The National tribune., 1892-05-19
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G. c., Benzonia AieIs-71. Why is 1t that pension
| claims in which the claimants are examined twice,
| take so long to be acted on? Are they considered
poor claims by the Pension Bureau? 2. How can
! a claim be withdrawn from the Pension Bureauf
Ansarcr. /. The Pension Bureau does not examine
n claimant twice in one claim, except where the
first examination report is defective, unintegbe.
otherwise unsatisfactory to the Bureau, and this
necessarily throws the claim back to where 1t was
just after the first examination. and the claimants
| have to wait some months after the second ex-
animation before again hearing from the claim. 2.
| claim cannot be Withdrawn from the Pension
| Bureau.
TIC p, Ines Ter.-what Is the rate of pension
under act of June ~ $780, for loss of entire thumb
| of left hand? AnsDer. The rate under both the
| old and the law for the loss Of q thumb Is
| IS per month
p. b., Rockwell Io,pn.-I applied for Increase of
| pension in June, 1890, and have recently received
| an order for my medical examination before
Board of Surgeons II increase is allowed, will 1t
date from the date of filing the application, or only
| from the date of medical exam inaton? 4nsDcr.
law, and increase shall be allowed disability,
1t will date from the date of the receipt OF the APP
plication at the Pension Bureau but if shall be
| allowed the disability for which you are PEN
stoned it will date only from the date of your
medical examination by the Board OF Surgeons.
This wcaIld not, of course, apply if the application
WAS under the new law, for that would be regarded
not only increase application, but as an dd-
| ditionuI application, and pension would date from
| the fling of your application under said new law.
! III. H., Hamilton. O.-Please publish list OF the
| Congressman from New Jersey, and give their adj
dresses. Answer. The Representatives from New
| Jersey are Christopher A. Berger OF Camden;
| James Buchanan. OF Trenton; Jacob A. Geissen-
| hainer, of Freehold; Samuel Fowler. OF Newton;
| Cornelius A. Cadmus. of Paterson; Thomas d.
| of ard Mo of
| Harrison. The address OF all these gentlemen
| is House OF Representatives, Washington, d. @.
| The Senators from New Jersey Rufus Blodgett,
| of Long Branch and John Il. Mcpherson. of Jersey
City. Their address is United States Senate. WASH
ingon. ID. C. Both the Senator'S and all the Repre-
| sentatves, except the two aforementioned, are
| Democrats
Z. b., Ncw York City,. Is there any law to PEN
| sion volunteer army rses who served during the
| late war? 2. A dependent mother applied for PEN
sion nearly two years ago, and recently died While
| the claim pending, leaving no ono entitled TO
| complete the claim and draw the pension. Can the
persons who bore the expenses OF the Inst sickness
| and burial of the claimant recover sufficient TO
| reimburse him for the same? If 30. to whom
| should application be made? dnsBcr. /. No.
Several bills to that end are now pending in Con-
| gress, but cannot say whether any of them Will
pass. 2. In case the claimant left child chill
dren under the age of l6 years the person who bore
| the expenses of the lass sickness and burial can
complete the claim and recover so much thereon AS
| is necessary 10 reimburse him for such expenses
under section Ais Revised Statutes, providing the
pensoner did not leave sufficient assets to meet the
| same. Application should be made TO the Hon.
Third Auditor this city, after establishing the claim
| in the Pension Office.
MIA, Marathon. NJ FL. At what date during
| the was the pay of enlisted men increased
| from Sl3 to SIG per month? 2 Was the pay OF
an enlisted man at any time during the war less
than sl3 per month"; Ansmer. l. The pay OF en-
| listed men in the army was Increased from Sf3 to
| SIG per month on May ]. 1854 2. Prior TO Aug. g.
1861, the pay of private of infantry and artillery
was Sll per month, and Of cavalry Sl2 per month.
j. H. w., Guaford Mel. A soldier drawing
pension died, leaving about seven weeks pension
due him. What steps should his widow take to
secure the same, and what evidence must she fur
nish? 2. Would you advise widow to file claim
under both the old and tile new law at once, that
if she cannot prove up her od-law claim she can
receive pension under the new law from data
shortly after the date of the soldiers death
Alswer. l. The widow should fret notify tho
United States Pension Agent who paid the SOL
dier's penson of his death, and she should then APP
ply to the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions who
will send her proper blanks and instructions to
secure the accrued pension. Attorneys are not
recognized in such claims The widow will have
to prove that the soldier is dead and that she is his
legal widow, in order TO the accrued pension
due him at his death. 2. Yes in all such cases it
is better to apply under both laws; for while it can
do no harm to do so it may do good, as, for in
stance, in the oidaw claim should be rejected.
