The National tribune., 1884-08-21

clerk COnnIttcu 81 grave error. u
thorIzed to sign claimants name to declaration
affidavit. The clerk jurat tif claimant did not
make her mark to the declaration, as a signature)
was false.
r. p p. Ledyayd, ~ YIN the account of PEN
sious issued during the week given in your paper
what does original" mean; also. reissue . and,
in fact, the whole statement? Ans,geT. Original
certificate is issued in settlement of the original
or first claim fled; increase certificate il for
higher rating than that heretofore allowed; re
issue Is made 10 correct an error IN former eertG-
cate; restoration" is certificate given where pen
sioner is restored to the roll. having been pre-
vously dropped therefrom: duplicate certiicstei'
is issued where original has been lost or nutiEatcd
accrued pension IS amount due pensoner at
date of his death, etc.
New York city broke out July l3, 1853, and lasted
three days. On July L. Is6S the Mayor issued a
proclamation declaring it suppressed About coo
lives We're lost during the riot.
81 W., Sultiran fnd.-Fhs rate of pension to the
widow depends upon the rank held by the soldier,
officer at the time the disability originated The
rank held time of discharge does not affect th.
rate. If 'A contracted the disease from which he
died prior to his muster in Second Lieutenant,
his widow should receive S. but if the disease
originated while he was a Second Lieutenant, she
should receive SIS. She should draw s. additional
for each child in either clse) until thy become 16
years of age Their pension then ceases.
q. s. New, ". Y. City.-Aliowanees of bounty and
pay to enlisted men, their heirs are made To the
claimants by checks sest 10 him or them direct by
the Paymaster the legal fee of the attorney being
deducted therefrom and paid to the latter by sepa
rate check. In other claims such officers pay
allowances, morse Claims. mutation OF
tions property taken, etc, the check for full amount
is sent to the attorney, who, when authorized by
the claimant to indorse the check, cash it de-
duct his fee, and send the balance TO the claimant.
The resolution alluded to by you relates more ex-
Pressly TO payments to eolored soldiers and their
heirs
DLR Chanbersbtsro Pa. asks: What fs the rate
OF total deafness of one and partial deafness of
another to the extent that the person afflicted can
not hear a watch tick? Anst0er. The rate was u
PRIOR to ruling OF April 4, and It may now be sum
between S4 and sl3, to be decided by the ComTnis-
sioner of Pensions. Total deafness of boa ears is
Sl3 per month.
@. b. H. DGariUe Pa, says: Please answer fol-
lowing questions. viz: l. Should deposit money
In a National Banl1apd it breaks up do lose what
deposit? 2. Can procure the books from War
Department where all the orders of Union and
Confederate authorities are in2 i forget the name
OF books. III so, what will the cost be? g. Have the
people OF the District of Columbia the right to vote
for President or any other officers: Anslrer l. IL
would depend upon the character of the failure
You might lose everything 2 You undoubtetIIIa
refer to the Official Records of the War of the Re-
bellion," issued by the War Department The ear
lier volumes have all been disposed Of and you
cannot procure them from the War Departments
We can supply you with a complete set for sI7. g.
No.
j. B., Butler. Ho, propounds the following !:
Where a soldier enlisted July, 1851 and served
until March II, 1852; then deserted that command
and joined another May 25 IsG8 and served until
the close OF the war; was mustered out Aug 3,
1860, and received honorable discharge His inteu-
ton in either not to desert the service Of
his country but rather To satisfy desire to
Now, would j. II. be entitled to pay and bounty
say s1OO bounty and his pay for the unpaid time in
the first service and the pay due him at the time
he deserted the second service until he Joined the
third service and would J. y. be entitled to the
veteran bounty s402l in either case and is he en-
titled TO honorable discharge from either of the first
two organizations under the law as it IS now ?
Anslger. Most decidedly no to all Of the above
questions and further if his discharge should get
in possession of the War Department il would be
cancelled and his third enlistment would be declared
roid on the ground that it fraudulent he being
GeeeTteT from thar and
not entitled 20 an honorable discharge had his
previous history been known.
g. a F., CtsUetdnd, o., wants to know the exact
date of the heavy rain storm that caused the river
at Nashville, Tenn, to rise very high in latter part
OF Winter ls64I65, or early Spring Of 1855. VIII
some of our readers who know the facts kindly
send US thc exact date, If frsmeuabersdf
II. L. r., st. Joseph, IH.-Where soldier Is PEN
stoned for disability equivalent to the loss of a
hand or foot, Is he entitled to communication? No
limbs have been amputated. but am drawing s24
per month"; and was granted pension for disability
equivalent to the loss Of hand or food AEs1ger.
