The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-12-16
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
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umn within three weeks.l
Subscriber. Can man hold a homestead il his
wife refuses to live with him thereon? Insurer.
S. A. b. Londconing Mi-By whom are eye and
ear diseases examined in the state of Mary hand for
the Pension Office? AhSWer. DE- George Reuiing,
the Surgeon IN charge of the Maryland Eye and
Ear Institute, lG3 W. Monument street Baltimore,
Md, Is the examining expert of eye and ear dis
eases for the u. :. Pension Office for the State of
Maryland and the District Of Coiumbi in eOnnee-
ton with the Examining Boards of the cities of
Washington and Baltimore.
II. a., North Wsbster, Indian drawing pension
of sd per month for loss Of arm Am entitled to
an artificial arm or the money to obtain one? AR-
Stcsr. fes; apply to the Surgcou-General, U. ).
Army.
+. J. O., Ne,o london, Coun-Your extra duty
pay stopped March 3 1863 because Congress at that
date abolished extra duty pay You cannot recover
pay for extra duty service rendered after said date
q. H. r., Frankfort kGn.-A soldier enlisted Feb
., 1855, and was discharged April ID, 1880 He
ceived 500 bounty; is he entitled 10 any further
bounty? AHSt0er. No.
w. H. L., East Hiram Ne.-Am / entitled to an
additional 80 acres of land under the of June 30
1874 March 3, 1872 having holnesteaded 20 acres
in 1869 and Telinquished them in 1870 there being
no Government land adjoining at the time? In
No you relinquished all rights when you
relinquished your claim and cannot take advantage
of subsequent legislation.
Il. H., Los 1Hgeies, CJI.-Why is nothing said in
regard To tOta! deafness by the GAR Committee
before Congress? insurer Several bills have been
introduced IN Congress to increase the rate for total
deafness; We presume some Of them will be acted
upon before Congress adjOGrns at least it ought
act upon the matter and increase the rate because
sl3 is totally inadequate for that disability.
". 4. g., ETuUcgSUIlS. Iild.-l \ "A tpSti-
mony will take the place of medical testimony in
u claim based upon rheumatism or other dis
eases held to be obscure, and where there is
| no hospital record; but of course, there are
exceptions, and while cannot answer your
question as applicable to every ease vet we can
say that we presume IN a case which is strongly
fortified by reliable evidence of origin and if the
soldiers condition when he returned from the army
Is clearly shown, that testimony from a regmental
Surgeon, showing treatment during service might
be waived 2. The records of all hospitals are on
| file in the Office of the Surgeon General, u ;.
| Army, and when pension claim is fled i'm which
I 1t Is alleged that the soldier was treated in a
hospital the SurgeOn-Cieneral is called upon for q
report from the records in his Office showing
whether not the soldier treated in said hos
| pital, and, if go, the length of time and the
nature Of the disability for which treated. All such
information Is furnished the Commissioner of PEN
slcns in every case but you obtain iufOrma-
/ ton from the records, because they only for
\ Government purposes.
! IFns ". Galena IH.-The action in your case will
depend upon the fact whether there was a vacancy
/ in the company, and whether il was not reduced
I below the minimum number emitting q be
\ mustered as an officer. The Adiutant General
| II now working upon similar claims which were
\ filed in Sept. 1851; from that you can form some
\ idea when your claim will be reached. At the
progress the Adutlnt General is making upon such
| claims yours will be reached within year
H. d. l.. Fly Greek, ". I'll. Did . bill pass the
last session Of Congress allowing all soldiers who
| are now receiving less than 81 to be increased TO
/ that amount? 2. My pension allowed at s.
per month; am 1 entitled to s., 3. To whom
should apply for same? T. If l make application
for examination, shall be allowed to 20 before
an Examiner of my own choosing, providing he is
member of some board? s. What was the act of
Aug 4, 1886? g. 4 was discharged as Corporal and
my pension certificate reads private " ETC.; should
| It be corrected or not? 1ns'Cer. /. No 2. Not
unless your disability shOuld increase to a sufficient
degree to entiile you to So 3. All applications for
Increase of pension should be made to the Com
missioner of Pensions. A. Claimants requests Of
/ such nature are usually granted D. We have al
ready published the law several times IL increased
pensions for actual amputatOn total disability in
limbs. 8. IL would not benefit you to have your
certificate corrected; it wOnld give you no in
crease of pension; besides il is probably correct
The rank actually held by the pensioner tVhea the
cate in all cases
r. Nee, Bakersfo,vn, Pq.-If you are unable to
give any Information regarding the matter inquired
ABOUT, We are unable To supply the deficiency. We
can answer no question regarding bounty, unless
we know name Of soldier dates Of enlistment and
discharge, cause OF discharge amount of bounty
| maid III ny and jrtes yybe,, s,;sJ b,,,,t,, 30, 80
All this information is necessary TO enable US 10
decide whether there is any bounty due or rot
comes law, will u date back the date when The
limitation made, July, loSO and will those who
have filed claims since that date, and have been
paid from date of fling, draw from discharge if the
disability dates back that far? Insurer YES
j. b.. COrydon, Ky.-If the arrears act is repealed
you will be entitled to pension for new disability
providing il WAS rated at less than total For some
time after discharge total" was the highest rating
that could be paid for disease. Total is s. foI
enlisted man.
s. T., Grand Center Kan-I Does the Govern
ment furnish headstOnes for deceased exsoidiers3
resigned my commission IS Captain and paid my
own way home; am i entitled to transportation
money? 8. was discharged by General Order OF
| the War Department; having lost my discharge
can / obtain copy? ARS1rer I. Yes; apply Il
the Quartermaster- General, U. =. Army 2 That
depends upon whether you received Transports
ton money when you resigned; if not, you art
entitled To recover the same now g. Yes: appiy
to the Adjutant- General U. = Army
Il. 5. C.. Garland. Ms.-We are pleased TO know
the following is correct statement as regards The
state OF Maine, being an extract from sec. g. Chap
~ II. s. of that state: . No soldier who served by
enlistment in the army or navy of the United
States during the war of 1851 and in eonsccuenc q,
OF injury sustained in said service has or may be
come dependent upon any town, shall be considered
pauPer, or be subject to disranchis ment for thai
cause" The foregoing is furnished US by our cor
respondent above mentioned in connection with
our reply of a recent date to n correspondent il
Missouri
Up n Sarona ~ VI Would a soldier VIII,
was wounded and taken prisoner have TO prov,
that he wounded at that time in order To get J
, pension, or Is the scar sufficient proof 2 How
he was taken prisoner? 8. Is not his own testi
mony sufficient in such case? T. A soldier who
is wounded is examined before a Board of Ex
aminers, who report favOraby he afterward re
, eeives notice from the Commissioner TO get aflida
, Wits of two comrades; being unable to obtain sucl
afidavits, he Is instructed to make affidavit u
that effect is his case favorable or not? 1nS,rer
Z. /. Yes; he would have TO prove that he received
said wound IN the service and in line of duty 2
> He would have to prove by an officer or two com
radcs who knew all the facts il there is no record
3. No. his own affidavit would amount to nothin.
| unless eoTrobOrated by other testimony a. Tn,
claim will probably be rejected if The records of Thu
! War Departments do not show him wounded a
claimed unless he can furnish evidence tina, n,
was wounded in line of dury. The fact that n,
bears evidence now Of having been wounded a
some time. does not necessarily prove that he wa
{ wounded at the time and under the circumstance
stated.
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