The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-20
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". H. C.. Gflmonfon, Hfs.-i How many Special
Examiners are employed By the Persian Deuarf
mentE Who appoints them? 3 What salary do
they get? 4. DO they come under the Civil Service
rules? 5. Are the duties OF each confined to n
certain district? d1lSscer. ]. The number varies
from time TO time-in general, 200 more. q The
Secretary OF the Inferior. g. 81 100 per anuun
and sum not to exceed SO per day for subsistence
while on duty in the field. After June 90 1893
the salary OF 40 Special Examiners will be 81 500
instead OF 81 400. 4. Yes. 5. They are changed
about from time to time, according TO the exgen-
cies OF the work ia hand.
W. NJ b., Jennings La. II a soldier who is
drawing pension OF IS dies from disease for which
pensioned, what rate 81 pension would his widow
whom lie married ia 1856 draw? 2 II lac dies
from disease not contracted ia the service how
much would she draw? 3. She has a nice home
ana about $500 per year. but lakes boRrdcrs 10 help
support herself Is she entitled TO s. under the
new law? Insurer IL the disease of which he
should die was contracted IN the line Of duty in Ie
service she would be entitled TO sl2 per month
providing she married the soldier prior March
10. 1856; If married 10 him after said date SIS would
be the rate. 2. she would be entitled TO IS under
llIe act of June ~ 1890 provided she furnished tho
evidence required to the satisfaction of the Conn
missioner OF Pensions. j. IL VIII require official
adJudc alion by the Pension Bureau to sc. Re the
question.
J. 5. s.. Springfield. O-Can a soldier of the
late war get pension If lac not sick or
wounded la four years of service? AnSlcer. Yes
provided Ire has since become disabled from the
performance OF mauun labor from disease or acci.
dent not duo TO vicious habits assuming that lac
served 90 days more during the late war i'm the
United States service, and thai he honorabIy
discharged therefrom.
r. d., Nec YORK., ~ PLEASE inform me why
dad not get arrears in my claim for increase under
tie cid law! My original claim was under the
old Jaw, so ! thought when they increased nv
pension would get arrears also Ansscer Your
question IN not clear. An Increase OF pension for
the disabilities named ia your first pension certifi-
cate cannot antedate the medical examination held
after the filing of iiIe increase claim. Where the
claim is made for additional pension (for new
disability pension. If allowed therefor dates from
fling Of such claim for additional pension where
iiied after July l. lssa
j. II. H., Orange. N IA soldier, with wife and
three children. draws quarterly pension of s24 and
al once proceeds To spend tho amount ia a spree
lasting Till the money is gone. His family in tI,e
meantime suffer from being deprived of his weekly
earnings as well ms the money received from The
Government Can there he any way by W hic the
wife could collect the pension to keen 1t out
Of The fathers hands? AaStecr. No.