Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-31
THE NEW PENSION Law.
The Thompson Bill Which Has Been
Signed by President Wilson.

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The following, including the open
ing paragraph, is from the Omaha
World-Herald. We give it to our
readers as something different from
previous information on that subject.
On account of a wrong impression
given by some newspapers the
Thompson pension bill, which has
now been signed by President Wilson,
is reproduced for civil war veterans
land the public generally.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Thomp-
son, April 6, 1918, is as follows:
"A bill Is. 429S) granting pensions
to certain enlisted men, soldiers,
and officers who served in the civil
war and the war with Mexico"
BE it enacted, etc., That from
and after the passage Of this act any
person who served not less than six
ty days in the military o: naval serv-
ice of the United States during the
civil war and who has been honor
ably discharged therefrom, shall,
upon making proof of such facts, &C
co ding to such rules and regulations
as the secretary of the interior may
provide, be placed on the pension roll
and be entitled to receive pension
of $40 per month. In case such PEI
son has reached the age of ~ years
and served six months, the rate shall
be S42 per month; one year, $45 per
month; one and onG-half yeas, S4S
per month; two years or over, $50
per month.
THAT from and after the passage
of this act any person who has served
sixty days or more in the military or
naval service of the United States in
the war with Mexico, and has been
honorably discharged therefrom,
shall, upon making like proof of such
service, be entitled to receive pen
sion OF S5U per mOntH.
Sec. 2. That nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent any pensioner
or person entitled to pension from
prosecuting his claim and receiving
a pension under any other general or
special act; Provided, that no person
shall receive pension under any
other law at the same time of for the
same period that he is receiving a
pension under the provisions of this
act, and that no person who Is now
receiving or shall hereafter receive
a greater pension under any other
general or special law than he would
be entitled to receive sundec the pro-
visions herein, shall be pensionable
under this act: Provided further, that
membership in a federal or state sol
diers' home shall not render soldier
ineligible to- pension lnder the spro-
visions of this act or any otherlgen-
,eral or special law.
Sec. 2. That the provisions of this
act shall include any person who
served during the late civil war and
WHO'S now or may hereafter become
entitled to pension under the acts of
June q, 1890; February Is, 1885,
and the joint resolutions of July 1,
1902, and June %, 1906, and the acts
of January 20, 1887; March 3, 1881,
and February IT, 1897.
rSec. A. That no person, attorney,
claim agent, or other person shall be
entitled to receive any compensation
for services rendered in presenting
any claim to the bureau Of pensions,
or securing any pension under this
act, except in applications for origi-
nal pension by persons who have not
heretofore received pension.
Sec. 5. That all acts and parts OF
acts, in so far as they conflict with
the provisions of this act, are hereby
repealed"