The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-17
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X. f., Burton Uis-A soldier now drawing
pension under the old law applied under the act OF
June q 1880 and also for increase under the old
| law. IL pension il granted under the new law
and he accepts the -fRe. be continue prose
cute his claim under the old law and II granted a
si1l higher rate under the old law, can lie accept
II? AHs1er. Yes. The allowance Of the soldiers
claim under tire act Of June p. 1890 will not in
any way prejudice any title to a higher under
the old law that he may have lie can continue
10 prosecute his old law ciaD and II ~ Is allowed
Mt higher rate than that received under the new
law. there II nothing to prevent him from accept
H. r.. Pueblo. Col0.-Has County Clerk the
right to charge Is cents to execute soldiers pen-
sion vouchers? 4Bsloer. A County Clerk is a State
oI1cer, and his fers are regulated by State laws.
We are not familiar with the Of your 8 ate on
the subject The Uni ed ates law prohibits any
United States officer from charging fee fer exeen-
Ing pension vouchers, bnt Of course he United
States has no Jurisdiction over the fees of State
officers.
A. B. Port jefferson " "a soldier drawing a
pension under the new law recently died. He was
married subsequent to June q 1890 the dale Of the
passage of the new law. What must his widow do
daily labor for support AliStoer. The widow re-
ferred TO IL not emitted to pension under the act Of
June ~ 1880. she having married the soldier since
that date and she IL not entitled to pension under
any law unless she establish that the soldiers
death was due to disability which originated IN
the line of duty n the service. Application should
be made 10 the Honorable Commissioner OF PEN
sons
w. Fl. B.. faton U.-Does the money that is paid
for pensions come from the duty imports
from the internal revenue? Anstuer. The money
paid for pensions is appropriated out Of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise sppropri-
ated and does not come from any particular serv
ice. The conscience fund" as well as the duties
on imports and the income from internal revenue
are used In all appropriations.
j. H.. Fade Pa-%hat have been the various
rates of pension since the close Of The war for sol
der who lost leg below tn knee? Ans,eer.
Sis from June g. 1866. SI8 from June A, 1872: sz4
from March 3. 1888. and $50 from Aug. L. 1885.
y. Il. w., Hampton, Io,ed.-H law sheuld pass
Congress paying private soldier the difference
between the deprecated currency he received and
gold from May i. 1851. tn May /, 1865 how much
would be due him? Ansscey. That depends upon
the shape in which the bill would pass for doubt
less some average price of gold would be adopted
for each month during the period mentioned; thus
during the month Of January, 1852, they might
they might obtain average for every three
months or six months. or year. Usless we could
know in what shape the bill would pass, could
not answer the question.
L. w., Chatham. Ontario Canada.-L I am = PEN
sioner drawing Sl2 per month under the new Law.
and i am told that can apply for back pension
under the old law. Is this irue7 @ Ifa pepsioaer
should die, could the parties who take care Of him
receive the pension due at the date of his deathf
Instcer. /. Where a claim for invalid pension IL
fled subsequent to June 30. 1880. pension II al.
lowed can only date from date of fling the app!t.
cation in the Pension Bureau; if fled prior 20 that
date, however, original pension. when allowed
dates from the date Of the soldiers discharges. 4
Where pensioner dies leaving widow or minor
children the parties who bore the expenses of hts
last sickness and burial, can obtain rembu
ment of the same to the extent of the amount Of
pension due. providing the pensoner did not leave
sufficient assets to meet such expenses
H. b. C., Sdnforfs Corners " Y.-What were the
prices of gold at New York at various dates during
the warf AnsUer; January. 1852 the highest price
was l03; July, 1862. the highest price WAS 40;
January, 1868. 100; July, 1868. 49, January 1854,
l60; July. 1854. 285 Qsighest point ever reaohed);
January 1865. 81; and July 1855 f46 After july
1865 the price of gold gradually decreased until Ia
January. 1873. when specie payments were
sumed, it became 100, where it has since remained
W. w. w., Petersburg. ~ Y-Has there ever
been act of Congress since 1873 allowing an nc.
torney to collect $40 fee in pension claim before
the allowance of the same; AnstUer. Yes; the act
OF June 20 1878, provided that an attorney might
collect his fee, to the amount of $40, during the
tendency of a claim. This act repealed by
the act of July g. 1884 which makes it a criminal
offeuse for attorney to receive any fee in PEN
sion claim other than that paid him by the United
States Pension Agent after the claim has been
allowed.
III. ~. National Soldiers Home, Kan, says: I'm
tie Correspondence colualn of Feb. 4 in answer
E 3 H., Electra, Fla. you say. soldier is not
privileged to enter any State Home, except that Of
the State In which he enlisted You are mistaken.
A residence OF two years In the States of Illinois,
Iowa, Nebrasks, and Colorado will entitle an old
soldier to admission to the State Homes in those
States, no matter what State be enlisted from. A
residence of three years required in Iowa, but
/ believe this has been reduced to two, and Colo
RADIO will reduce hers to q residence which requires
six months to gain" We find that there are sew
eral other States which have Homes open 10 resi-
Dents without regard to the State from which they
enlisted.
C. a p, GnIgen, Mch.-1. Has the Pension Bu-
resu suspended work on increase claims? 2. RI so,
why? 8. How long will It be before they COM
menee work on increase claims again Aassccr.
j, 2 and 3. The Pension Bureau has suspended
action OF increase claims. but those claimants who
not alreay on the pension roll have some pref.
given them in the adjudication of claims;
aside from this, the increase claims acted Ia
the same manner as other cases.
j. A. g., LoIcel, Udss-What are the prospects Of
the arrears act being repealed during this Con,
gress? Ans,cer. We hope that the bill will become
a law some day, but we cannot say whether il VIII
become law during the present Congress.
j. f.. Stark, kdR-A woman whose husband was
not in the army, and who had four sons, during the
war lost a in the service. Can she be pensioned
his account? Ansusr. If the mother g.
tablish that her sons death was due to disability
contracted in the line of duty and that he did net
leave wife child surviving him, and that shs
was depenpent upon him Tor support, she be
pensione0.