The National tribune., 1884-05-08
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety Of Interesting
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.
ITO CORRESPONDENTS. Write questions on a SEN
arate sheet of paper, give full name snd address,
and mark u Correspondents Column No Gttcn-
ton will be paid to communications that arc not
accompanied with fun name and address Of writer.
Our readers are requested to inclose . stamp for
reply TO their inqulrles.I
J. B. ", Stdph1r Springs, Ohio. asks If a man
dies from disease caused by his wound viii his
widow draw pension? Ansser No unless the dis
ease was contracted in the army and in line OF duty
The cause OF death Of soldier whether from dis
ease, wound or injury, must be shown 70 have
originated in service Ike, 20 entitie the widow
dependent parents to pension.
Paoli. Philadelphia, Pa-The pension of mother
widow ceases IN Gts cases rcnlarriaee and she
cannot be. restored to the pensiou-FoH on
count OF the soldiers death for which she
originally pensioned.
Dr. H.. Davenport Neb. wants US to state how
many fraudulent pensions have been detected since
the publication OF the names of pensioners AaSicer
We have no means OF ascertaIning; but il is very
few, we imagine.
" M r., PanGcec Hottie fees allowed by law
to attorneys in bounty claims are ten per cent.
the first S1O0 or under, and five per cent on the
amount over 500 Any fee in excess OF tins amount
cannot be collected.
AK. Shiloh, Ne5-A soldier proving up a
homestead claim IS not required to move his family
thereon. He can prove up his claim by living on
it alone.
J. J. s, Soldiers Home ohio.-1. The pension
for general (or any other officer for loss OF leg
above the knee IS so. A private soldier gets the
same. There Is no law authorizing higher
rating for such disability to any person 2. 4 re-
jected claim be appealed at any time. 1t may
be re-opened whenever evidence bearing upon the
cause Of rejection IS furnished the Pension Office.
3. The equalization OF bounty bill IS still pending
In what shape It will pass, If at all cannot say
The original bill provides bounty at thc rate OF SIS
for each month OF service for ali service rendered.
from which all United States bounty received IS to
be deducted without regard to the different
gaulzatons IN which the soidIer may have served.
ANY and all service rendered the United States,
where honorably discharged therefrom, viii be
considered
FM Dr., Piaston, Pa; J. 4. ", Warner, y. r.,
and ofhers--You failed 70 comply with our rules.
(See notice at head of coiumn.l II you viii again
state your questions and sign your name thereto
/ we viii endeayor to enlighten you.
/ j. f. WeIs5urg n Y-Service in and hon.
orable discharge from the army does not alone
/ secure citizenship. An alien Of legal age, who
enlist5 in the regular or volunteer army navy,
and IS honorably discharged thereironl, may be
admitted to citizenship upon his simple petition
and satisfactory proof Of one years residence prior
/ to application accompanying same with proof Of
t good character and honorable discharge from ser
/ Vice.
! Lonqteuo,v Colorado Springs, CoTo.-The proceed
ings in OF the eOmrade who joined the Post on
/ transfer card, as communicated By you, were
regular.
/ J. ~ b., Lyndon I'LL. The laws of the Post
Office Department require that rent OF boxes in a
post-office be paid IN adrGncs. If IL IS not so paid
/ the postmaster can put the party's mail in the
/ general delivery and can rent the box to another
person. 2 The matter Is one within the discretion
/ of the postmaster. He can, if he chooses allow
another postmaster to assist him ii his duties If
/ the latter Is properly sworn, &c.
