The National tribune., 1892-07-28

places the number Of soldiers and Their pensioners
ON account Of service in the late war vino haze
died since at I054 gT; besides this however several
hundred thousand names have been dropped from
the rolls for other as for instance minors
whose pensions expired by legal Limitation re-
marriage OF widows, failure to claim pension for
three years. &C. 4. There July l. 1892
$4,000 pensioners of ali classes The roll of
whom about S0.oC0 draw pension account Of
service rendered in former wars. 5 No.
SereTdi Readers make certain inquiries in regard
to the first Issue OF gTeesbacks. The old demand
notes, $50 100000 Of which issued between
Aug. 20, 1901 aud March ,. 1852. They were not
based on gold particularly. - n gold certificate
but until the suspension OF specie payment abort
Jan. l. 1852, they receivable for duties on f,
ports, and were also payable demand nj the
vaTious Treasury offices OF the country. There
was no exception clause to them aud until the
suspension of specie pay mcnt they were M good
rs gold, and even after the suspension they were
receivable NJ par for duties on Imports and when
so received were not reiSsusd that they were
practically all paid into the Treasury by Jan l.
1865: they were at slight discount while in circ,1-
iation.
j. r. O.. Chenille. Ky-How much property did
man have to own III order to be entitled 10 vote
under the so-cAiIed Confederate Constitution
Ansteer The voting qualifications were to be pre-
scribed by the States and not by the Confederate
Government. and the State laws on this subject
were not nged during the rebellion: there was
no property qualification.
Ssreral Hundred Subscribers have written us
making various Inquiries regarding the act Of JuIv
10. ISg2, providing for intermediate grade OF
pension between $50 and s72 per month for those
tho occasional aid andatfendance OF another per-
son The said act published in full in this
column last week and Is republished for the benefit
OF those VINO did not then see it. It IL "a follows.
BE 1t enacted, etc. That soldiers and sailors who
are shown TO be totally incapactated for perform,
ing manual labor by of iniuries received or
disease contracted IN the service Of The United
States and IL line Of duty, and who are thereby
disabled To such degree to require frequent
and periodical though not regular and constant
Perso Il aid and attendance Of another person,
shall L entitled to receive pension of $50 per
month from and after the date Of the certificate OF
rue Examining surgeon or Board Of Examining
Surgeons showing such degree Of disability, and
made subsequent to the passage of this act"
This act provides only for eases in which the
pensioners hel plessness is due disabilities which
had their origin in the service and does not of
course, apply to the act OF June o. 1890: does
It benefit all who now draw $50 per month under
the general law. but pertains only to such OF them
a. are partially helpless aud occasionally reanire
the regular aid and attendance Of another person.
hcgular Applications for increase, either directly
or by attorney, should be fled by those who deem
themselves entitled to increase under this act and
such increase, when allowed, will date from the
date OF the medical examination held after the
passage OF the act which shows the applicant ent-
tied thereto.
". H. M, Warrcnporf County Dorm. Ireland-
We can only suggest that you wait patiently until
actlon Is taken ia your claim; as you have written
both your attorney and the Commissioner request
ing early action, that is al you can do; the claim
will doubtless be acted on before long We have
received your subscription. We cannot sell our
premiums to any person in a foreign country: the
ID. r. s., Cochran. Ind-I. How long after an
applicant - advised that his claim is gone to tho
Board OF Review before final action may be exc
pected? 2. What per cent. of claims that go before
the Board OF Review are allowed 8 Are any
Claims rejected withou: going to the Board of Re-
view? T. Does the fact that claim has gone
before the Board OF Review indicate that it is q
good one? AJSIeer. j. About two months. q
About % per cent. of the claims that go before the
Board of Review allowed. 8 Yes 4 Not
necessarily.
r.. d., Hatgkeye. Ho.--The mother Of a soldier
has husband living who draws n pension of g
per month, and has property valued about 81 2O0
Is the mother entitled to a dependent mothers
pension under act of June q. 1890? AHsscer. A
dependent mother has title TO pension under act Of
june q. 1890, only when she is dependent upon
her own manual labor the contributions Of
others not legally bound for her support; from
your statement should think the woman re-
ferred to was not in such dependent condition.