The National tribune., 1892-02-11

sufficient fSr their support. We may add tlGt 10 is
practically useless tp attempt 90 secure un appoint
ment without having an introduction 10 your Con.
gresham.
~ c. G.-I. Did the last Congress pas. a law al
lowing 0n art hciul limb Communication ihrrcfor 20
soldiers % The Late every three iasead Of every
five years, HerctoftTeg . r. there auv appra-
priRtion TO pay the Communication now due? 1Hscer
D. res = NO. Tue appropriation ~ now
haus'ed, but Il IS Thought that another viii soon
b. mude
Nrs w. B., Browuinglon Center. IA man and
his wife each lost son, by q former murrigge in
the army. Can both Of them receive dependent
parents pensions AHStger. Not unless neither OF
che soldiers ielt q widow minor child surviving
them, nor unless each parent can prove that he
she - now dependent upon his or her mammal
Ltbor or the contributions of others not Legally
Dotlnd Tor ms or her support. Under the general
law the mother cannot now reeeivs pension, and
she e'n oniy BE- pensi0ned, II at all, under Tie act
OF June p, 1890.
4. w. A., E,Iisus Ci,,i Ru,.-I Was not a bill re-
Gently introduced IN the House Of Representatives.
granting soldiers Of the late war 6U acres OF tndP
= Does this bill relate only 10 the Cherolsee strip?
o. y there any Likelihood 81 it9 passing ?IIs5gsr.
J. Yes, The bill referred to was introduced iu the
House Of Representative Jan. is, and provides
that every soldier who served during the late war
IN the United states service SIX months or more.
and was houOr1b.y discharged, the widow or
minor orphan children Of suCi q soldier, shall be
entitled TO $50 acres Of Government Lnd free with
out culivaing or residing upon the same 2. No;
under ths bill each soldier could pick his own
land any where ia the United States, wherever he
cOuit lind Government land. 8. We do not think
[ the bin will become 70 law.
49, s., Orcg1n, His.--A soldier died IN the ser
vice, leaving widow, who drew pension Of g
per month from the time Of soidier's death until
she remarked n 1856. Is she entitled % an addi-
uoual pension Of "a per month FOR the period If her
"id0whood, under tie act granting widows sl2
/ per mSnth AHsHer NO. The act OF March 10,
1856, increasing the pension of widows and depend
e"t relatives under tie general law is
i've u provides for increase only on and after the
date Of the passage Di tho act.
>. r., AictisOa, KUt.-CJu any person who was
never mustered IHto JAc United States service ard
/ ID GHIfsw 10 Leo. Z. .sfF q.
b'r-hiP in the Grand Army OF tIr Republic?
. ? Where a man is mustered into the United states
service and hOuoraHly discharged Is his name
on record 10 the War Department. at Wash
/ lugton? B. 10 his name is 50 recprdei can he
/ obtain q certificate Of his service from the
War Department? 4 / ask these questions in
order to ascertain The status Of large number Of
Kansas STATE militItnEeu who called out
during Prices rglG. and never left the stale.
h5ed "a gun, or saw rebel. After 10 days or two
We's5 they were seat nome Hghin. Are these men
eligible TO membership boz The Gruud Army Of the
Republic Ausi0er. j. Yes. Chapter i, Article 4.
Of the Rules AMI Regulations GA H.. provide. that
soldiers and sailors Of the United states ARMY
I Navy, or Marine Corps who served between April
y 1861, AMI April o 1855, in the FOR the SUD
preston Of the rebellion, and those nav NJ been
hnuOr,biv discharged herefroul after such service
and n such Ntfs regiments mere crd into acre
serrice md subject o. me orders If Gsd SUITES gem
erNt officers, betwccu the dates mentioned, -Hil
I BE- eli sIDe. Under this provision many members
\ OF the Missouri, PeuUsyl wanna, and other state
militia regiments have been found eligible 2 Yes
3 Yes 10 lie can prove cha. he has lost his original
L discharge. 4. TIE members Of che regiments re-
\ isEred 70 10 net aPpear TO be eligible 10 member
/ ship IN the Grand Army Of the Republic unless
they were cali ed INTO active service and subject to
| the Orders 81 United states general officers.
