The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-11-15
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J. f., s. Paul, Mimi was pensioncd Dee. o.
1881, at the rate oi So per month drawing arrears
for gUushOt wounds of neck and left thigh Made
application for increase April Is5s, and received
notice OF rejection. One of the Examining Sur
geons told me that the Board reported my case
avorbly. Can make application for increase at
once, or must ] wait six months; and can I employ
another attorney, must put it in the hands Of
the same one who had II before? VIII 1 have to
go before the same Board of Surgeons, or can / be
ordered before q different one? 4HsEer. If your
disability has materially Increased YOU can auulv
Tor increase at any time You are at liberty 70
employ another attorney If you SO desire. as your
former attorneys connection with tie claim ended
with It's rejection, unless he has since taken action
with view to set aside the rejection. Ii you re-
quest to be ordered before another Board OF sur
geon5 the same viii probably be complied with.
II. A., 9iISJH City, W.-I. W hat does COmtuuta-
ton mean under act OF Aug. Is, Is762 ? IF / sub
scribe for THE NATIoSAL TRIBUNE % be sent direct
10 my brother IN England would 81 paw for both
paper and postage? AHslCer. !. Communication is
money IN lieu OF artificial limb and i paid to
those whose limbs were ampUtated by reason of
the late war, and also to those who totally dis
abed IN limbs for like causes. Paid every five
years, = No postage would be 81 extra.
IT, J. a., JdHeSburg, HGn.-You cannot obtain
any information from the records of the Surgeon
General, U. ). A., nor from any other Bureau Of
the Government. Such information as is contained
In the records of the different Departments is fur
nished TO the Commissioner of Pensions upon his
Application, but Is not furnished to claimants or 10
their attorneys, or to any other persons for them
II You are ordered before the Board OF Surgeons
and you do not comply with the order. you
wou'd have to explain your reasons for not
DONG so. Unless you can prove that you
are totally unable TO perform any manual la
Dor, You cannot secure an increase above 81 per
month, even il your combined disabilities inc. uds
sunstrOke. Heart disease does not result la dis
ease OF lungs, spine, kidneys throat and deafness
The results claimed by you as sequences of chronic
dIarrhea and heart disease would not probably be
accepted You may be compelled 10 prove when
the resulting diseases claimed first appeared.
Whether your heavier weight would be against
your chances for an increase we cannot decide;
In fact al the questions that you raise are medical
questions, which can more properly be determined
by Surgeon.
f. F., JH Norris, MicH.-A soldier enlisted in the
23d Mich; was mustered for four months pay and
signed the payroll just before ne was sent TO Tie hos
pit1l, but did not draw his pay. After ne got bet
ter he went to the Payma-ter TO draw his pay and
found that the commanding officer of the company
had drawn IT, Is there any chance for him 10 re-
cover the money at the present time the officer
who drew his pay being alive? Insurer. He would
not have claim upon the Government The only
way by which he could recover the aInount would
nc.
The Government IS not responsible.
J. T. L. CyrjcOpss, HUSs,-How many Soldiers
Homes are there IN the United States; where are
they located ana what are the steps necessary to
take to secure admission? AHSfcsr There are five:
near Togus, Me; Dayton, o.; Milwaukee. Wis.
Leaveuworth. Kan; Hampton, vs.. All sodjersand
suTylvoTsO thelate war the rebellion " no are dis
aoed from the performance of manual labor. and
who have an honorable discharge. are entitled to
admission to said Homes. Application should he
made by letter to the Governor thereof, or TO any
member OF the Board of Managers
C. s, Nina, Potter Co., Pa.-Af hat IS the meaning
of Sec. IN ' The National Tribune - Pension Bib
where il says: e. Provided that this act shall nos
apply to those persons under the political di-abii-
ties imposed by the ltlh Amendment OF the Cousti-
tuition of the United States 30? 4sSIrer It would
exclude JeH Davis aad other ex-rebeI5 who have
never been partoued for their acts of treason.
j. ~ r., FiHd0ns HiRH.-EIow long does it take
from time OF application to receive money IN case
of renIuster ami back pay? / have had my claim
in four years, and il has not yet been acted upon
AHSlCeT. Owing to the immense number of claims
hled Immediately after the passage of the act of
June g. 1851 and the limited number of clerks en-
ployed upon the work, but comparatively little
progress had been made up to about year ago.
Since then the claims have been rapidly disposed
of, and it is probable that your claim will be acted
upon shortly, Just when we cannot say. Your
| case for renuster will be acted first.
$ T. D., Bushnell II.-I. l was drawing $50 per
month for total helpless ness. aud about June /
1881, was reported rs drawing more pension than
/ was entitled to. Ny case put ia the hands of
a Special Examiner twho was a Missouri REBEL
who examined me and my Witnesses and then
geons. ON Nov. l, 1897, the Commissioners Of PEN
sions letter stating that according 10 the
evidence of the Special Examiner and the Boari's
report, was only entitled to 81 per moHth, and
gave me 60 days TO furnish evidence. / furnished
aiidavits and March o, ISSS was granted so per
month. 4 applied for increase, furnished all
davits, etc, showing cOuClusively that / was and
&m totally helpless, requiring the regular aid and
attendance of another person Is am returned TO
the rate of so viii receive the difference let cen
my old rate of so and the lesser rates to winch I
reduced? or viii only receive $50 from the
date of allowance of IucTease2 >. Was Gen. Black
appointed by President Arthur or Cleyeland2 s.
Did the act of June To- 1850, give soldiers who are
utterly helpless 60 a month, unless they were al
ready on the rolls at go a month"; 4RSJrer. l. 10
would be impossible for to say what the action
of the Pension Bureau will be upon your claim
from what date, If allowed, your increase Will
commence; but If the evidence Is considered satis-
factory, you will be restored at your old rate roth
the date when you reduced. The Board re-
ported upon your condition at date of examination
and gave opinion as To the length of time 10 has
existed. itseems to Us that the evidence which Won
have furnished, II bearing directly upon the point
at issue, should be considered sufficient . Com
missioner Black was appointed by President Clevs-
land. s. The act OF jane 10 1850, made no proviso
for those soldiers who the rolls az that
time mt $50 per month, but the act has been con
strued by the present Commissioner that IL claim
was pending at the date of the act, which, when
allowed entitled the pensOnCT to $50 at that date
filed after June TO- 1885 can 81 be allowed unless
the pensiOner is totally blind or has lost both
hands or both feet.