The National tribune., 1883-03-15
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on a Variety Of InterestiI z
Subjects

/ 24 1863 or in new regiments to Dec 2f 1853 and
from April l. 1s61 to July Is 1864, ard who served
| two years if enlisted for three years or twenty
three months if enlisted for years are entitled
to Sl00 bounty. This constitutes original bounty.
1 The additional bounty not allowed to those
| who, under any act, received, entitled to
receive, more than s1O0 It WAS not essential that
d soldier must have served f,tH three years have
| entitled him to the 500 additional bounty pro-
| vided he was mustered out with the regiment
under any orLers for reduction of the army by
reason of close of the war, and that his original
service did not entitle him to more than 500. We
| will endeavOr To publish the article rs soon "a we
! have room for 1t, and will bear IN mind your
| quest
OS B. ADRIAN Hch-As rule an application
! for increase is not considered by Pension Office
until after six months from date when last applica-
t1On for increase WAS granted Copies Of TRIBUNE
| VIII be sent as requested
| Mrs Dr. j. r, Scott Neb.-You do not forfeit claim
to back pay by re-marriage.
| j. s H.. Richmond Ean.-We should advise you
not to give yourself any uneasiness about the mat
ter until you are called upon for explanation;
then state all the facts i'll affidavit and forward
! it to the Pension Office The error is trihng One
| and Will probably not be noticed. 1t should not
| affect your claim.
| J. HG, LnPorte City, Io,ra.-We have referred
your letter to a competent and reliable attorney
who will write you relative to procuring certificate
of discharge Drafted men who :, nj substitutes to
the are not entitled to anything from the Cow
ernment. The substitute who rendered the serv-
| ice Is entitled to the pension or back pay.
j. ", Cessna Pa-The practice of attorneys call
ing for fee in claims for increase under the act of
March 1888 relative to the SlS and S24 classes of
pensioners, is fraudulent and disreputable they
of no benefit TO the claimant and are not recog-
nized by the Pension Office. No attorney can rem
der any service to a claimant in such case, as
formal application IS necessary. All that such
claimants have to do is to write to the Commits
siOner of Pensions inclOsing their pension ceTtii
cate, when a new certificate giving the increased
| rate viii be sent them. Fees paid attorneys for
pretended services under the act mentioned is so
much money urOIcn array. and such dishonest
practices are confined we hope, entirely to that
I al pf dom tod M
honorable attorney would descend so low as to ex-
tort money from deserving claimant, for which ne
knows he cannot render him any equivalent It
| Is expressly stipulated by the Commissioner of
Pensions that RO attorney shall be recognized in
4 such claims
| R. b, Ne,cark O.-Reissus means that another
certificate has been issu to take place of original
In order to correct OF name rank, service,
date of commencement, name of disability, rate of
pension, any error that may appear in the orig
mai certificate Duplicate certificate IS issued TO
take place of original certificate which may have
been lost or mGtiiated arrears means pension
which dates back to discharge death OF soldier,
the original claim having been filed when the law
did not grant any arrears Accrued pension
means the amount that had accrued in claims
where soldier filed claim and died. If you had ex-
amined your TRIBUNE of February lst last, you
might have saved us the necessity of answering
these questions again.
C. B.. Floral ArE-You cannot sell leaf tobacco,
although cultivated by yourself, without becoming
dealer in tobacco and thereby subjecting yourself
! to the laws relative to internal revenue
l. s., Benton IH.-1st. We have answered the
question before. 2d. disability alleged
June, 1sS2, when allowed will enttle claimant to
pension therefor, commencing June, loS2. He can
not draw pension from date of discharge for any
disability unless application therefor filed in
| Pension Office prior to July i, lsoO-
Subscriber. Rock Rapids, Io,cr.-It is difficult to
| answer definitely, "a some cases require much
! more time in seaTchlnS the records than others
| The average is about three months from each
Office, although some reports are delayed ten or
| twelve months
| hrs H. p Mack's Creek, Mo.-Your case is sad
and unfortunate, but you have no remedy except
| by special act of Congress your claim for
pension is barred under section 1898, Revised Stat
utes, because claim not filed and completed
| prior to July 4, 1874.
j. IT, H., ashland, Ru-If you will explain what
you desire to know about the Soldiers Homes,
viii endeavor to give yOa the information Your
letter contains no particular inquiry
BarncsyiUe, Owe cannot tell you aeHy
unless you give US further particulars. You may
be entitled, and we should advise You to write
all the facts, giving your full name, Sc., It mIy
be necessary to correspond with you by letter to
arrive at a correct understanding of the matter.
z. d. B., BIesUHe, ". Cit is the custom of the
Pension Office to adjust such part Of claim rs is
complete and if your statement i correct and the
attention of the Commissioner IS called TO the fact,
we should think that it would be promptly acted
upon.
