Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1910 — PENSION BILL IS REPORTED [ARTICLE]

PENSION BILL IS REPORTED

Carries $155,858,000, or $5,000,0000 Less Than Current Budget.. Washington, Feb. 11.—The pension appropriation bill has been reported to the house from the committee on appropriations. It carries a total of $155,858,000. or about $5,000,000 less than the pension budget for the current year. The report accompanying the bill shows that the total disbursements of the government for pensions up to date aggregate $3,913,082,513.73. Of this amount the revolutionary war accounts for $70,000,000, the war of 1812 for $45,757,896, Indian wars for $9,995,609; Mexican war for $42,492,784, Civil war for $3,686,4(51,840, Spanish war and Philippine'insurrection for $23,383,805, regular establishment for $15,507,028 and unclassified for $16,484,049.