The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-12-26
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j. r. H.. q. T., J. ". r. y. IT, and sercra, ofhsrs-
We cannot tell you why Indiana, who furnished a
lcss number OF troops than Illinois should have a
larger number OF pension allowances than her ss.
ter state. IL X state OF affairs which has given
the Pension Bureau a cause for investigation and
no reason has been discovered. 10 il not due 10 IA
yOritism. Indiana claims have no preference, over
Illinois Chains. over those from other states but
u seems that for some time there have been more
rom Indiana Ia n complete state, aud thus ready
for allowance, than from Illinois; hence Indiana
forges ahead In, the number of pensions granted
no doubt tins state of affairs will change aud tss,
general average Will show Illinois To have her
proper share.
toasiapt Reader. Racine. Hfs-Not being gifted
with second sight Il Is impossible for rs to forete!l
future events. Therefore we cannot say what Con
gress soM do Ia regard to- pension legislation We
earnestly hope that It will remove the Limitation OF
arrears IA pension cases and provide other relief
rs recommended by the GAR. Pension Com
nittee
j. ~. b. d. Houston, Ter-A soldier dies leaving
wife aud two minor children. lie once made
application for pension through an attorney but
claim was not He'd Ia the Pension Office. His
widow took up the claim and produced evidence
showing that the soldier entitled % pension
Tor total disability Pension Is allowed her this
evidence from date OF soldiers death Is the widow
not entitled TO pension from date OF discharge ,
ARSiCsT. No. The soldier himself WAS the ONLY per-
son entitled TO pension during his lifetime and il
lac failed To die his claim she do so for him
C. L. b.. Fielb,iry, Hass.-My father, a First
hieu'enant OF Infantry died in Andersonville
prison. My mother drew pension as his widow
(SlT per month"; until her death. OF recent occur
renee. was born Ia October. 1857 and remained
under my mothers during minority Am
Ffn he II lavs frRlN
1866. to October. 1873 when / arrived at the aye Of
10 years. AHsleeT Yes.
NJ L. A.. Norman. T-Widows of officers or en-
listed men are not entitled to pension unless the
officer or soldier died from disease wound or
injury which originated in the line Of duty in the
service.
O'B.. Douglas Wyo.-A soldier OF the Regular
Army dies from the effects OF nn puia,iou OF the
right leg below knee joint from injuries received
while ia the line ofduty. Ifhis widow should draw
n pension. would sue draw the same amount that
the soldier would il he had lived and received
pension for loss OF limb below knee joint; or what
amount would she draw 4HsUer. No. SHE
would be entitled TO Sl2 per month aud 81 for each
minor child under 10 years Of age. There is but
one rate Tor all widows Of enlisted men.
w. H. IT,, CaHisiS0, n. VI. Soldier enlisted Aug
III. lsG2 for three years during the war; was dis
charged for promotion Jan. Is 1855; mustered Jan
~. 1868; was finally discharged July - Is6j under
General Order of NRT Department. l. lie entitled
TO the bounty under the act called the equal IXation
bounty bill, passed shortly after the war; 2 said
soldier WAS acting as officer In command OF com
n,
and wounded. Is he entitled to officers
pension, the recommendation for his appointments
having been died previous to his being woundede
Arstper. i. The equalization OF bounty bill never
became u law. Ii did not receive the Presidents
approval 2. No Pensions are paid for the rank
actually held at the date when the disability orgi
mated.
A.. East TotynseHd. GA woman iunmarrleG)
had an illegtimate son, who was taken and brought
listed in lso2 being at that Time - years of age and
unmarried. While this son was vet quite young
the mother married. Her husband and one sou by
him having enlisted ut the same time The iilegit-
innate son died of wounds received ia service. The
husband aud other son returned and are now liv-
ing as are two other legitimate sons. The hus-
band - pensioncT and "a weil-to- do-man, owning
two small farms Under these circumstances
would IL be possible for thc woman. now To obtain
a mothers pension and II So what proof would
DO required AHSweT. The mother would not be
entitled to pension.
~ T., Charlton, ToiVa.-I. I am drawing a pen
sion of "a per month. Two years ago applied for
increase, and applied for new disability, both on
sama blank. IL increase ~ allowed will il be sent
mo rs soon rs allowed or will have To wait until
application for new disability l. settled? :. If my
application for Increase was rejected, would have
bgcu notifedr 1HSpcr. /. IL YOU are found to be
entitled To an Increase on yuur old disability, it
will be paid tn you at once. You will not have to
wait until thc other claim Is settled. =. Yes
w. 4. H., Harrison, OIL. IL a soldier is drawing
n pension Tor disability contracted i'm the service IN
line Of duty, aud dies from any other cause save
the original disability can his widow draw his pay
up To the day of hiS deathP 2 Will she be- entitled
to IA widows pension 1nslesr. l. Yes . If
cause of death not due to his service aud line
OF duty therein, she Is not entitled To - widows
pension,
ID. C. q. OrriHe. 0-From your statement of the
cnse have every reason to believe, IL pension
able degree of disability shall bG found BY the Ex-
amining Surgeons, that your claim will be allowed.
r. C., PidiRfe'd, o. volunteered April 20
1851 for three months but was not discharged un-
I'll Aug. ~. 1851 reeusted Dec - 1861, Tor three
years; served I'LL Feb. 9, ls6i, when / was dis
changed on disability-suustroke-w brought
on heart disease. On Feb 49, 1850, | volunteered
the third time for one year or during the war Now
What want to know ~, am 1 entitled To receive
the veteran bounty of Si00. 1 never received but
$50; was In last service six months, AHStCsT. No.
n. s.. Peru IHd,-lf "a soldier dies in 1864 aud his
widow draws pension from date of death in
1864 can she make application aud get her chill
dren's pension back from July 18Th 1856 TO
date of her husbands death, June Sth, 1861?
dnStper. No. There was no law providing pension
for children prior To July ., 1866.
C. H. g., Nashua, ". H.-Filed application for in
crease told disability April 2i 1882 examined
Nov. Is 1889 ifaliowed, when does increase date
from? 1Hsteer, Nov 49, lSS9.
g. H. w., Jersey CHy.-iu 1874 q peusoncr ap-
plies for increase, and it is rejected He aerward
applies in 1879 and lSS6. Each time he is rejected
la September, 1889, lac applies again, aud receives
order to gO before the Board of Examining Sur
geons. Should he get the Increase will IL be dated
back? AHsger. No His right To- increase of |
pension prior to last application having been de-
iied, he cannot receive any increase prior to date
If exam nation made under present application.
h. A. w., Si0HD Falls. Dak.-Please see the two !
answers
X-mas Presents.