The National tribune., 1892-05-05
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
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OUR RESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions Variety OF Interesting
Subjects.
ITO rorrespondents.-Write questions q sop
arate sheet of paper, give full name and address,
and mark it Correspondents Column" Noatten-
ton will be paid to communications that not
accompanied with full name and address of writer.
Our readers are requested TO ipci0se - stamp for
reply to their inquiries. Postal cards will bs
replied to by mail only Replies by mail will ordi-
narily be made within n week. and If in this COL
umn within three weeks.i
IA. r., Butter, O-1. comrade rnwing sl2 per
month pension under the old law died of n disability
not due to his military service, and left widow and
six children under the age Of To- The widow is de-
pendent her daily labor for support. How
much pension she draw for herself and chill
dren? 2 How long is it after original pension
claim is filed before it is allowed? Answer. l. Tho
widow referred to appears 10 be entitled to a pen
sion of $40 per month under the act of June q,
1890. being So per month on her account. and an
increase Of her pension of s. per month for each
minor child under the of Is. 2. II is impossible
to say, it depends entirely upon circumstances.
II. r., West Duluth, Minus there such q thing
as soldiers land scrip in existence; and if So how
can 1t be obtained and to what does it apply? An-
sper We presume yon are thinking of "soidiers'
additional homestead scrip This scrip form
erly issued where soldier of the late war had prior
to June % 1874 made homestead entry of less than
100 acres aud allowed him to make another entry
wherever lie might find vacant public land of a
sufficient quantity to make. with his former entry,
$50 acres. Thus. where n soldier prior to June u,
1874, made an entry under the homestead law Of
so acres he could get scrip from the General Land
Office allowing him TO take 30 acres additional,
without residing on the same. The issue OF the
scrip was discontinued by the General Land
Office in 1888. and now the soldier has to make
the entry in person, although he does not
have to reside upon cultivate the land. This
is the only soldiers scrip in existence and aside
from this soldiers cannot acquire title to Govern
ment land without residence and cultivation Of
the same for from one TO five years.
j. X. b. Speurpale, Ran.-I1as appropriation
been made during the present Congress to pay the
Communication for artificial limbs that is now due
to furnish the limbs? Ans,0er No; it is thought,
however. that this appropriation will be
made, az the bill has passed both Houses of Con-
cress, and Is In Conference Committee the
Senate having disagreed with The House as to a
portion of 1t.
Subscriber Schenectady n. "A pensioner died
three days before the time for executing his PEN
sion vouchers, leaving nearly three months pension
due him ut the date of his death. How should his
relatives proceed TO get the accrued pension? an
SUer II the soldier left n widow minor child,
she the child is entitled 10 the accrued pension,
and should return the papers 10 the United States
Pension Agent, with statement of the facts and
request for instructions. If widow minor
child or children survive the soldier no payment
Of tho accrued pension can he made. except
much as is necessary 10 reimburse the person who
bore the expenses of the last sickness and burial
of the pensicner in he did not leave sufficient
assets 10 meet the same. Claims of this character
should DO presented to tho Hon. Third Auditor OF
The Treasury, this city.
N g. r., Hessel, Mich.--I tool, up homestead IN
Michigan four years ago. II should commute
my homestead entry with cash, would be en-
titled to make another entry my soldiers
claim? Anst0er. No; only one homestead to the
same person is permitted; and a person who has
secured title to lG0 acres under the homestead law
cannot mako another entry. unless he COMMITTED
to cash prior to March 2, 1889, when he can make
another entry in Oklahoma only, under the act of
March .. 1880
d. W. K Gen Easton. w. VA soldier drawing
pension of IS per month under the general law,
applied under tine same law for increase, and also
new law claim should be allowed Mt SO per month
and the old law claim shond be allowed Mt So
would the pensioner receive $40 per month"; An
Section AIS, Revised Statutes, which became
II law more than 20 years ago, and which has never
been repealed, provides that only pension can
be allowed for the same time to the same person;
and that whenever new pension certificate for n
higher rate than formerly received shall be issued,
former payments for the period of time shall
be deducted II you should be allowed a pension
of SO per month under both the old and the new
law you could choose which one you would re-
ceiye but you certainly could not receive both at
the same time. If, on the contrary you should be
allowed $40 under the new law. to commence from
July, 1880, and $50 under the old law, to
from Juiy, 1871 you could receive The $40 under
the new law from July. 1890. TO July, 1891 and $40
under the old law thereafter, and could thus de-
rive benefit from both certificates; and, moreover
you could apply for increase whenever You deemed
yourself entitled; so that. although person can
receive pension under both laws for the same
period of time the new law does in any way
interfere with prejudice title under the old law
Several Subscribers write us in regard to state
ment in the Correspondents Column OF March "a
1892. in answer to Il. H., Alnon. No. that a per-
who has already obtained title 20 160 acres
under the homestead law make another
entry I'm Oklahoma. This statement is All error
have repeatedly stated in this column
that person who has proved up ,ader the home
stead ta,D on l60 acres Of Government land cannot
under any circumstances make another homese
entry. We surprised that our readers did not
gee that it n mistake, it in contradiction
10 all previous statements, and u statement
made Immediately above it that such person
could not make another entry.
j pn - ma inrtnr 4 Mt
home of his dau9 h err whom he appoints his exc
cutrix and to whom he leaves his property. Can
she from the accrued pension due the
soldier at his death reimbursement for the ex-
penses of his last sickness and burial, the soldier
having left widow but no child or children under
the age of 10? 3 In case of the death of q widow
leaving accrued pension due her. can her admins
traitor collect the same? 3. In of the death OF
any pensoner leaving accrued pension due him
her his her grandchildren collect the aame?
AnsWer. l. No. by reading our answer to Subscriber
Schenectady, ~ T., above, you will perceive that
" here widow survives, she alone is entitled to
the accrued pension due the soldier at his death.
. No. her minor children, if there any, are en-
titled, and if she left none payment can be
made, except in cases where some person has paid
the last expenses and claims REIN bursement as ex-
planned above. These answers do not apply, how
ever where the pension check had been signed
and mailed to the pensioners address by the
United States Pension Agent for then this check is
not, properly speaking accrued pension, but is |
considered as being pension money and rs having
been in the claimants possession, although it may
not have been received uHtii after the claimants
DEATH and it is therefore hject to the
ditions as to its disposal any other checks or
money the claimant may have left g. No.
j. II. r., CGndSfota, ". VI. How many United |
States Pension Agencies there? 2. soldier |
buys home with his pension money. and mort |
gHges IL FOR n certain SUN. Can the mortgage be |
foreclosed? AnSwer l. Eighteen. 2. The matter |
depends entirely upon State laws and we are not |
familiar with the laws of your State upon the sub
jeCt. Various United States laws prohibit the at |
tnchmcnt, levy. seizure by any process of |
pension pension certificate, or i.s mortgage. |
pledge sale or transfer but these laws do not and
canuo. affect property bought with pension money;
for the Uuitet States Government las jurisdic-
lion ia such !. matter.