The National tribune., 1882-05-13
Answers to Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents.
We are obliged to answer certain inquiries of the
same nature III each issue of our paper. While
cheerfully furnish information to subscribers in this
column, we suggest that much labor time, and ex
rense may be saved both to ourselves and to our
correspondents If the latter and other subscribers
would keep file of the paper. They could then,
at any time, turn to the file and probably find the
have written to us. We trust that each and every
subscriber will profit by this suggestion.
d. w. r., HENRIETTA, WIs.-You are proba-
bly, entitled to an increase We have referred
your letter to an attorney who is competent to
advise you on the subject.
GEORGE J. HORTON, BARBoURs MILLS, Pa
We regret we can offer no encouragement.
The War Department. is almost infexible in
such matters, and at this stage of Congressional
proceedings there would be no chance for the
BILL if introduced, to be acted upon, the several
committees being already oycrburdened with
work.
G. W., New HAvEN.-If you think injustice
has been done, make an application for re-
rating of pension.
WIN. EAsLICK, LAFAYETTE MICH.-The
report of the Surgeon General called for by the
Commissioner ought to be made in six weeks
or two months from now. The delay is owing
to the immense number of such calls, and the
inadequate force of clerks employed to reply to
them. We are sorry for your condition. So
far as we know your attorney is in good stand
ing.
FRANCIS NJ. L., WILsoNvILLE, IowA.-The
delay is entirely ON the part of the Pension
Office, You ought to hear from the case in a
short time.
c. A., GREELEY, COL.-Yes. See reply to
question 2, Sub, Fortville, Ind. 2. You do not
seem to have a very strong case. You appear
to be able to preve nothing as to origin of disa
bility, of its existence until nine years ago.
The disability must be traced to the service,
or you cannot get pensioned.
CHAs. ROBERTS, RAPID CITY, OAK. T.-There
is no bill pending for the repeal of the arrears
of pension law, and the sense of both Houses
has been tested this session in regard to it, and
it is almost unanimously against any such
measure.
PAT, CAMDEN, ME.-As to the order in
which claims arc settled in the Pension Office,
we regret you fail to comprehend previous ex-
plantations, and will endeavor to make it more
clear. Say, for instance, your case was num-
bered 100000, and there was some particular
piece of evidence which you could not get, and
which was material to the favorable adjudi-
cation of your claim, would it not be unjust
and absurd to suspend action in claims running
from 100000 to 100000 until you had completed
your case? The highest number of invalid
claims now in progress of adjudication is $780,
600, and they are being settled at the rate of
1900 per month. Claims under $4,000, if COM
plete, are taken up and disposed of as soon as
possible. Claims over that number could only
be taken up under circumstances set forth i'll
the Commissioners order, published in The
TRIBUNE of April %, 1882.
II. HoLLENBECK, ANAMosA, IowA-See re-
ply to Pat, Camden, Me.
w. S., EATON RAPIDs.-1. If you write to the
Commissioner, giving your rank, company, and
regiment, he can give you the number of your
| claim. =. See reply to Pat, Camden, Me. 3.
Ask the Commissioner the cause of delay.
w. c. F., LovELAND, CoL.-Final action
depends entirely upon whether you have COM
piled with all the calls of the Pension Office for
evidence, and whether the number of the claim
entities it to be placed with the number now
in progress of adjudication. Sec reply to Pat,
Camden, Me.
SUB, HARRISBURG, ILL. See reply to w. C.
f.
SUB, GIDDINGs, TEXAs-Thc pension money
can only be paid to the pensioner.
ALL E., CRANBERRY, n. You would re-
ceive one dollar per month from date of dis
charge to date of last payment, and six dollars
per month thereafter.
JNo. r. ADAIR, BROWN Co, ILL.-YOur claim
would not necessarily be rejected. We should
advise you to get all the testimony possible to
show soundness at and prior to enlistment.
A.J.C., DEERFIELD CENTRE, N. HI. The
article to which you refer had no special refer
ence to Yourself 1t was designed to embrace
all persons interested in the subject, and did
not relate to disallowed claims. 2. When the
Second Auditor says the records show the ap-
plicant to have been paid, or that there is moth
ing more due, you may accept that statement
as final In such case an appeal for an APP
preparation would be useless 3. By "the
representatives in both Houses" was meant
members of Congress and Senators. 4. No
bounty would be due, but if he died in service
| there might be some arrears of pay.
IP. N, SALINA, KANs.-You will have to
| obtain the testimony.
J. o. b., BoNAPARTE, 1owA.-The bill has
not as yet become law, and its position on the
calendar makes its passage extremely doubtful,
unless it is taken up out of the regular order
| DE WITT CARPENTER, ORWELL, n. Y.-If
you have q claim on file letter to the Com
missioner of Pensions, Washington, d. c.,
giving your rank, company, and regiment,
| together with number of claim, if you have it,
would insure q reply.