The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-10-12
Read Better than Pension" on page B.
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

Information of Value Concerning Pensions.
Correspondents should write each question on
n separate sheet of paper, give full name aud adj
dress and mark it Correspondents Column" No
attention will be paid to communications not ac-
companied with name and address OF writer. 1t is
requested that a stamp be inclosed for reply by
letter. Postal cards will be replied to by mail
only. Replies by mail will ordinarily be made
within q week. and If in this column within three
wseks.l
o. A. H.. Pennington, Pal. Please inform me
what is reissue and increase; what additional.
restoration, accrued, and duplicate allowance,
ferred to in the pension report? 2 How long after
medical examination In an increase claim before
a settlement IS made? Answer. l. A reissue and
increase Is where an allowance Is made to include
disability additional to that for hich already
perisioned. A additional issue il where issue
is made under law other than that by virtue OF
which the fret pension wss granted, and at a rate
i'm excess thereof A restoration issue is 10
store to pension-roii the name of peusioner
which had been stricken from said roll. An
crued issue is one TO allow pension from date of
last payment OF Il pensioner up to his death.
duplicate issue is where for some a copy
of the original certificate is issued. That we can
say.
law taking away the Communication allowed for loss
of a limb; and If not, 10 1t probable that such
measure will become a law? Ans,0er. No to both
questions
Mrs. j. X T., Bronaugh Monty husband, a
peIsIoner. has just died Can get mis- pension up
to the next quarter? AnSwer. You can, by fling
application for accrued pension, secure the
amount due from date OF last payment to date OF
his death.
pens ever since the war for gunshot wounds
until recently. when payment suspended
can get no information from the Pension Bureau
as to why payment Is suspended. What am to
do? AnstCer If you are pensioner under the
general law your pension should not have been
suspended under the act of March l. 1893. 1t may
have been suspended for some other cause. We
do not have access to papers on file in the Bureau
OF Pensions. aud can only suggest that you keep
writing until you get a satisfactory reply.
o. B. H.. VernOn Mich.-Has the law authorizing
the remuster OF certain volunteer officers been
pealed? Ansioer. II hrs been revived aud claims
under IL still he fled
ifrs. g. c.. EckmaIisUiIe. Only husband,
dead, drew pension for wound in and tor
hernia lie had pending a claim for additional
pension for asthma, of which disease he died. Can
plete his claim and can get sl2 mouth
widow A1sWer. You complete his claim il
you furnish satisfactory testimony and if you
convince The Pension Bureau that your bus
band died of asthma. aud that said asthma orig
mated in line of duty in the service, you can be
pensioned at Si2 per month providing you married
the soldier prior to march 10. 1886.
j. H. f., HV1Hnd. Ind. Do National banks pay
the Government interest on the bills furnished to
them by said Government? .. What Is the object
in reserving 500 600 600 of gold in the United States
Treasury? 8. What does the Government intend
to do with the silver bullion That is deposited in the
United States Treasury? AnstCer. ]. They pay TO
the Government duties taxes at the rate OF one
half of one per cent. each half year upon the
average amount of their notes in circulation. and
duty tax OF one-fourtl of per cent each half
year the average amount of the capital stock
beyond the amount invested in United States
bonds. 2 To the 1891 63S 060 of green backs
in circulation Sept 1898. g. We unable to say.
j. E. B. Laurence MdsS.-Can a widow residing
abroad. VINO Is pe"siohed ny special ACT; DE oe-
1893? AnsWer. Yes; unless she proves that she Is
citizen of the United States, unless she returns
to this country.
A. C. d. Carthage Me.-What advantage. if any.
has a soldier II citizen in taking up Govern
ment land? AnScer. soldier may have his
lad R.tyu and
have six months within which to move on the land
and commence residence and i'm provement, a
and cultivation of the land is required but IN the
case of soldier of the late of the rebellion the
period Of service, not exceeding four years IS de-
ducied from the five years residence.
C. p c.. Bangor. Mel soldier who is IS years
old can be pensioned under the act of Jun q. $780,
by q recent ruling of the Commissioner. Now, the
soldier was born in an obscure town, where there
are records to show the date OF his birth and
those who would know about IL are dead. In such
n case what evidence would be accepted to show
that he was IS? 2. soldier leaving neither widow
nor minor died, having file claim for original
pension under the old law. Can his mother COM
plete it and receive the amount due; his
sister, who bore ;he expenses of his last illness,
complete il and secure reimbursement? AnSt0er.
]. We cannot say just what proof would satisfy the
Pension Bureau upon that point The soldiers
certificate of discharge would be good evidence of
his age at enlistment, and might suffice. 2. The
mother cannot; the sister can for reimbursement
purposes providing the soldier died leaving insult
fcient asGets
c. H. W., Hudson-A soldier died. leaving
widow and five children under Is years old. The
widow has work for the maintenance of herself
and five children; has he p except one boy ii
years old widow holds deed to 80 acres OF land.
l. Would the fact OF her owning the land operate
as a bar to her being allowed a pension under the
act of June 81. 1890? 2. What is the limit to the
amount of taxable property allowed soldiers
wdo VS. under the said act of June 81. 1890. to
render them ineligible TO pension? 4nSIUer l.
Probably not; It's value and the income derivabie
from it would determine the question. 2 An
amount of property yielding income sufficient
to render the widow not dependent upon her own
efforts would defeat title; she must. In part at
least, be dependent upon her daily labor.
The eircumsanc of each will determine
whether pensionRble dependence exists. and
large family of small children might cause r
dition OF dependence where otherwise there would
be none.