The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-02-16
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j. W. f., While Deer Mills, Pal. Please let me
know if the Mexican pension bill as passed to
increase the pension of Mexican war veterans from
S. to Sl2 per month means all of them only some
of them? 2. If a subscriber's subscription TO The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE runs out and he don't intend
| 20 take IL any longer, but cOmrade peTSuadeS
| him to subscribe again for another year, Is the
| premium the same as for getting a new subscriber?
AnsUer l. Only those who are in such destitute cir
cumstances that So are insufcientto provide them
witt, the necessaries of life are entitled to the
increase. 2. All names sent in as clubs OF sub,
scribers, together with 81 for each name VIII
entie the sender to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
premiums whether such names are those Of old or
| new subscribers.
| G. b., Holon, Ran-A soldier applied for pen
sion under the old law in 1882 and received PEN
sion in May 1891, at So per month. He also applied
| for pension under the new law, July, 1890 before
receiving the pension under the old law, He was
ordered to be examined soon after, and obeyed the
order. Can he still push the claim for pension
under the new law and receive ii? 4nSUer. lie
can "still push the claim" but whether he will
receive an thing Hereunder depends upon whether
| ability emitting him to more than s..
| j. NJ j., UcPherson, Kdn.-flas there been any
| pension claims allowed under the act passed July
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rate of $50 per month as an intermediate grade
| between $50 and S72? AnsUer. Yes; but the ma
Ejority of such have not been reached for
action. as they do not take precedence over other
claims
III X, Couinsriue, IH.-Please give losses in
| killed wounded aud missing of Gen Grants old
| regiment, the 9th H., from l86-'65. Ans,cer.
Gen. Grants old regiment the 2lst, not the 18th.
| The 2lst lost in killed and wounded S74 We cam
! not give you the number of captured or missing.
except at Stones River so. at Chickamauga lI6;
died in rebe! prisons So
r. L. b., Plymouth, OIL. When a claim for
original pension IS rejected upon the ground that
| there has been rdtdbte disability shown since
date of fling" what is meant by 'ratable dis
nbility"? IL it to be understood that the soldiers
disabilities found 10 be less than any rate of
pension known TO the Department; say, for in
stance less thnn So per month? Is the report OF
| Examining Surgeons in n case for original PEN
sion treated as evidence? Ansuer. !. A ratable
degree of disability is where the disability would
| entitle the applicant to 81 per month or more In
the above mentioned it was held that he was
not disabled to the extent even OF " per MONTH z
| Yes.
| APP. Southfeld OIL. comrade received a
letter from the Commissioner of Pensions dated
Dec g. 1892, stating that his claim, with the proper
number, now in the Board of Review for final
act ion and that no unnecessary delay would ensue
in its adjudication. More than month has already
gone by; how much more time will reasonably
elapse before 1t is adjusted If no more evidence is
called for? 2. wish to know, since al the Electoral
Colleges have met and cast their votes, what the
official popular vote Of all the States was on Nov. g.
1892? Ans,rer /. 1t is impossible to say just how
long. We presume in a very short time. 2. The
electoral vote will stand: Grover Cleveland, 2ss
Benjamin Harrison. III, and James b. Weaver. % !;
| total 44f-giving Grover Cleveland q majority OF
l54 The total popular vote Is estimated mt l2O28.-
OOs Grover Cleveland received $780,. 999 votes;
BENJAMIN Harr is Ok n.s James jar b. Weaver
| Cleveland 446 029 votes less than majority, and
s92 O2s less than the combined opposition. These
figures are not official, because all Of the States
have sent In their returns, but are from best
source obainable
| H. L. r., Bangor. Mel was discharged from
hoor drar
| ing $50 per month, and made application for in
in 1891 account OF requiring care and at
| tendance, and was examined Dec. "a, 1897 II the
| Examining Board should report my case in favor
of the $50 rate, would receive it without making
application under the act of July H. 1892? Answer
| Probably yes because you were examined subse-
| qnent to the passage of the act.
| w. T. p, ChicOpee. NdSs.-l Is there law CIV
ing a soldier who is drawing pension and IS over
65 years old any more pension than he IL now
| drawing, which is So per mouth? l am told they
can draw Sl2 per month. q DO you think the De-
next Administration? 8. How many members
are there in the N. r. @. 9. Guards? Answer. l..
No. g. We cannot say. There is no doubt that an
effort will be made i'll that direction. g. Write to
Mrs. Kate b. Sherwood. Canton, o.. for the desired
| information. We have no roster of the members.
| T. b. Alliance. Neb.-If soldier applies for a
| pension under the old law for disability in 1877
| and gets back pay TO date of discharge, and lie
afterward applies for increase in 1892 on new disa-
bili,ies contracted in the service, will he get back
pay from time of discharge II granted? Ans'0er
| w. H. arcadia, O-To settle dispute. please
| answer the following questions: soldier, "a
| widower," died leaving four chidren-two under
l6 and two over Is years of age-at his death.
| He had applied for increase of pension.
but died before it granted; the two
minor children applied for pension which
was granted, and the increase applied for
also granted; now, is the back pension to be di
| vided between ali of the children, does it
go to the two that were under is at the time OF
| their fathers death? Ansrer To the two under l6
years of age. The others have no title or share
therein.
W. d. p, HemtOck city. Mich-Pease inform q
| pensiouer what he must do in order to be trans
| ferred from pension agency to another?
1nslrer After he has resided in another district for
six months, lie should make application to the
Commissioner OF Pensions returning his certificate,
together with affidavit setting forth that lie mas
resided as above stated and that he intends to
| tnue SO to do and request TO be transferred.