| Show ORDER fA f ENLARGING L I b br r PENSION IO ACT T f J Secy Sec Hitchcock Sends it i to Senate In Iii 11 Response to the thc Overman Resolution IS A RULE OF PRESUMPTION It I Docs Does Not et Enlarge but Simply Can C n the thc Law of or June 27 zi and It 1 ments Washington March Tho wee see secretary retney of tho the Interior today sent to lie t bf senate sai ate n a I communication In response to tu Senator resolution direct directing ing lug the secretary to furnish to the len ate ale n a copy eop of ot tIm the th order Issued by the department enlarging tho the pension act ct of at Juno 27 l 1890 1590 and amendments am as ns asto asto to tho the disabilities of at applicants for tor Pensions and nut to report by b what hat amount the order will Increase pensions annually In the course cour e of or his lila communication he says Disability Dl partial or complete to perform manual mammal labor Is tho sole sale measure of time the right to a 1 pension un tin under 11 der mier this act acl of June 27 1890 MO The flie element nl of ot manual labor In Is tl fundamental tal tah If It In adjudication of ot a n pension pent Ion claim It shall Ihal bo that lint the applicants disabilities ten remi tender der hint him hll n holly hol Incapacitated for tor man manual ual labor his hil pension rating will trill wi hi lm raised accordingly oven though the up till may bo ho then occupied with wih the Ills distinguished Intellectual usefulness endeavor In II Held fed of or Not only does doell time the net Itself that hint each and eer every shall shah ha ho duly dul considered but hUl the lie decisions un on under onder n der It II uniformly recognize tho the prin principle ciple that Inabilities due to senility alono aiono ate are lre To this fact lct together with time the growing Importance of ot ago Igo condition Is 18 duo In iii considerable 11 measure the tho ne necessity necessity for tor nollon nelion on out I the line Ino of ot this order defining as far tar nt ow 11 practicable pret ratings from the tha best h ob oh obtainable ol tamable data for tor Infirmities dun dUA to senility TIme The order In iii II question merely 1118 down dOII us itS lS n a I con rule of ot decision ion and amid presumption of ot fact Unit limit one omie aie who lio Is II others Iso entitled and Is IH OZ 62 years of ot ago ng Is IK partially dis disabled from earning u a I livelihood by b his hla hands that one who IH Is It 65 5 Is It moro more tot for to I manual work that ono who tho ho IH in It GS 68 6 Is In a n still greater o Incapable of ot earning el mill a I support by b man muon manual 1311 ual labor and Rud hint one otto of ot 70 O Is com coin completely 01 disabled In hi title regard Certainly Cert t such a it presumption u is II Justified by b general experience In lii II actual life When WIn It I In II ii understood that In the tho adjudication thus thin act net Igo line han hOI always been heen considered a I factor with wih other disabilities and Ild when It II li is 1 fur tui further lu luthel ther thel considered Unit for tor more 10 y years ars there him been nn nii ni e established ruling lie tho maximum allowed iii by hy law la based solely foli on the time ago of ot Ci or Cr years el It wilt will wi be ho apparent it how liott ho largely must be he any timi estimate of or in lit crease creaso of ot expenditures under hider ulder tho ho order ord r p cit f March IS 13 1 1904 The Time acting commissioner of ot you rou Menu that the time order ordet of March JI 15 IE 1901 1904 will result In lii II an In mm increased ex ox expenditure of cit o OO Secy See letter Is pAll 11 by Imy ll n a I Utter letter Itter from Acting Com Coin COl loner of Pensions Pension it who says loner I OS order ordet does du not limit enlarge but bUl simply construes tho the net Act of ot Juno Jun 27 21 1530 10 amid its amendment Mr Air says boys Tim rho amount the tho order will trill wi Increase pensions an mm annually ni am and amid particularly lien the lie same Caine sale shall hall become h come fully tul operative can bo b only ani toughly loughl estimated There hero cure aro supposed SU to lie be living today about m tT 0 soldiers of or time till civil war Of Ot these theto the c their are ar pensioned under the lie not let of at July 14 4 1862 ISO known Jil 1 as ns the tue gen geum general ge eral law lait la about and under tho lie act et of Juno 27 n 1860 1850 about OK au which deducted from the lie whom number of leaves who have not applied 11 for tor pen noun To Xa state definitely how ninny of ot this tile number failed aIled to serve tIme Ilia re required required 10 90 00 0 days ay and Ind receive final hon honorable discharge would bo he impossIble seems a n fair estimate te reduces tho timo number lumber to To sat Pl that of ot these ther havo hate reached tho tIme thong age ng of or 62 02 and Ind will trill 1 apply seem I a II reu Ien estimate If J timetta ate aro 11 placed on mimi time the rolls at mit lt 16 6 a 1 month or 72 a 1 year the tho output for tor will be bo Increased jr 11 The Tho pension roll is diminishing d rap rp lilly Idly 11 owing to 10 deaths leath of or and Ild nut In nil mill probability this will wiil wil offset any ni galim caused by hy of ol routers who wiio hove have the tho th ago agoot of ot GI nw nn and a t |
