The National tribune., 1888-05-31
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety of Interesting
Subjects.


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umn within three WeeSs.l
w. H. H. RoekJridge. GA dependent father re-
ceives pension on account Of the death of his son.
and dies, leaving dependent daughter under l6
years Of age Can she draw pension? dus,rsr No
C. d. r. Beipre, O.-The right OF United states
patented machine has been disposed of IN State,
although hold the right in other States Have
the right 10 manufacture that article here which
offer for sale in no other places than unsOd terri
tory? AHSCer. To answer your question fully
would necessitate an examination OF the assign
mentI but II you nave disposed Of the sole right TO
make, use and sell patented article or machine
for the State OF Ohio, you have right to make
the article machine in that State even If the de
vice Is sold out OF the state and IN other territory
which you own.
g. d., OsiO Pepjientiary Columbus, o.. Can
mans wife draw his pension while he is confined in
prison without his signing the papers2 ? Can the
Government OF the Soldiers Home at Dayton o.,
prevent an old soldier from becoming an inmate Of
SAID institution account OF hts being United
States prisoner? 3. l am drawing pension, based
on disability OF right knee. Am ! entitled to knee
supporter T. Can the Government send a man TO
prison for life? AHsrer. l. Yes. .. Yes the Gov
ernment has the right TO refuse admittancc to sol
dteTs whose character Is not good. 3. No; tie Gov
eminent does not furnish such appliances. 1. No,
but State courts can.
~ g.. Cumberland Cap Tenn. What does the
Government allow guardian 70 raise a child Of
deceased soldier from his infancy 10 the age Of -
years? . Has the guardian any night to bring
debts against the minor to his entire pension
OF over 81 500 when he did not liyc she minor any
education? 3. Has the cent-a-duy pension bill be-
come q law; and If So what viii be the rating Of
a soldier who served three years? AHStDeF. l. Moth
ing at all unless IL the way Of pension, IN case the
soldier died IN the line Of duty IN tine service, in
which event he would b. entitled TO pension. ?.
The guardian IS not responsible 10 any authority,
except the court from whence his appointment
issued, for the disbursement of he money. IL is a
matter over which the Government exercises no
jurisdiction except where the Guardian embezzes
the funds. g. There Is prospect of the bill pass
ing ia its present shape. a soldier who served
three years would receive Sl0.95 per month under
the bill.
J. w. r. Dalton. Ark-I enlisted Sept. l. 1862, for
three years during the gHd was discharged
June D 1850, by reason OF the close oi war. Am
not entitled TO UeterdH b0ltHiyg Aasrer- No; you
did not enlist twice To be entitled to veteran
bounty you must have have served for nine
months or more, been honoTably discharged, and
aferward re-ensted for three years prior TO April
/, 1861, and fulfilled the requirements Of your latter
enlistment. \ who served bat one enlist
meat not veteran, and therefore not entitled
TO veteran bounty
I'M. M, Barter Springs Ean.-A comrade lost his
two army discharges and his pension certificate by
the burning Of the hotel III which lie boarding.
What course should he pursue To obtain copies OF
same. AltSicer. Apply to the Commissioner Of Pen
sons for certificate OF pension, and to the Adj
jutant- General of the Army for certificates ia lieu
o! LOST discharges.
j. H. D., SErer Lake, Kan.-A soldier enrolled
March 4. 1863. to serve one year was discharged
May - lo63, by War Department. orders as private
receiving bounty. Is such soldier entitled to
bounty, and II so, 70 whom should lac apply now?
AIis,UeT. He entitled TO S33l when he enlisted
and that all the bounty TO which he was enti-
tied for the service mentioned Apply % the Sec
ond Auditor Of the Treasury for blanks for sppliea
ton for bounty.
Several Subscribers, who fail TO give their fall name
and merely signed their communications With ind
ttatS fictitious names, suCh a. Inquirer, % Curl
Gus Subscriber, etc, may wonder why they DO not
/ receive replies. The viii be found in the
note at the head of this column We again state
/ that we do not reply 70 anonymous communications
or letters with initials 1t IS useless TO write IN
less yoU sign your full name 20 your letters.
| S. p T., Terre Hade, Ind Has Senate bin in
creasng the pension for loss of one eye to SIC per
/ month passed that body? 2. VIII soldier who
lost sight Of eye i'll service and lost half the
sight of the other before entering the service be
rated above clio by tins bill? AnStgeT. No u IS
| the calendar with a favorable report waiting 20
] come up in its turn for a vote. 2 No; he is not
entitled 10 any pension Tor disability to eye CON
| tracted before entering the service. But If the
| sight of one eye was entirely destroyed when he
entered the service and If from legitimate causes
in the line Of duty he lost the sight OF the remain
ing eye, he would be pensOHed just the same as If
he had lost both eyes ia the service that IS So per
| month.
