Reduce all Civil War pensions 10%.
Repeal all Spanish War pension laws.
Repeal all World War compensation and allowance laws.
Create four groups of pensioners: 1) veterans disabled in military service; 2) veterans totally and permanently disabled in civil life; 3) widows and orphans of veterans dying as the result of military disabilities; 4) widows and orphans of all veterans in service before 1917.
Fix disability pensions at from $6 to $275 per month, death pensions from $12 to $75.
Authorize the President to classify all eligible pensioners and decree the payments to each.
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