The National tribune., 1883-12-27
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on a Variety OF Interesting
Grrf:a

Replies to Questions on Variety or Interesting
Subjects.
WH g., Rauanna, Mo-Ths annual allowance
of clothing to volunteers during the late war was
s42 per annuml.
s. d. B.. ORION City, Aich.-write to Surgeon
General, u. s. A. this city, in regard to truss, and
lie viii send you blanks and instructions.
Z. ". j., Pittxfe;d.-Appiy by letter to either OF
the Board OF Managers or to the Governor of the
nearest Home, and full Instructions and blanks
will be sent you. See reply to Il B. c. IL our issue
OF December lS, 1883.
Subscriber, sha,eano EFis.Write US again rela-
tive TO claim for back pay. xe account of your
brother who was killed in service. Your letter
was torn and Dlntllated IN the mails so that We
cannot understand It..
b K. B., Tennsssee.-44E appointments or promo
Civil Service Commission Section l7G j. 5, does
not exempt any soldier from the examinations re-
CURED by the Civil Service rules before apph-
can't can be appointed TO any Government position
A Subscriber, HoIlaes5isrg, Philadelphia, P1-Ca-
Diet Engineers, q = navy, are graduated from "a
val Academy at Annapolis Md. They cannot bs
appointed IN any other way than TO go through
the regnar course Appointments thereto
made by members OF Congress and by the Presi-
dent Of the United states
| Co. GeorgeviEle Minn.-The Pension Office would
not entertain claim for increase. based upon PEN
sionsrs statement that he believes his pension
was rated too low. unless six months has elapsed
since claim was Inst aeted upon. IN that case he
can apply and viii be give another examination,
| todetermine his right to increase.
| Dr. f. M H. Psimgkar Iosca-Senator ingalls,
bill does not provide arrears to widows from dis
charge TO the death of their husbands Il the latter
! never applied for pensions. Under the law. no
widow can draw pension prior to the death of the
soldier he failed to apply for pension during his
lifetime See bill in full In another column.
/ J. C. c.. Council Grore. Kan.-If you can furnish
medical testimony showing the existence OF your
| disease when you returned home from tine army il
Will save your eiaina from rejection. Make aHida-
yit to the fact of your inability to fuEsi medical
testimony showing treatment service and prove
yonr condition at discharge and since as best you
/ can
/ j. ". T., Logan, Tad.-The contemplated extern
sion of the arrears bill wilt not include pensions by
from the passage Of the act No legislation is con-
tenlplated the matter OF in special acts
that know of. Thank you heartily for your
compliments of the season; the same TO you and to
i ali our readers.
/ Peter DeYkan. pirate company E. 1s No. cav
| We have the discharge certificate of the above
named soldier, sent as by a Kind and thoughtful
| comrade from Humboldt, Kan If any of our
readers know of the whereabouts of said soldier,
| they requested to communicate same to us,
that may send him. or his heirs if he is not hv
| ing, the discharge certificate mentioned.
/ Ell B. Cotton Ohio-If your idea OF not calling
for testimony until it has been aseertaied whether
there IS hospital record or not should prevail it
| would cause more delay than now ensues Be-
sides, claimant may be able to furnish testimony
of regimentaI surgeon, or of physician who treated
| him on Through, or when he came home from the
army. The present method is the most satisfactory
/. that can be pursued
" r., Hanaden Junction 0hio-The War De-
partment has the official records showing dates Of
capture and release or paro OF prisoners OF war;
such the company niuster-rolis, &c. Bills to
pension prisoners of war have been introduced in
Congress and referred to committees. They will
come UP for action later in the session. THE TRIB-
USE will keep you fully informed on this and all
other matters that may be legisfated upon by Con-
gress.
Soldier Lodi, ~ FL. The act Of Congress tcalled
the arrears blu passed January ., 1870 and
provided that all claims fled prior TO July 1880
should draw arrears. but if filed after that date can
only draw from date application IS fled As you
made your application IN July, ios2. you are not
entitled to arrears. 2. IL claim is rejected the
claimant is at notified of the fact and the
sons for such rejection. 3. We cannot recommend
the parties named.
HI c., Gilmore, Ohio.-The decision of the Sec
rotary of the Interior to which you refer, relates
to the question of support by the minor 10 his par
ents in a caim of either parent for 8 pension In a
pension claim of father or mother where the sol
der was not minor proof that he contributed TO
the support of the parent Is required. Under the
minor such proof is not required u does not en-
title you to any pay or bounty and goes no further
than to do away with certain evidence heretofore
required by the Pension Office.
sererat sssbscribers-As stated in our last issue
we require the fun name and address of each per-
son reqkss2ng Information on any subject; other
wise no reply wiil be given. As do not pub
lish names, and as we endeavor to reply to each
and eeery one, this request is but reasonable. We
will then eheerfuly answer such questions may
be proper to reply to, either IN this column by
mail, as may deem best Several correspond
ents who failed to Observe this rule have not been
replied to for this reason Ii they will state their
questions again and comply with said rule, viii
endeavor to impart the desired Information
Subscriber. Cdrdington. Ohio.-l. The Commits
sioner of Pensions is the law in the cited He
can divuige the names of persons who make
charges against pensioners but we doubt whether
he will do so. Such matters considered con-
fidental. 1t being matter solely within the
province of the Commissioner, we must refer you
to him. 2. Soldiers discharged before two years
service for mounds alone entitled to the
bounty as If they had served out their full enlist
ment- Those discharged for disease or any cause
other than Uounds not entitled. 8. No; unless
the disability was caused by spottnd.
j. " H. Pittsb,trg Pa-The law you refer TO IA
not q section of the r. s., but act of Congress
approved May 81 1872, and reads as follows
That any claim agent, attorney other person,
engaged in the collection OF elamsfor pay, bounty,
pension other allowances for any soldier sailor
or marine, or for any commissioned officer of the
military naval forces, or who may have been q
soldier, sailor, marine, officer of the Regular
volunteer forces of the United states and honor
ably discharged. who shall RETAIN without the con-
sent of the owner or owners thereof or shall refuse
to deliver or account for the same upon demand
duly made by the owner or owners thereof, or by
their agent attorney, the discharge papers or
land warrants of any such soldier, sailor marine,
or commissioned officer which may have been
placed in his hands for the purpose of collecting
such claims. shall be deemed guilty of misde-
| meanor ana shall, upon conviction, be punished
by fine, not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment.
exceeding six months, or both st the discretion
ofthe court and shall thereafter he cbarred from
prosecuting any such claim in any executive de-
| partment OF the Government.
j. b. H., Colorado Springs. There is no law on
the subject. The usual notarial fees govern such
| cases. 2. President Arthur served as quarterinas-
ter-general of New York State militia. He assisted
in organizing the volunteer troops from that State
during the war and was on the military stan OF the
| governor of New York. He was not in the United
States service. The yearly pay of retired major
generals Is $685.; of retired acknowledgements,
| I25, II they have been in service five years or
more. f. The regular rate of pension for the widow
| of colonel, brigader major-general Is $50 per
| month, but there many such widows ON the
pension roll at $50 per month by special act OF
Congress granted in view OF the distinguished SER
vices of the officers. s. No soldier who did not
serve between April II, 1851. and April 9, 1860 Is