The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-02-09
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f. H., Troy Kan.-Whsre commissioned
officer Is simply dismissed the service by
tence of a court martial, with full pay aud allow
ances, he obtain pension? AHst0er. Under
the present rules of the Pension Bureau You cannot
obtain pension, because il has been held by the
present administration that dishonorbie dis
charge is a bar to pension; and, OF course a dis
n1issa Is dishonorabe discharge
" g. Peoria, Ut-Are the minor children of de-
ceased soldiers entitled TO pension when their
fathers death is not due to disability contracted in
the service? ARslUer. No.
j. c. North BIoofafegd, Call. Where can I OBJ
tain copy Of the Congressional Record? What is
the price? g. Please give the statute which forbids
naturalization to a Chinaman. AnstUer. /. Address
the Public Printer this city y for the long session,
"a for the short This is a long session. q 47th
Congress, LIST Session, Chapter l26, Section ID; APP
proved May 6, 1892; THAT hereafter State
Court or Court of the United States shall admit
Chinese TO citizenship; and all laws in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed
W. E. Santa AnG, Cal WAS allowed pension
of So rs per month, dating from Dee 10, 1884. Evil
dence in my showed my disability to have
been in degree one-han Ny rank was Second
Lieutenant. Was not this allowance too small?
have now on file application for increase. Can
not withdraw it and substitute one for reratng?
How can proceed to dismiss my attorney and get
another? AnstDer. Unless your claim neg
lected by your attorney for one year more, or
he has been guilty Of fraud, or for like cause you
cannot change him for another. Claimants cannot
dismiss their attorneys at their mere pleasure. We
do not think you secure rerating of your pen
sion The fact that you accepted your pension as
originally granted at one-quarter of total would
initiate against YOU Pensions are not usually
granted at The rate shown by the evidence to exist
but the ratings are governed by the report of the
the degree o.
disability existing and the Pension Office upon his
certificate, determines the degree OF disability
| which has existed prior thereto.
H. w. Champion City, Mo.-If Justice of the
Peace flies certificate of the County Court Clerk
that he is duly qualified to act as such In the u s.
Pension Office at Washington, d. o., would papers
sworn to before such Justice have to be signed by
| the County Court Clerk each time? Ans,oer A
general certificate of the official character and sig
! nature Of Justice OF the Peace or a Notary once
filed in the Pension Bureau will be sufficient there
/ after to make valid all affidavits executed before
such Justice or Notary, ana no clerk 5 certificate
| will be required.
| CAS-, Ne,o York Ciy.--1 Has the bill introduced
by Senator Ingalls, in the last Congress increasing
the pension for the loss OF an eye to $50 per month
| been again introduced by him IN the present Con-
| gress? 2. If not do you think he will introduce
that bill in Congress? AnS0er. l. Several bills on
! the subject have already been introduced @ The
same g. We cannot say We do not know enough
/ about the association you mention.
! IT. j. Robinson Mich.-I enlisted March 2, 1862,
for three years as a recruit to regiment that went
to the front in September, 1861. Dec %, 1863 the
regiment re-enlisted and went home veteran
! THROUGH / had not then served two years nor
could have served that period till the following
March, / was sworn to re-enlist at the expiration
of two years, and went home with the regiment.
| March 8 1864 an officer called on me and / was
sworn in for three years more. About this time /
was taken with typhoid fever, and when the regu-
lar mastering officer came to administer the final
| oath he found me too sick to be mustered. May
| IL 1865 was discharged on account of expiration
| of term of service Can get the veteran bounty
If these facts be proven? AnSt0er. Your is q
very unique one, and should be presented to the
| Adiutant- General, u. S. A, for decision. If you
remained in service as long as your regiment did,
IL is possible that such claim might be favorably
considered 1t the only case of the kind that
came under Our notice.
LII M-When were the first colored troops en-
listed? Aastcer Under the act of July II, 1862 the
President was authorized TO employ as many col
ored persons as he might deem necessary for the
suppression OF the rebellion. Later they were or
panized and enrolled but the earliest date have
of the enrolment OF colored troops was in May
1863
I'M Allegheny, Pal was enrolled Nov 8
1861 and discharged Nov. g, 1864. Am 1 entitled
TO any bounty? Aastoer. You were entitled TO sl0C
original bounty-no more; ana you were entitled
to 500 additional bounty, provided your RECORD
was clear. Such claims for additional bounty (ae
July q, 1865 are now barred by statute which
limited the time for making such applications Il
June 80 1880.
B. J. N, SpaTding, Mtch.-who are entitled to bt
admitted to the Soldiers Home at Washington, d
c.? AnstCer All honorably- discharged soldiers o
the Regular Army whoseryed for ~ years more
all soldiers of the Regular Army who have beer
discharged Surgeons certificate for disability
ceived in line of duty in the service. and also al
| pensioners of the Regular Army.
W. Il. H. Racine Wis.-Five years ago last Ma!
A made application for pension. which was grant
ed three years thereafter. No back pension wa
allowed on the ground, according to the attorney
explanation. that the back -pension law had beer
repealed b. who made application much late
than A, claims to have received back pension
How is this explained? Is a entitled 10 back pen
si0n2 Ansger Neither A nor B We're entitled 4
back pension In 1a1s ::.es-elaiiias fled since Jun
! SO, 1880, when the back pension iaa expired