The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-08
NEW SYSTEM OF ALLOWANCES AND RELIEF PLANNED
Aldrich Introduces New Pen sion Bill-Proposes Con-
 trol by New Board.

Under the title a bill for an Act 10 revise or codify laws relative to the support and care of dependent persons, Senator Aldrich this morn ing launched the effort to revise the existing pension, or old age allow ance, system. In this bill the prop osition expected to be made for re- lieving the Governor and various Federal officials of duties in connec- ton with administration of Terri torial laws was revealed for the first time.
 In brief the measure seeks 10 in- crease the maximum allowance for per month, open the Pioneers Home 10 both men and women and to pro vide for a maximum of $50 per month for relief of destitute persons under certain qualifying provisions. The administration of the Act, in- cluding Pioneers Home, pension all lowances and relief of destitution would be centered in a Board of Control.
 The sections covering relief of Restitution fix the maximum amount to be paid destitute persons at $3o per month.
 Control Not Defined.
 The Territorial Board of Contro is not defined in the Act. Senator Aldrich, author of the measure, said A nd ;o in, Ia expected to be brought in in the near future. It will be composed oi a Comptroller, or Auditor the Treas urer, whom it will seek to make elective, and a third member as yet unknown but also elective. This Board. is is understood, will also figure in other bills to be introduced
 Under the Aldrich bill, it is not required that the present Pioneers Home be kept up. Section provide- that the Alaska. Pioneers Home shall be under the management and control of the Territorial Board of Control and shall be maintained at such place as shall be- fixed by law or determined upon by the Board of Control"
 Open to Both Sexes.
 It is also provided that persons of both sexes shall have admission to the institution. Section three providing: Any persons, whether male or female, may be admitted to the Home who shall be a citizen oi the United States. who shall have be come destitute or unable 10 support himself or herself, without aid from others" providing such persons come under the qualifying clauses which are virtually the same as those of the present old age allowance Act.
 Provision is made for transfer oi persons found to have become in sane in the institution to an insane asylum or sanitarium.
 The maximum rate of allowance to both men and women is fixed al $25 per month. This is an increase of $12.50 over the present maximum for male but the rate remains un. changed for women. Applications are to be sent to Board of Control
  making investigations and fixing tho rate of pensions. No allowance shall be made to persons having read, means of support or maintenance nor 10 anyone who ceases to reside in the Territory, nor anyone who re- moves from the Territory for a longer period than one year without permission of the Board
 Excludes Indian Wards.
 Section 13 provides: "The benefits of this Act shall not accrue to In. dians or descendants of aboriginal tribes of Alaska who shall be under special care of the Federal Govern. ment or the Bureau of Education"
 Provision is made that money ex. pended by the Territory in pensions or in support of indi gents shall be a charge against the estates of de cendants and preferred claims filed with executors or administrations