Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1909 — BILL TO PAY VETERANS [ARTICLE]

BILL TO PAY VETERANS

Measure Reported to House Allows Privates $25 a Month. Washington, Jan. 22. —A bill providing pay for officers and enlisted men of the volunteer army who served in the civil war has been favorably reported to the house. Fifty dollars a month is provided for officers after they have reached the age of seventy, while privates are to receive 625 a month after that age. No pay will be allowed under the terms of the bill if the applicant is employed by the federal government or by any state or municipality.