The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-09
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Il. III. r., Council Bluffs Iotrr-I IF buv or
Otherwise get possession Of an houorabiy-dis-
charged soldiers certificate Of discharge can get
the benefit that would accrue to him on such pa
pers on land, or IN any other way? II 40 how .
Alter soldier had served his time and had been
hohoFHDiy discharged, was he subject 20 the draft
or could he be drafted back into the war again /?
4HstceT. !. No. 2. Yes, In some cases
~ HeC ~ re Rapids, HIH-Is a man entitled to
more thHn so per month for heart disease? IN
s,eer IL Inc requires the regular aid and attendance
OF another person by reason Of said disease he Il
entitled to so per month.
4 Soldiers Daughter. Waterloo Neb-Can a yvoDn-
an, marrying after the war closed and becoming q
widow ia 1881, draw arrears Of pension? And il So
to the exclusion of the children. that were babes
without either parent. while he was in the war:
also what amount OF pension would she draw ?
AHst0er. All widows entitled, upon pro.inp
their claims To pension from date Of death OF me
soldier The date Of her marriage to him does not
enter INTO TIE question. The widow Of au enlisted
man - entitled TO 81 per month. and $ additional
for each minor child under 10 years Of age
X. n. b., Duluth, Mimi III making guuIic1tfon
for Communication OF TatiOns money due a soldier
during the lime he WAS absent Through can he
collect for the whole Time that he was absent from
his company? Suppose lie obtained c<-firrlou h
Tor - days, and not able TO return at the ex-
piration OF that time, and his attending physician
informed the commanding officer of the soldiers
condition. aud asked for extension for % days and
so the continued Illness OF the soldier prevented
him from joining his company ior four months
The soldier has te original Through also las the
aiiidavls of the attending physician given nj the
ume when away from his command on fI4lough
2 la case like the above only the furIough was
filed with tile Commissioner OF Pensions as rart
proof OF sickness. Now, can he have his Through
returned To him, or can he inform the Auditor
where u -, 80 that he have access TO ~ 4a-
srcr l. He can collect y cents day for the entire
period OF absence. ? The proper way will be to
request the Commissioner OF Pensions return
the THROUGH TO the soldier. and this viii 20 done
II can then be flied with claim FOR Communication Of
Tutious.
+. c. d., S0tlh YiRslaBd EJ-Can a soldier who
enlisted AprIi IS is6l, serving three months: again
enlisted sept. ], 1851, serving until December 1852
when he re-eulisted rs veteran, aud served until
June % 1860, recover the balance Of his bounty
which was retained account OF Nis promotion
May 10, 1867 AEsrcr. No All the insialimeuts
OF bounty which became due Rfter he accepted A
commission were forfeited by promotion, and can
not be recovered.
J. IT. s.. South Bend Ind.-Can lawyer or PEN
sion agent employed to prosecute soldiers claim
Tor increase or rerRting collect than the $40
or 20 Zee for his services the same as allowed for
prosecuting original claims2 ARstCsr. No All fees
in pension claims are regulated by law. snd il is
made crime Tor an attorney 10 receive more than
the legal fee ia pension claim.
FeonaR, Baltimore, Hd.-Is sailor who during
the war held the position of yeoman, entitled TO any
higher pension By of that ntnL than A com
mon sailorG 1HSiccT. No. He was simply AN en-
listed man, the same IA common sailor.
{. 4 T., Rand, Coio.-I served 2 months during
the war, and May 3 1866, enlisted IN the Regular
Army and served three years Was not entitled
10 Sis month instead OF SIS? think there was "A
law that all men who had served two years in the
KNR TgH
There was no such law. You were only entitled to
$40 per month u you were "A private soldier
L r.. Piper City. IH-l enlisted in 1851 in Co. D.
iih Mo Reserve Corps and after four months sery-
ice was mustered out by reason of orders Of Gen.
