The National tribune., 1886-03-04

| WAR ENIGMA, NO. 2.
| My is an enigma composed of il ietters
| 2, f. is an article of dress:
| Z, g. 10, Ii is name for Christmas;
S, H. is an animal;
| i. s. 8, Z is used in war;
TO- A, 1, 2, II, is used in making shoes
| NY whole caused a great deal of swearing in the
arnny.-Landis L. Zimmerman, Augustaviile, Pa.
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| j. w., Fnis1urg Kan.-l. Can a member of a cav
| airy regiment who furnished his own horse and
equipments and who lost both horse aud equip
/ ments while in discharge of duty, recover the
value thereof from the Government? 2. lie there
alter purchases another horse and equipments. and
while under disability his horse and equipments
are 10y his Captains orders, mscd by another mean
ber OF the company, and lost in discharge of
duty. Can his claim for the second loss be enforced
| against the Government? -anS1cer. Both claims
would have been valid if they had been filed prior
! to Jan. 9. 1854: and if claims were proven could
| have been paid but both claims are now barre.i
Bllis to extend the law have been introduced a the
present Congress.
j. J. g.. Hartford, Conn.,. Did the Confederate
war? 2 Did the Union army use any tiint-locil
muskeis during the first part Of The war? 1t has
been claimed by some that few of them were used.
AHsteer. No TO both questions.
c. X, Yorkshire Center, N.Y.-We have repeatedly
stated in this column that soldier entitled to
bounty who enlisted after July % 1861 and was
discharged for disease before he had served two
years and think that it ought to be well known
by this time. There is no bounty due you under
any law order or drciSOn.
~ r. g., While Pine, Pa observe that section
of Senator Van Wyel< bill provides that all pen
sions less than IS shall be increased 10 that amount.
Do you understand that the soldier who is now
ceving 81, "a 81 will have it Increased to S.?
Ans'0er. fcs, If that particular bill becomes law.
II. IL H., LeIrcn3Jorth, iad.-fiie bill of Hon. MIR.
Matson III. 4 iiIi) is very just bill IL provides
that pensioners who pcnsioucd for specific dis
abilities may be increased for an additional dis
ability. Specific disabilities" certain dsabi-
ties fer which Congress has established the of
pension to be granted and which cannot be varied
For instance. disabilities rated at 81 $50 $50 or S72
are specific disabilities. Take the case of pen
soner with leg off above the knee. He gets $50
per month, and he might in addition TO loss of leg
have a wound or disease affecting him which
would of Itself enitle him To "A pension from 81 to
Si8 but under the present lays lie can get more
than $50, because there is no Fate between $50 and
$50 which can be applied to s This bill pro-
poses TO give every pensioner pension for each
disability TO which be may be entitled. prori3cd
that the aggregate pension shall not exceed ST.
The pension for single hernia Is S. We cannot
say how long after an examination for increase
pcnsioDcr has to wait. We only say that such
claims are usually disposed Of soon aud yet there
may be some reason fer unusual delay, and
which we cannot explain because we do not have
access to the papers IN the case IL Is too early in
tie session to predict the fate of the bills TO repeal
the Limitation of arrears in pension claims
Snyder, Bloomington. H.-I3 n soldier who
listed for three years Aug. 20. 1851, mustered in
sept. 10 1861, and discharged for hypertrophy OF
heart sept 6, 1868, entitled to any bounty AhSoer
500 under the fifth section of the act of July D.
1851 which provided bounty of 500 to every vol
untccr enlisted man who IVES houorably discharged
after a service OF two years. Ills term Of service
began with the date OF his enlistment and not from
date Of his muster-in. For a service of less than
two years no bounty was due.
