The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-11
PENSION
INCREASE BII 2

Washington, May THE genera
pension increase bill. known as fh
Sherwood bill, was passed By III
house yesterday. The action ON tn
bill was taken under Suspensions
the rules, now goes to tile senat
Representative Austin was am9rc
the members most keenly inteEesfUs
in the passage of the bill, and mat
an address urging its adoption 1lBy
ing its consideration by the, h.kas
yesterday, because the bill affecta
great many pensioners in his d.
trict, as well as throughout. Ea
Tennessee.
Under the bill union veterans
the civil war receiving less thar g
per month will receive $25. auti l.
they have attained the age of sewer,
ty years, as most of the old sOidiee
now have, they will receive $26 "
month.
But the bill, being seIf-explAnl
tory, is appended because of their
terest in it throughout TenIIessse
whore the pension list is quite LAM
The text of the bill is:
Be it enacted by the senate az,
house of representatives of tl4
United States of American congESa,
assembled that the rate of pe8sin
of any person who served i'm AZ
military or naval service of L
United States during the civil W..
and was honorably discharged thea
from, and who is now in receipt &
apension or shall hereafter be sraE
ed a pension under the provision
of any general law, or is now pef
stoned under special act of Cor
gress, and who is entitled to a. pts
sion less than $25 per month"; shR
be $25 per month.
| In case such person has reaE.be
! the age of seventy years and seFYT-
one year, the rate of pension shs
be $26 per month; one and 0nc-hd.
years, $2S per month; two yea11
$50 per month; three years or oye.
$3.50 per month.
| In case such person has reach
the age of seventy-fiVe years AZ
served ninety days, $27 per m0IStE
six months, $29 per month"; o.
year, $31 per month; one and On
half years, $35 per month"; II
years or over $39 per month
/ That any person who served "
the military or naval service of "
United States during the rivil VIZ
and received an honorable discIiaxg
and was wounded in battle or In Es.
Iof duty and is now unfit for mann
labor by reason thereof. or W.T.
/ from disease or other causes incH
red in line of duty, resulting i'm h5a
disability, is now unable TO peraDF
manual labor, shall be paid the. Fai
OF S39 per month, without regaa
to the length of service or age
Sec. 2 That any person wh0 r5
we'd in the military or naval seEyic
of the United States during the civ
war and who was honorablYr d.
charged thefefrom, and who is No
pensioned under any general law. .
who is now pensioned uder spec
act of congress at 4 rate of &2U ps
month or more, shall be entisis
upon the passage of this act to- ~
ceive in lieu thereof rate wETica
shall be fixed by the secretary'ok Il
! interior, in multiples of 81 cent.
approximating thirty per cent1nI
ditional to the present rate; PrOSf
ed, hat no rate of pension shall
granted under the proyisicn OF IL
act in excess of $50 per month: Pr
vided further, that no pension hcT
tofore granted shall be reduced l..
this act.
Sec. 8. That no pensioner Shall !
!. entitled to receive any benefits sr
der the provisions of this act. A..
any period during which he shall :.
an inmate of any state or nation
[ soldiers home; and the pr0visiplo
of this act shall not apply to aTs.
pensioner whose net annual inca1f
/ from all sources, including his PEI
sion, is $1,000 or more.
Sec. 4. That the increased Tzsr
Of pension provided by this act sila
commence from the date of approy.
. of said act, or, in case of origin
pensions hereafter allowed. frum-tl
date of commencement of such pe
, sions as provided by existing Iaws@
Sec. 5. That no pension attg-n
shall be reconized and no attorn
fees shadl be paid for the present.
tion or prosecution Of any claim u.
der the provisions Of this act-a