/ r. W. L., N1p1rtgs Tosh.-Pieass give the date
OF each call for troops issued by the War Depart
I mcut; also, the number called for and the length
Of service required in each call. AHsiOer On April
n. 1861, President Lincoln issued the first pr0cl-
nation, calling for 7JtOO militia for three months
| service. On My ., 1851, the President issued
/ another proclamation. which was confirmed by the
act Of Aug. g. l-6l. Under this call aud under the
acts OF july = and July ., 1861, 100000 men were
| required for service Of from SIX months to three
years On July :, 1867, a call WIS made FOR 100000
| men for three wears. o.; Aug 4 1852. n call WIS
issued for 3nOg0O militia for nine months service
\ On June r., l-63 the President issued a procuma-
ton calling for 100000 militia for six months
ice. Oct. H. 1865 and Feb I, 1864 calls were made
agEregatiug 500 900 men for two and three years
service. March 10, 1861, call was nude for 200 900
men for three years service. July S, 1868, 5GO0OO
n men were called for, and on Dec. 10 1851, call
\ was made for 600 900 men. The necessity for more
men ceased 20 exist before this cal! was complied
/ with. The total number Of men called for will
I thus be seen 20 have been 2.77J.0OO.
\ ID. s. A., Herrsr. Iad-Pease inform me how
\ many pensioners there are on the roll. including
\ all classes. 1asUer On June 81 1891, since which
TINE no official report has been nude. there we're
66 100 pensioners the roll OF which $50 los were
invalid pensioners of the late war; l2L773 were
widows aud dependent relatives of soldiers of The
late war. and the balance, 81 ,229, survivors
\ and widows Of the Mexican war and the war of
\ 1917 aud widows and daughters Of Revolutionary
\ soldiers, there being only % Of this latter ciuss.
\ since this report WAS made by the Hon. Commits
\ siouer OF Pensions, more than 100 ODO claims have
been allowed 50 that the number of pensioners on
I the roll a. the present time IN nearly SD 600.
/ H. H. r., SiGHs htgu--l. Soldier applied for PEN
/ sion under act of June p, 1890 and was examined
I about two months ago, since which time nothing
\ has been heard from inc claim The soldier died
\ Jan. IS, lsjl. What course will the widow pursue
/ IN order to receive the pension? p soldier now
drawing pension for disability contracted in 1864
\ haa applied for additional pension OF a disability
/ contracted IN the service in 1860. should the claim
\ be allowed, from what date will the pension COM
\ meuce? g. How many men are there Ia Congress
\ who served in the rebel army? 4. How many men
are there in the Pension Bureau who served in tho
\ rebel ggmy2 AItSJusr, 4. She should forward TO
\ tire Commissioner of Pensions or her attorney the
proper proof OF the soldiers death, and she will
then DE advised rs TO what further course % pur-
sue. She should also at once file guupplication for
tUdOtU's pension, il she has not already done so 2
/ If the soldiers claim the additional disability
referred To was hled prior TO July J., lSS0 pension,
when allowed, VIII date nom the date of his dis
/ charge. II his claim alleging this additional dis
\ ability was filed ON or subsequent TO july l. 1880
pension thereon, il allowed can only date from the
date when the application filed ia the Pension
Bureau. 3. There nc the present time 23 Sena-
/ tors and Go Representatives in Congress who's
ia the rebel army. 8. W. cuuuol shy; there is no
/ record by which we ascertain.
4 4. IT,. sitn francisco, CIL-Fl1.tsC inform me If
\ there was a. bill which passed the House during
the uSt congress retaining soldiers Of Che late war
\ i'm Government employ, or words 20 that effect?
Z insurer We presume you refer To Che bill making
preference % veterans In appointments TO positions
\ has been FgiutrpduCgd into this Congress, and is
now before the proper committee awaiting action.
/ ~ s. Neil steTUits Pd-Piease answer the fol-
/ lowing question: 90 settle dispute: III 4 man
should die the day before his quarterly pension be-
same due, could not his widow OF 0lbCr heirs col
lcCl thc pension money due him nc hi7 Gcalh-thfee
I months pension, lacking one day. J contend that
they could ~ lille opponent holds that they could
not AHsICCT. Upon the soldiers death the money
! found due him would be payable To his widow, or
| if there was widow, TO hi4 orphan children
/ under the age of l6 lt he should leave no widow
\ or minor children, no payment of the accrued PEN
\ sion would be made, except much rs would be
necessary to reimburse The party who bore the ex-
peuses Of his lat sickness and burial ia case he
\ G.d not leave sufficient assets 20 meet the same.
r. s. H. E'ccTU F'a.-lu our reply last week To
\ your inquiry rs 10 the various National aud State
Soldiers Homes, Inadvertently omitted to mem
| ton the Central Branch of the National Home for
/ Disabled Volunteer Soldiers no Dayton o., which
/ II one of the finest Homes ia the country having n
capacity Of $500, and a present membership of
more than j,OOO This home like ul. the other Ma
/ tioHul Homes, ia now OvercrUw ded, and Congress
| has been urged to provide additional accommodate
lions.
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