II. Il. o., Philadelphia, PA man had charge
of deSerti0n resting against him. and under the re-
cent ac. Of 1884 had the removed; previous to
the removal Of same he had no standing before the
Department. The law states that when such
charges are removed the applicant shall receive all
pay and bounty due him. Is lie not entitled TO the
additional bounty under act of July %, 1865, not
wlhstanding the limitation clause, well as the
original bounty? 4nsseer He could not receive
any additional" bounty, and it is not probable
that he will receive the original bounty. The latter
depends upon date of enlistment length of service,
etc. The act of July s. 1854, which provides for the
removal of the charge of deserlon, docs not ;l,I-
thorize nor was it intended 10 pay, the bounty
which would have been due bad the soldier served
out his term, but only such bounty due at
tie date Of desertion. There but q few cases
where bounty due at that date
j. II. s. Cuba IU.-Soldicrs widow applies and
receives pension after husbands death as widow
and tor minor children. Soldier never had applied
she has reason TO believe Ie entitled il is life
Time Nhat course VIII she pursue TO receive the
pension due him she get il whether arrears
act passes not? AHssrer If he never applied she
is not entitled TO any pension for the period pTor to
his DEATH (See reply to Mrs. A., Feb L. 1857 The
removal oil the limitation in pensions could not
benefit her. She had 10 title 20 pension until his
death. which made her "a widow, and from which
date she drew widows pension.
orc, Seuord kcb-A First Lieutenant receiving
a pension of Sl7 per month dies, and his widow for
several subsequent years receives the same amount,
and dies. Now, are her two children, under IG
years of age, entitled 10 the Sl7 per month i'll addi-
uon TO - each per month which they
ceivIng? III So what steps, aud what additional
proofs, If any, are required 10 obtain the for
them? A,aSteer. Yes. They should apply through
a guardian for the pension. No additional proofs
are necessary other t;ian the death of the mother
C. o. r. @fddieport, N WAS there law at
amy time during the of the rebellion exempt
ing man from draft n tary duty upon the
payment OF $500? A7iS'geF. Yes; 81, 800 men paid
Communication to escape draft.
J. ". o.. Pine VRidge, Itd.-1. II a widow takes
a homestead on Government land and should die
IN short time, leaving heirs except adults and
they al have all taken claims; said heirs hold
their own claims and that OF the mother by fulfill
ing the obligations of both claims or will the claim
OF the widow go back to the Government? 2 How
old has boy TO be before he caal take a home
stead claim, where he builds a house and inn
EF.ees the claim? g. Where is tfie Government
Land Agent III the State of Kansas? Issuer. ].
The heirs can prove up and acquire title. 1t is the
widows claim they perfect. and it is immeterial
whether they have made entries in their own right
z. Twenty-one years. unless he is the head of "A
family. 3. The Government Land Offices in Kansas
are at Topeka. Salina Independence, Wichita, Kir-
win, Concordia, Larned Wa Keeny, Oberiin and
Harden Caty. There Is q Register and Receiver at
each Office.
~. a., BoonviRe Iad-A soldier had both legs
broken while in line of duty. He draws "A pension
OF VA per month He made application for COM
mutation in 1885; the application was allowed and
reeeiSeda check for $50 lone apparatus). /. Is he
not entitled To $50 for each five years since his dis
charge? 2. What is the difference between total
disability and total helplessDess? 3. Why should
a soldier who Is totally helpless from disease be
allowed less pension than who is totally help
less from wounds? 4. Is soldier who lost both
legs in the service, whose health is good Justly en-
titled to greater pension than he who has lost the
use Of his limbs and is physical wreck from dis
ease? Ans,cer. /. No. The period of comm utation
begins with his application. 2. There several
grades of total disability Total heiplessness is the
highest grade of total disability. Your question is
too vague to admit of a definite answer. g. He is
not, unless the wounds specific disabilities "
for which a rating has been established by Con- |
gress. and in the case Of totally helpless from
disease who failed to get his claim through before
June 10, 1880 4. He may not be justly entitled but
under certain circumstances he is legally entitled |
soldier pensioned for loss of both legs gets S72
and one pensioned prior TO June l6 $780, for total
helpiessness from disease gets the same rate After
said date the rate is $50 for the latter class
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