The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-01-05
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AIS, Marion. Va-1. When an applicant for 4
penson under of June 9th, 1890 IL ordsrsd be-
fort Board OF Doctors aud ths report Of ths
board finds the applicant disabled TO dsgrss thai
would eutitle him to pension. what othsr action
IS taken in the claim by the Pension Bureau bsfors
IL Is placed on The Completed Files? 2. II an ap-
piieant ~ turned down by the Examining Board
IN Claim under act Of June 81, 1890 bow lonR n
u likely to be from the time of examination By ths
Board of Doctors until the applicant 10 advised Of
II? 3. How many OF the claims that h.ys bean
allowed under the act OF June r. $780, are for Ina
crease and how many are Originally Asstosr I.
In some cases applicant is called upon to furnisS
evidence showing TINT the disability osimed IL no
the result OF vieIous hnbis, etc 2 Whenever the
case IL taken up for action. 3. IL IL possible t.
say. During the IL months ending Juns 30. lss2,
loI925 original iuvald pension certificates under
the act Of June ~ $780, were issued and during The
same period 3Js26 certificates for additional PEN
sion under The same act were issued.
J. Z. O.. Beatrice. Scb-A first Lieutenant In ths
infantry service. now drawing pension Of 80 GER
month for disability arising from disease contracted
In the service which totally inca him FOR
the performance of manual labor, now applies for
increase and rating under the the act OF July "a
that he requires the aid Of assistant daily In ore
der tina. his disease be treated as the doctor has
ordered. He also shows by the testimony Of bin
wife and son. that he has frequent attacks Of sax-
ness arising from his chronic disease, which re-
quires the personal aid and assistance Of attend
ants. Will these facts, proven "a above sniitlS
him 10 the benefit of said. act of July H. tss2f IL
not. please advise what further proof will 10 re-
quired? Insurer. He will probably be Increased
10 $50 under the act mentioned providing TEE aoard
examination IL favorable.
4. g.. Et1a. GA applied for pension In pecsun-
Der. 1890. lie rejected on the Rh insk ia
now wants 10 have it reconsidered; that O. 10
wants 20 be- re-examined and still have mis- claim
date back to day Of application. Please let ne
know how to prosecute. Ansrer. lie should for.
nish competent medical testimony showing thAs
BY reason OF the causes alleged in his claim he gas
IN December, l590, and has been continuously ever
since. disabled in a pensionable degree.
u. W., Laurence. NinB.-If a man enlisted fox
three years in October 1861, and re- enIistsd IA
June, 1864. and after serving four months deserted
and two days later enlisted again In another Of.
ganization and served 10 months and was honor
ably discharged after the close of the war would
be be entitled to a pension under the act Of June
q, 1890? Ansper. Yes. He can have the charge
OF desertion removed under Sec 8, act OF March g.
1882 provided his re-enlstment was not made for
the purpose of securing bounty, etc.
F. r. Ne'0 Haren. Conn., lost my pension cheek
for pension due Dec. 4. last Tuesday 18th inss.
had not signed IL. advertised in all New Haven
papers, but have heard nothing from ID. Can
have 1t made good and get another check or will
have to lose II? AnSaCer At the expiration Of six
months. If in the meantime the check has not been
paid. you can, by making affidavit as TO the losa
and the circumstances pertaining thereto and By
executing with two sureties bond of indemnity
TO the United States. in double the amount Of the
check (but in no case will the bond be accepted for
less than $780, obtain from the PensiouA gent who
issued the original check duplicate thereof
j. b.. KnrnSriHs. ". J-Is there any law that COM
pels a soldier to pay dog tax? If not. wha. can
do If the Constable comes and takes him and kills
him? Ans,1er. l. There is no National law upon
the subject. 1t Is matter entirely within the uris,
dction OF the State and municipal authority. q
Bury the dog
g. B. IT.. Mehanua. ORE. Did President john
son sign the bin to increase The salary Of the
President of the United States from S25 coo 70
$50 coo year did President Grant sign the bfll
to increase his own salary while in office; and II
the latter, was ii not an unconstitutional act? 4
Did President Grant in his first second term veto
general service pension bill of SIS per month?