/ L. D. Gautoa, Mqss-A man entered the three
[ months service; was hOuorabiy discharged on ex-
piraton Of service; re-enised for three years Sep
! TENDER, '6I, Lieutenant; discharged ac-
count of disability from disease July % o. Is he
1 entitled TO any bounty? AHStUer. No When he
accepted the rank and emOiuments Of an officer he
not paid 10 officers.
J. 4 B. East Randolph Ut A soldier after his
discharge from the army, nIaFFies, and dies, leaving
two children under il years of age. Are they eli-
titled to pension, providing the soldier did not die
| of disability contracted III the service? ,. Can Il
soldier file claim for bounty land and get IT, pro-
| vdng he does not intend to settle on il himself?
| AHSUer /. No because his death was not caused by
military service. 2 Bounty land is not provided
for soldiers Of the late war; nor Tor any subse
quent to March 3, 1870
o. D. Bqla, Riley Co., Eaa.-My husband had
| been drawing pension for disease contracted while
in service, for several years back, from So To $40 per
! month"; but for over two years he unable to DO
any labor, and for Is months he confined TO his
bed half the time, could not wait on himself, and
III fact, had TO be helped constantly by some one
| until the 18th of March, when he died, leaving me
with five small children. Can draw an invalid
| pension for the length of time he had the help Oi
| another persoH2 AHSicsT. You cannot file claim
for him. lie was the only person entitled 10 apply
for increase, and if he failed to do before he Uie
| you entitled to no benefit. If he died from
| disease for which he pensiOned, or from any
other incident 10 the service and line of duty
| you entitled to widows pension.
~ B. T.. North Ldmoi.e Me.-A soldier enlists
in 1861 is discharged in 1862 for disability later (in
1863 recovering sufficiently TO be accepted in the
| naval Service, and served one-year term of en-
listment. Does il debar him from receiving q
pension his first service, providing his claim Is
satisfactorily proven? 4lIStgsr. No there hun
dreds of such cases on the rolls
j. II. f., Bonita, MOHt.-l Is there a law giving
ex- soldiers OF the rebellion land warrant of l6l
acres of land? 2 II an c1-soldier dies, drawing a
pension. will his widow draw SD per month
Ansl0er. l. No. q Yes, if she draws any pension
at all but her right to pension depends upon the
cause of death of the soldier.
C. H. E., indianapolis, Ihd.-I enlisted Sept. IL
1862 for three years; discharged Jan. 10, 1854
for the purpose of entering the veteran service
received 500 on first enlistment, and was promiseo
$500 enlisGing in veteran service, OF which l re
ceived 500. In October, 1854 promoted Il
First Lieutenant but did not receive the other S30l
when mustered out as First Sergeant. Is there
anything due me now? AaSlCer. You have re
ceiVed all the bounty to which you Were entitled
under the law. There various measures pend
ing in Congress. which, if acted upon favOrably
will give you additional bounty.
H. II. H., Woodbury., Pa served three year
and am drawing pension of $50 per month. IT til,
Per Diem Pension Bill, or the bill 10 give d5abet
soldiers cent day, passes, Will they receive tina
pension in addition TO their pension for disability
or will it only benefit those drawing less than So pc
month, those who have claims pending, etc IN
St0sr Ii is not intended to pay such pension j.
addition to the disability pension. The law pro
hibits person from drawing more than one pen
sion.
C. a. T., Harbor Springs, Mich. How am I L
find out if person WAS III the army during IN
| Mexican war? 2. Also what State he was from
and what company and regiment he was in2 ia
| srUer /. Ii YOU know the company and regiment
the Commissioner of Pensions inform you.
1t is impossible to identify his service by his mann
only.
! for three years during the war, and was dis
charged April 4 1868, Surgeons certificate of dis
ability by order of Maj Gen. SOcum. 1. In takinl
| up a homestead would three years be allowed me- q
| only the time served be countcd2 ,. / was re
| ceive Sl00 Government bounty when enlisted, bu
| never received but So is there any way for T.
get the balance? 4nsicer- L. Ii the disability 70
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