Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-19


widows who are now 10 years old,
secure an increase in pension from s12
to $40 per month.
There are 125 or 1870 soldiers widows
in the home, and practically all of
them come within the age prescribed
for the increased pension. The Ash
brook bill amends the act OF April -.
1908, which fixed the maximum
widows pension at S12, n prescribes
that a woman must have been married
to a veteran Of the civil, Mexican. or
various Indian wars prior to 1890.
The new act fixes the date fifteen years
later, or 1915. and this also is a benefit
10 many widows.
Text of the Bill.
The full text Of the Ashbrook bill
follows:
BE it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress as
sembled, that from and after the pass
g Of this act the rate of pension for
a widow, now on the roll or hereafter
to be placed on the pension roll and
entitled to receive a less rate than
hereinafter provided. who was the law
full wife of any officer or enlisted man
in the army, navy, or marine corps OF
the United States, during the period of
his service in the civil war. shall be
$50 per month, and the rate of pension
for a widow Ct an officer or enlisted
man OF the army, navy. or marine
corps of the United States who served
in the civil war, the war with Mexico,
or the war of 1912, now on the roll or
hereafter to be placed on the pension
roll and entitled 10 receive a less rate
than hereafter provided. who has
reached or shall hereafter reach the
age of 70 years, shall be $50 per
month: n nothing herein shall be
construed 20 affect the existing allow
ance of So per month for each child
under the age Of Is years and for each
helpless child; and all acts or parts Of
acts Inconsistent with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed: Pro-
vided, however. that this act shall not
be so construed as to reduce any pen
sion under any act. public or private.
Section .. That any widow OF an
officer or enlisted la who served in
the army, navy, or marine corps Of the
United States during the civil war,
whose name was placed or shall here
after be placed on the pension roll.
under any existing law. and whose
name has been or shall hereafter be
dropped from sald pension roll by rea-
son of her marriage to another per-
son who has since died or shall here
after die. or from whom she has been
heretofore or shall be hereafter
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and without fault on her par. shall be
entitled to have her name again placed
on the pension roll at the rate allowed
by the law under which she was
formerly pensioned, n the law or
laws ~amendatory thereof, unless she
be entitled to a greater rate of pen
sion under the provisions of section
one of this act. such pension TO COM
menCe from the date Of fling her ap-
plication in the bureau of pensions
after the passage Of his act:
provided, however. that where the
pension of said widow on her second
or subsequent marriage has accrued to
a helpless or idiotic child, or a child
or children under the ege of Is years.
she shall not be entitled to renewal
under this act unless said helpless or
idiotic child. or children under 16 years
of age, be then "A member or members
Of her famii- and cared for by her,
and upon the renewal of pension of
said dow payment CT pens.on to said
child Or children shall cease:
And provided, further, that the
provisions Of this act shall be extended
to those widows. otherwise entitled,
whose husbands died % wounds. in
juries, or disease incurred during the
period of their military or naval
service. but who were deprived of
pension under the act of March 3, 1865.
because of their failure to draw any
pension by reason Of their remarriage,
and to any person who vas lawfully
married to an officer or enlisted man,
who served in the army, navy, or
marine corps of the United States dur
ing the civil war and was honorably
discharged therefrom and has since
deceased, and who, having remarked
since his death is again a widow, or
has been divorced from her last hus-
band upon her own application with
out fault on her part and who. other
wise entitled, was barred by reason OF
Sl4S III ioSc iVSC4SiIS pen
sion under any existing law.
Section 3. That any widow. as de-
scribed in section 2, of the act ap-
proved April 10. 1908. who married the
soldier or sailor prior to June 81. 1905
shall have title to pension under the
provisions Of said section of said act
TO commence from the date of films
her application in the bureau Of pen
sions after the passage Of this act
Provided, however, that where a pen
sion has been granted to a soldiers Oh
sailors helpless or idiotic child or chill
dren, or child or children under the
age of 16 years, his widow shall no
be entitled to pension under this sec
ton. unless the pension 20 such chile
or children has terminated, or un1e5!
such child or children be a member Of
members Of her family and cared 70,
by her, and upon allowance OF pension
to the widow, payment Of pension t
such child or children shall cas-
Section 4. That no claim agent o.
attorney shall be recognized in the ad
~judication of claims under the frs
section of this act, nor shall any claim
agent or attorney be recognized il
the adjudication OF claims under tn,
second section OF this act for renewa
Of pension previously allowed, n II
claims for original pension under sec
ton two OF this act no greater sun
than SO shall be allowed for services
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