The National tribune., 1885-03-26
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions Variety OF Interesting
Subjects.

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! l. 4. f.. Rising S,i1, 0hio-I am drawing pension
under special act of Congress and am going To try
for increase. In case should die from my injuries,
| wonid have to apply to Congress or to the Com
missioner of Pensions for my wife? AfitsteeT. In
| such case we would suggest that you make
application at all. fou being dead, application
| from you would be somewhat out OF order. Your
soidotC, however, could apply the Commissioner
! OF tensions After pension has been granted by
special act Of Congress the pensioner is considered
the same as he ad secured his pension under the
! general pension laws.
! +, X. ~. appleton, Ohio.-A soldier OF the late
war flied claim for pension prior to June 50, 1880,
but died before completing tire same He left no
wife children, hut has brothers and sisters living.
! Can they complete and obtain said pension, pro-
vidcd they obtain the required evidence? Ans'0er
No; unless they under Is years of age at the
! date of his death and were dependent upon him
Tor support. and both parents were dead, Or the
! father dead and the mother remarked.
! C. II. b., Boston.-Has the pension agent any
thority to tell pensioner the amount another PEN
| sioner Is drawing? AaS:rer- We know Of nothing
tiiat prevents the pension agent any other per-
/ son from giving out such information. There IS
| nothing confidential abeut such matters.
Il. X. H., kalamazoo, Hich.-I notice in your issue
OF JAM 10 that in answer to the question: What is
full pension of Second Lieutenant" your answer
| is slo per month. BY some mistake at time of my
geant, when 1t should have been that of Second
Lieutenant, as disability was contracted some time
after muster on my commission. Can my rank be
corrected? If go. ! draw back pension
spending with pension of Second Lieutenant? An
sre Yes to all of the foregoing the facts stated
are borne out by the records
A. S. T., Fort Fdirfcld He.-A dependent father
was living with his son. The son died. and his
widow got pension. She has married, and has q
| minor son III years old Now what wish TO know
is, can the dependent father get the pension? He
is 70 years old and has no ether means OF support
flr N IN VT,tyst fDtf ta
not entitled The pension goes to the minor child
of the soldier.
f. C. L., Portland He.. wishes to know if he can
draw his pension in England or ireland Anstger.
Yes. If residing in a foreign country his pension
will be sent him direct by the pension agent in this
city.
a. " c., Ashtoa, r. Are there heirs of soldiers
OF the Revolution receiving pension at the present
time? AnStoeT. No. They are not nor never were
entitled to pension.
s p. ". Fatlsburg-How much Is soldier entitled
to for the loss OF an eye? Astser S. il the remain
DR.. ID. T. b., Murionvalo, No--The act of April
22, 1872 does not nor was it intended TO give
bounty OF Si00 TO those who FecefUcd n bounty for
their service but it applies to those only no never
received aRp bounty for their enlistmeIts prior TO
July y, 1851, and muster in prior to Aug. s, 1861
A great many received no bounty at all, although
enlisted and mustered prior to the dates mentioned;
hence the act mentioned, which places them upon
an equal footing with yourself and others who did
receive bounty. Nctang moro coming to you In
the way of bounty.
}. C-Drafted men enrolled from March 8, 1863,
during said period enlisted for three years sub
stutes for drafted men, entitled to SiOG bounty
II ihey served two years or more Oh were dis
charged by reason of wounds received in line Of
duty.
C. M IT. and ". E. r.. MayyriIle. Me.-L Please
state the names of those who have held the Office of
General, u. S. A. 2 Was w. T. Sherman retired as
Geaeral Lieutenant General? 3. What did
Congress do with the Prisoners Pension Bill?
AnS,Oer. Grant and Sherman. z. AsGencrat 8. Re-
ferred it to q committee who never reported upon
1t, consequently never came up for final action
d. l.. b.. lie Grand, folrc.-Was promoted from
duty Sergeant to Captain, and acted in that capae-
ity four months without being mustered SUCH
To whom should apply 10 have muster rolls cor
rected and obtain difference IN pay between those
grades? ARsiyer. TO the Adjatn General. Z. 5. A,
for amendment Of record and 10 the Second Auditor
OF the Treasury for the difference of pay involved
or course the claim for pay hinges upon the action
taken in the other claim.
NO. b. Pine CTeek-l Has the Mexican Pension
will they take il up where the last Congress left il?
