The National tribune., 1890-04-24
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H. c. Neto Can,brrlay,d, OF soldier dies in
prison. his hrotigrs and sisters collect from the
Governments what due said soldier. there being
! NO other herH2 1Hstper. Aes
r. =. r., Fostay3a, u. SOLDIER drawing pension Mt
50 per month luf heart disease disability same
! lose uf leg H. he entitled To Communication money
/ every five years for ieR7 1nsifer. No. IL ~
/ only where limbs have been Hnpgttcd oF where
there Is total disability in limb mat eoinnutA-
/ ton Csu bc paid
| J l., Frcag T4d.-what political party WAS la
power whcn ltu itCtn passed giving so $50, SO,
/ So. 81. aud 500 per month, hhd the dates aud
! classes respectively 2 Aakefr There never WIS
/ $50 u So rate. Tie act giving $50 was passed
MaFch 3 lss&, Arthur was President aud there
| was "A Republican senate aud House. The so act
/ was passed June t. 1874. Grant WIS President and
tie Republicans had both Houses OF Congress The
| 81 act passed jane II, Ike. Hayes was Presi-
dent. aud there WAS Republican Senate aud a
| Democratic House The sluo act was passed Feb.
II, 1882 with Republican majority IA the Senate
| aud Democratic House.
j. H. h.. Donnfs5,t nj. 4 soldier has drawn 81
| pension since is1Jfur gunshot wound, causing to-
tai ntciiyloss OF right wrist aud INJURY 10 leaders
| ia hand cannot close Il or grip anything. He
drew 81 So S. aud 81. l. lac not entitled to higher
| rate thti 81 aud s. from dlschaFgc2 .. VIII The
! Dependent biil II It becomes law, benefit him
| any? 3. What class OF pensioners II any, are re-
riedr dnSDcr /. No; the yates given appear To
be ia conformity with tho law from time To time.
| Rates now la most cases more than double
! what they were la the years Immediately following
tle war. >. No. 3. We might say n0ne aud bo
nearly accurate, II IL only la oaBe where man
iicst error Was made that IL claim FOR reratng
/ viii be considered
Brs y H. r., Sulphur Rock, Ark--I. Can children
t brothers =.
pendent sister draw p.nsion II 80, what rate Will
slie getY 8. II soldier dies aud leaves II depend
ent brother aud TWO sisters aud the brother dies
after lac II 10, his sisters draw h,s pension to
| 10; & II IA soldier deserts his family and leaves
| them dependent aud his whereabouts cannot be
! userrtniued II the wife entitled To pension? An-
| sUor. /. Yes. II Otherwise entitled. 2. That do
ponds whether she can proye her title To pension
sl2 Is tIe rate, 3. Yes II otherwise entitled T. No.
". Net. iOTCVfuH, Coo---it soldiers widow
remarries. having child by the tlrst husband vino
was n soldier la the late war Is there any way by
which tie child can through guardian, draw sl2
per month in addition to tie - Tor children under
10 years OF years. Atswer. Yes. Apply To the
Commissioner Of Pensions. II az date ot mother 4
Tematfiage the child was under 10 years OF age,
said enid was entitled 10 mothers pension includ-
nag the q additional, until arriving mt 10 years OF
age.
il living and able 10 work, and they have plenty of
means Ia live, entitled 70 pension under the de-
pendent pension law, for the loss oi u son ia the
| army IHAtEfT No.
10, FI,rt Robinson. Ns5.-i. You have stated that
ii soldier can he peuaioncd for every disability com
Lracied la iue OF duty and which daabies. Now, IL
does not appear To work that way. was drawing
sl4 per month when tire bill was passed giving so
pei month Tor total deafness. was rated FOR total
deafness IA one ear and severe of the other, which
WAS 81, aud hn drawing also on dyspepsia, for
which WAS rated M 81 ard yet receive only SO
la ali II thls rgt2 2 ~ the dependent bill should
become Jaw, viii | be entitled 10 the Sl2 per
! month la addition to the SO am now receiving 2
AhSHer ]. You are correctly pensionsd; 20 la the
gJc Tor total deafness Of AID severe of the
other, and although your dyspepsia formerly en-
III aaf tffp "A
there - no az! rate except for deafness oil both eaa
nearly total. 2. No
H. H. O., bristol. NJ HI. What are the pro-
visions of the so called helpless soldier pension
bill which became law on the It'll OF March, 1890
What other general pension bills have been
passed by the Congress? 3. How long after filing
application for Increase o pension before claim
ant In ordered for examiDntionY AnsVer. l. II in
crensed the pension OF all those drawing $50 To ST.
z. None. 3. Several weeks, usually.
Il. II. A., BeGuer Dam, DIN case soldier who ia
now drawing pension. aud IN the event of the de-
pendent pension bill becoming IL law and lac takcs
the benefit OF said BILL will IL debar him from an
increase II disability increases3 2. Will interfere
, WIN a soldier drawing pension II he takes the
benefit OF Llie State fund.- AnStUer /. No. ., No
, III. s., Co. 4. 00h Ohi0.--l. What class of sol
ders will receive benefit by Senate Dependent
bl2 2 Does man have To be destitute OF all
other means, so that his only income Ii hs daily
labor for supporting himself and iamily2 AnsWer,
l. All who served three months or more were hon.
, orably discharged, aud who now disabled. not
the result of vicious habits 10 such an extent To
render them unable 10 earn IA support they being
hSbShuth' hhpppFt upon tllcii uully IuDoi oil
supported by others not legally bound 10 support
them. 2 Yes The bill does not provide for rich
men, nor for those who have sufficient incomes for
their support.
J. r. S. Spirey, Tenn.-Soldier applied for increase
; of pensioni was ordered before "A Board, but moi
being able to returned order. What course must
he pursue TO be examined at his home, and ii
8 what way? 2 What majority has the Republicans
: la Congress? Ansiuer ]. Write 10 the Commissioner
ihclosng affidavit OF physician as To inability Il
travel 2 Senate, 10; House Of Representatives
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"A. III. O., GTdndiR. No.. Under the Dependen
bill rs II Is, will minor children be pensoned from
father death, or only from passage OF the act?
II IL soldier has small farm aud Is disabled tia
he cannot work IL himself but hires his help, is h,
entitled as dependent soder2 g. II A has eiain
pending, can he receive the benefit of this act,
draw sl2 per month and still prosecute his claim
and get pay up 10 time of being placed the rolls
d II parents are dead, what proof will be requires