The National tribune., 1892-09-08
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NJ. FlSDer, SlkeStown, MO.
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Subscriber HIs-Please inform whether there
are any laws exempting soldiers who draw PEN
sion from poll tax? Aasrer. There is no poll tax
levied in your State.
j. H., KratzerriHe Pal. In what corps were
the 20lst and sod Paw. and who the commander
I'd. Can soldier get pension under the old law If
he never had applied under the old law and is now
getting S12 under the new law? hnSicer. l..
Iwenty-second Corps, commanded by Z. =. Augur.
2 Yes, for disability contracted in line of duty in
the service and which entities him to more than
Sl2. and providing he can prove his claim.
Subscriber Irchbud.-Can the widow OF q de-
ceased soidier--she drawing pension on account OF
same-remarry and still draw q widow 8 pension.
whether she remarries a veteran or otherwseE
As understand the law in regard 10 widows pen
sions she cannot draw pension on account OF said
deceased soldier remarry, and still draw the same.
Under the circumstances. are there any conait,ons
where she can? Ans,per. Her pension ends with
her remarriage and she cannot, under any orcum-
Stances be restored 10 the roll AS the widow OF the
deceased soldier.
sion under the Old law. then had the same in.
creased; he afterward applied under the law of
June q. 1890 and received a pension of sig per
month"; which lie accepted. When he dies can his
widow be pensoBed under the old law at Sl2 per
month, or must she take the IS per month under
the net of June 81 1890 4nScer If death be due to
disability for which soldier pensoned under
the old law or to any other disability originating
in service and in line of duty, she receive sl2
per month; otherwise, So per month.
Il. b. A., LockSburg, Ark.-Soder has had PEN
sion claim pending under old law for invalid pen
sion since 1876; said claim has been in completed
files ever since the middle of July 1890 and in the
latter part of said month he had papers filed under
the law of June, $780, and drew Sl2 per month
from time of filing same; said soldier is now IS
years old and Is not able to do anything like
manual labor anything to make Il support, and
Is reported. Now, there are some three or four
hundred thousand claims pending under the law
of June 1890; must he wait till all these are dis.
posed of before he can have his old claim acted
upon; and please state what is the rate OF pension
allowed for entire disability to perform manual
are taken upand disposed of in their order; i. e.,
the order of their completeness. II claim has been
complete since july 1885, it should have been
acted upon before this. The rate is $50 per month
If inability 10 perform any manaul labor Is con-
coded ms due TO service
Il. IL c.. Harrisonuiue. OIL. How long the
com peied files behind with their work? 2. OF what
benefit is the completed files system to "A claimant?
g. Does q claim ever leave the completed files II
ever placed therein? 4. Do all cases go through
the completed files? 5. have had original old
law case on tho completed files for Is months; how
much longer should it take to adjust it? AnSper.
l. Several months. 2 1t nsures earlier action in
claim; at least it is supposed to do 3. Yes else
there would be allowances 4. Yes: they are
supposed to do so. 5. We cannot say. You should
have heard from it before this. Write 10 the Com
missioner of Pensions and call ii up.
o. III N. Belfast. fo,cd.-I have claim before the
Pension Buresu, which rejected for want
of evidence. i procured the evidence and put it
81. Ill dc nd 1tu1 hafnr
acting in the His books and papers were
pu: into another mans hands aud he refuses TO give
me those aftidavits. ]. Am entitled to the aiii-
davits? 2. II So what course must pursue to pro-
cure them? Answer. ]. Yes. 2. State the case to
the Commissioner of Pensions and he will compel
the person who holds them to file them.
Veteran East 1eBpteton Hdss.-I Will the time
from making application under the $50 rating up
to order for examination be the same
ordinary increase claim? q Will il necessarily
require evidence to establish said claim where the
pensioner is now drawing $50 per month for dis
ease in any form? 3. Or, in the examination and
settlement of such claims, are the rules the same
rs in ordinary increase claims? AnsWer Yes, to all
your questions.
J. n. NJ, Metropolis, Iu-1. What are the rulings
If one hand is totally disabled from the perform
ance OF any manual labor, will that give $50 per
month; if So and the other hand is AS badly dis
abled that one will the late law give $50 $50
and then if the soldier have both hands totally dis
abled and is injured in the side, will be receive
pension for all these disabilities, just $50? g. If
Il woman look n wounded soldier ana nurSed him
six months at her house. will she be entitled to
pension under the late law? Ansner. ]. Please
be more explicit. We do not understand the ones.
ton. q $50 may be paid for total disability in
hand, but disabilities rated separately. If the
combined disabilities due TO service origin such
render man unable to perform any manual
labor lie would be rated at $50; if the combined dis
abilities render 1t necessary that the pensioner
have at times the attendance Of another person to
minister to his wants. such as TO help him dress
undress. or to cut up his food or TO assist him in
walking, ETC., he would be rated at $50. There Is
rating between $50 and ST. the latter rate being
given for total helpiessncss. 3. No.
M j. b., kinsua, Pal. Has the Government
taken any measures to pay the men of the first
draft the three hundred dollars $500 they paid the
Government TO hire substitutes? 2. AT what place
are bicycles and other prizes given for old postage
stamps, or bicycles only. AnsWer l. No 2.
Nowhere. Old postage stamps only worth one
half cent per pound.
for adjustmt nj I'm the Pension Office do they be-
gin Rt the highest or lowest number and go all
the numbers? 2. What is the highest lumber
on file? 3. What was the last number acted on, Or
adjudicated. Ans,oer. ]. Neither. They taken
up in the order of their fling in the order Of
their completeness If testimony Is called for and
filed, without regard TO numbers. 2 About !, l27,-
600. 3. That cannot be ascertained; it may have
been a low number Or a high one.
o. s., Dubois, Pd.-How long time, ordinarily.
should expire under the old pension law after the
evidence il complete before the claim should be
reached for settlement Ans,Der Several months.
5. G. H.. Hnste,COod o.. Can make application
for an increase OF pension after application has
been rejected and has been appealed to the Secre-
tnry and waiting for his decision? 2. Is there
law to give pension for disability resulting from
a disability contracted in the army, proved by
family physician, and the Board of Examiners
found pensionnbe disability. g. Why is 1t that
widow who made application under act Of June
q. $780, in July, 1890, and said application put
on completed file September, 1891, can get word
from 1t? Aaswer. !. Yes; but such application
would result In Diminishing the appeal. e. Yes
3. We cannot say. Perhaps the attention of the
Pension Bureau has not been called to the delay In
the case.