The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-25
and voto for liberal and generous pen.


I desire to here include IN my re-
marks copy of bill III. II. 1861
which I introduced on December IL,
1917.
Section L. That any person who
served in the military or naval service
Of the United States during the late
Civil War who has been honorably die.
charged thcrefrom, and who IL now
on the pension roll or who may here.
after be placed on the pension roll
and who has reached the age Uf 20
years or over. shall, upon making
proof OF such facts, according to such
rules and regulations as the Secretary
Of the Interior may provide, Ne cntlt.
led to receive q pension as follows:
In case such person has reached the
age Of 10 years, $50 per month: in
case such person has reached the age
OF IS years. s35 pr month: In case
such person has reached the age OF 80
years. $40 per month. That any per.
son who served in the military or nav
al service of the United States during
The Civil War and received an honor
able discharge, and who was wounded
in battle or III line Of duty and Is nov
unfit for manual labor ny reason
thereof. or who from disease. accident,
or other disability is now totally IN
.capacitatcd TO perform labor OF any
kind. and who Is without income 9th
er than his pension, shall he, paid $50
per month. without regard to age,
I know 1t is using water that has
gone over the wheel to refer to my
bill. but It Is. in my bumble judgment
a better bill than the one We have he
fore us, and i'regret exceedingly that
! could not secure its passage. IN
falso wish TO here insert the aine nd.
cd Sherwood bill. which Is to become
a law. for the information and bene-
fit of those who may read these re-
marks:
That the general pension act OF
May II. 1912, ia hereby amended by
adding now section. to read as fol.
lows: ,,> %.
Sec. 6. That from. and after the
passage OF this act the rate OF pension
for any person who served 80 days or
more in the military or navel service
Of the United States during the Civil
War, now on the roll or hereafter to
he placed on the pension roll and en-
titled to receive . less rate than here.
matter provided. shall be $50 per
month. In case such person has reach
cd the age Of 72 years and served six
months. the rate shall be ,$32 per
month; one year, $35 per month; one
and half years. $3S per month: two
years or over. $40 per month: Provid
cd, That this act shall not be So con
strucd as to reduce any pension under
any act. public or. private: Provided
! further. That NO pension attorney
claim agent, or other person shall be
entitled to receive any compensation
for presenting any claim to the Bu
rcau Of Pensions under this act, ex
cept in applications for original pen
sion by persons who have not hereto
foro received pension"
Mr.. Speaker, wish to refer to 4 lit
tie incident which came to. my no
tice while serving as one OF the con
ferees on the 10 omnibus pension bills
now in the Senate. II ] may do SO with
propricty. might say that some o
these bills have been in, the Senate
since last December, and l discover
d that six Of the beneficiaries from
my district have died since the House
passed those bills, a fresh example o.
what delay in this legislation means
One of the items was in favor of thl
widow Of an old soldier who nov
lives in tho far West. Her soldier
husband was at one time Commission
or OF Pensions. She wrote the forme
Speaker of this House, Uncle Jol
Cannon. and thanked him for the in
terest he had taken in securing tn,
passage of her bill. 1t Is the splendid
unsclllsb spirit of Uncle JOB, quite IL
. contrast with that Of some others
which struck me most forcikly, as
know 1t will you. when l quote from
this widows letter: Mr.. Cannon
wrote me that Gen Sherwood ha
more effect in putting this bill thr0ugl
than he had" and SO forth. Hats ol
to Uncle Joe Cannon. He does no
seek to unduly take credit to himsel
that which may justly belong to ott
ers. If the Danyille district and tn
: Toledo district do not keep in Coz
gross to their last day-and may thei
days be many-their, present Repre-
sentatiyes. they will lack the goo
judgment accord to them. This pal
, OF octogcnarians are the pride and d,
! light Of the House, and think vOic
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