The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-14
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies TO Questions on Variety of Interesting
Subjects.

TRt,Ies 10 oJserred.Write questions on a separate
sheet of paper give fun name and address of writer
and mark it Correspondents Column No
notice Will be taken of Communications that sre not
accompanied with full name. &C., OF the writer.l
CEaGg Eclon, N u The reason why you did
not receive 500 bounty for yonr first enlistment
because you We're not entitled to but sl00. That
was all that was promised or allowed Cd The
Hampton General Hospital You can ascertain the
name OF the surgeon on duty Herewith, and, pcs
siby. his address. by writing to the SurgeonGen-
eral u. s. a, this city.
VS. p, Eesrccstls-The attorneys mentioned are
in good standing, so far as we know. Attorneys
fees in pension claims fled since June 10 1873 are
due when the claim has been filed and without re-
gard TO the final result of the claim.
A. e. u. Faterto,o,,, H7s.-whethcr you can get
sn increase of pension above your present rate de-
penGis upon whether you entitled thereto. That
fact only be determined by the report of the
examining surgeons. There are many degrees of
disability above total.
a. r. p, Monticello TU-The law does not permit
attorney to receive more than $40 for his serv-
ices III pension claim (where no contracts were
fled prior to June 20. iS7S lie cannot accept
anything in excess OF that amount, as o
present gTattity without rendering himself
alnenable to the law. (see section 5is5, T. 81 The
courts have decided this point more than once By
accepting more than &c. under any circumstances,
the attorney IS liable TO prosecution and both fine
and imprisonment.
Post who, after being admitted, was found to be a
deserter, should be dropped from the rolls. Twas
an Illegal muster, and lie is not lawfully amember
OF the Post. The committee who reported him as
proper subject for admission should be court
martialed for gross neglect of duty and disobedi-
enee OF the rules and regulations.
J. f., Wyonlieg 1oaea.-You had no right to leave
vonr first service without proper authority II was
not for you to decide the question TO whether
You had been regularly exchanged. The first duty
OF soldier is 10 obey orders the responsibility for
such orders If they are wrong, rests with the Off
GERS from whom they enanate. We very much
doubt whether you the thousands equally
charged" with desertion under the circumstances
related by you, viii find Congress that will look
leniently upon such acts of INSTRUMENTATION, and
grant you an honorable discharge Your chances
for relief from the charge are remote.
C. O.. MorrisonpiHe. I'LL. The Argentine Re-
public is an independent State of South America.
About one fourth of the inhabitants Italians
who predominant as race. All civilized eoun-
tries are represented in the population, which is
mixed, and the degree OF civilization Is of high
order. q Whether an American with capital would
find an opening for business there cannot say.
We presume however, that capital combined with
American pluck and enterprise would secure to
their possessor remunerative income. Ii you will
write to Senior Don Luis l.. Dominguez, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from
the Argentine Republic, No. 1873 Rhode Island
avenue this city, he can probably enlighten you
on this point. 8. Their money is the same ours,
viz, dollars and cents. The religion is mainly
Roman Catholic, but all religions are tolerated 5.
The country is generally healthy. The climate on
the whole, perhaps, of the finest in the world,
exhibits, nevertheless, considerable variety. IL the
north the heat is great. In the south it is cooler
resembling Southern Europe. 8. In some portions
of the Republic there is deficiency of moisture
while in the eastern portion there is abundant rain
| In Buenos Ayres, where luxuriant vegetation
/ shows great humidity, the climate is chiefly gov
| erned by the wind, and the Thermometer rarely
rises above 500 in the shade The country Is pros
porous; skilled labor agriculture, the raising OF
sheep and cattle, and various business terprises
arc remunerative. Z. To reach that country from
| Illinois, you would proceed TO New York city and
| thence by steamer to Buenos Ayres. 8. In regard
! to your pension claim, the attorney has claim
/ tchdieeer against you. g. We do not know how you
! can obtain your discharge. 1t may be fled with
your claim if so, You can obtain IL by writing 10
the Commissioned OF Pensions requesting its return
School Boy, Mendoza, I'LL. The apportionmen. OF
Representatives IN Congress and the ratio of repre-
sentation therein is regulated by the census which
/ Is taken euery ten gears The apportionment has
has increased By the ninth census the ratio of rep
resentation was one Representative for every I3i
AS citizens of each State. This gave from March
4, 1873, 293 Representatives By the tenth census
the ratio was increased to Representative for
every 154 325 citizens of each State. This gives Us
from March 4 1883, 325 Representatives March A.
1893, after the next census is taken, the ratio OF
representation will be further increased deter
| mined by the increase ~ population. The bill you
refer to only pertained to the ratio of the ninth
census. The present ratio is based upon the tenth
census, and SIS will constitute the number of Rep
| resentatives until March f. 1898. 2. Capturing q
| Locomotive " is founded fact. 1t Is not of the
dinae-novai sort of tEash but thrilling narrat.ys