FIN H. Princeton, IU.-The arrears OF pension
/ having been paid. there is further claim. The
/ amount allowed Is discretionary with the Pension
Office, and, rule, that Office VIII not disturb its
former action III any unless II can be clearly
demonstrated by medical evidence that former
/ ratings manifestly unjust The arrears
granted IN the claim mentioned by you was liberal
compared with others that We know Of Claims
for re-ratings are rarely allowed as it is usually
held that the original allowance was just and
proper. Probably no pensioner was ever satisfied
with the amount OF arrears given him.
w. Il, Kansas City, Move DO not know. Write
to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, Washing
ton, ID. c., and he inform you whether there IS
any further prize money coming TO you; or put
the claim in the hands Of a reliable attorney. We
have heard it stated that prize money was dis
/ tributed by sitting it through ladder. All that
fell through went TO the officers and that which
stuck to the rounds went to the sailors.
J. L. b. Utah Pa and 2 We cannot answer
any questions relating to bounty unless you COM
ply with instructions to Several Readers in our
issue of April q. g. The records of the hospital
mentioned are on file in the Office Of the Surgeon
General q. ; A, this city l. A record OF typhoid
fever would not be sufficient 10 establish claim
for result thereof. Almost any disability may
suit from typhoid fever but It does not follow that
any particular disability does always result from
said disease. The particular disease injury
claimed a result of typhoid fever must be
shown to have existed in the service OF course,
there are peculiar cases where. perhaps this rule
would not apply, owing 70 certain circumstances
incident thereto and depending upon the nature of
the disability claimed, the character Of the proof
furnished, &c.
F. " Il. CldrEsriHe. IolcG.-1. General Winfield
Scott. p The original arrears bill was reported
by Representative Rice of Ohio March y, 1876 in
first session, FOrtyfOuTth Congress and passed the
House of Representatives but failed II the Senate.
In the Forty-fifth Congress bill (H. r. 423i was
introduced by Representative Cummings. OF Iowa,
and on motion Of Representative Haskell, Of KAN
sas june l9, 1875, the rules were suspended and
the bill passed the House. The same bin passed
the Senate January, 1879 and became q law JaniI-
airy p, 1879. 3. At this time there was Republic
can majority in the Senate and Democratic ma
jority IN the House.
~ A. H. South Laon Afeh.-VYe fail to see how
we can explain the law in regard to the three
months pay proper, to make it clearer than IS
tanned IN the copy of the act which we published
in our issue of April "A, under reply 10 y. E, &c.
1t saws: I'll volunteer officers below the rank Of
brigadier-generil &c, who were in service March
g. 1865, and who served continuously thereafter 70
April 10, lS6j, or later date. Ii any such have
not been paid, they have claim.
J. ". H. Muscaii,.e Iolga. asks if q soldier who
went home on veteran Through and contracted
smallpox, which developed thirteen days after
reaching home. has claim against the Govern
ment for the expenses OF his illness, 6<c. Aascer.
No. There Is no provision Of law under which
such claim can be entertained.
j. B. MeHdon Ohio asks how often . PEN
wound injury. and drawing pension. AR-
slTer He viii not be examined at all unless he files
an application for increase Of pension. Biennial
examinations were abolished some years ago.
J. B. f., Lynn, Mass, writes follows: "Can
pension money be attached if it is pat into real es
tate put in banlS?" 4RstCer. The real estate can
be attached, also the funds in the bank 20
the credit Of the pen5ioneF. Ia either case the
pension money has lost its identity, and it becomes
an estate subject to legal process, the same as de-
rived from any source whatever. We have an
swered this question many times before.
s. F.. FTGnklil GroUe, IU.--whole ttofaIl pension
for enlisted man is S. half pension is One-hali
that amount &c The ratings in a pension claim
are made by the medical referee or his assistants
j. B. c., Bingham Pa. wants TO know how much
it costs per day to the Pension Office, includ-
ing all the salaries from the Commissioner down,
and all incidental expenses. We cannot at pres
ent state the amount. At some future time viii
publish article on the subject.
TE w., st. Paul, lIinn-The instructions of the
Commissioner of Pensions to the examining sur
geons that he may inform the claimant OF
the result of the examination to whether not
In his Judgment there any pens0nable disability