The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-06-07
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e. r. b. Polk, O.-Can a father draw q pension
after the mothers death. account of the son
killed in the service? Anstcer. Yes upon proper
qHired points.
T. d. d., Canpelio. Mass-wby are applicants
for widows aud mothers pensions, and also such
pensioners who live i'll Canada, called upon to
prove that they citizens OF the United States,
and in the absence of such proof lose their PEN
sion? 4nsOer. Because tile act of March l. 1893 is
so interpreted that all widows dependent parents,
guardians of minors who are nom residents cam
not be paid pension under any law unless they
prove that they citizens Of the United States
We look for the repeal "f this law.
G. p. H.. Tempieton, UdSs--A man pensioned rs
a dependent i"ther dies, leaving no assets Can
the amount of accrued pension que The de-
ceased pensioner he collected by way of reim-
harsenent towsrd funeral expenses? Answer.
No. under present practice.
g. NJ, GTaHton, How much money does IL
To run the Government, aud how could we get
along If we had no revenue from Gu 'toms? Some
Of my free-trade ueighbors think could get
along just well if there were free trade think
free trade would ruin the country. AnsJCer. In
round numbers it costs 500. 900 600 the
Government. This sum must be raised in some way.
either by excuses or by direct tax. Our excuses
are derived from whisky tobacco, and oleomargG-
rine and the internal revenue therefron amounts
TO Sl6l, 600 coo; these, in the opinion of most
eminent satisticiaus, could not be increased very
materially. This would make nearly $500. 900 900
which would have 10 be raised by direct taxation.
Under the Constitution direct taxes must be appor-
toned among the several States according to their
population. On the basis of the last census
$500 OOO,0O0 capitatfon tax wouli amount In
round nunb ers TO about So a head. You can figure
out what it would cost your community to pay
such a
p1 II hare Tohn
Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln,
captured? 2. And by whom, and what date, was he
captured? 3. Was his body brought to Washing
ton ID. c.? 4. Whatever became of il? Anst1er /.
In barn OH Carrots farm, three miles from Port
Royal, Caroline Co, Va. 2. BY squad of the 10th
n. Y. Cav, under Col. K. j. Conger and L. b.
Baker, of the Secret Service Department. Serg't
Boston Corbett, of the 10th y. Y. Cav, fatally
wounded Booth, who died in a few hours. April &C.
1865. g. Yes. 4. Al arst it buried, secretly,
under The floor OF the Old Capitol Prison, and after
ward delivered tn his friends.
u. W. Dr., Torringtoa, Conn.,. Please state your
opinion of Stonewall Jackson 8 General, and
how did lie rank among Southern Generals? 2
BY whom WAS he killed? 4nsWer. 1. In esti-
nation Jack son was n very much overrated man,
he had activity, enterprise and the good fortune Of
encountering inferior and scattered forces, as a
rule. Whenever he ran up against one of the bet
ter of our commanders with anything like sn equal
force, lie got worsted. 3. This IS much-disputed
question. We think he killed by men;
we think the evidence upon this point would con-
vince any jury. The wounds causing his death
were received at the battle OF Charlottesville.
G. ~ s. C0opersto,Cn, " D-Please inform me
whether the Government furnishes trusses 10 old
soldiers; and, if so, what AnSlcer. Section
1l76 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
provides that every soldier of the Union army
who ruptured while in the line of duty during
tho war for the suppression of the rebellion is
entitled TO receive u single double truss, of such
style rs may be desig mated by the
best suited for his disability" You will observe
that the practical effect of this is TO allow truss
only to those pensioned under The general iaw for
hernia. Those entitled apply to the Surgeon
General IL. =. A. this city.
w. Il. r., Bangor. Ne.-An attorney dies, leaving
probably hundred pension claims nearly COM
peied. Now. can his widow go ahead and send to
the Pension Office the rest of the evidence
sary complete the claims TOR have her clerk do il
for her, and receive the fee checks, which would
come in her husbands name? Calls still made
from the Office on her late husband for evidence.
and the widow has the evidence prepared and for
warded. Is there any Improperly in her doing
this7 4Rsloer. The Department holds that the
relationship of principal and agent exists between
the claimant and his attorney; that such relation
ship Is terminated by the death of the agent ator-
ney), and that business undertaken by him cannot
be carried on by his widow personal representa-
tive. The Pension Bureau should be notified at
of the death of the attorney, and the claimants
before represented by him will be at liberty
employ new attorney, or to correspond direct
with said Bureau. Checks AS fees for cases allowed
after tile death of the attorney should be returned
to the Commissioner. So far pension matters
concerned, all contracts made with An attorney
terminated by the death of the attorney, and
do not inure TO the benefit of his representative.
Stanton, CieUetdnd, TeaH.-Pease answer in THE
Commissioners ruling that minors under old law
must have applied before they were l6? 4nstoer.
The question Is still before the Secretary appeal.
We officially assured that decision upon the
subject may be looked for any day. We shall
make due note of IL.
j. G. NJ, Madison, Ind-When q claim for PEN
sion under act of June 81 1890 rejected for cause
not disabled from manual labor in a pensionable
degree, Is it sufficient TO reopen the to merely
have claimant file his affidavit and that of two
neighbors that he is disabled from the performance
Of manual labor at least one-half, two-thirds,
whatever the degree may be? AnslDer. No. The
claimant should file formal application alleging
therein all the disabilities with which he is cted
He will then be called upon 10 furnish the required
testimony.
j. McC., National Military Home VA rejected
claim for pension, the same having been reopened
and given rating by Medical Board and allowed
tunder act of June. 1907 under same disabilities
claimed In original application. When does pay
ment date from? have been informed that the
present Commissioner has ruled that payment
shall commence from date of reopening. Ass,gcr.
Under the ruling of the Secretary pension would,
in general, date only from the filing lafier reiec-
ton) Of the new application.