support to the present system, out the
committee recommended the bill to
stop all taking of any part OF the pen
sion money
Arney Talks For Bill.
Senator Arney called attention 10 toe
fact that taking $40 a month from an
inmates pension meant s120 year
and the state now gets bonus or slo'
| a year from the government. so ina
, with the pension money the s'a'e
would then get 1920 year: but at tht
| same time, according to the report, thf
! cost of keeping an inmate is $3.50 ;
year. Thus the state would be making
| a profit on all old soldiers kept wht
| get the maximum pension. This argu'
ment appeared conclusive to the sen
| ators.
May Revise Entrance Bill.
The legislature may be called on t
add something to the law designating
/ who NAV enter the soldiers home. the
! nhrase union soldier is used in con
! nection herewith. but there has beer
! a good deal of doubt about its eXac
| meaning and application. AS resul
there has been controversy Owe
4 whether or not there should be adj
| ,nitted to the soldiers home one Wht
has been an enlisted man in the reSu
lar United States army, but VINO ma!
never seen service in war. Some per
sons have been admitted on this the
ory. but it is doubtful if that was eVel
contemplated; and it is pointed ou
that if this is to be the Interpretation
Of the law then the home will renal1
filed for all time. The Iowa suprem'
| court recently decided that with refer
ence to the soldier preference law
"uniou soldier" is strictly one who en-
gagged in the war between the states
! and of course this might include reSu
|