Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1912 — INCREASED PENSION BILL [ARTICLE]

INCREASED PENSION BILL

Signed by the President and Has Xow Become a Law. I Washington. May 12.—The President has signed the increased pension bill passed by the House and [Senate. The measure was signed and , Became a law just before midnight ( in tjie executive office- at the White ■House. A congressioha-1 committee, in- . eluding Senators Senators McCum-: her and Burns and Representatives I Sherwood, the author of the bill; Adair. Russell and Carl C. Anderson, was awaiting the arrival of the President when he reached the White House on his return from Princeton. IL- affixed his signature to the till in the- presence of the. committee. : The* bill as finally agreed to carries an inefea e of $35,006,600 for lensions during the first year of its opeiation. During the first three years the increased payments t.> veterans will average $22,000,000: For veterans 62 years and over the rate provided in the law for 90 days service is sl3 a month, and it ranges to sl6 a month up to. three years of service; for 66 year- old and over the rate is sls a month for 90 days and ranges up to sl9 for three years; for 70 years old /and over rhe rate for 9 0 days is . $lB a month and ranges up to $25 “ lor three years; at 75 years old and over the rate for 90 days' service is s2l and ranges up to S3O for three k yew-