". IT. C., TtCingiie COio.-A soldier who had
never married, died in Andersonville Prison during
the war, but left a dependent father who died In
1867. and "a dependent mother, who began drawing
a pension in 1881. The soldier also left two brothers
and n sister under the age of lG, who were depend
eut on him for support. Can these brothers and
dcr's services? Ans,oer. No; dependent brothers
and sisters have title To pension only where the
soldier left widow minor child, aud where
the last surviving parent of the colder died before
said brothers and sisters attained the age of 16
years They cannot have title during the life of
either of the soldiers parents, nor unless both
parents OF The soldier died before they attained
the age OF l6
f. L. T., Vest Eppins. NJ HI. How far Is It
from Washington TO the battlefield of Bull RUM
2. What was the population OF Washington in
1861 and what is its population at the present
hat zgnsf he frat req iuen
TO arrive in Washington under President Lineoln's
call in 1861? 4. How far is it from Boston, Mass,
TO Washington? 8. How far is it from New York
City 10 Washington? 9. Do you think the Prison.
ers-of-War bill Is popular enough to become o law
before any other general bill in favor OF the SOL
dicrs OF tho late war? Ia IL regarded with more
favor than the other general bills in favor OF SOL
ders? AHS,oer. j. About % miles. 2. The popu-
laton of the City of Washington in 1861 60 600,
and ut the present time 1t is $50 600 besides many
thousands of transient visitors who here at all
Seasons of the year-this City having larger
number OF such visitors in proportion to its size
than any other City in the United States. 3. We
cannot say L. -Four hundred and fifty eight miles
is the distance from Boston. Mass, to this City.
5. New York City is 223 miles from Washington.
6. We cannot say which OF the bills in favor of
soldiers will become law first, nor can we say
when, ii at all, the Prisoners ofWar bill will pass
We have hopes, however, that 1t VIII eventually
become q law.
II j. H., sio,ls Falls, s. D-I A soldier dies
leaving pension due him, and leaving no wife or
child. Can his dependent father receive the PEN
sion due him at his death? q soldier has q
under the act of June 81 1890 He recently
received an order to appear before Board OF
Surgeons for examination in his new-law claim.
Will this apply 10 his claim under the general law
as well that under the new? AnsWer. 1. No.
9 Yes. if both claims OH file in the Pension
Bureau when he examined.
c. Z. p, West Ne,u Brighton NJ u. How many
pensioners there the roll for total blindness?
2. How can get their names and addressesf 3. |
Has bin been introduced in the present Congress
to increase the rate for total blindness to 500?
AnS,1er and g We cannot say as there is no
record by which we ascertain. 3. The Hon.
Henry ii. Bingham, Of Pennsylvania, introduced
such bill In the House of Representatives, last
January, but 1t Is not likely that 1t will pass the
present Congress.
A. r., Devils Lake. NJ d. proved a
homestead - y acres Two years ago. Can mako |
another homestead entry sufficient, with THE one
TO make lG0 acres; and if will have to reside
o aud cultivate il the Same rs any other entry
AnsUer. You can under the act OF March 2, 1885, |
enter oS acres additional under the homestead law
but you must reside upon and cultivate IL the same
as III your former entry.
Il. E., best Point N. Y-What IL the distance
from New York to Chattano Tenn; what Is the
fare and which is the shortest route? 4nSUer. The
distance from New York City to Chattanooga, |
Tenn is from 900 to l. 900 miles, and the fare Is
about SIT; there are two good routes, one 10
Washington by way of the Pennsylvania or
Baltimore & Ohio routes, and thence by way of
the Richmond Il Danviiie and East Tennessee,
Virginia Georgia TO Chattanooga. This route |
is about 800 miles. The other route Is to Cincin-
NATL o. from New York, and thence by the Queen |
81 Crescent route direct TO Chattanooga By this |
route the distance is abou. 900 miles, but
count OF faster trains, better service, etc. II Is prob