The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-20

action and debate we cannot say who viii be bene-
ing in the bill as introduced that can benefit you,
as II mainly relates to desertions after the cessation
of hostilities in lSt5.
J. A.. soldiers Home, Bah, " Y, asks whether
any OF the Presidents OF the Uaited states besides
President Arthur, were of Irish parentage? An
swer. President jackson was of Seotell-frish par
entage; the ancestors of President Polk were IRISH
and President Buchanais father Irish and
engrated to this country from ireland in f7S:i.
b. L., East jefferson, Hs. asks: l. The parents
of q soldier who died in the service were married
and lived together several years, and had several
children. After the mothers death the father
learned that she had previous husband still lv-
ing. Will the father be Gebarred from receiving
pension, on proof OF dependence. on the ground
that the son was iilegitmRfe2 2. The mother OF q
minor son who died in the service was allowed n
pension. She aftcTward married and the pension
was stopped. Can she not have heY pension re-
stored under the late decision of the Secretary of
the Interior IN regard TO minor sons without fur
ssr PROOF on dependence! Answer l. \ e, the
1athcr IS debarred from pension, because Il she had
not been divorced from her first husband the moth
er 5 marriage to him Illegal. ? No. there is no
law that allows widow mother to draw pension
after her remarriage. The decision of the Secre-
tary of the Interior referred does not enter into
the merits OF the question. After rerarriaqe there
Is absolutely no title whatever under any eireuta-
stances.
| S. G., Farbury W-The rank of general was
created for u ;. Grant, July % 1s6G by act OF Con-
gress, and he ranked as such from said date
| ID. L. H., Ne,c Fork.-The examining surgeon had
no right To charge anything for such q service nor
/ had he any right to procure the information you
asked FOR. II you report the facts to the Commits
sioner OF Pensions, and can substantate the same.
the exanalnS surgeon viii be promptly dismissed,
| as he ought TO be.
/ j. w., Sed9,ciek, Kan.-The Odd New York voIun-
| teers Hawkins Zouaves} wore blue trousers and
/ the 9th New York volunteers (Duryee's Zouaves|
wore red trousers. Hawkins Zouaves were the
blue-legged devils
! j. y. IT,, Joi.astotr7 n. y asks: IF a soldier APP
Piled for pension, claiming two disabilities one
/ was allowed and pension paid. il claim for remain
ing disability Is completed and pension allowed
/ viii it date back TO discharge? Answer Yes If
same was alleged prior 70 July l. IsS0; if not, no.
Us Gaines, Pa, asks: l. If a mother applies for
| pension Tor son " no was killed in the army and
dieS before her claim was completed can her chill
dren or heirs get it p Don't the pension law say
/ every honorably discharged soldier who could
/ prove ms claim was entitled 70 pension2 An
I sweT-l no; only as claim 70 reimburse them
for the expenses of last sickness and burial Of the
applicant, III case she did not leave sufficient assets
10 meet the same. The father Of the soldier if
living, Is entitled but no one else 2 No The lavy
says that every soldier disabled in the service and
In line OF duty IS entitled to pension, but the su
cheney of proof of that fact is for the Commissioner
/ of Pensions to decide. a soldier may prove his
| claim according TO his ideas OF proof and the
| Commissioner may reject it because IL does not
come up to las ideas of proof.
c. ". r., Wcsi Chester, Pa. The cannon that
We're on Island No. TO- as well as other cannon
| that eventually came into the possession Of the
/ government, were turned into the various
arseiAiiis ana the unseryleeable pieces condemned
| and have since been donated to various ceme-
/ terles aud societies. In fact. Congress has
/ given away more unserviceabIe cannon than
4 were on hand, and the supply is exhausted
The Government has no record of the gun called
the Lady Davis" and it Is impossible 20 tell what
became OF It. The only record kept of these can
non was their caiiber, and their identity other
wise appears to have been hopelessy lost.
Sereral ComrGdss.-The following is the latest
circular from the Ordnance Office relative to sale
gr lftRF izFFJr 1.aHs af-.f-
viceabie arms and accOuterments. such as have
been and are now being sold to Grand Army Posts
can be sold 10 you on application TO the command
ing officer OF Rock Island arsenal, Rock Island,
III, in lots of not less than ten IO as follows
/ French rifed muskets at 81 each Announcements
at 10 cents per set set of aecoufermeut consists
OF bayonet scakbard waist belt and plate cartridge
box, and cap pouch Packing boxes are charged
for extra about 20 cents each and draft Tor post
Office moneyorder} IN favor OF Iieuenant-C Colonel
ID. W. Flagler for amount of purchase and packing
should accompany your application to the com
/ manding officer OF the arsenal. Ten to twenty
arms are packed IN one box For any further
information desired write to the Chief OF Ordnance
/ Z. S. A, Washington, ID. c.
