The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-24
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G. Il. W., Lntimer Pal. Is certificate of mar
Tiage accepted rs sufficient to prove marriage o
soldier and claimant in pension claim? 2. Die
the Dependent Pension Bill which Cleveland We
toed provide for Sl2 TO soldiers. only for s. pei
month"; and what were his reasons for vetoing it
AnStoer. /. Not unless it is sworn TO by the person
who performed the ceremony, or bears the seal OF
|: the church which lie represents. 2. 1t was Sl2
bill; President Cleveland gave rs his chief reasons
that the bill was too generous aud would cost toe
much, and that the pay and bounty given to the
soldiers aud the laws passed since the war for
their benefit were sufficient to compensate them
for their Military service.
H. H., Almon, Mo-. Can person, soldier OF
citizen enter 100 acres of land under Section 22S9
Revised Statutes as amended by the act of March
3, 1891. notwithstanding he has already taken a
homestead some years ago, providing he does not
now more than 100 acres of land? g Is there
any way by which an old soldier who has already
proved up on 100 ncres of land. can take another
soldiers homestead under Section 22S9. Revised
Statutes? Ans,Uer. l. No 2. Such soldier can
make another homestead in Oklahoma under the
net of May 5, 1890. but he cannot make one any
where else.
D. w.. Bo,ckpile. ~ ITO settle n controversy.
please state whether any of the Southern States
pay pensions to their ex-rebel soldiers and
their widows; and if so, which of the States are
they? AnsiUer. Every one of the Southern States
pays pension to its disabled rebel soldiers and
their widows. The Union soldiers residing In
these States are of course taxed to pay such pen
sons.
H. s., Yale. Mch-Where private bill for mus
ter and pay is pending in Congress, will the Com
mittee Military Affairs call on the War Depart
ment for II statement of what the records show in
the matter. will they simply consider the evil
dence furnished by the claimant? Ansoer. They
will call on the War Depart ment for a report.
G.. r. d., Washington. ID. c., says: :" Your reply to
r. g. W.. MotUenqud, H., in the Correspondents
column Of Feb. lS does not cover the whole ground
True mn officer who resigned for private reasons
during tho IL held TO be not entitled to travel
pay TO place of muster, but if such resignation
caused by disability incurred in the line of duty.
the officer Is entitled to days pay for every 20
miles travelled to place of muster" The comrade
is correct In his statement but as we understood
the inquiry of our correspondent, he desired to in
quire regarding officer whose resignation
caused by disability. and that Is the reason
made reference to this exception.
+. X, Susquehdnnd. Pa. Is property bought with
pension money subject 10 taxation and execution
for debt? dnsWer. We cannot say. The matter
depends entirely on State laws. with which we
not familiar. The United States laws provide that
pension, or pension certificates cannot be pledged
mortgaged assigned sold, or transferred, and that
they are not subject to attachment, levy, seizure
by any legal or equitable process whatever; but
these provisions do not and cannot apply to this
money after it gets into the pensioners hands,
to any property bought with 1t. You should con-
suit some local lawyer relative to the laws OF your
State on the subject.
j. @. H., EKhdrt Indian old soldier lost
eye in the service, for which he Is drawing PEN
sion OF S7 per month. BY An accident he has since
coming home, lost the other eye. Is he entitled to
any more pension on that account? AnSUer. No.
AS the loss of the second eye occurred since his
service. lie cannot be pensioned under the old law
for 1t, md he is already receiving more than Sl2
which Is the maximum rate under the new law.
j. e. d.. Greenwood, Ne6-l am an applicant for
pension under the act of June 81, $780, and have no
attorney in my case. received an order TO appear
before the Board OF Surgeons here, and was ex-
amined by them Dec. 49, 1891. How soon will
probably hear from the claim? Anscer. We can
not say.
i. b., Waterloo. Ind have often seen the state
mcnt in Correspondents column that no person
can draw two pensions for the same period of time.
We have In this vicinity a soldier who draws S. per
month as q Mexican war soldier and SIP per month
under the act of June q. 1890. Is this legal?
AnStoer. No.