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w. p, Saisnl No.. A dependant mother Is
drawing pension Of sl2 per month for loss OF her
son IN the late war Her husband is living and is
dependent also. Is he entitled to- pension as such
Ifso how should Ire proceed to obtain it7 . VIII
he be entitled to the proof that has been used ia the
mothers claim, and already file in the Pension
Office? AgS,ceT. l. While the mother is living he is
not entitled To pension. At her death ne can be
pensioned at the same rate. 2. Yes
W. p. Lime Ridge, PA comrade married after
the war; and his wife refused to live with him. and
married another man. The comrade also married
again. and lived with his wife about six years hen
he procured a divorce from his first wife said d.
vorce giving him liberty to marry again. Il his
second marriage legal and would il enable his wife
to draw widows pension in case of his death If the
bill which has passed the Senate becomes a law?
AHsi0er. When he married his second wife there
WAS "a legal barrier to such marriage and the pro-
curement OF divorce did not remedy il. The best
way out OF the difficulty IS for the parties have
the marriage ceremony again performed between
them, and there then question arise IS To the
status of the widow.
X. J.. H.. Philadelphia Pr.-Clairnaut for pension
was before Medical Board July !. 1852 since which
time lac has heard nothing from his claim. He has
accumulated evidence and has been waiting to have
IL called for. Should he submit the evidence with
ont waiting for calf Is not this long delay unus-
ualP Insurer The evidence should be filed a. once,
and that will net as Gallup Of the case. There
appears TO be n delay in the ease.
H., Sour Cjiy.-How long after application for
| increase Of pension and examination by Board Of
Surgeons before the case should be allowed re-
jecteds Insurer. That depends upon ci rcumStances
The claimant should write TO the Commissioner and
request that his claim be placed In the completed
hles' which, being granted, viii insure prompt
action.
J. W., Cincinnati OIL Is widow whose hus-
| band was teamster in the Mexican war and who
received - land warrant, entitled to pension2 Q
am pcnsioued for disease Of bowels, liberation ol
reeIum, disease OF head, aud resulting nearly total
deafness aud disease 81 nervous system As So is
the amount due for my deafness alone and as / am
under the doctors care all the time, my other dis
eases having confined me TO my room for nearly
two years why j. it that am allowed only for deaf
ness? l. there any bill before Congress for the
benefit OF ex-pTsoners OF war; 4pStrer. l. No. 2
Because II Is probably held that you not totally
| disabled Tor the performance OF any manual labor
/ IL you can prove such degree of disability you
| can receive $50 per mouth. g. Yes, several
| s. 4. a, South birmingham, MnSs-AIy husband
| was sunstruck while serving in the nth T. L. which
ing his lifetime was compelled To place him in an
| insane asylum. lie never applied for pension.
am still his widow. with one child. To what pen.
| sion am entitled and what means shall take 70
| obtain it? Aasicer. III your husbands death was
| caused by insanity. and you can prove the cause
and effect, you entitled to SIC per month and s.
1 faOntn your Chtiu Tor about two that
/ being the period your child was under 10 years OF
| age). You can prosecute your claim direct by
/ writing to the Commissioner of Pensions for q
blank declaration. or you can employ an attorney
q. Il. H., BrOokViite. Pd.-Soder applies for pen.
| sion, but dies before pension Is granted. Nine
| months after his death his widow applies for pen
sion, and receives pension from the time applicant
first applied. Was she entitled to all before death
AHslcer. She was entitled To receive all the pension
| the soldier would have been entitled TO receive.
ID. 5. j., Montgomery, o. enlisted in the RegU
lar Army ia the latter part OF the year 1850 serve
five years and was discharged by reason Of xpira.
ton OF term OF service in 1855 having served ali
through the war. l never received any bounty
! Am entitled to any under amy Of the late laws
| AnsFer. No. Bounty was not paid for enlistment
| In the Regular Army prior to July l. 1861.
Old Veteran, lancaster Pd.-Why is IL that the
| Florida war veterans are not provided with pen.
| sionsf Even the Mexican war veterans have been
provided for Please exert yourself in their behalf
| Ans,rer. We have at all times exerted our influ
| ence In that direction. The fault lies with Con.
| gress not with The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
4 Subscriber, Mason Ter.-Shouid Senate bill 3sS
| become n law as it now stands. what would be the
nature OF the evidence required to establish claim
| and what would constitute the amount of mental
| or physical disability mentioned la section 10
enable applicants TO be safe in applying for pen
sions under said act or in other words IL soldier
| be able to do some kinds of light labor and IS not
able TO do hard manual labor could he establish a
| claim under said actF ARSrer The bill provides
/ SIC per month TO those who are or who may bg
suffering from mental or physical disability" etc.
tphtch totally tHcdpdetdieS them from the per-
| foTmance Of manual labor" That il u degree OF
/ disability which, under the general pension law
| entities The pensiOuer To $50 per month II a ner.
son do some kinds OF light labor then he is not
Totally incapacitated," hence he would have no
claim under the bill. As to the proof necessary "a
| show u disabling degree sufficient to constitute
total incapacity, IL seems sufficient to say that
| inasmuch as the bill Is not law, and even IL il
should pass In its present shape, IL will be found by
reading the bill that 10 declares that the claimants
shall make due proof OF the fact according TO such
rules and regulations as he Secretary Of Ua Interior
| May proride" We cannot anticipate the character
| ~ al. fitp y.,s..
! decide upon in such cases We presume however
that satisfactory medical and other evidence show.
ing that The claimant is totally unable To perform
| any manual labor whatever, viii establish a case
| under the bill
| Several CuTreSpondentS.-Wc desire To emphasize
| the fact that we pay no attention to communicI-
tons which are not signed with the fall name of the
writer. and which do not give postoi,ice address
plainly written. (See note at head of this column