Hallcck. again enlisted for three years and
served until 1855, receiving $500 bounty. Am not
entitled To more bounty, and docs IL make any diff
ference in pensiOng 4RsIesr. You have received
all the bounty To whieh you were entitled. The
amount oi bounty received by soldier does not m
any way Affect ms pension
ID. ". r., 4hditie, PG.-My pension certificate
dated Jan. IL, ls6i. gave me s. for complete
Anchy losis of light elbow vs. ich was correct and
IT still exists In February, 1874, my pension was
increased TO SD per month, and new certificate
issued, and the name of the disability was changed
To read "gunshoI wound of right arm and complete
anehylosis Ofright elbow" l. Why ii clIangede
= Is not the rate for complete anchylosis SD per
month, and was / not entitled To that rate at the
start. or from the date Of my dischaFges 8 Am
dnsiCer. l. 50 To make the certificate read prop
erly. = You were only entitled To ST. from 1916
&
IS. r., DlisbuTg, Pal see advertised that an
act passed July 23. 1875 lamendatory to the act Of
April %, 1872 provides that all soldiers who en-
listed volunteers for three years before July %
1861. aud were mustered and houorably discharged
shall be entitled To IA bounty of sIOO I enlisted in
June, 1851 discharged ia june 1861; received SIOO
In 1901 and SlOO ia 1880. Am entitled and to ho
should apply? InsiCeT The act mentioned only
provides for those who received no bounty ut all
As you received all the bounty to which you were
entitled you do not come under the act mentioned
LieutendIIt. Fort Scott hdn.-I enlisted October
1862, To serve three years during the war; re-
ceived 50 advance bounty first regular payday
was promoted Nov. l. 1868, % First Lieutenant in
another regiment; WAS mustered out Aug. Is. 1865
receiving three months extra pay proper. Am
entitled to any more bounty Iisslcsr. No. All
bounty was forfeited by promotion. Even the S25
advance bounty should have been deducted from
your pay. if IL was not done.
Il. ", CdHiSieO ". R-I. When a claim has been
rejected and new evidence furnished and they say
II - not sufficient to warrant favorable action how
long will it be before they will notice il again. .
II they take II up, how long does take go there
3. Does the claimant have To be examined again
4. How far they behind in rejected claims {?
AHSteer. |. BY they" we presume you refer to
the Pension Bureau. IL the evidence submitted
has been passed upon and has been deemed in
sufficient, no further notice will be- taken of the
claim until sufficient aud satisfactory evidence
bearing upon the cause of rejection shall be fur
nished. , GOwheFeF 8. Yes. 1. Several months.
M d, w., Maple Rapids. Mich,-I applied for pen
sion about "a month ago upon disease with
suitng disability. Being ignorant, | thought that
would not apply on more than one disability at "a
time. On looking up my evidence found that
ought to have applied on weak eyes and lung dis
ease, resulting from measles. My aifidavits all
bear upon these additional disabilities / have
just received my card giving the number of my
claim. What am To do To have these other dis
abilities added To the original claim. that can
DO examined for all the disabiIitiesY AHS,Bsr
State in affidavit to be executed before an officer
OF IA court of record, the time place and circuu-
stances Of contracting the additional disabilities
and forward said affidavit to the Pension Bureau
where IL will be consolidated with your original
claim.
A. C. B., Mechanics Falls, Me--If a man who has
worked up "A pension dies before IL comes To him.
will his wife draw It? Ansr0er. Yes IL claim is al
lowed.
H. L. w. GiIs,sna, ~ HI. Is II possible at this
ate day for person who has arrived mt the age OF
- years To draw her 81 u month for the time she
under Id years of age after her fathers DEATH
he having lost his life in the late war four five
years prior To her arriving at the aforesaid agef
2. AiteT having requested reconsideration of n pea
sion claim, and to place name pension roll ho|V
long ought 10 TO be before hearing from Il Sail
claim having been paid up 10 Aug. 20 1881, only
one payment having been received the Board of
Surgeons having failed to find that the disease for
which claim WAS made existed at the aforesaid
date? ARsl0sr? l. Yes, if the child is entitled
thereto by reason of the death of the widow Of the
soldier and providing: said widow did not draw il
during her lifetime 2. Unless medical evidence is
furnished showing the existence of the disability
claimed, no action would be taken upon the re-
quest
c. Il. r., Old Chatham, ~ FL. An ex-so!dier
was pensioned for chronic diarIhea aud rheuma-
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