The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-04
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j. r. Lake Vie,o OIL see that the bill increasing
the rate OF Pension for loss of limb total dis
ability therein has passed the House, but has not
yet passed the Senate Do what you can to get the
Senate to pass the bill, as 1t would be too bad for
Republican Senate to fail pass bill in favor of
the soldiers which Democratic House had passed.
4ilS,oor. You are mistaken to the facts in the
The bill to which you refer-Senatc Bill No.
641-was introduced by Senator Cameron, of Penn
syvania, last Winter, and passed the Senate some
time ago and went to the House, the Invalid PEN
sions Committee of which reported adversely on
the measure. The bill was again referred to said
committee, where II now is, and it is impossible for
us to say whether the bill will pass the House or
whether it will be killed in committee.
J. w. X, Jennings, La. My wife and / were
married Nov IL, 1896. am drawing Si2 per month
pension under the general law. If should die
from disabilities contracted in the line OF duty in
receive? g. If should die from other disabilities
than those contracted in the line of duty in the
service, how much would she receive? Arlsper. 1.
If you should die of disabilities contracted in the
line of duty In the service. your widow would have
title to pension under the general or old law but
as she was married to you subsequent TO the pas
sage of the act of March 49, 1856, increasing the
pension Of widows from So to Sl2 and said act
applies only to such widows AS were married TO
the soldiers prior to the date of its passage. she
could receive but IS per month under the general
law. 2. She could receive IS per month under the
act of June q. 1890. providing she should be de-
pendent upon her daily labor for support.
J. +. ", Syracuse. NJ Y.-If the bill to increase
the pension of those who have lost a limb the
use of limb which las passed the House OF
Representatives, should become a law. would 1t
benefit those who now draw pension for anchy-
loss of ankle? Answer. No such bill has passed
likely that il viii. We presume You refer to
Senate bill No. GAL. which has passed the Senate,
but not the House. This bill would not benefit
those pensoned for anch losi5 of ankle, unless 1t
is extended MS to cause total disability of the
foot for which the rate would be $50, in this
bill should become n law.
r H., Troy, Pa Il. Has President Harrison
signed the bill establishing $50 rate of pension?
q How long does it take to get private pension
bill through and what is the course to pursue?
AnsWer. J. Yes: our statement in answer to
Several Hundred Subscribers. below. 2. Not five
per cent of the private pension bills introduced in
be practically useless to ondeavor to have one
passed during this Congress. The House is OPP
posed 10 pension legislation, as n rule.
Several Hundred Subscribers have written us,
making various inquiries regarding the act OF July
16, 1892 providing for intermediate grade of
pension between $50 and s72 per month for those
pensioners who are partially helpless and require
the occasional aid and attendance Of another per-
son. The said act was published in full in this
column last week, ana IL rcpubShed Tor the bcnent
of those who did not then see it. II is follows
Be it enacted, etc, That soldiers and sailors who
are shown 10 be totally incapacitated for perform
ing manual labor by reason of injuries received or
disease contracted in the service of the United
States and in line of duty, and vino thereby
disabled TO such degree rs to require frequent
and PERIODICAL though not regular and constant,
personal aid and attendance OF another person,
shall be entitled 10 receive pension of $50 per
month from and after the date Of the certificate Of
the Examining Surgeon Board of Examining
Surgeons showing such degree of disability, and
made subsequent to the passage of this act"
This act provides only for cases In which the
pensioners helplessness is due to disabilities which
had their origin in the service and does not, Of
course, apply to the act of June 81, $780, nor does
the general law. but pertains to only such of them
partially helpless and occasionally require
the regular aid and Attendance OF another person.
Regular applications for increase either directly
or by attorney. should be filed by those who deem
themselves entitled under this act, and such in
crease when allowed will date from the date of
the medical examination held nfter the passage of
the act which shows the applicant entitled thereto
This statement is republished for the benefit of in.
terested comrades who did not see 1t in our last
weeks issue.
b. c. X, Springfield, Iu.-Soldier applied for in
crease of pension under general law March 10,
1891. When should he hear from his claim? An
soer We presume you are aware that the Pension
Bureau has adopted the practice of giving pref
erence to those claims in which the claimants are
not already borne on the pension roll. 1t will be
several months before the party to whom you refer
will hear from his claim.
u. X. NJ, SIunlb0tD W0nk-In 1872 fled q
homestead in Arkansas, and after living it q
year and half, owing to the health Of my family.
I renqushed my claim to the Government and
left it. Can / file on another homestead under
q law passed several years ago? Ansuer. Yes;
you are entitled TO make another homestead
entry under the act of March 2, $780,
j. W. r., VUdrd Minn.-A soldier dies soon after
discharge leaving widow and minor child. The
widow remarries and the child attans the age of
Is. Can the dependent sister Of the soldier, now
become old and feeble receive pension his ac-
count? Ansger.-No: where wife child
wives the soldier. relative can have pension
able status account of his services.
L. p c., Deer Walk W. Va.-I. Can soldier Of
the late war obtain copy of his hospital record
by applying to the War Department? 2. Please
give a list OF the battles fought by tie 18th w Va
J. No. The War Department will not furnish such
a record. q We have not the data at hand as TO
the various engagements in which the 18th W. Va.
participated, but this regiment lost 2i5 by
death seven officers and 81 men having been killed
In battle and one officer and 156 men having died
of disase, in prison. ETC.
H. s., Soldiers Home. City.-l Does the recent
who now receive $50? 2. Where pensioner has
two disabilities. either of which. if rated
separately, would entitle him to $50, but ac-
count of there being rate between $50 and S72
he was only allowed the former rate, will the act
of July I6 1892, benefit imo Ans,cer. /. No. See
g. We think so, for we conceive that person who
has two disabilities, either one Of which would
entitle him TO $50 per month, is very probably dig
abed TO such n degree as TO require the frequent
and periodical though not regular and constant
aid and attendance of another person." and con.
sequenly emitted to an increase under the act
mentioned.