The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-29
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" X. J., Princeton 8o.-I. When was the motto
I'm God Trust. first put the silver dollar !?
2 Who caused IL To be done? g. Was 1t by act
OF ConGTessT ARs1Cer. /. 1873 2. The Director
of the Mint, acting with the approval of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. 3. Yes of Feb. IL 1873
L. r. b.. Clinton, O.-i. What is the prospect TO
equaize bDunties for men who volunteered in
1861, 90? Did President Grant veto such
measure, and when? 2. l. the difference between
the soldiers pay ihe holder OF Governments
bonds likely to be uinde equal; II not why? g.
Give your opinion about the wisdom ol issuing
bonds III time of peace, and isn't silver money as
good a. gold? AnsWer. !. None at all at present.
lie defeated the bill in 1875 by Withholding his
signature; he had pre- pared "a veto message fbased
upon tho report of his Secretary of the Treasury,
BristOw) but the same WIS never delivered 10 Con-
gress that body adjUurniug. 2. We fear not; not
enough Congressman IN favor of such measure.
OF course our position IS that II had not been for
incoDpetency, laundering and mismanagement,
there would never have been apparent neees-
sity for issuing bonds. AS to silver and gold, the
value of money rests entirely the state of the
mind of the men who it in their daily
actions. If II man does not want paper silver o
not want them. Inasmueh as large portion of
the commercial community does not want silver
ni9ney it Is not as Goo3Ss gold money,
for original pension bess secuted before Clerk of
a Court of Record? 2. SilI evidence in support
of the same sworn 10 before a fourtII-c class Post
master. be accepted by the Pension Bureau? g. Is
there ruling of the Pension Bureau that evidence
In a pension claim mus. be in atlantis own hand
there is an order NO 22g) that if the affair. docs
write his her affidavit land this Is always prefer
able) that the aii,ut must state in said affidavit
that he or she di write ID.
w. L. g., Ingalls, lnd-Pease give the text of the
bill enacted May IL, 1886. relative to soldiers who
served honorably during the aud alterward
enlisted in the Regular Army and deserted. Does
not that bill grant discharge the application OF
soldier within limited time after passage of said
act? An early answer will be appreciated. An
The act in question required all applications
under it to be filed within five years from date Of
approval of act (May IL, 1856. The act required
the production of certain testimony, leaving the
War Department to Judge of its adequacy; If not
furnished. or If regarded as inadequate relief
denied The act is now in force.
j. H., Los Angeles CdL-Please answer in your
columns if total deafness in one and slightly in
the other has not rating at the Pension Office;
also. rheumatism proved both. and was rejected.
Anst1eT. The rating, under the general law, for
total deafness of one and slight of the other is
now so per month; the rating for rheumatism de-
pends upon the disabling effects OF It In each par
ticular claim. Whether, under present rulings,
the above-D named disabilities would be held to dis
able sufficiently for a rating under the act of
June ~ 1880. IL doubtful.
Hrs s. H. W.. Satem Mass-Please inform me
whether there is law restoring pensions to
again and have since became widows? AnSlger. No.
is, CdlispeU Wdsh.-A Postmaster being pen
soner he execute his voucher for PEN
sion, will he have 10 go before some other
authorized official to have it executed? AnstUer
He will have execute it before some competent
officer.
s. II. G., Custer. s. DAN old soldier was mar
ried in 1858 by II Justice of Peace, whose wife
and children were the only witnesses; Justice gave
married couple certificate of marriage. Some
time afterward the house of the soldier burned,
and the certificate thus destroyed. The Justice
and his family being dead, the soldier and wife
go before any Court or Magistrate and make oath
to the facts, and would that answer in q widows
claim for pension? Could you instruct as TO what
course TO pursue There was no reeordikept of mar
rages in those times. Ans0er Nothing would be
gained by the parties III interest going before a
Magistrate and making such n declaration as you
suggest; If there be record of the marriage. and
il the witnesses TO the ceremony dead, then the
marriage can be established by testimony of old
neigbbors. to the effect that the soldier and his
wife lived together for years ia the Relationship 81
husband and wife, aud were universally so re-
garded in the community in which they resided.
C.. T.. L., Cdrdington o.. / was granted PEN
sion OF Sl2 per month under 1890 act, and about six
months ago received the 80 days notice that would
be reduced to s5ifI did not comply with their rules,
which did. Lately have been ordered to appear
before n Medical Board. Now what want to know
is, il do not comply will my pension be reduced to
Sc. likely to be cut off altogether? 2 In case of
reduction of pension. will present voucher and GER
tificae be called for and new ones issued? AnSioer.
the order that your rate will be reduced to s6. 2