The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-03-26
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L. r. A., Sharon, O-What f. the address OF the
Government officer who furnishes head stones FOR
u. G.
". r., FaE1ce, N,5.-1 What was the amount Of
The first issue Of greeuback4 known AZ old demand
notes, and which did not contain the execution
ciausef 2. In rcdCcmIuE greCuback4 and other
securities under the act Of April -. lSl6, in what
manner were they TederuedP Angurr I 500
O3Q000, Of which all but 5000 has 10 the present
time, been redeemed? 2 BY the issuance Of
Understanding bonds authorized by act of March
w. f. T. Do,rningion OIL A soldier has a claim
pending for increase on account Of scurvy and re-
suits. Can he Ge application for new disability
before the settlement OF his present claim 2 Will
the Department. allow claim for heart disease
resulting from smallpox incurred ia the service
without claimant proving the existence Of heart
disease from discharge TO the present timer n
q disability originates while on parole furlouzh
viii the Department. accept Il ~ being incurred in
the line Of duty? AHsCcr. I. Yes. 2 Probably
not. 3 Yes ordinarily.
d. 4. o., Grigg's Corners. o.. When a claim ia
placed on the Completed Files does tbis show tbat
the pension viii be allowedg @ What is the usual
length Of time that n claim remains on the Com
pieted Fles3 AHsWer. i. Not necessarily, for Il
may aiterward be rejected 2 II IL impossible TO
sFcmS with certainty; several months.
". w., ROUge's Point " E-TTavinp, served In the
late war and been discharged Jan 8 1868 on my re-
thPn home / WAS drafted iu the first draft / Wnsit
legal to draft me under these circunstaucrsP 2
C"n now recover the money paid a substitute?
dHStrcr. l. Yes 2. No
"A X q fVvsJF.gf... n n
last day Of Congress the senate passed House bill
granting an artificial limb every three instead OF
every hye years Now, ia the event Of a soldier 80
ulsholed beng unable TO wear artificial appara-
tus' can he draw the Communication every three
instead OF every five years? AnsuCr. The matter
~ now before the Attorney General ayrtipo, bis
DECISION, which viii be made in % few weeks
D. ~ H., PtisioH, Pa.-If man who served i'm the
Iate war DIES, leaving widow, who remarries, and
children. can the children draw pension dYgtrsr
"a Ley are under 10 years OF age at the date 81 ths
mOther FemarrHge, they may receive pension
rom Gate until arrival at the age of IS.
z. n. L., SHe6H O.-Mr8 g., who was n widow
when the war began, had u son who enlisted and
d.ed 90 hospital, and she was allowed pension NJ n
dependent mother on hisaccount, but Sine has since
remarked and pension accordingly ceased. Her
second husband died prior To june q 800 Can
tbs dependent mother or q crippled child Of hers
about ~ years old, draw pension under the new
y, Il D., H0isisin, Hicb-l. Can a soldier draw
IHE pension under the Old law drop his claim
T,'ueg stiI Jaw anu make application under Of
June q $500, and ia course Of two or three years
again take up his old claim? @ Can he dron ina
claim under the act of June n 1890 make appiica-
Loh under the Old law and iu course Of time take
both questions. -
Land L''bber, BoiCling Green, OIL. What il the
greatest speed that be made ON the water at
THIS time by steam going, ve.4eIs2 2 What l. a
knOtg 9. IL q boat could be made To- 20 twice "a
ast rs they 20 at present, would 10 be any great
aoFhntaget AHsCer. l. About y knots. This il
said 70 be the maximum speed Of the Tr : Cruiser
Cushing, which IS known "a the ftsfegt ua.5aI
aHIht z. knot - nautical mile which is n
!''tlE more tl1n statue or English mile. g. Ger
tainly. % would be great advantage for IL would
practically reduce the distance between maritime
nations onc-haf and would result i'm frerr coruD1r,
nic"iIOn between different nations. The saving Of
time would also be advantageous in many other
respects for instance, 10 would assist Commences
LOT party investing ~ goods 70 be shipped TO and
sou ia AustraiIa would get his returns q month
sooner, ana the interest on his investment would
De in q manner doubled. In fact many advantages
would result from such rapid transit
n. Gerdts LUd,CjqsJ1srgh gerta11,,- II What
would be the probable cost OF the passage of the
arrears Dill 2 Is this bill likely to become n law?
AHsger. j. some months ago the Commissioner Of
Pensions estimated that 20 paw arrears in mn cIarg
that have been allowed and ali clIiIuy nam ye{jDg
winch were lied prior to June %, 1890 would
tFeutu3!ly cost the Government about Sf7I 36I 100
2 We have hopes that at some time in the fiture
CONGRESS will see The justice Of this bill and make
j. IT. S. South Rsnd. I,d.-A few davs as,o. a o,r,,.
rade and were talking, and he made the assertion
that The pension list on the decrease I told
llil ult not bcIicte 10. - 10 tie factP dgSIrer
lille 10 j. not true ut this time that the number Of
pensioners on the rolls is decreasing vet il is GER
tain That the time is near at hand when the rapiCIv-
increasing number Of deaths will yearly diminish
the pension rO44 until II Is reduced to almost moth
ing.
f. w., Biddeford He.-1. Please inform me
Whether or not q pensiOncr has the legal right TO
appropriate or invest his pension money az he feels
disposed = Is not the pcnsiOuer's contract in any
lawful branch Of business Just as binding "a fl
would be n the money came from some other
source2 3. After q claimant receives his pension
money, IL he feels disposed 10 make a neighbor or
friend present in cash. is there any law that would
prevent such person from receiving the same? An
sNer. j. GENERALLY speaking. a pensioner has the
right 10 dispose Of his money as he ple9ses but
there are naturally some limits For instance in
your state the sale OF liquor is prohibited BY law
IL would therefore be Illegal in your State for him
10 invest his money in Intoxicating LIQUOR ne
would also be illegal for him 10 knowingly invest
NJ ln smugEied goods. But the pensioner has the
right 10 dispose OF his money freely as any other
citzeH. = es, and tt The contract be legal he can
Dc heid 70 t. g. No; but lf such person is the PEN
sion attorney OF the soldier, the law will regard
any money that the receives from the pensioner
not a. "a Iif, but fec and therefore lie attor-
ney would not be allowed to acceDt the same frou,
the peU-oHer, and If he should so accent IL he
would be liable TO fine aud imprisonment But
aside from this, there is law TO prevent the pen
siouer from making anyone a present
A. j. f., SCribr, " ~ was examined this week
for increase Of pension. When may / expect 10
hear from the claim? AnSlUer. II will be several
months before 10 is reached but we cannot saw ex-
actiy how long it will be.