The National tribune., 1883-02-08
Answers to Correspondents.

f. 4. T., ReudinG Mch-Money is the standard
of value which circulatrs Il medium of exchange
in any country Or between countries. LeJoi tender
is what its name implies, i. a currency that Is
tegGi payment when rendered of all debts public
private. Cold i the basis of our money standard,
and is, therefore, the only currency that can be
used III payment of import duties. GreenbackS are
legal tenders TO certain extent only. Trade dollars
not legal tenders.
L. H. g. Valleu Fails Kun Widow can complete
original claim OF soldier and if filed prior to July
lNsO. draw the arrears If his death due to
the disability for which he applied and she filed her
claim prior July l. 1850, when she completes the
original claim. she of course, establishes her own
claim Il nd pension continues to her Where death is
due to disease other than that for which his claim
was filed, but incident thereto. 1t becomes med
zeal question which must be settled by the Pension
Office in each case. II Is Hypothetical query
which 10 one can inteiligently answer without all
the facts i'll the > Widow is entitled and can
file claim AT any time. but can only draw from
date of application if hled since June 30, 1850. g.
Yes. 1. 1t depends entirely upon circumstances.
1t is medical point to be decided by the medical
gentlemen of the Pension Office.
". L., Hancock, NnH.--A man cannot mortgage
his land nor can said land be taken for debt
before patent therefor has been issued. He cannot
dispose of what does not i'll reality belong to him
{, /. II, Ellsworth, hdR.-Honorable discharges
from the United States service do not alone
citizenship An alien of legal age who enlists in
the regular or volunteer army navy and is hon
orably discharged theretrom, may be admitted to
citizenship upon his simple petition and satisfac-
ton accompanying same, with proof OF good moral
character and honorable discharge from service.
The petition and proof to the satisfaction of the
court are essential, and citizenship thus obtained
is necessary before homestead entry cirl be per-
fected.
j. ". c. Shell Rock, IovG.-The cost of taking out
homestead papers is not uniform. In Montana, for
instance for homestead entry of land of class $3.50
per acre, total fees and commissions for loo
are S3i; for so acres, SlT for 40 acres, Sill. For
same quantity of land of class 81 % per acre cost
NJ upr IL a
Vcferan Tamaqua, Po.-When claim is rejected
the attorney, if he has attorney, the claimant
is at once notified of the fact and the for
such rejection.
". J. s, Seymour. Ind.-Gen. Grant vetoed the
EQUALIZATION Bounty bill when he President,
and it thereby failed to become a law His reason,
as announced mt the time was that 1t would take
too much money from the Treasury at time
when the country could not afford it. We do not
remember that he ever expressed himself IN oppo-
silon To payment OF pension claims 1t ought to
be generally known to any reader of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, or any other live paper, who of
our public men are opposed to soldiers rights
without publishing list of such. Senator Beck
would make good header.
G. C) C. r. MdrshalItocn.-We do not clearly
understand what the notice was that you mention.
The Pension Office does not notify claimants that
their claims will not be looked after" You
should send to the Pension Office atlidavits of
ncighbor5 who knew you from lS65 to 1869 clearly
showing your physical condition during each year
of said period. These will probably be accepted in
cannot be furnished.
r. H. OronOc0 NnH.-If you soldier the
land entered as an additional homestead is not
diircd to be contiguous to the original homestead
entry but the law of March 5, 1879, requires that
the additional homestead entry must adion the
land embraced III original entry where applicants
were not soldiers i'll late
L. IT, IL Bristol X. L-You are but one of thou
sands that have been viCtimiZed i'll the same man
ner No soldier of the late Is entitled to any
Government land for his services. The following
is reply of the Secretary of the Interior to letter
from j. w. Wilson, of NriGshtSville Pa, few days
since upon tile same matter complained of by
Il have received, through the Commissioner of
Pensions your letter of the 18th inst stating that
YOU had sent money to -- of this city, iii refer
ence to "A circular issued by them Offering to locate
and sell 100 of land for soldiers under the sol
diers' homestead law and that you have not heard
from the land and get no reply to your letters
addressed to said firm. You Informed that
soldiers are not entitled to land unless they go
II tract and settle upon 1t and improve and cult
waite IL, All statements to the Contratry false,
ana if you have been mislcd in sending money to
ugents aud executing powers of attorney to them
to do what they have no right or power to do,
know of 10 relief which can be extended to you by
this office.
Postmaster General and the result was the follow
ing action as announced i'll the daily press: These
circulars the Secretary states contain statements
calculated to deceive soldiers, Vhe firm induces
them TO believe that by the payment of fec and
making out "A power of attorney that they can
locate public lands for them. The Postmaster to-
day ordered that such circulars be excluded from
the mails
T. H. Blaine, Mch.-The Surgeon General re-
ports as to hospital treatment of soldier he has
nothing to do with the ratings in claim FOR PEN
sion anything else save that mentioned above.
- Remaining anSaoers NEXT meek.