The National tribune., 1892-12-22
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g. r. H., HARRISBURG Pal. A soldiers claim
pending under the late law June r. $500 and he in
the meantime having died. when pension IL grant,
ed can the widow receive the check and hays 10
cashed in bank the legsl claimant could
have done had he been alive. according to existing
laws? 2 Which Is preferable to the widow. %
make application Immediately after the death Of
the soldier claimant, delay II until her deceased
husbands pension Is sllowedf There 10 n PEN
sion law IN existence. understand. Ia refsrenoste
executors and administrators receiving pension
papers and putting them in force, and we are nos
fully cognizant Of its import for the collection and
settlement in a tes;ator's estate. In what papers
have they exclusive Jurisdiction granted by ths
pension laws? Can they touch vouchers, checks.
etc. short how docs The In w read and " hen AID
1t become suchf 4Hsrsr 1. The widow IL entitled
to the accrued pension, and the check in payment
OF such pension as may be due him will Issue to
her in her name. 2. She should make application
for pension immediately after her husbands death.
3. You no doubt refer to the not of March l. 1sse.
which provides that in of tine death Of in
valid pensoner after check in payment of his pen
sion due has been mailed to him. the check shall
be paid to the widow, and I'm there il
widow to the surviving mi nor children guardian
thereof; and Ia of widow 10 her minor chill
dren, The act also provides that where an invalid
pensioner dies before payment 10 him Of his pen
dren surviving him. The amount due TO the date OF
the pensioners death may, IN the discretion Of hs
Secretary Of The Interior, be paid To- the legal repre-
sentatIvcs of abe deceased peusioner.
w. X b.. Jueks0Hp0rt Vis.-l What Is the rea-
son that all Old claims for Increase dropped and
not taken up in their proper tuTn7 2. How Is 10
that there no more certificates issued now than
there were under Commissioner Black each week.
g. pensioDer applied for increase in 1859. and
ordered to be examined by private doctor. and 20
get two eghbors testify TO his disability. About
nine months after, then again the same exsmina-
tioD two years after the first examination Then
Jan Is. 1892. he ordered before the u. s.
Board of Surgeons. He has not heard from his
claim since How much longer do you think he
Will have TO wait before he hears from 1t? 4Hs'rsr.
L. They are not being dropped" but awaiting
their turn for action. 2. There have been and are
now being issued more than four times daily.
weekly, and monthly more certificates under Com
missioner Rum than were issued under Commits
sioner Black. Under the latter the number of GER
tihcates averaged about 81, coo annually: under
Raum they have averaged nearly 100 coo annually.
3. We cannot say when the claim will be taken up
for action He shonld call it up in the Pension Blu
reau and ask it, condition.
L. C.. 81. Louis Mo.-soue pension attorneys ara
claiming that there is 500 due old soldiers bounsy)
who enlisted in 1864 Is IL so7 AnsIrer 1t is not
There may be individual case where q
bounty is due, but to determine that question all
the facts regarding dates Of enlistment and dis
charge, period OF enlistment, cause Of discharge,
amount OF bounty received. and when paid. etc,
should be given. There has been no now bounty
W. G.. B. PhiJadelphia.-l. Can q pensionsr fsom
this country drawing pension In Europe make APP
plicaIion for increase while there? 2 Are thers
any Examining Surgeons there? Anstrer. l. Yes
q The Pension Bureau would have him examined
by some foreign physician or surgeon who would
be selected by the u s. Consul resident in the pen
sioner's locality
AHA. Penn Yam, w. III man owns and
has the entire income of 20 acres of land. is he
titled to parents dependent pension? Anst1sr.
That depends upon the value OF the land and the
income therefrom.
j. G. c., NeD Haren, Conn-what redress has .
soldier who enlisted Aug. 8. 1852 for three years
and was discharged March 3. 1863. on Surgeons
certificate of disability" and his record In the War
Department IS discharged for rheumatism con-
trscted prior to enlistment, and upon application
to War Department petitions for change OF record.
fling the statement of two neighbors who knew
him for six and III years prior TO enlistment THAI
he never was sick or troubled with Rheumatism
sill he contracted it while in the service, and tho
War Department. refuses TO change his reeord7
Answer. None. Tie War Department cannob
change a record made at time when the events
occurred years ago. no matter what testimony -
now filed.