Mira Lease. Populist speaker, charged that Presi-
dent Grant vetoed the bill mentioned and signed
one to raise his own salary with the same pen and
dip OF ink. A1slrer /. Neither. During Grants
first term of office, which expired March l. 1873 he
port Of the Government for the fiscal year COM
mencing July ]. 1873, and ending June 30, 1874.
This act increased the salary of Presidents who
should succeed him from S25 900 to $4,000, 70 20
happened that he was his own SUCCESSOR and thus
in the second term drew $50, 600 annually as have
all Presidents since. His action in signing the bill
was both proper and constitutional. q The charge
Is simply bosh. In the first place. no American
Congress has ever passed bill granting pensions
for service alone during the war of the rebellion,
consequently no bill of that character was ever
presented to him for signature. In the second place.
Grant did not at any time during his eight years a.
President veto any public pension bill.
s. w., Warren, e. Ii. A pensioner IL drawing
sl2 per month under the new law and able to card
a support Is he entitled to an inerease2 4 man
lost his son In the and drew pension; he died,
and his wife drew it until she remarked. He fs
dead. she dependent upon others for support. Can
she be placed upon the pension-roll agninf An
strer. j. No Increase above Si2 can be obtained
under the new law. 2. We do not understand thu
questions. The father Of a soldier could not be-
pensioned unless the mother of the soldier WAS
n nSio Ofyer ha-, ho-
fore; consequently, when the father died shero
was no person entitled to pension, and the same
ended A stepmother OF a soldier is, under no cir
cumstanees, entitled TO pension; hence. you muss
be in error in your statement Of the case.
C. g.. Bremen Ind.-A soldier of the late war
having made application for pension Aug. 26. $780,
under the act Of June q $780, was sent from here
last October by the Township trustees to the State
Soldiers Home at Marion Ind, where he died on
Nov. 8, 1892. A pension certificate at the rate Of
Sl2 per month was issued to him Dec 5. 1892 which
came to this postofice, but promptly returned
with the ineosed voucher for SSl5.20 to the u. 9.
Pension Agent at Indianapolis; the claimant hav-
ing no nearer relatives here than q brother. Now
the question want TO ask. Is not the attorney In
the claim entitled to his $40 fee; and II So how
shall he proceed to get it? AnSUer. No; tho ss.
torney loses his fee.
H. d. p. EarEciRe, I'LL. fled claim under ass
Of June q, 1890; was examined Aug. 8, 1892, and
received word my claim placed on completed
files Aug. 7, 1892: had the case called up, and was
placed in adjusting department In November last.
When should hear from it as passed uponf II
am drawing pension under old law at So and sp-
piled for increase on Nov. Z, 1892. If sxarn-
ined in January next is II possible to have the case
acted upon before March next? Ansper. I. We
cannot say. No two claims are alike. 2 Probably
not. Claims for increase are not acted upon 90
soon.
L. f. B. Clinton Oh. A soldier who was IN.
married, while in the line of duty during the late
civil dies, his father and mother being dead
also. they never having drawn pension on thair
son while living can his sister. single lady draw
n pension account of her brother? q Would
bis brothers or sisters living have any claim
against the Government whatever dnssger and
No. not unless under l6 years of age the date
of the death of the soldier and also at the date Of
the death of the last surviving parent
II, L. g. Grig1's Corners. GA soldier drawings
small pension applies for increase on disability
mentioned in pension certificate, and also for adj
dltional on new disease; has received notice from
Pension Department that he is rejected on increase
Does this also include the new disability? Arster.
Probably not. III you had sent n copy Of shs
letter notifying you of the reeciiS could better
answer your question.
II. L. s.. Ne,cberg. Ore.-I am informed by notary
here that the last Congress passed &C. allowing
were adjudeated in the early period of the original
claims, and who were rated very low. Was there
such act passed? AnslCer. No; nor was there
q bill covering the matter even introduced.
f. L. H. Wyoming. PG-To whom shall I send In
order TO get copy Of my certificate OF marriage,
when I sent in my claim for pension AZ I need In
for other purposes; and Ii my pension Is granted,
will ever get my original certificate back or not?
AnSWer. You can, by writing TO the Commissioners
OF Pensions, giving the number of your claim, stc,
receive at any time your marriage certificate upon
value in your claim such certificates not
cepted evidence i'll a claim.