The National tribune., 1893-06-29
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
information Of value coneernlng Psn.Ions

Information of Value Concerning PENSIONS
Correspondents should write each question on
separate sheet Of paper, give fun name and adj
dress ana mark it '.Correspontsnts' column No
ate ~ ton will be paid TO communications not 80.
compsnied with name aud address OF writer. Il 10
requested that a stamp be nclosed for reply By
letter. Postal cards viii be replied TO by man
only. Replies by mail will or diuRrily be made
within n week. and n in this column within Ihres
weeks.l
w. @. C.. Belridere, nm. NJ Of New Birming-
ham. Texas, writes Us as follows: Enclosed please
find clipping from Correspondents Column. Of
May D. 1893. inquiTing for William Simpson. He
killed accidentally ON board the Avengsr in
1864, on Easter Sunday, and is buried at Rodney,
NJ p. C. Asdtord Hass.-I. What j. y reasonable
time 20 hear from an Inerease-Of pension claim
under the act Of July IA, 1892 increasing those who
require the periodical aid aud attendance Of an
other person from $50 to $50? 2. Does the present
administration OF The Pension Bureau continue 70
grant pensions and increases quickly undeE
Coinrade Harrison's Administration; or. In other
words, does not the present administration Of
STAIRS delay and pass less than oue-half as
many claims as the last administration? AnsIOsr.
|. One year. 2 We do not presume that the pres
ent administration intends to delay the settlement
of any just claim.
@. ~ L., Aspen Colo.-Please answer In your
Correspondents Column whether or not there 4 .
law providing pension for an old soldier not DIS
abIed Ia the army, but who has since become dis
abled for the performance Of manual labor. La-
s,rer. Yes; act of June 81, 1890.
Subscriber, Athens, III. What Is the law In
regard to the 81 rating? 2 I sent in four afada-
wits In Increase claim under the old law II the
four aftidavits are not sufficient will the Bureau
let me know at once? 8. applied for n incFsase
two years and three months ago; when may I
expect to be examined? AnstCer. !. The law reads
Tor such total and permanent disability %
cause utter helplessness. nearly such to
require regular and personal aid and attendance OF
another person." etc. 2 You will be duly advised
as to the sufficiency OF tho testimony. 8. We
not say, no two claims alike.
Il. H D., Athens. o.. What the total in
come of the United States Government from az
enFrrn fnr Tho LhnFf o.
3. What the actual amount paid the soldiers
pensions for the year 1922 4. From what sotTcs
Is the money that pays pensions derivedf B. Is
any of IL derived from duties i1npOTtsf lnstcsr.
s425, 868 26O.22. 2 Sl77, 452 964l5. g. sl34, 6S3
05279 4. Il is taken from the general fund In the
Treasury. 5. Yes; being taken from the general
fund.
" r. D., Leoti KGn-Please give . synopsis Of
the law passed July H. 1892 relating TO increase Of
pensions for total disability where attendant IL
required a part Of the time. AnsJger The act Of
July H. 1892, reads as follows: That soldiers and
sailors who shown TO be totally incapacitated
for performing manual labor by reason Of Injuries
received disease contracted in the service Of the
thereby disabled to such degree 10 require
frequent and periodical, though not regular and
constant, personal aid and attendance Of another
person, shall be entitled 10 receive pension Of $50
per month from and after the date of the certificate
Of the Examining Surgeon Board OF Ex smtning
Surgeons showing such degree of disability, and
made subsequens to the passage of this act"
". K. b., DdhLGren W-Isee that Secretary Hoke
Smith has made - decision repeating Gen. RAum'a
and Cen Bussey's order constituting disability not
of service origin TO limit il to disabilities pre-
venting the applicant from earning support By
manual labor. What class of pensions does this
the act of June q. 1890? Ansuer. Act of June n,
1880