The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-17
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Subscriber. Bridgeport NJ Y-Address George B.
Squares r. o. box 1880 New York city. He is As
sistaut Acknowledgement Mention TRIBrSE's re-
quest
Officer, Harrison, In., says: l. Under the new law
giving oIleers pay previous to date OF muster, la
onicef entitled TO pay from date of actual promo
ZION on dress-parade, or only from date of COM
mission? z. Can officer prosecute his own
claim under the above act, and if so, what more is
necessary than to furnish affidavit of Colonel or
superior officer showing date of promotion etc ?
g. no Is the proper officer to apply to for blanks
etc., III such cases and are not all regmental records
on lie al Washington? 4. Is it more trouble 10
prosecute such a claim than an average pension
claim, or why IF you know is the fee demanded
larger7 l have circular from an attorney Offer
ing to collect mine for 10 per cent, which in my
case would amount TO about 500 and that is great
deal more than IS allowed IN pension claims. An-
steer l. From date of commission, provided there
was vacancy and he was performing the duties
OF that grade, or otherwise, the case may be. 2
An officer cag. prosecute his If he chooses
but we would not guarantee success. Each claim
is peculiar 70 itself and is impossible say what
evldeEce VIII be required, as il largely depends
upon what the records show. 8. The initial pro-
eeeeiiIg Is TO tie claim In proper shape In the
War Department. The Government does not sup
ply blanks Such regiusenta records as tcere pre-
sefteA are on HE IN the War Department. 4. In
some cases a vast amount of labor and experience
Is required, involving settlement of accounts in
various bureaus as 1t Is often found that there are
balances standing against the officer which have TO
be adjusted. We do not think fee of 10 per cent
Is excessive in view of the experience required by
the attorney, who furnishes all the blanks and all
tie head work to get such a claim through.
q. ". r., Cotors. Cui.-By Communication of cloth
Ing you probably mean the money value OF cloth
ing not drawn, which was paid the soldier in cash,
where be did not draw his entire allowance You
may not have drawn any clothing during the last
Two years OF your service, and still have claim
against the Government, because the amount due
soldier for clothing not drawn was usually In
Guided IN his final statements, and paid him by the
payntaster at discharge. If there was any extra
ordinary reason why this was not done in your
case you failed to state it.
t. Ned, Union City, JEch.--It is impossible to
tell from single leaf of any plant what it may be-
long to- unless il be of something we'll known or
peculiarly marked The leaf sent us looks Iike Tia.
Leaf OF soIne Euphorbiaceous plants but without
Eiore definite information and probably without
flowers and rult, It's name or character cannot Wei
be determined.
H. 4. c., East Douer, Ht-If the nature of the dis
ability has been shown by reliable testimony, we
should advise appeal to the Secretary of the In
terror Ihe decisions of Secretary Teller have been
uniformly literal aud humane.
n Pomona, Kan. says: In advancing pension
from S24 TO $50 per month will the Pension Office
III addition TO requiring the applicant 70 show HIM
sell unable for manual labor, also require hin. to
show tilat he cannot or does not perform clerical
serviceg 4tss19sF. No. 1t makes no difference how
much eteTjea{ labor pensioner can perform that
does not affect the rating Only ability or inability
to perform manual labor is taken into eonsdera-
ton.
Hrs. -, iSutiiran, Indiana states asfoilows NV
husband was III the service and became disabled
there, was discharged for his disability and died
of his trouble III about Is months after discharged
| remained his widow for eight years then / re-
married. No application has been msie for
his pension nor for myself Can pension now he
procured? 41.sseer. Hal you applied prior 10 yi1ly
|, 1880, you would have been entitled TO a pension
for yourself and 81 additional for each child under
- J1ff -
they arrived at that age for the period you retnain
ed his widow elimination of the so-caied arrears
act not having been repealed. all widows whose
Claims nave been tiled since JUNE 80 $780, only
draw pension from date of fling application and
IN your case You cut OF, because the date of
fling your application you viii not be the soldiers
widow. having remarked, and, therefore, you are
not, or viii not be- entitled. If any of yonr chill
dren by the soldier were under is years of age at
the date OF your Temsrriage they are entitled to
pension from the date of your rernarrage up to the
time each became Is years of age In case of your
death they viii be entitled TO the of pension
back to the date when their father died.
j. b. B., GraVford's Corners PA minor who.
after enlistment, gave all his bounty and savings
OF his monthly pay to his parents, cannot by legal
process compel them TO refund Ii was proper
that he should contribute to their support in re-
turn for their of him while a child II does
not look very well for son to raise the question
as to how he can get back money voluntarily do
mated by him to his parents some 20 years ago
They were then and are yet entitled tot
J. u Phsbur9, Pal. We cannot say how much
money was paid in certain claim. The pen
sion agent who made the first payment can in
form yor. 2. Act of July %, 1861 provided q
bounty Of el00 for honorable service of faro
years Act of March g. 1853 provided that slG0
bounty be paid to such soldiers as had enlisted for
two years and discharged prior 10 that period
of service on account of tUounds Therefore unless
discharged for rounds soldier had to serve tsco
years to be entitled to the SlG0 bounty allowed by
act OF July o. 1851 If discharged for eou4lds any
length OF service would entitie to S100 bounty
A. n. c., TecuaSeh, Eeb.-Cen John A Logan
went out as soldier at the first battle Of Bull Run
and carried q nlssket, He did good service with
it, too.
Subscriber. Lidian orchard.-By insignia we pre-
sumo you refer to shoulder-kIiofs Those of q
Major are two gold leaves, aud Lieutenant Colo
mel two silver leaves each knot.
G., Mdn$Fetd Ohio, Gays: | o pensioner NY
iather ana mother are each about 65 years OF af.
they have no income only wha, little my father
can earn and NY help with my pension After my
death would my father mother, If alive or
either, be entitled To draw my pension IL any ?''
At what rate would either be allowedy Asasscsr
Your father or mother would not be entitled be-
cause they could not prove dependence upon you
Your pension is given for your osUn support and
for no other purpose.
a. C. H., Camptoion Pn.-you can probably Sc
cure an Increase on the hernia for which you are
pensloned, by sending your certificate TO the Conn
missioner, provided by the recent rilin2 reIat-
Ing TO such cases. The hernis. that has sieyeIoped
since Your discharge will not be considered Your
physician's theory that it caused bss wearing
truss 10 ingenious, but we do not thik1 the PEN
sion Office will entertain such theory You can
apply for increase disability resulting from
fsver and sgue, II there ID such disability existing
D. O. o. 6saeDors, Pa, says: Can q man rho kas