No; the limb must be actually amputated or dis
abled to entitle the pensiOnsr 70 Communication.
A Soldiers WJd0lg Csd0tt WiS. says: Please state
whether soldiers orphan draw its fathers
pension after his death, the mother having re-
married. ARssUeT No; the pension of the soldier
ceased with his death. (See reply to /. A. July "A
1ss4l But II his death was caused by the disability
for which he was pensiOned. or some other dis
ability due 70 his service and line of duty the or
phan IS entitled to pension from date Of mothers
remaTTiage-Dot the soldiers pension, but the
| phan's pensoR-up to the date when the orphan
| became I6 years of age.
VII C., Pgainfeld III, says: Who was the Re-
turning Board in the count of Tilden for President;
| how many were Republicans and the result and
popular vote and all partculaFs2 AnSUer The
Electoral COMMISSIONS EFhat Is meant IN the above
| question: and 1t was composed OF five Senators
Morton, Frelinghuysen, Edmunds, Bayard and
| Thurman; five Representatives Garfield HOar.
Abbott Payne and HuntOn and FIVE justices Of the
Supreme Court-Strong Miller Bradley, Clifford
| and Field. There were seven Republicans seven
Democrats, and Slr. Justice Bradley who voted with
! the Republicans. The result was that Hayes was
declared duly elected. The vote on contested points
was 8 to Z The popular vote was, Iiden %, ,7J7
Hayes, Loss, $50.
| " III. c., Byer, Ohio says the question has sew
| eral times been asked Of him, to whether the
condensed vegetables such were issued as
part OF the rations during the war, manufae-
/ tured yet or not; If so, by whom? ARS,gsr. IL is
| not now manufactured in this country that we are
/ aware of. We are informed that somewhat sim
liar article Is used in the French and German ar
mics. We have vivid recollection of that COM
/ pound and hope that may never be again COM
/ PEELED to include it in our bill of fare.
/ W. C., Madison, Wfs.-The law provided that q
service of taso years when it performed in the
same organization was necessary for muster as a
| veteran. As you had not served two years when
| the regiment reenlisted you had title 70 vet
/ eran muster, and the Paymaster properly refused
/ to pay you veteran bounty.
/ Citizen, Ofed1s, N. H-YOur views, as presented.
| in favor of the repeal of the Arrears of Pension
| Act are wholesome. and the case mentioned is
but OF many that illustrates the injustice of de-
nying back pension simply because the claim was
|
/ son to believe that Congress viii undo this great
wrong; for to-refuse TO repeal the act in question
/ would be niggaTdly and unworthy an American
| Congress. The united efforts of the ex-sOisiers
and-their friends secure favorable result and
/ they know where stand on this question.
d. Y. B. c., WGreTig, o., says: Please inform me
! If soldier who served at any time voluntary or
otherwise) in the rebel army and afterwards in the
/ u s. A, and has honorable discharge can be
| admitted to the GAR? ARSlcer. No the rules
and regulations of the GA .R. provide that no per-
son shall be eligible TO membership who has borne
| arms against the United States.
| ". S. Laurence AaSs., wants TO know whether
| there was law passed allowing sailors q pension
| and if so on what conditions? AnSlUsr. The law
| provides that any officer in the Navy Marine
Corps, or any enlisted man IN the naval service or
the Marine Corps who is disabled by reason of anv
while in the service of the United States and in the
line of duty, is entitled to pension. Soldiers and
sailors on the same footing regards title to
| pension.
G. p f., Macon, Mo-The 9th N Y. Cav. was
present at and participated Though not actively
/ in, the battle of Chancellorsville Va
b. c. H., THRONE, Md.-In all claims for disease,
where the disability is alleged TO have originated
/ within six months after enlistment or in cases
where the records do not show the soldier to have
been continuously present for duty for the first six
months of his service, 1t Is q rule of the Pension
Office to call for testimony showing his soundnesa
at and prior TO enlistment The bill introduced in
the last Congress to do away with this requirement
| of the Pension Office failed to pass.
| ". r. YoRkerS, ~ Y.-By typographical error
were made to say that S36 was allowed for loss OF
hand foot. 1t should have read for loss of hand
and foot. The rate for loss of hand foot is S24
O. c. s., Port Clinton, o., propounds the following:
| i. What rate of pension is allowed by law for a
disability resulting from disease of the bowels re-
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