The National tribune., 1890-05-01
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PENSIONS.
Rulings and Decisions by the Assistant Secretary
OF the Interior and the Commissioner OF Pensions.

Rulings and Decisions by the Assistant Secretary
OF the Interior and the Commissioner or Pensions.
Assistant Secretary Bussey, in the pension
claim of the widow Of Robert Cook, late Of Co.
G, list Wis. Cav, overrued the former adverse
action of tho Commissioner of Pensions and
directed that the claimants uame be placed on
tho pension rolls. The claim was originally
rejected on tho ground that there had been
failure to establish cause of death" The As
sstant Secretary finds that the soldier sickened
and died at the end of % months of continuous
army service, and that while it does not dis
tinctly appear from the record what was the
technical nomenclature TO which belonged the
disease from which he died, no has no doubt
that that disease, whatever its name. was con-
tracted in and by reason of his military service.
The widow will receive pension from October
TO- 1864. Tho Assistant Secretary has also
rendered favorable decision in the pension
claim of the widow OF William Findley, late of
tho 18th Y. Y. II. A. Tho claim was rejected
upon the ground that the soldiers death from
acute mania was not duo to his military service"
After full review of the testimony in the case
the Assistant Secretary finds to the contrary
and directs that pension issue TO claimant
Tho President has approved the acts of Con-
gross granting pensions to Mary NJ. Gibson,
Matte w. House, VIM. Carroll, John J. Free
land, Elizabeth O. Gibson, Frederick FISCHER,
Amasa Chase, Robert Hin, Ann Ford, w. II.
hummer, Cynthia Day, Margaret J. Fletcher,
Sarah NJ Tavey, Bridget Carroll, Theresa
Herbst, ID. NJ. Maulding, George COlwell. John
ID. Prator, J. B. Tribble, Hiram WILDER, Henry
s. Morgan, J. g. Lee, Julia Fleming, Helen s.
Spring. John Taylor Emma A. Hart, Horace
g. Lewis, Alonzo Alven, s. l.. NJ. Proctor Eliza
Staunt0n. Jane Reynolds, w. X. ScurlOck,
Thomas Kelly, George Faulk, Cordela w.
Marshall, Abbio d. johnson. Ellen Shears, Lucy
r. Olmstead. Elizabeth +. Croft, j. Il. PetFie,
Mary Van Etten, Henrietta A. Arlin, Mary
Tafc, Carrie b. Wirtz Lovina Wright, Helen
g. Dewey.
In the pension claim of Julia A. Gunner, IA
the dependent mother of " s Gunner, late of
Co. III, 18th Me-. Assistant Secretary Bussey has
overrulod the former action of rejection by the
Commissioner OF Pensions, and has directed
that her name DO placed upon the pension
rolls. The Assistant Secretary finds that the
dependence of the mother was undoubtedly
such AZ was contemplated in the act making
dependence of mothers pensionable. The pen
sion VIII date fronI 1864. and will aggregate in
arrears something over $4,000.
The Assistant Secretary has also rendered
decision in the case oil VIM. WilifOrd late of
Co. ID. 9th Ill. Cav. The circumstances attend
ing the incurrence of the disability for which
pension is sought, ms given by the soldier under
oath, are, that after the first days battle at
Nashville, on Dec. 10, 1864. his regiment camped
in line OF battle, and IL having fallen to his lot
to take care of "a number Of horses, he was so
engaged, when soldier from another company
installing him for another with whom he had
had difficulty, approached from behind and
dealt him blow on tho head with bi!lot of
wood, knocking him insensblc From this
injury he never fully recovered. The Assist
ant Secretary finds the facts substantially as
stated above, and allows the claim.