The National tribune., 1883-12-13
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions On Variety of Interesting
Subaets

o1A LILY
Replies to Questions ON Variety of Interesting
Subjects.
II E. r, Lacon, I'LL Your claim, if allowed,
VIII draw arrears ,. Whether it viii be rejected
not-you being unable to furnish testimony OF
regimental surgeon-depends upon whether there
Is any hospital record OF your disabilities, and
whether you furnish medical testimony show
nag the existence OF your diseases when you came
home from the service The testimony ofDr. A.
proves nothing of value in your claim. 8. The
records of the Base Hospital, 18th Array Corps
Point Of Rocks. Va, file III the Snrgeon-tsen-
eTais Office this city. The records of reginienal
surgeon s9th New Toris volunteers, not file
D ror name 2fd address OF surgeon III charge OF
18th army Corps hospital, write to the Surgeon
General 4. $ A. 6. Your claim will probably be
reJecte II there Is record, and you cannot fur
li-tl the medical testimony mentioned. Z. The at
toTneys are IN good standing as yet. Ali clsiifns
hied prior 10 July /, 1880 entitled to
4. 3. C-Tle conditions upon which applicants
are admitted TO the National Soldiers Homes are
IN honorable discharge from service disability
contradict IN service and IN line ofdEty, and agree
nlefIt TO Bbie by the rules and regulations of the
home. The Government Will furnish transporta-
ton 20 fe Home, TO be repaid by SOLDIER from his
pension. or by labor il able TO perform it, Gen
cFl James a. Gegiey, PiitsbuTg. Pa. is of the
managers. and viii send you blank application
upon your request therefor.
CoBsrade at sat5onal Homo, Virgfaia-It is neees-
sary 20 sign tie vouchers for bounty before the
claim is allowed. The Office of Second Auditor is
Tar behind IL claims. owing TO an insufficient force
II you viii send the Auditor letter aad another
statement OF the facts viii what can be
done fer you. There Is probably error only
the usual delay.
B. T. s., Afeeon,as'EsvilEe, OFF You win give us
the dates of enlistment and discharge OF yoIr frat
service, with company and regiment of same, we
ny be able TO inform IL regard to the matter.
Bra G. L. McR., North Perry he--1. Had your
mother been living when the arrears bill passed
size would have been entitled 10 from date of
death of soldier up to the time her pension
menced- Your fathers right TO pension did not
exist unit! your mother died and he cannot be
paid any arrears that would have been due her.
Aou IN error IN your idea that " oil pensioners
are entitled 10 back pay Your fathers case Is
III point.
Correspondent at Erceto. Ho.-You neglected to
give us your name and while we do not desire TO
and rule do not reply 20 anonymous commu-
nieEtoIss VIII, however. state that il is at
ali probable. if the soldier is dead that any is
personating him by drawing his pension. II is
nearly. if moi quite, impossible that any could
successfully perpetrate seh fraud and escape de-
Pensions ne can, AID probably viii, inform you Of
the last known address of the person. If the latter is
OF was pensioner.
M ~. Buffalo Nils. Pa.-You have 10 chance
whatever 10 recover from the Government the
amount paid TO exempt You from draft. It's dead
issue
C. " H. Homer NJ I'll. The Acknowledgement
OF the State OF New York-address Albany, y "
can inform you il yon write him. 2. rejected
claim IS reopened whenever material evidence
eaiing upon tine OF rejection is furnished the
Pension Office.
J. p n, Dahlgrers. TR-Your motto. If the
Government cannot do justice 70 all, il should not
% Justice 10 any, strikes being little enyi-
Gus. Don't you think so2 Because yols are not
entitled 70 pension under the pension laws, would
yon ike TO see your comrades who ore entitled de-
4 pTived of their pensions You appear TO he i'm
bued with ideas which partalle Of the injIIst
ice which you complain Of on the part OF the Gov
ernincDt Its administration OF the pension laws
/ That said laws should be made more liberal
has ever been and j. our conviction. We shall
4 neglect no opportunity TO point out to Congress
where such laws should be revised, and shall not
hesitate TO demand liberal construction of such
/ laws.
