The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-06
OUR CORRESPONDENCE

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W. s.. Fiji Village pa Was the Dspsndsns
Pension bill introduced by a Democrat; II So whss
was his name7 IL not. what was the name Of fss
Repub lean that drst advocated that msAsursf 4
Has ti,"re ever heen any bill introduced By snf
Dcmocft for the relief of the soldiers 81 tbs late
war? AHsi0eT. senator Cushman X. Davis, ~
publican from Minnesota. Who ChsiYEsn Of
the Senate Committee on Pensions was lac tAthsf
OF The bill 2 Yes.
r. 8, cole6rooE " HI wish to inqulr. n sss
widow OF psnsioner who Is drawing
pension u;tder the general law for disability COS.
trEc, ed In the service i the late war having sr-
ried the soldier in 1888 draw a pension up6sx
the Old general late? 1nSWer. n tbs soississ
died OF wounds. injuries diseases Contracted Ia
the Inc OF duty in the service or tho rszuIts
faction Of the Commissioner Of Pensions. abs would
b. entitled 10 pension OF SI2 per month regardless
of the date of her marriage; but II her husband
should die from some cause not directly due 20 his
military service she would only be entitled %
pension Of s. per month, she having marrisd the
soldier prior 10 tbs passage of the act Of June n,
1890.
Vim. H., FSerighsbury Province Quebec. canada-y
! am drawing pension under act OF Juas n,
1850 l am what you may term non.rssident
foreigner. Will the amendment adopted ey the
last Congress take ID away; IL So when does is 70
into effect? 2. If 1 became a resident ofthe United
States would IL go ONT g. Mus: I becoms = sIsi.
zene Ansyer l. If you are no, a citizen Of .hs
United ), tales your pension will cease June 80 nexl
1. VS.: That is a question FOR you TO decide.
J. W., Cintdrron City, Okid.-1. Has there kSen
change made la the Pension Office? Does Raups
90 out, and what changes will he made IN sac
other officers OF the Pension Bureauf 4 VINO
lects tEem7 Ii 10 done by the Presidsntf
4nsner. l. Commissioner Raum has 20,
signed. No person has yet been selected 10 sues
coed him. We cannot say what changes ~ili 30
adj MIR md ha At
United States, will make the changes. He ban nss
yet informed Of his intentions in the matter.
j. s., BrtdgetrGter, Mdins--When applies.
ton for pension gets on the ompleted aes please
inform through your paper il they ever
thrown on. without the pension being granted,
siso inform me what action has to bs ssxsn
pension claim after getting completed dies, foR
IL appears to that after n claim gets tina. fs1
all has been done that is required. Anstper. Tia
mere placing OF a claim the completed Giss @
not Indication that il is completes, and tbersere
Is not indication that further testimony will net
be required. Many cases are taken out Of ths con-.
ple,ed fiies, upon examination and referrsd bach
for further action by the Examiner.
John A. hcC, Athens. OIL. A soldier drawing "a
per month flies Al application for Increase sskisg
for ST. and the testimony shows distinctly that he
has to have attendant all the time. He disd
bis application before the passage of tbs act max
Ing rating of $50 per month, but was examined
after the passage Of the RI lie fails to secure
the s72 rating. will the Department consider him
eligible TO the $50 rating under this application sad
examination, ii the same shows him to be snsjkled
to said rate or would he have to file special sr-
pication to receive the benefits of the % July
L. 1892? 2 How long "A time should elsp.e sasr .
claim goes before tue Board of Review before a d
acted upon9 8. Has the Board of Review been
changed yet? 4. Is the Pension Bureau zf- nsfnk
pensions just the same, do they stop willis fba
change OF officers and employees is going ont IN
s,rer- i. In such q case he would be allowed ths
$50 rating found entitled thereto. wihoa, special
application. 2. Usually within six weeks 20 two
three months 5. No. l. The work goes right
on, and probably few changes will be made, Rt
the great majority Of the employees are under ths
anfff rrfrH n fFiuifS arr -Tna Inrra
II. IT. FL, Etk Fork. Ky.-UBtler the late railing Of
the Pension Bureau IN increase claims under ihs
new law, where the pensoner is ORA wing pension
of less than sl2 under the general law and apples
for increase under the act of June "a 1890 sad on
examination he is found to be entitled to mors than
$l2. will he get It? AnSaCer. Yes. providing 10
elects TO have his new law claim considered IN
application for increase under the general law.
He will be called upon to choose under which law
he desires his claim settled.
