The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-11-23
Conclusion.
OUR CORRESPONDENTS

Correspondents should write each question on
separate sheet Of paper, give full name and adj
dress and mark is "Corresyendeats' Column" No
attention VIII be paid to comrnunications not
cOmpsnied with name and address 81 writer II Is
requested that stamp be inciosed for reply by
letter. Postal cards will be replied to by mail
only. Replies by mail will duarily be made
within q week. and II in this column within three
weeksl
E. p j.. Washington. D. o-Please outline the
extent of Mason anu DIxon's lIne." ARSseeT II
a name gwen 10 the southern boundary line OF
Pennsylvania. coincihing with $50 49, 26.3" north
latitude. 10 excepting y miles. by Cbas.
Mason and jeremiah Dixon, English surveyors
who surveyed the line Ter 25S miles west from the
Delaware River. between 1863 aud 1877. Each five
milestone bore the cna:-of-sruDs OF Maryland cut
side and that of PenpsyIvania the other.
the intervening mile--tones bsving the letters " p"
aud M" cut RorLh afld south sides thereof.
During the debate in Congress In $50 on the
question OF excluding slavery from, Missouri,
John Randolph made constant of the phrase
Mason and Dixen's Tine" as the dividing line
between the Save and free Staies-Pennsy lvania
being free State and Maryland slave State-so
that crossing the Mason and Dixon line free
dom TO the slave The application, 8 made by
Randolph, drew attention To the line indicative
of bar io Freedom THE Missouri compromise of
1920 located the northernfimit of slavery $50 80
north iatituae.l
j. H. g. Toronto Oatario-i. A soldier enljsts for
three months; the pirstoB of the three moRIhs
he il asked to remain 10 days longer he does be
is then mustered out, aDd inside of N month he
enli-ts for three years during the war. After
serving IL months he Is mustered out account
disease
of duty. Is he entitled any bounty from the Gov
ernmebt? 2 What way the Alabama Ia
demnity claims paid by England; whether IA Eng
li.h gold United States bonds or American silver?
This question is 10 decide bet In the Psst. One of
the parties claim II was paid In part with American
silver Ansicer I. No. 2. IL was paid with Eng
Iisb gold tursei ever to our agent in London.
J. r., Rankin, IH-A soldier died while in service
His father that time in comfortable peeu-
almost penHiiess. ana lac mother lives wits only
unmarried son, WHO provides for his mother. /.
Can size draw legal pension? 2 If illegal,
t be recovered TO the GOvernmeut1 AHS1Cer. J.
Yes, under the law, hut under the OLD law.
e The question is ambiguous. II such a claim
allowed aud paid upon false and fraudulent tes.t-
mony, then the Government can recover. provlo-
Ing il establish case in court, aud she has q
realty TO recover from; but II such g claim was
allowed aud paid upon actual facts. presented,
the Government cannot recover.
j. T. s., National Home HGn.-if . soldier msrries
now and dies can ''ls wife zet his pension under
the old law? AfiSirer His tctdot0 would he entitled
To his pension due date OF last pay ulent 10
the date of his DEATH We presume that Is what
you mean, because his pension would cease with
bis death.
b. W. L.. Oneida. M-Upon proper application
to the Chief of the Record and Pension Office of
the War Department, you obtain a certificate
in lieu of lost discharge tThe above informa-
ton was Seat you BY mail, and letter returned
f. D. g. Dodge City Kan-Can obtain, and II
so, how, coa. plete set OF the Government publ
cation called the Records of the Rebellion? An
steer. Yes, by purchase. Forty ose volumes aud
Ia maps have ss far been issued. The of the
entire set Is about sos. Mi. George b. Davis.
Judge Advocate. U. =. A.. War Department, this
city has charge of the publication, and to whom
all inquiries should be sent.
d. W. b.. EdIaeston. ~ FL write to ask you the
total number % Upited States Senators. see by /
the New York Recorder that the Runsbsr is S5 But
there A States. aud II am not mistaken the !
Constitution says that there shall be two Senators
from each State. aud in that there shsuid be
49, IL you will please inform me how many there |
u In all and how there be odd number |
you will greatly chiige AastUer. The States of |
Montana, Washington and Wyoming have at pres
e only Senator each, the Legislatures of |
those States having failed to elect additional |
Senator. The next session Of Congress will prob
ably contain the fun quota OF 50 Senators.