The National tribune., 1893-07-20
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Information of Value Concerning Pensions.

Information Oh t8luo concerning PENSIONS.
Correspondents should write each question on
n separate sheet of paper, give full name and adj
dress and mark it CORRESPONDENCE Column" No
atteD ton will be paid TO communications not ac-
companied with name and address OF writer 1t Is
requested that stamp be fnclosed for reply by
letter. Postal cards will be replied to by mail
only. Replies by mail will ordinarily be made
within week. and II in this column within three
weeksl
j. H. d. Malone Io,gd-A soldier Ia pensioned
under the old law for disease of eyes contracted
while in service, which disables him from doing
any manual labor. Could he. under the new law,
or law of 1892, by showing that rheumatism in arm
had disabled him from feeding or clothing himself
have the Department give him the $50 per month
rate? AHStceT. No; unless he could prove up claim
for rheumatism under the old law.
j. r. g., Brooklyn. NJ VI was Tuptured in front
of Petersburg in September, 1864 but never applied
for pension until May, 1892, under the new law. I
received Sl2 for hernia and rheumatism. / was
discharged from Mount Pleasant Hospital in June,
1865 by reason of general orders. If our new Conn
missioner orders my pension revoked can apply
and receive n pension under the old law? All
the evidence / have is about eight months hos
pital record in Lincoln aud Mount Pleasant Hos
pitfalls. All my other witnesses are dead. AasIeeT.
You can apply for pension under the old law, but
whether you will receive one depends upon your
ability to prove the claim. You would be entitled
to pension under the general law, if the fact that
you were ruptured while in line of duty in the
service is shown by record by satisfactory testi
mony.
j. A. IT., Seattle Wash-A soldier was pensioned
under Commissioner Black. at "a per month; he
has since been increased TO 500 He Is totally I'M
able to perform any manual labor, by reason OF
results of sunstroke. and is parayZed in left side
and has lost all practical use OF his left arm. He
has again applied for increase, as he has 10 have
the attendance of another person in dressing and
undressing himself Is he entitled to $50 on &C
count Of requiring the aid and attendance of an
other person? 2. Is he entitled to Communication
for artificial limb? 3. He applied for increase In
the early part of the present month; how long
will it be before he is ordered for examination?
T. Does any legally -authoriz ed attorney have &C
To all the the old evidence
well recent examinations? AnSwer. i. That
depends upon the report of the Examining Sur
geon and the testimony you have furnished show
ing your exact condition. 2. Yes. 3. We cannot
say. 4. He has access TO the testimony, but War
Department reports. certificates of examination,
and other Government reports, are privileged, and
are considered confidential. The attorney is not
permitted TO examine them.
H. J. b.. Holly. N. Chow long Is it, after
claimants goes on the completed files, until
it Is allowed? / have one on the files since Jan.
81. AnstCer. We cannot say. The completed files
have been abolished. and such cases con-
sidered ready for settlement are submitted to the
Board of Review in their regular order.
Several Inquirers.-In cases where pensioners
under the old law who were drawing sums less
than Si2 per month, and who were increased under
the new law, shall under recent rulings be found
not entitled to the amounts they are now receiving
under the new law, and they reduced or dropped
from the roll, the cases will be sent to the Adjudi-
eating Division for renewal under the reduced
rate or a reissue to restore under the old law.
the may be; and the renewal or reissue will
probably date from date OF last payment. board
of clerks is now engaged in examining all cases
allowed under the new law, with view to sus-
pending payment of pension until the most of
them reduced or dropped from the roll alto
gether or course it is impossible for to say
what action will be taken in any particular case.
Each pensioner should wait until he receives his
notice from the Pension Bureau. which will In
form him OF the action in his case.
Pensioner, Syracuse, N. VI Is IL not fact that
q great many pension claims under the new law
which would have been allowed under the Harri-
son Administration. if they could have been
he'd in mn for allowance will be rejected
der the recent ruling of this Administration? 2.
Was not the Raum ruling, which would have al
lowed these claims just as lawful this ruling,
which rejects them? Ansl0er l. Yes 2. Yes.
H. C5ED., st. Augustine, FId.-The number of
points the reedng of the silver dollar and half
dollar differs from to four. The process of
making the collar, which makes the reedng on all
coins. differs in the different minis, and there
is no law the number of points required.
Ii Is very difficult TO make all the collars exactly
the same. Consequently you will find two dollars
coined at the same institution having different
number OF points in the reeding. In your letter
you use the word "milling"; it should be reed
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