The National tribune., 1890-09-04
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Several I"q1eirsrs.-The article which has ap-
| pehred IN the public press in various parts Of the
country, and which was inadvertently copied into
| The NATiosAL TRIBUNE two weeks since, relating
| TO IA large amount Of back pay granted by special
| act of Congress to Thomas +. Williams has no
| foundation Whatever in theory ia fact. No such
person Is the recipient Of any benefits by a special
act OF Congress passed during this session. and such
case could not possibly occur. IL Is pure fairy
story and would 90 credit to the author Of the
| Arabian Nights"
| j. a. b. HoiIen, Mch.-The act Of June q. 1890
| reads that widow must be entirely dependent
/ upon her own labor for support. l. Suppose a
widow has small income Of say, 500 per year not
| sufficient for her support; would that debar her
| from getting pension under this act? 2 Suppose
n widow Is too old too feeble To work at ali and
- supported more or less by her relatives; would
she be deharredf AnstCsr. ] and ?. Probably not
| II remains for tho Pension Office to cOnstrue the
/ law.
RHO Lsitcideld XVI. Where a soldier was
born clubtoOted ia or both feet. or otherwise
deforned at birth and IL partially disabled on
this account IS he entitled to pension under act OF
/ June - IeJBt - Nneu a enid - 10 OF
age at the date Of the passage OF said act aud il de
formed, insane idiOtic otherwise totally help
less can that child be restored To the pension roll
aGd peusiOned while disability exists? AnsIcsr. l.
The soldier would probably be entitled to pension
under this act. There has yet been no ruling
upon this point 2. See answer to Many Sub
J. ". C., Cl.ssiuce Nus Tsnn.-i. How long before
the Pension Bureau will take up applications
uuder the act OF June q 1902 2 viii All nppli-
cants be ordered before Board OF Examining sur
geonsR AStrer. /. Il Is impossible to answer this
question, Some OF them may be reached in a
couple OF months. Until Congress provides for an
additional force of clerks in the Pension bureau,
these applications likely TO be considered.
bill Is gov pending in Congress to provide a
large additional force OF clerks in the Pension
Bureau. in order that these cases may be shortly
reached. We are expecting this bill TO become a
Law very shortly how soon we cannot say. The
applications under this act viii then be taken up
and acted upon Ia regular order. 2 Most OF them
will be 50 ordered.
Many S,abscrbers.-In reply to numerous in
quFies to the rights OF minors under act Of June
q 1890. will briefly state that IL il our opinion
IN the case OF "A minor child who has been pen
stoned, and whose pension ceased upon its arrival
Mt the age Of 10 years. and who at that time WAS
insane, idiotic otherwise permanently helpless,
prescribed by the act that such child be re-
stored To the roll upon proper application by its
guardian, and can draw pension from the date
when such application was tled in the Pension
Bureau.
c p o.. Togus, M-I What steps should be
taken by IL pensioner going abroad in order TO
| have his pension forwarded 10 him. ? What Il
| the subscription OF THE NATIOSAL TRIBUNE for
| Germany, England or France, including postage
| Aastrcr l. Upon dge notice the pensioners name
| would be transferred to the Washington Agency.
and the quarterly payments would be made BY
international money order long the peusioner
remained abroad. = s.. including postage.
X. x. T., Brookline, AaSs-l. In my application
! for original pension claimed for rheumatism and
| heart disease. Pension on heart disease was
allowed. bat was rejected on rheumatism. In case
again apply for pension on rheumatism. and Il Is
allowed when viii pension cOmmeuce2 .. What
Is the rate OF pension for total disability Of both
| feet? Iasrsr. /. II your original application in
oluded rheumatism, aud was fled prior to July /.
1850 pension, " allowed therefor, would date from
the date of your discharge II the application first
| claiming for rheumatism was filed subsequent to
June 80 1850 and the claim Is allowed pension will
date from the date OF filing such application. =.
The rate for total disability of both hands feet Is
ST. per month
j. ~ s.. Washington, D. CT. A soldier who be-
longed to the kanas State Militia and was severely
injured during the war. Is pensioned by special
OF Congress which directs the Secretary OF the
Interior to place his name on the pension rolls
subject To the limitations and provisions of the
general law, aud Is. upon examination. given by
the Commissioner OF Pensions $40 per month. win
the Pension OtiCe allow increase on additional in-
JuTie5 shown 10 have been received in the same
service, II these injuries were not mentioned in the
pension Certidcate2 , Has not Assistant Secretary
Eusscy decided that muster IS not absolutely neces-
sary II soldier performed his service. 4aSlCsr. l.
No. . Not to our knowledge; the Pension Olice
viii not pension man OF whose service there IS no
official record.
j. $, Kuorriils, Tsnn-I enlisted AT Indianapolis,
Ind, aud was discharged at Washington, ID. q.
Am not entitled To allowance for travel pay from
Washington To the place of nay enlistment In
You were entitled TO travel pay and undOubt-
edly received the the dale OF your muster
out 1t is very probable shat your final state
mcut included an allowance for transportation,
and while You may have paid your own railroad
fare, il was with the money furnished you by the
Government for that express purpose. The Second
Auditor of tile Treasury has the settlement OF these
accounts
L. H. e., SalyerSUige Ry-A party mot an attor-
neyl goes to good deal of expense in assisting a
claimant TO obtain testimony, etc Is there any
law To prevent said party from charging the claim
ant for hs servteesY AHStVeT. A proper charge for
expenses actually incurred for legal other serv-
ices ought not to DO construed "a violation OF the
law.
d. IT. argos Ind. Does a claim for increase OF
pension have to be placed on tho completed files
the same as "a claim for original invalid pension
does, To insure action upon it, 2. Does claim for
pension, under the act OF June q, lSgO have be
placed on the list of com peted files before Ii will
receive attention by the Pension Bureaug I4Stpsr.
/. Certainly; the completed files were established
To facilitate the work of the Pension Bureau re-
CARDS all pension claims whether original invalid
increase, dependent parent. widow, minor 2
Not yet. IL Will receive attention ns soon the
Pension Bureau has u sufficient force reach these
claims. IL will be some months before great many
of them are reached, ia all probability, account
of the vast number Of claims fled and the present
insufficient force of the Pension Bureau
A w. C., Proridencs, Il. Ii. How many hands
does pension claim pass through after Ii has been
placed on the list OF completed hiesG >. Should
not claim be reached aud disposed of very shortly
after Doing on the competed utcs about nine
months aud no further proof OF evidence called
for during that time. 4RSgsr 1t is manifestly i'm
possible To answer this question accurately Ordi-
nagily, when case is taken from the completed
files for action II found TO be really complete IL Is
allowed at once II Il Is not found complete the
evidence necessary to make IL so is called for In
which case the claim may go through great many
hands before being allowed or finally rejected, 2
IL will very probably be reached and acted upon In
short timei exactly how long 1t IS impossible TO
say.
4. 8, DelphOs Kaasds.-l. How many pensioners
there on the roll for the State of Illinois and
what IL the average pensiOn7 2. How many on
the rolls In Indiana and what Is the average pen.
sion in this State? AnSper. 1. About Al COT 2
1889 since which time there are no authentic re-
ports on this point
O. T. r., Vest Nsto Brighton ~ Y.-l. Has there ever
been bill introduced in Congress to increase the
pension for total blindness of both eyes 500 per
month; II so, what became Of itg 2 Has there