The National tribune., 1890-09-11
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r. p. s.. Perry, III. Please give us the amount
OF pay General, Lieutenant General, Major Cen
eral, BriGRdier General, Colonel Lieutenant Colo
mel, Major Captain, and First and Second Liguten-
ants receive when placed upon the Retired LIST of
the Army. :. W hat does non nnissoned officer
aHd "a private receive while In active service? g.
Please give the meaning % the clause Of the bill for
appropratiux money for new clerks in the. Pensfon
once, prohibiting the further paying Of pensions
to Retired Army officers. 4 Why IS II that Il takes
so long a Time To get claim for pension through
tho ohiccf AHs'Csr. l. The pay Of n General and
liehlenant-G General when retired IS - per cent. Of
The amount they received Rt the time OF retirement
The former receives Si3.5GO when in active duty
aud the latter receives sill OO1 per anuum. The
pay of other commissioned officers on rstirement
- as follows: MajOr-GeueTal, S5,G15 per annum +:
BTigadier General, i.lZ5. Colonel s. 625; Lieu
$3.50; First Lieutenant g. 20: Second Iieuteu-
ant. 81, 10 All of these. however, have their pay
Increased every five years until - years OF retire
mcnt. : IL ranges from Si3 q month and Tations 70
s2l per month and TaLious according to length Of
service. For first five years IL is sI3 and Hfsr 20
years II IS ST per month. 3. IL provides that no
pension shall hereafter be paid TO any retired officer
OF the Army, Navy Marine Corps A Because
the force of the Pension Office has been inadeauats
10 cope with the claims arising under the new law
alone, TO say nothing OF those under The old law.
This viii soon Be rcmedied, and the Pension ONCE
VIII proceed To- take up claims FOR action rapidly
as possible.
o. E. 49,, G-ssnvils, " il. A peusioner ayplI.s
for increase of pension, l159, for paralysis a dis
Hcihty Tor which he i not peu7iuned, and IL Is
rejected. lie again applies 1890. Should it be
allowed, viii ne De dated tHcE To ths time Of hs
first Rpplioationf 2 Under the new pension law,
viii all applicants for pension have to be sub
jsoted 10 medical examination 1ns,csr / II
the facts are IA you state them, aud pension is
granted, 10 viii date from discharge Yes.
J. H.. Norton. KgHs.-i. Soldier died in ls7E and
left widow, und four children uuder Is years OF
age. widow remarked ia 1873 Can she draw
pension FOR herself au children fr9i date u death
ui nrst husband til her marriage . Why does
not Pension Department receipt Tor applications
under act Of June ~ the same a. ia applications
Tor lECTel.se2 J. claim Tor increase and reraLiae,
went before EOsTu Of Review June r. 1890 How
long, PROBABLY, before claim is adIuStedF 4 How
long, IN your opinion before pensions are paid on
account ct act OF June - s. Could soldiers in
western Kansas Ia any Way Influence Pension Com
missioner - make tAsiT cases special on account
Of dcsiiutiou caused by total loss OF c.ops IN
stgcT l. Yes, under the old law uuon furnishing
the necessary testimony. 2 The Pension Office
Will eventually receipt for all applications under
the act of June - 1920; IN some cases u has a.
ready acknowledged receipt and In others It will
ia u snort time. 3 II - possible with
accuracy; probably within short time. 4. Some
Of them will be allowed ia u short time pe-!lans
whilc others will not be reached for several
How long, cannot say. 10 j. ultuiie-tIy lulDos-
this and the last. 5 When the Commissioner
OF Pensions finds that the facts in a certain claim
Tor pension justify it being made special that is,
when u IS shown that the claimant Is either de-
pendent upon charity FOR support or i likely TO
die soon lac will probably make said claim special.