/ L. r. Pas5rite, Mich-The Government cannot
bring party 10 rial for any violation OF pension
laws or other criminal oenses unless within three
years from the date the offense was committed
Sec reply to J. =. in our last issue
After that period the statute of limitation
bars prosecution Of offender. This explains
why action taken in many of the
eases mentioned by you. IN a claim rejected upon
! report Of special agent, prior 10 Commissioner
Duhleys administration, the proper course would
be TO furnish testimony showing that injustice was
done &e., and ask for a further investigation of
the claim. Under the present method of action in
present either ia person or by attorney, at such
examination. and can hear the testimony and
crossexanrine the witnesses. Ii yoH pT0rs that
The testimony against you Is false, you viii un-
conbiedly be restored 20 the roll.
Reader Ed0ard.J,.rg. 5ffch.-The act of March 3.
1888, increased pensions from SIS TO s2i and from
S2it 30.
Dr. T. D. p Rock Vofge,,. Io,po. Claimant ,s,uId
have been informed OF rejection soon after tile
I papers mentioned reached the Pension Office had
the reports from the War Departinen Mt showed mo
record IT IS very probable that it has moi yet
been demonstrated tina. there i record of claim
ants disability, and in the time the witnesses
are eorresponded with, with a view to develop all
the facts. Il il shall he established that there is
no record in the case mentioned the claim Will
undoubtedly be rejected.
L A. H.. Neso Philadelphia, 0A5o-If the consul.
taiion Was had al or very soon after your arrival
home from the army, the testimony of the piysi-
clan who called IN VIII be highly important
and, II satisfactory. viii probably be accepted as
sufficient to connect the disability with the service
II viii depend entirely upon what be remembers
Of your case.
C. D., WfseesEi, Ve4pion!--f. The reason VIII,
yoE are allowed but s. per month for results o.
ciirvy is because the examining surgeons DO nat
find that you are disabled thereby TO a greater ex
tent in regard to other disabilities mentioned i
you have flied "A claim therefor, we presume ths
Inony in support thereof. 2. There is 10 reason
why yon should not receive reply 10 your letter,
cf inquiry. Sec reply TO Il. e., ia issue o
/ November %, 1853.
A. A. p. Three Springs Rv-such claims mr.,
barred by statute, and there is chance K
recover at this late day.
J. B.. College Corner. 0hio-General Orders. No
l54. A. 6. o., October 3, 1862. authorized enlist
naeEis from volunteers to the Regular army en-
isfmens to he made for three years or for remain
ing portion OF the period of three years tlIC
volunteer had vel 70 serve. iAefe were sssecia
inducements offered Us to bounty for these enlist
Inents bat volunteers informed that promo
tons 10 commissions were open by law TO il
mcTiorious ard distinguished non-commssioaee
officers. II your service IN the Regular army addet
10 thai in the volunteers made two full years yoI
were entitled To tie original bounty Of $780, v hcl
il appears you received. Neu also received ia,
additional bounty of sIg9 laet July % 1866 which
you would not have received had you been entitled
10 than 500 foT your services. There is M
more bounty due you under any existing law.
(ta5,rsgtgo p1syffss Dsl Na,u Veil
volunteers fcaled the I'd New York rnilitia1 wa
organised from May u, 1851, to October Is 1861
for three years. The companies comprising sait
regiment wore mustered in from time 10 time dur
ing said dates. but ii had not completed its regi
mental organization uaiil later date Consequent,
there were mol ten f,lil companies mustered IN hIa,
Il. 1861. " see 10 correction to make
H.. Winchester, fH-There was no bount,
provided for enli2snents in The service mentioned
G. L., Quincy III We presume If application
for increase from "a 70 so should be re-