The National tribune., 1890-11-13
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j. H. b.. Bangor Ma soldier who drew pen
sion died leaving widow and minor child The
widow drew pension until her remarriage, and the
child until u WAS 10 years Of age. Now the sol
der mother Is Ia destitute circumstances, aud was
dependent upon said soldier prior TO lis death. Is
she entitled to pension under any law? Ansirer.
No for tn" reason that tile soldier left widow
surviving hIa That fact etlectuaily debars her
fiom PES ,iou.
II. r.. .stsoa MOI Where can procure a copy
of the act OF April H. 1880 for the relief OF soldiers
who served under an assumed name? Under
said net caa soldier employ ma attorney, or must he
apply personally TO the Adiutant, Geuerals AH-
/. Write To- the Adjutnnt- General, u. S. A.
this city. ? IT is optional with the claimant.
j. o., West NetetoR. Pa.-Whut constitutes manual
labor as construed by the Pension Office? AHstper
Manua! labor Is any labor performed with the
hands, such ~ caTpenicring. cutting wood, brick
laying plowing, and many other classes of work
too numerous 10 mention
X. l.. e., KstDanes, Tt-Suppose a soldier who Is
on the pension rolls under the old law nj about S.
applies under the new law aud il allowed Si2. IL
his snbios incurred la the service increase can
he again apply under the old law, will the fact
that he applied under the act Of June 81 lsg0 dehar
MIN rom uSaiu apply ugF HuStrCr. Ills applying
under the new law has no effect whatever upon "A
claim filed subsequently,. lie would have u per-
feet right 10 again apply under the old law.
- II, IT., Harrisburg, Pal. A soldier enlisted
twice, deserted often; was arrested convicted
by Il cogTt martial and sentenced 10 Fort MeIicnty,
aud was honornbly discharged ~ the close OF the
war with the sentence remitted. Can this soldier
draw his back pay aud bounty, aud can lac become
pensoner under the act OF jane %, 1890? 2 Sol
der enlisted for one year. or during the war and
deserted about year aneTwaId, Just before the
close OF the lie died in 1875, OF disease con-
tTaoted in the line of duty Can the widow now
DC pcusiunedg 3. Soldier enlisted for year
received gunshot wound in foot; flroughed
from Lincoln Hospital for eight days. and went
home, aud did not return to his company or report
his whereabouts on account OF his disability. lie
fingered until 1868, when lac died Can widow and
minor child now get the bnck pay aud be pension
ed3 AnsGeF l. The soldier cannot secure any back
pay or bounty, because That was forfeited by SEN
tcuce of courmartiat. lie can be pensioned II che
statement he true that he was houorGb.y diseharg-
ed but we do not understand how lie could have
been honorably discharged after bs4ns sentenced
by court martial. We are of the opinion that he
was dishonorRbly discharged. 3 No because he
was not honogRbiy discharged. 3. The widow IS
entitled To neither bBck pay pension the case
now stands, but IL she can get the records OF the
| War Department amended by furnishing testi-
lnony thnl the soldier was physically unable ia
return To his command or report for duty, she eau
then be pcnsioned; but there will DO no back pay
| nor bounty due.
Veteran, Elers Pa--Tas the Commissioner rem
dered decision under the net OF June ~ 1890 that
! an attorney may collect la advance from each
|
| postage, etc, as expenses Ahsper. The decision
| you mention was rendered some time ago as re-
| CARDS claims under the old law but no such decis
| ion has been made as To claims under the new
law, because IL would be downright robbery on the
| part of an attorney 10 exact such foe in c,ami
| under the new law,
| j. Dr. L., South Fa'ley, ~ VI. Two brothers en-
| listed ia the Fall OF 1852 One of them died IL
prison in 1868 and tho other died in hospital IN 1861
Neither Of them were married. Their father il nov
| drawing pension, the mother being dead. Has tn
father title to bounty for either or both of them
Neither he nor the mother have received bounty
One of the received SIS ut enlistment the othe
| nothing. Can the father now collect any bounty
2. II so, TO whom should lao apply? Ansioer. Tn
father Is entitled TO whatever may be due by wa
| of pay and bounty. lie should apply TO the Secon
| Auditor of the Treasury, Washington. ID. O.
| J. M r., Bedford, I0Iea.-l. A pensioner make
| regular application for increase OF pension on dis
ability n'NoYember 1889, and falls To get the clair
examined up To the present time; and ia May
| 1890, the Department Issues him new eeTtiloat
on other disabilities Is the application for ncreas
| same disability made void by new certificate
2. Should "A new application DO made? g. Why
| there such great delay ia the cnse2 4nslpsr. | an
.. II he has not been accorded nm examina,io
under the application which he filed in November
| 1880 he should be-. s. Not having access to tn
| papers In any case, are unable To assign reaso
| Tor the delay, bat suggest you write 10 tbs Com
missioner Of Pensions.
J. r., Fort Thomas Ry--1 win be Above
any war service from the 18th of December 1868 t
| the 2Sth of December, 1868, three years? .. Vine
was the war proclaimed 10 be overr 3, Will Gen
eral Order No. so of 1890 interfere with sode
who came IN under Grants proclamation and mad
| good tile time lost by desertion? ARStUCr 1. Vet
2. The official close of the the date of Pres
ident Johnson's proclamation declaring that tn
war was ended August 20, 1866. g. We do not thinl
| So
| j. d., Cincinnati GA soldier who served thre
| years during tho war died on his way home Hi
| fntheT was at that time dependent upon him an
was 63 years old. Was he not entitled to pension
until his death aud If so, his daughter prose
cute his claim aud draw the pension? AnsiVer. Sh
| cannot; the claim is ended
~ s., Ne.0 StaFE OIL What Ia the difference ha