The National tribune., 1892-10-13
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f. W. s. Hamburg PA comrade claims that
the United States Government at time issued
$50 gold pieces. He says he has seen one of them.
and describes IL as an eight-cornered coin. say
the United States Government never stamped or
issued any $50 gold pieces. Please inform us An
You right. The largest coin officially
struck at the mints and issued by the United States
Government is the double Gag lie SO gold piece.
Private assayists, however, in California, prior to
the establishment of the mint there, and perhaps
elsewhere, made number of gold coins, privately
stamped. of the value of $50. Some of these
eighi-cornered, but we rot informed as to just
how much of this private coin money was in circu-
lation nor do we know of any way of aseertaining
the exact amount. Your friend probably
of these ard very naturally got the i'm preston that
it officially issued by the General Government.
ID. r., Cidrksofi, Payne Co. Okla.-A friend Of mine
claims that England pays duty goods inn
ported from the United states, such as iron any
other goods. Does England charge Us duty coffee
and tea that comes through her ports? AIlsl0er.
Engiand is free-trade country. tariff, however,
is imposed upon the following articles: Cocoa,
coffee chicory dried fruit. tea, tobacco. and wine.
Then there tariffs equivalent to counter
vaing the internal revenue taxes on beer, spirit
Gus liquors, few chemicals containing spirits),
and playing cards. Thus it will be that iron
pays no tax. England exports iron. Our tobacco.
If exported, would pay considerable tax, and to-
bAcco is one of Engands chief sources of revenue.
We import in immense cargOeS our coffee and tea
direct from the countries where they produced.
and therefore it would be expensive and incon-
yenient to import via English ports.
H. c. L.. Lees Summit No.. Please state
through your columns. In the election of
President is thrown into the House the Constitu-
ion, lie Mt nj ut ives
shall choose Immediately by ballot the President
but in choosing the President the vote shall be
haring uoe. Will you please state in what
manner that rOte is counted? 2. How many Re-
publicans Democrats. and Third Party Represent
atives from each State there in the last House
of Congress? 4ns,Cer. J.. The emergency has
never arisen but once, and on that occasion the
ballot was counted by a commission appointed for
that purpose. The House itself would determine
the method when such an election is had 2. Two
hundred and thrty-eight Democrats. 80 Republic
cans. five Peoples Party, three Independents. and
two Farmers Alliance.
j. o. d.. Vest Saiens VISA soldier of the late
war is drawing Il pension; but several years ago,
before receiving it, became separated from his wife,
whom he had married before the war. Neither he
nor she has been divorced, nor have either
married. but they know the whereabouts of each
other. The wife has means of support other than
her labor Is she entitled to pension under act of
June 81, 1890? Asuer She will be when the soldier
dies. not before because she Will not be a widow
until that event.
Old Veteran. Neg Hampstire-l. An original
claim for pension was reported TO be on the COM
pleted files. No new evidence was called for, but
the claimant ordered before another Board of
Examining Surgeons. If the claim Is ever acted
on again. will anyone act on il but the Board of
Review? g In the second Board of Examn-
ing Surgeons found greater degree of disability
of The same nature than the first Board reported,
would it benefit the claimant? 8. Is this the usual
way of acting n claim? T. Who was Commits
sioner of Pensions Mt the close of the late war, and
who have held that Office since then and prior to
Gen. Black? AnS,ucr. 1. II will take the same
course as it did originally. That remains to be
seen. Usually, yes. 3. Sometimes 1T is. 4. Jos.
II. Barrett, Of Ohio, was appointed April l5 1861.
and was succeeded by Christopher G. Cox, of Mary
land July 28, 1868. He succeeded by Henry
Van Aernum, of New York, May /. 1869. He was
succeeded by James H. Baker of Minnesota April
90 1871. He succeeded by Henry NJ. Atchin-
son. of Nebraska, March 26. 1875. He
ceeded by Charles Gill. of Wisconsin. Feb 10.
1876. He was succeeded by John A. Bentley. of
Wisconsin. March %, 1876. He was succeeded by
William w. Dudley, of Indiana, June q. 1881. He
was succeeded by Ots p. q. Clark, of Rhode Island,
Nov l5 1884. He was succeeded by John C. Black.
of Illinois, March 49, 1885 He succeeded by
James Tanner of New York. March n, 1882 aud
the present Commissioner. Green b. Raum. of
illinois, appointed Oct. l9, 1889
s. Veterans Home. Cql.-l. VIII you please
answer in TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE whether or not