DR.. B. F. c. R;rerton Ioara-Iieutenant Adolf
pnls w Greedy, who, it Is feared, Is lost ia the
Arctic regions, IS the same officer with whom you
served IN 1860 and 1856. He entered the army as a
private, company B. 18Th Massachusetts volunteers
July %, 1861; was promoted 70 first sergeant and
was discharged March Is. 1868, to accept COM
mission as second lieutenant SIst U. 5. C. T.; was
promoted to first lieutenant, April 70 1851 and TO
ctDs same regiment, April 1oe3. breye-teCi
major and honorabiy mustered out Ia March, 1867.
lie was appointed second lieutenant Goth L. :.
infantry March q 1857; unassigned May 49,
leos transferred 10 5th u. ). cavalry July Il 1852
/ and was promoted 10 first lieutenant same regi-
ment, May y, 1873, and now holds that rank
". -. G., 4Itona. Mieh-I. When application for
increase Is based upon the disability or dis
abilities Tor which pensIond, the increase, If al
lowed dates from the dsts Of certificate Of ne e1-
Gl5EFfng surgeon who examines the pensioner OF,
his increase claim because that is the date when his
cants inability to perform manual labor IS required
His Ineapaeity to engage IN professional OF scientific
pursuits does not affect the rating inability 10
perform manual labor is the sole basis upon which
invalid pensions rated.
b. " s., Quincy 3fjeh-1 Of the number OF
claims referred to special examination division
during the fiscal year ending June 20, 1853 and
yestgated during that year, about tue same num-
| Der were admitted that were rejected and we pre-
sumo the average viii be the same for the present
year. 2 The special examiner has nothing TO do
with disabilities other than those claimed unless
such other disabilities are In some way connected
with the pension. 3. Claims referred to special
examiners that are not satisfactorily proven and the
Pension Office Is III doubt to whether the claim
neritOrious otherwise. Testimony submitted
III support OF pension claim Is not always taken
a. par, ana special examinations are sometimes
ordered 10 determine It's actual value. zee reply
to " An Old Veteran above-l
J. VS. sayBrook, H., asks: " IF soldier has a
family OF i've children and the soldier is dead can
one Of the family lay claim with the fathers dis
charge without the mother going on it. or can he
lay it with the consent of his mother?" Answer.
The above question is what might be called large
and fat" Ii 1t refers TO pension, the children nor
any one OF them c.tn make application while the
mother Is living she only can apply for herself and
them. The indiuidlsat right of the children does
not accrue until their mother dies reIn&rries.
/ Neitie Ysnia, HI-The salary of the Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States and that OF each of the
Cabinet officers Is S. GOO per annun-
w. E. a., 0spego, n K-Actual service in the
Mexican Is necessary 10 entite = soldier 20 the
three months extra pay allowed by act Of July 10,
ISIS, hence, service in the army but away from the
seal 81 IS not sufficient to eHtitle you said
| pay. The recent decision of the Court of Claims
referred TO- gives this extra pay to certain officers
of the Regular Army who, although they parIei-
pated in said war, have been heretofore excluded
| from the benefits OF saidact.
L. b., Durham, Y. I'll. See preceding reply.
of the navy or marines, not entitled to the
benefits of said act
Nonima.-There is no specified rate for the tiisa-
billty mentioned yet the ailments are pensionabie,
taken together, results of su1stToke. Theanount
to which entitled we cannot say, it IS q question
| depending upon medical examination. In our
opinion, il would be more than total As he refuses
to apply, there remains nothing for you to do bat
to wait until he shall change his mind or shall be-
come OF unsound mind in the eye of the law; then
guardian be appointed, and the latter can APP
ply for the soldier. The case is sad and unfortII-
nate, and you have our sympathy.
/ yXTANTED.-The address of five soldiers in each
w State, capable and willing to devote time ana en-
ergy TO my interests Good pay. W. II. Thompson 49l
ArrE STR