The National tribune., 1884-05-01
QUE coRREsPoNpENTs.
Replies TO Questions on Variety of InterestEn,
Subjects.

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ton will be paid 20 communications that are not
accompanied with full name and address OF writer.
Our readers are requested 70 inclose a stamp for
reply to their inquiries.
Vets Syracuse ". we give it up 1.-THE hon
orabe gentleman referred to has at any time shown
any marked friendship for the soldier, DO not
know it,
C. B. IL, Decatur, H., asks. fin case soldier died
after discharge widow applies for pension hat re-
marries while claim is pending and dies before a.
lowanee of claim, leaving three minor children of
the soldier, are the children entitled? 4Rsrer.
They are entitled to pension rom date Of death Of
soldier to the time each became sixteen years Of
age.
Reader, Fulton, ~ THE " Order Of the Cincin-
natl was instituted ut the close of the Revolu-
uonaTy War, by prominent officers of the American
army. It's membership and honors descend TO the
eldest sons only of the original members and their
eldest sons IN turn. II was an association CONF
prised oS commissioned officers only.
G. ~, ST. Louis, Ao-Each recruit must be bal
loted for separately This IS not only rule but
tdtU. legal ballot cannot be taken on more than
one candidate at a time
a. g. Seoftoale Pa. asks l. What denomination
does DIR. Dewitt Talmedge preach FOR and belong
to? 2 What IS the amount OF yearly revenue from
tobacco? 8. What city supports the best cOrnes
band and the next best in the United States and
give names of band2 4. Do you think the use of
tobacco ought TO be prohibited by law and whys
5. Do you not think that Samuel J. Randall is the
finest ablest and best statesman before the pub
=
doubt? g. Who Is the greatest orator OF the
day in the United States? 4nssgeT l. Presby-
terrain. 2. About S50,000,0o0 8. The Anneriean
Band Providence, Il. l., and the Cadet Band OF
Boston. 4. We do not The use or disuse Of tobacco
is question to be left to ones own Judgment. 5
and 8. These are questions upon which people diff
fer, and each one has his or her preference. We
suggest George +. Edmunds as a statesman, and
Robert G. IngersOn orator.
B. f. L., East Tdetiord. Micb.-A soldier on fur
Tough had TO pay for his own Transportation and
he'd
deducted from the soldiers pay. You have no
claim against the Government for paying your
railroad fare on a furlough Ration money cannot
be collected unless you have the original furlOush
paper in your possession. and can furnish il as
evidence 70 support your claim.
LIZ IT,, Sfockbridgs, Mich.-Where n soldier in
CURED disability in his first service, re-enlists
and deserts from his second service, he wOald be
entitled to pension.
Leo. Haisboro. IU-The soldier who enlisted
after he was drafted cannot obtain pension. His
enlistment was fraudulent, a. held by the Adju-
tant-General and he IS not entitled 70 discharge
from the service IN which he enlisted. Tie pen
sion will be denied him on this account as well as
any claim for services under his enlistment.
Subscriber, Fond du Lac, IFS Communication for
loss of limb or for loss OF use Of limb can only com
mence from date of application under the law No
arrears be paid. By not applying years ago.
you have thus forfeited the allowance OF $50 Tor
every five years during that time You may not
have understood the law, but that viii not avail.
Mrs n s., Eaton Rapids, iich.--A eomrade of
one company has a perfect right to testify to the
disability OF eomrade of another company; but it
would have to appear that he had personal knowl-
ledge Of the facts. Ordinarily, comrades did not
have an opportunity to know much about the
sickness of soldiers Of other companies than their
own. The Pension Office prefers that witnesses
should write out their own afid&vitS.
j. }. c.. Winslo,g, Iad asks what per cent Of the
1,5o0 clerks il the Pension Office are ex-Union SOL
diers? What per cent. Of the survivors Of the war
are now drawing pension? What is article I754
Revised Statutes and when was it passd? AYls1eer
1. About 30 per cent. 2 About II per cent g.
9 Persons honorably discharged from the military
or naval service by reason OF disability resulting
from wounds sickness incurred in line OF duty
shall be preferred for appointment 70 civil offices.
providing they are found to possess the business
capacity necessary to the proper discharge Of the
duties of such offices. March 3, 1866.