IL Is entirely optional with him.
l.. d., dTc'tbuid, PA soldier uarries shortly
after arriving home from the war, and they have
several children his wife dies Hud he marries
again and has more children. The soldier Is now
dead. J. Is the last wife entitled to pensions 2
Are his children by first and second wife also ef-
titedf AnsloeT. Certainly she Is entitled; even were
she the third or fourth wife, she would stl be
entitled 10 pension if the necessary testimony can
be furnished 2. IL would depend upon circum-
stances. IT under 10 years Of age and not under
care and custody OF the widow. they might have
title.
j. s Reading. Pa WAS born in London. Eng
land, and came - this country when two years
old enlisted IN the army and served three years,
aud have voted at every presidential election su ce
nave never been naturaiized was recently told
that had no right To vote. Is this cOrreCtP In
stgtT. IL your father nRtura!ized while YOU
were undcr age that makes you citizen Of the
United safes and entitled To vove but IL your
father not nHturBliZed prior To your arriving al
legal age, then you are not n citizen aud have no
right 10 vote, uuless you tile with some court of
record "a declaration OF your intention To become a
ci:izcn, The iHct that you served in the Union
army does not make you citizen OF the United
States.
J. s. Roteling Green, XII Can man who
served in the late WAR under an assumed name get
IA pension; aud u 80, how should the declaration b..
made? , Can man who enlisted in the late war but
who was never mustered ia, obtain a pension If hs
incurred pensi"naole disability while serving in
said war in the line Gf duty? 3. Can "a man " no
served tn any State miiliiH obtain pension for an
injury incurred while engaged in said service and
In the line of his duty Anytoer /. Yes: IL IA
simply question of identity. Application should
be made under tAe correct name, aud in the deCara
atns.Tgt
which service WAS rendered. ,. Pension cannot DO
ChtNucd II the applicants name il not borne uuor
the records of the War or Navy Department g.
CIgials based upon disability arising in State
militia service barred hen not prosecuted to a
successful issue prior to july 1, ls14
S T. H., Columbia, ToGrG.-l. Was suicide iu Francs
ever so common that there was a law passed 10
hitch horse TO man thai had taken his own life az
drag his dead body through the streets discourage
suicide? . IL soldier dies and leaves a child over
10 years old that is permanently disabled so It is
unable to earn a support 10y manual labor can the
mother OF the child have its name placed on pen
Sion-Toll for lIie, rs provided for such children
that are under 10 at soldiers death? g. ii soldier
goes to- the office OF notary public with his
voucher and has him TO fi Il out aud put his seal
on IT, what is the legal fee for his servce2 ,olIfer
IL insane aud Is AT home in custody Of his wife
eau application for pension be made through his
wife as custodian or guardian, no guardian being
appointed by the court to look after bis ueresIsP
.iHStUcr. i, No, Il was not suicide in France does
not average what It does in Norway or Sweden
At one time, many years ago, suicide was yeEy
the law mentioned, aud dilgeut search fails TO
bring forth Hny Information regarding such a law.
2. No; answer 10 Many Subscribers la our
last issue 3. NOlaries' fees not governed by
national law, bat are regulated by the laws Of the
several States, and the amount allow ed Of course
varies la different States. l. No.
II J. H. Si0u4 F,ttS, =. D.-l. Is there any law
giving n soldier bounty who enlisted for nine
months previous To July II. 1864? :. Widow has
the discharge of deceased husband which reads:
" Discharged by reason OF physical disability"
How can she dad out II she IL entitled 10 any
bounty? 3 Soldier of the war OF 1912 dies n ISGI;
inag ges u widow, who remaTTies IN 1854 Is she en-
titled 10 any pension? 4. Has IL. Il. bill No 295
10y Mr. ConEer. introduced in january lastl become
law9 AHsiSsr. /. No. 2. 1.-THE deceased soldier
enlisted subsequent To July -. 1851 and WAS dis
charged prior Ia a service af two years for cause
other than wounds or injuries in the nature OF
wUuads the widow has Iitle To bounty. 8 No.
l. No, and probably 1t will not. It's purpoFt is TO
restore pension 10 widows after their Tenarriags.
C.. d. c., lansing, Aich-A father has four sons
living, either one of them Abundanlly able 10
support him another died in the service. The
father able TO and did receive fair salary
Intl about " ysaEs ago. Ii hs legally IseeiYing