8. o., Select. Ey.-1 To whom should widow of
soldier of old war of 1872 apply for land warrant
and what fee is lawful for attorney? z Wiasw
Of soldier of of 1872 applies to Com missioner Of
Pensions for pension: from what date win ths
widow draw penson7 g. Application made
for pension under act of March g. 1875. and nader
Secon 4G6 TO $40 inclusive of Revised Statutes Of
the United States, the claim fled with sreof
of death OF soldier and marriage Of caimsnt 20 him
and date of soldiers death proved how long will
# be until this old claim will be setted7 L wAas
steps shall take to get the number of my claim.
made and filed Feb. 8. 1898? 5. A soldier of the
late made and filed application and made
error In declaration, in that he stated that hs
contracted disability in September, when il was The
last of October. The commissioned officer Of Ills
company and one comrade state that il the last
of October Can this claimant eOrrectit7 Anstrsr.
I. To Commissioner Of Pensions. Fee any suEa
from $40 TO s25. per articles OF agreements to
be filed in the case. 2 From March 9. 1873 IL SOL
der served II days and from Feb IL, 1871, IL he
served so days 5. We cannot say when any claim
will be settled. 4. Write TO the Commissioner Of
Pensions. 5. Certainly; the error can be corrected
by claimant, stating in affidavit that be mis-.
taken to the date, etc; but Of that
nature is so unmpoftant that the Pension Bureau
would probably take notice of 10.
L. II, Gables Mich, aud several others-Ws have
received your communication wherein You differ
from the statement in our column Of Feb %, 1893,
regarding the date when the Christian Sabbath
was changed to- Sunday. We stated that 10 dated
from the Christian era, and we still maintain IL
We only say that supported In cur
opinion that the change dates from the Christian
by the best Biblical writer's. (See Dictionary
of the Bible by VIM. Smith, LID; Appleton's
Cyclop@dia, and various other authorites.) Il In
true that Emperor Constantine, by his edict Of ths
year 32I A. D.. promulgated the change from tbs
seventh day (the Jewish Sabbaih) TO Sunday Cha
first day. but he merely confirmed and made man.
datory upon his people what had been, In psrs,
observed for many years before his time. His may
be termed the first official recognition of the day
now observed. We do wager money on ths
correctness OF this or any other decision although
satisfied that We are right, and We do NOS
desire to go into further argument the subject.
g. f., 50. Francis KdH.-If soldier draws com.
mutation for loss OF tine of arm, snd ne dies
three days before the three years is up. bis
widow draw any of the commuiation that would
have been due him if he had lived three days
longer? AnsUer If he should die one day before
the expiration of three years his widow cannot ges
communication. If r soldier by application decides
to accept Communication in lieu of limb, and died
after the expiration of three years. his widow could
recover amount due.
H. p Cooperstotrn W-If a person is . eandfs
date for Township office, and ths same elsc-
ton day is acting clerk of the Board of Electou
and received the majority of votes against his OF.
ponent, is such person legally elected osfcer
according TO the Australian voting law? xnslce1.
Yes: why not?
A Constant Reader, Grand FaHey PG.-How rssEy
troops were engaged, and what the lsxs OF
both sides. at Wounded Knee Dec. % and 50 E2st,
during the Indian uprising? AnSlCer There veys
abort 5000 engaged in tile campaign; Is or Es
soldiers and two officers were killed. The numhsf
Of Indians engaged never will be aScertained, IN
dian loss reported TO be about 800 or AGO.
d. A. H., Chicago. W.-Does the act of Jans n
1850, give every widow of a soldier a pension 81
S. per month provided she was married prior 10
the passage Of the act or does a widow have 70 70
. pauper to be benefited? 4HsWer She does nos
have TO be pauper. II she is dependent upon ksx
sufficient income, except what sine earns she 10
titled
IN Old Subscriber, Cascade Locks Ore.-1. To ~.
tired soldier entitled to treatment at military
hospital, should he become sick 4? 2. What yeas
it that several enlisted men SHOT FOR de-
sertion in Gen. Clusters command out West? IN
stger. l. No. e. No one has been shot for Gesertion
since the close of the war. The law only provides
for the death penalty in time of war.
a. H. C., Subscriber.-l. About how long has the
oldest of the completed claims been on the COM
pleted des? 2. Has the act of June o. 1880 been
acted upon to the delay of the old-lsw claims? 3.
What is likely to he the action of the present Adj
miBstrHtiOn In regard to old-law claims and t1o59
under the act of June q. 1890? Anstrsr. ]. 70 II
Impossible for any one to say. 2. Yes. We can.