The National tribune., 1890-05-22
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j. O. s., ClifV. Ark.-I. Soldier enlisted Aug Q
1862; discharged June n 1850 Discharge shows SlO(
bounty paid. IL there any more due? 2 Soldier
dies; his widow FemaTries Can she collect from
the Government bounty and other allowances due
the soldier? g. What allowed for rations while
on veteran furlough? Can a widow of a soldier
Collect the same? Anstoer !. Not If the discharge
SHOWS that bounty was paid under act OF July ZS
1866 2. Yes. 3. Communication of ratiuns while on
veteran furlOugh cannot be collected
D. ". H., Carlisle, Ind. Can extra-duty nav be
collected for service rendered in n hospital by a
private during the late war? 2. Has IL K bill
DO relative to Oalhs IN pension cases become a
after March 3, 1858. 2. No.
". NcC.. AetHnIaHUiiie, TeHn.-I. II a soldier en-
nstS Tor three years. and serves as q private and
non commissioned officer for two years and il
then discharged TO receive promotion. Is he emit
tied to bounty; and If so, by what act of Con-
SressY 2. Can a commissioned officer draw pen
SION Tor rheumatism contracted in the service
1HsigsT l. III the enlistment was made prior to
Oct b 1863 the soldier was entitled to 500 bounty
by act OF July p, 1861. 2. Yes
W. II. g.. Freeport. Mich.-fs n father entitled 10
a dependent parents pension on account OF the
death IN service Of son when he mas four sous at
home, good farm, and Is weIl-to-do? A,txBer
re Is not entitled 10 such pension unless in de-
pendent circumstances.
T. h. H., Cortland, MIMI am now drawing
sl4 per month for bronchitis and resulting lung
disease and chronic diaTrlea and resulting piles.
MnlIe ia camp a cOmTade, while chOpping wood
Tor cooking, accidentally cut my foot. !. Can
be Peusloned on account Of injury To foot? 2. II
oruered Tor examination Of foot, must the Board
examine me as 10 the disabilities for which 1 now
draw pension? ARsLosT 1. II you can prove the
INJURY To have been received in line of duty and
there Is peusonabIe degree Of disability existing
by reason OF said cause, YOU be pensioued
therefor. 2. 1t Is customary examine applicants
for all disabilities found To exist whether specific
ally alleged or not
hrs. 81 T. H., Elmira n. MY husband en-
listed Sept. Is, ls6l for three years and was dis
charged sept. 3, 1854. by reason OF expiration of
term OF service. lie received si00 bounty when
discharged, aud that is all. lie Is now deceased.
Il there not 500 more bounty due his widow /?
AHsiGsT. No; but had claim therefor been filed
prior 20 July !, 1850, tdate when such claims be-
came harred.l an additional SlO0 could have been
secured
". H. T., HaHsliH, ". Va.-1. soldier Is wounded
and draws - per month pension. II the dependent
pension bill passes. would that be proof enough 10
place him on the pensiou-Foli at Si2 per month"; .
II = soldier has piece of land valued at 800 or
100, and Is trying to make living for his family
by farming, but cannot, by reason of bad health
VIII he be entitled to pension under said act, or
must be be entirely without property? ARsueT
l. No; lie would have 70 prove that lac WasdisabIeSl
ia such degree rendered him unable TO earn
"a support anal unless be had some disability adj
dIti1nA to that for which lac was peHsioned. he
could not Establish q ease under the dependent
bill. 2 lie would be entitled. providing his degree
OF disability sufficient.
j. H. r, ProVioie4oc, e LII u eornrade Of the late
war mRTTies IA woman with two children and she
has one by HIM, and he should die can she receive
pension for herself and three children until they
become 10 years OF age? AHstosr. II the soldiers
ueath was Que 10 wound, injury or sickness
which originated in the line of duty in the service,
the widow and the child OF the soldier would be
entitled, bat not the children by another father.
q. r. l., Washington, Pd--After a soldier has had
his pension Increased, how soon thereafter can he
again apply for another increase for re-ratineP
Insurer. Unless there - u manifest increase Of is-
ability the rule Is That SIX months must elapse. 1t
viii be useless To apply for a re-rating. rule.
j. ". r., Rochester, " May 80 1865, the Sec
Rotary of War issued an order directing the pay
menI of three months extra pay to returned pris-
oGers of war. At the time was inmate OF St
Johns College Hospital, Annapolis, Md, having
just returned from Florence, >. T.. The boys whA
we're being mustered out were receiving the three
mouths extra pay as per order. Unfortunately for
myself land probably many otheTsl, / WAS trans
ferfed to the Buffalo General Hospital Buffalo. N
Y. But when mustered out at Fort Porter, no three
months extra pay came, on account of the order
having been revoked. The revocation OF the order
always considered doubly deep-dyed stain not
only on the Government, but also on the great War
Secretary. Why WAS the order revoked? Why
should some receive il and others not? AASsosr
Because il was found that Secretary stanton had no
authority 10 order the extra pay. Some were as
the legality of the pay ment the order was revuk
III. J. H., Si0Er Fails, s. D.-I. Can "A widow OF a
soldier who enlisted April - 1861, for three years
aud discharged after one years service collect SIO0
bounty? | learn that this bounty does not go to
heirs. How Is IL? Soldier enlists Dec "a 1905 for
three years aud serves To Close of war; having pre-
vionsly served one year. Can he get the veteran
bounty of siC0p 3. Soldier enlists Nov. a. 1851.
mustered March -, ls62 Is he entitcdto the Sl0O
bounty after serving one year, II his enlistment was
Tor three years? 1HsueT. l. IL the soldier did not re-
eeive said bounty. the widow can collect il. said
bounty can be paid To heirs >. Yes, providing the
prior service Of one year rendered in different
organization than that IN which he subsequently,
served. 3. No. unless discharged for wounds or
injuries In the service.
IL. o. H., PhltpsbUrO, Pa.-What degree OF disa-
biity does 1t require IN claim for pension TO rate
at more than IS per month"; AHsspsT The rating OF
50 is made the basis of mpariug a disability as
equivalent to anchylo of wrist or ankle II the
degree OF disability Is greater, IL Is compared with
some other permanent disability for which higher
rate has been established by law it being intended
to allow the rate Tor equal degrees Of disability
or extent they are supposed to interfere with the
performance OF ordinary manuel labor
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