F. g.. EddyriILs Iowa.-When soldiers inoresss
claim is rejected on the ground that the rate Of
pension was fully commensurate with the then
isting degree OF disability from pensoDed cause AZ
shown by the evidence on file, and the soldier asks
for new hearing on the case and furnishes the
doctors afidsvits W no have carefully made an ex-
animation of bim which positively shows tina. he
Is only drawing one-haf what he Is entitled to
under the law. what will the Pension Departments
do with the case? AnsWer. Probably order him
for another examination before Board of Surgeons
in order to determine whether the medical testi-
mony submitted IS in accordance with the facts.
O ~ c. LGnes5oro, Pd.-Will you please tell me
if pension money deposited in bank is subjecs
taxation? Astcer. Ii is just the same any other
money.
j. r. j., Benton. W.-What class of soldiers
widows not entitled to pension? "A soldier died
I'm this County short time ago. and il Is said that
his widow is not entitled to pension. on account OF
the date of marriage. How ia this? 4nswer. The
only provision in the pension laws whereby q
widow of soldier is debarred from pension 10
where she married the soldier after June q, 1890
and she applies for pension under the act of said
date. Under the old LAW she is not debarred from
lon nv nf har M al ANN
p s., Reed Ind. A soldier applies for PEN
sion under old law and before completing his
case changes and applies under the law of june z,
1890 under which his pension Is allowed Can he
90 and piete his case under the old law and
get his back pay from the tine he first applied up
to the time he applied under the new law by fur
nshing the evidence to the satisfaction of the Com
missioner of Pensions. does his application under
the new law stop tine old case? q Ii q soldier has
completed his case under the old law and his PEN
sion is allowed, but he does not get what he thinks
he is entitled to under the act of June a. $780, and
applies under il and ii is allowed, now should bis
pensionabe disabilities increase that under the
old law he would be entitled TO more than So, can
he again change back TO the old law and be in
creased to what he shows himself entitled TO. or
does the first change from the old to the new for
ever estop him? Anstoer. l. He can go on and
complste his case under the old law and receive
the pension found due Hereunder just the same -
il he had not applied for pension under the new
law. There Is nothing in either law which con-
fcss or interferes with or the other. z He can
go back to the old law and be increased there
under
H. L.,
drawing q pension and applies for an increase ON
old disability, and the Examining Boards report
is not favorable for an increase, viii his claim
simply be rejected, without another examination?
2. If the Board reports him stout, healthy man.
viii he be dropped from the rolls or what would
be the result of such q report? 4lSIOer. /. Yes,
usually. 2. He would probably be dropped from
the rolls If the Pension Bureau satisfied that such
report Is correct.
NJ " Honda Colombia South AnericG.-l. Has
there been change IN the rate for loss OF one eye
or the sight of same, within the past three years;
and if so, what? e. In of any increase in the
obtain the addition? 3. In Case peHsiouer draw
ing under the old law should apply under the sct
of June o. 1890 for loss Of sight of right eye, what
would be the probable allowance under that law
for disability mentioned? w hat Is the present
rate under the old law for loss of sight Of eyer
5. Which in your opinion would be best for PEN
siouer with above mentioned disability; remain
under the old law, apply under the act OF juno
27, 1890? AnStUer. l. Under office ruling made
Dec T. 1891 the rate changed fro SS per mouth
for loss OF light of one to Sl2 per month. For
loss of eye the rate remains the same as before.
viz ST. per month. 2 Apply to the Commissioners.
of Pensions. 8. S12 per month. L. Sl2 per month,
the same as under the new law. s. Either law will
give him the same, but Ii Is preferable for him
10 apply under the old law If he IL pensoned there
under for the disability mentioned. because the in
creased rate will date back to Dec 4, 1891, and hs
would be in line for further increase in case his
disability increased.
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