2. What rank did Gen. Grant hold when he
many Lieutenant Generals have the u. s. ever had,
and what is their pay? 4. What is the pay of
Major GcneraIi Ansmer. l. The bill pending in
last Congress failed. That Congress having ceased
to exist the bill mentioned, well all others
that failed to pass, dead issues, and must be
again introduced and acted upon the same as If
they had never been up before. Q. General U. s.
A, Sl3,5O0 year. 8. Grant, Sherman aud Sheri-
dan, (Scott was breget Lieut. GeneralJ Slio00. 4.
81 500 year.
p. T. Primghar, Io,ca.-1. If man enlisted Aug
Is 1868, and served to April 70, 1865. WIS DIS
charged on disability, was paid SIS bounty
at time of muster and no more, IS there any due
and obtanable? 2. TO settle dispute docs the
service of any foreign-born man in the late
make him a citizen of the United States by law D.?
AnstOer 1. No if discharged for disease. 2. No;
he has 60 file petition for citizenship. which, if
granted, makes him a citizen.
Nm. B.. NeiC HdmpShirc.-l enlisted In the Regu-
lar Army III 1861, served about a year, was taken
sick and went home sick furlOugh and my
doctor wrote TO headquarters that not fit for
duty. have never received any answer yet, and
have been under the doctors care, more or less,
ever since. ! am going to apply for pension. but
have no discharge papers. VIII you tell me how
shall first proceed? AnSl2er. Apply to the Adiu-
t,nt General, u. =. A. for discharge. Your PEN
sion will be denied however ueritoriolls may be-
until you obtain discharge. You clasSed as a
"d "deserter at large from the Regular Army, and It
IS not at all probable that you can obtain dis
charge until you surrender yourself deserter.
deserter from the Regular Army is held TO he
amcnable to the action OF the War Department, no
matter when the offcDse committed.
H. J. W.. AtcateT Center, O.-Please inform me |
whether (if citherl President Arthur President
Cleveland signed the bill giving the former the |
privilege of naming one Major General TO be placed
on the retired list We are having quite dispute
it. 4Rs0eT. You are sOiDewh hat mixed on the |
subject Congress passed a law creating the rank |
of additional General (uot Major GeneraD the
retired list This gave President Arthur the privi-
lege of naming Gen Grant TO fill thevacsncy thus |
created. He did so. and The nomination con- |
trmed by the Senate This was during the las; |
hours of President Arthur's administration. The |
commission of Gen Grant as General u. \. A. re-
tired, was signed by President Cleveland, ne hav-
ing been inaugurated before the formal companco
with the law had been completed.
Pit.no Baltimore Md. Can the President |
Of the o. =. hold commission other certificate
President of the Senate? 2. IL he recorded in !
the records of the Senate Nice-President or |
President of the Senate? 3. Does ne sign official |
papers Vice President President of the Sen |
ate? l. Can any one, except Senator hold the |
position of President of the Senate? s. Is the Vice
President Senator? g. Is not the President of the |
SENATE a separate and distinct Office, to be held /
only by a Senator? 7. IL the Vice President Tor |
can he bel President of the SenatoT Answer. l. |
Yes Q. As President of the Senate. g. The su,ne |
L. Yes the Vice President of the U. s. 8. No. 6. |
No, unless the Vice President shall be absent
vacancy exists in that Office. J. Yes. Articles /
and 5, section g of the Constitution of the u. S.
provides that The Vice President of the United
States shall be President Of The Senate. bat shall have
vote unless they be equally divided. The Sen-
ate shall choOse their other officers and also Ples-
dent pro fepoFe i'll the absence Of tine Vice Prosi
dent when he shall exercise the office of Pres-
dent of the United States"
De W. c. b., SchoOicrdn, Efch.-I. Is an honor
ably discharged soldier of the Regular ArTuy. Is
lac eligible to membership in The GAR? 2. Why
was Gen Hooker relieved from command Of the
Twentieth Corps iii front of Atlanta? g. Why can |
not the Government pay in silver the pensions for
two years? The silver could be put in cir |
cuiation In that way. AIsSSgsr. If he served be-
tween April u 1851, and pril o. 1865, lie would be
eligible, otherwise he would not hc eligible. The
membership of the GAR. is restricted 10 those
who participated during the of the rebellion.
9. From motives of expcdiency. presume. g.
You get silver in exchange for your pension
check if you desire that kind Of money.
ID. X. r. H., Hilbert Lea. Milsn.-Uuder act of July
22 1861 a soldier who served less than TWO Years