C. ". a., Creighton, Io,ca.-wrte to Samuel
French " Son, Publishers, % East iith street,
Union Square, New York city. They publish
catalogue of plays, &c, among which we observe
Nr. a. IL.
Virginia Veteran and "Allat0cna." They may
be able to inform you in regard to the play mem
toned We do not know.
J.HJ, OhioriEje, PG-Our opinion is that your case
is good one, and Testimony mentioned i explicit
i ought to be enough You can prove your cOncii-
ton prior to enlistment by two neigLbOrs, and
your own affidavit, stating why you cannot fur
ulsh medical testimony on this point.
RHJ. Lunsingb,rgH. v You must be in
error a. to the rating of your disability Instead
Of receiving SIS for loss of left leg and Sl35 for
Wouhti III TiSIt 1901, you are 10 DOUBT receiving
the rating OF S6i-9 Tor permanent aud total disa-
biity requiring aid and attendance, under act Of
March g. 1873. There Is no such rating as ~I325,
but bot your disabilities are rated IS whole and
not any specified sum ior each Ii you entitled
to any increase you are entitled to S5O per month,
under &ct of June lS Io7L
G. S, Pedrickto,cn " J-If soldier can prove
that at date OF capture he was in good heath, aud
can prove by comrdde that he coutTactes, his dis
ability III rebel prison, tf disability claimed J. one
that Is incident 10 the service and usually results
from prison hfe,) and he can prove his condition
when released and ever since We should say ii IS q
good claim and one that will he flvarably acted
upon, even If there = no record of treatment in
hospital for the disability. We know of many
similar csses where pension was allowed. . 4
claim cannot be taken out OF hands of one attorney
ana gwen 10 another except Tor good cauie, such
neglect part of attorney for over a year or
some other equally good reas III. 5. We viii reply
by niall IN regard 10 other matter mentioned
T. 1.-THE Government does not r,~oyi.ra f,1sa
teeth or communication for same for wound cuus;ax
loss OF teeth. 1t should in equity. provide SUCH -
well As truss artificial liIub but there l. no
provision oi law under which you can be furnished
with false teeth. Nug probably not entitled to
Commutation of rations q discharge fUrlou=h a5
subsistence was usually issued iIs Kind il such
cases.
T. B. C., Round Top, Pq.-we published the law
in our last issue, this column You not entitled
to the three months pay proper, because YOU were
not mustered In as an officer prior 60 March 3,
lSG5. To be more explicit, none but those who
were officers from March 5, 1850 To- April TO- lst5,
are entitled to three months pay proper
4 Subscriber, Lisbon, Fist was an ul.wise and
foolish expenditure of the public money and Is OF
no benefit TO The pensioucr, but may result n an
injury 10 him III many ways, of which may bs
you suggest.
Z. ", Dorset ri. The widow would be ent-
ted ? Attorneys are not appointed To- the Cow
ernment, and they are subject to such law IS are
provided by Congress and the rules Of the Depart
ment governing practice before he Departments
II. ". B., Hg55ardsio,rn, 5fjcd-I II the injury
does IN any manner interfere with fu!i auuU.t Of
manual labor that u man in sound bodily cJGli-
tjon can perform he would be entitled. . Nes;
Board Is at E5yrty 10 gepDr, on GH matters relative
to the pensioners disability. 8. If l- j. ul rec
ORD Of the disability, AID claimant cannot furnish
testimony OF either officer comrades showing
origin Oi same, the chances a.-,iust the allow
Huce OF liis claim, do NOT how he ceu sat-
isidCtor!y prove that Hs disability ,OaifsCed
III service j. There Is specific rate for typhoid
fever or It's results A peusi1I-- is rated bis
ability 70 perform manual labor. and II wing
the amount 10 which he IS entitled under the 3aW
he Is nOtlii-G TO that elect.
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