H. E. P, Haaai5al.-The right OF a father to a
pension does not accrue until the death OF the
mother. The mother, had she lived, would have
been entitled to the arrears but she died prior
| TO the passage of the arrears act there were no
arrears due her and It cannot be paid the father
He cannot be paid any portion of her pension. and
the arrears IN this case reverts to the Government.
! In any claim for reimbursement amount can be
| allowed over and above the accrued pension; that
IS, the amount that was actually due the pensioBer
at the date OF his or her DEATH In your mothers
case, there was only pension due from date of last
| payment to date of her death, and this IS al
that could be used to pay the claim for reimburse
ment
| A. g., Adconab, IH.-GreenbacEzs ere taxable
| property. United States bonds are exempt from
| taxation but no coin or currency Is so exempt.
| AEH, Minneapolis, Mfnn.-As we have several
| times before stated, the matter of license for a
soldier to pedde is regulated by the laws of each
/ State if at ALL There is no United States law on
/ the subject nor do we know OF any State law rela-
| tive thereto. There may be, however, IN some
States.
| sA.W. CIersland, o-There is no specified time
within which a special examiner is required to
complete case II may be days, weeks or months
| depending upon the amount OF testimony to be OBJ
tanned Sc- There appears TO be great dissatisfac-
ton everywhere about the way these special ex-
| arniners work up their cases. We are going tc
ventilate this subject one OF these days.
| a. o. w., HeHsviJIe, ~ Y-The additional bounty
act provided 500 for three years service, $50 ol
| two years service. Unless you were discharged
for rounds you were not entitled 10 but 500, a
you did not serve three years.
W.CM, ZanesriIe. D. j; A. s., Nat NJ Home, o.
| R. c. Malone " T. and sereraE otbers.-The follow
! ing is the ruling to which YOU refer and Is IL
aceor1Ianea with fhe instruction Of the Hon Fl NJ
Teller Secretary of the Interior, who appears bS
the right man in the right place: From and aftel
April 1884 the rate OF pension for the loss of
eye when the other Is not affected by sympathy
| viii be total and according TO rank and the rate
| of third grade, or SIS per month, will be allowed
for the loss Of the eye and the consequent de
! fornity, in cases where that amount is less thar
total for rank The maximum rate of SI3 pei
month the rate provided by law for total deafness:
OF both ears viii be considered as thirteen
eighteenths disability, fixed by section 1922 r
S, and that inferior degrees viii be Eated a:
tWelVe-eighteentnS, eleVSn-eiE1teentlS, &c, IC
| commence with the actual degree of disability
found from partial deafness" This ruling in
ereases rate for loss of eye from 81 to s. anC
where there is defOrmity, the other eye i
affected, the pension Is increased according thC
degree of disability up to SIS The rating for par
tiai deafness is also increased. We advise every
| one interested TO apply for increase at once YoU
can now expect, if you have not already received
circulars from parties who get your names from
Beck's pension list Put your claim IN the hands o
| a reliable attorney only.
D. T. D., Weeping Water Ne6, asks, What has
| become of the Fitz-John Porter bill whether it i
q law not? Apsl0eT. The bill Is on the Speaker
| table of the House of Representatives awaiting
action on amendments to the original bill made By
the Senate.
H. c. s. BooneriUe, Io,ca.-1. There have beer
| thousands of claims allowed where the applic.l
tions filed since June so, 1850, when In,
arrears act expired. 2. The special examiners ar,
detailed from time TO time from the examiners OF
| be experienced in pension matters, and we pre-
sumo, most of them are.
JRT Chilicothe, Mo-No person who at an,
time served in the rebel army, whether voluntar,
or involuntary, is eligible to membership in tn
G.. A. r. Article of chapter L of Rules ant
Regulations provides that - No person shall b.
eligible to membership who has at any time born
arms against the United States"
j. j., Brooklyn N. Y-Pension to widow is il
all cases total for the rank of the officer soldier
without regard to the amount he may have beer
drawing. A eoloneis widow gets s30-no less.
Mrs E. b. s. Anoka, Minn.-If the record show
the soldier deserted, You cannot obtain pension
unless you can show that the record is erroneous
and in your case that would appear to be Ciffieul
matter. as it appears from your statement that b
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