The National tribune., 1893-03-23
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WH B., Louisville, Ky.-1. What is meant by
"servee pension Does It mean to pay one
cent per day for the number of days you were
in the service only or for the intervening time
since discharge 2. What does the recent ruling
about the 9th of June act by Assistant Secretary
Busscy mean? If a man has piles 10 pensionable
degree. he would get Sc. Should the same man
have hernia 10 a pensionable degree, and rheuma-
tism TO the same extent, now, what would be his
pension payments quarterly? 5. What is hernia?
What causes it? What pensions are allowed for
the same? 4aS,cer. j. There are various kinds
of service pension. Tho one cent per diem for
each days service actually rendered was one
form of service pension proposed. 2. That trifiing
disabilities which do not disquaify the person for
the performance of manual labor should not be
rated at say, 81 81, for the purpose OF grouping
several together, and thus making up the mimi
mum amount of So the smallest pension that can
be paid under the new law. Suppose, for instance
n claimant slightly deaf in one ear, which
might entitle him to 81 under the old law, and i'll
addition had lost part of a finger, also emitting
him to 81 and he had third disability of tritng
character which might entitle him to 81 under old
law such q claim will be rejected under the new
law as il will be held that he is not disabled as
contemplated under the law to the extent ofs6 the
minimum pension therein provided. person
suffering from piles and hernia would be rated at
SIC under the new law. g. Hernia is rupture of
any portion of the body, causing the protrusion of
the contents i'll the cavity in which they placed.
There are several kinds of hernias. and pensions
therefor vary from 81 10 S4. Hernia may be caused
by natural defect by injury TO the part etc.
w. j. H. .Setins GrOUe, Pd.-What Is the rate of
pension for total disability from manual labor by
reason of disease of spine? AHSsrer. If unable 10
perform any manual labor by reason OF pensioned
cause $50.
Subscriber, Btckspor, Me.-Wili you please
give short synopsis abstract OF the codtcation
of the pension laws? AiSacer. 1t is an arrange
nlent of all The laws relating to pensions and their
grouping under proper head, so that everything
relating to subject can be readily found.
W. III. r., Elm Hall, Mieh-l A man came from
Canada during the of the rebellion, and re-
fused to become naturazed until afier the close of
the war when ho went back to Canada, after being
naturalized. He married n wife, came back here,
and now aspires for the appointment OF Postmaster
of this place. Provided he succeeds in getting the
appointment will she be eligible TO act as clerk
Assistant Postmaster? 2. Does the wife become a
naturalized citizen by virtue OF the marriage? an
s,cer. l. Yes .. Yes.
d. e. c., 81. Louis. Mo.-Wl you please state
what has been done with regard to the medal
promised the members of the storming party at
Port Hudson, La? ABs,uer. Tho bill providing
for such medals failed to become q law.
Subscriber, Saginaw, Aich.-Piease give the
vote OH the pauper amendment tine 81 goo eause)
to the recent pension appropriation bill politically,
North and South, Democratic and Republican. /
see the vote was yeas 125, nays l3s. Answer. For