The National tribune., 1895-04-25
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ID. H., Clay City, Ind-Our Democratic
friends are claiming that the last Congress
passed law that when anyone informed
against pensioner and failed to make out a
case that he was to be imprisoned and fined.
Is there any such law? Aasrer. No.
p. ~ f. Blooming Grore. Isd.-To settle a
dispute please state whether any Of the South
ern States have pensioncd Confederate soldiers
for disability contracted in the Confederate
service. AHsrer. Yes.
Z. III. X. Marengo, Iora.-A soldier makes
application for pension, and the claim is not al
lowed when he dies. Can his widow do any
thing with the claim? ARarsr. She can do
with it whatever he could. If she can furnish
the necessary testimony and can establish the
would have been due him up to the time he
died. This is matter entirely separate from
any claim that she may present as his widow.
r. G.. W., Santa Crrs CdI.--I made application
for pension under the act Of june in December,
1892, but am allowed pension only from july
1894. Why Is this, and why do | not get pen
sion back to time of filing my claim? Anstrer.
Not having access TO the papers in any case, we
cannot say positively, but it is likely that you
either did not in your original application al
iege all your disabling causes, or that your
claim was rejected and afterward reopened.
In either event the pension, if allowed. would
date only from the fling of the affidavit in
which the disabling causes were first all set
forth; or, If the claim was rejected, then only
from the filing of a new claim subsequent to
rejection. Comparatively few original invalid
claims under the act of June q, 1890, are al
lowed from date of filing the first or original
application.
IL. A. Medford WIs-Please state the loca-
tion of the State Soldiers Homes in New York
and Pennsylvania Anstrer. Bath, II. z, and
Erie, Pa.
J. r. r., Purchase Line, PA soldier mar
ries after June 81. 1890. and dies. Can his
widow draw a pension under any law3 Ans'eer.
She can be pensoned under the old or general
law, providing she can convince the Pension
Bureau that the death Of the soldier was di-
rcctly due to cause originating in line of duty
in the service; otherwise she cannot be pen
stoned
C. T. s., Fort Scott, Ran-Has there been any
act of Congress or any ruling of the Interior
Department whereby the children Of deceased
soldier are barred out Of their pension for the
years intervening from remarriage of the widow
their mother) till the children reached the age
OF is years. as per the general law2 Ansrer.
There has been no legislation on this subject
for years. and up to the advent of the present
administration the title Of the children was not
held to be barred by failure to file claim in
time. IL title was established they got their
pension, even if they failed to apply therefor
until they were long past the age Of 16 years,
from date that title thereto accrued up to the
date that they attained the age Of 16 years.
From January. 1894. up to very recent date
it was held that their claims are barred if they
were over the age OF Is years when their claim
was filed, unless the claim was placed on file
prior to July 1, $780, This matter has been
before the Secretary Of the Interior Ton appeaD
for more than year last past. and in another
column we publish synopsis of a decision pro-
mulgated under date of April IL, 1895, where
by it is held that lapse of time does not bar a
claim for minors pension under the general
law.
o. d., Elmu0od. W.-A woman was drawings
pension of $12 month and 81 additional for
each child -four childrenl, and remarries.
guardian is appointed for the children and he
draws the pension. Two years after her re-
the second husband, who was also
soldier, dies. He was drawing pension Of Sl2
a month, and left two minors by his first wife.
Can the widow draw pension under the gen.
eIal law on account of the death of her second
husbands AnSper. She can if she can prove TO
the satisfaction of the Pension Bureau that his
death was directly due to some disability that
he contracted in service and in line of duty.
H. c.. Soldiers Home Cdl-SOlder served
three years and was bonorably discharged; re-
enlisted for one year, and after nine months
eserted. Does this bar bis title to pension
under the act of June 81 1890? Anssrer. Yes,
and under all other laws so long as he is
deserter ut large.
L. III. b., Muir. Mich.-Soldier made appliea-
cation for pension under the act of June 27,
1890. and died during the pendeney of the
claim. leaving no widow child under the
age of 16 years. Was buried by his friends.
Can they recover the expenses of the last i'll
ness ii the claim should be allowed2 AaSper.
Yes if he left no assets. or insufficient assets
TO defray tho expenses of his last Illness. The
first thing to do will be 70 completes the pen
sion claim. IL that should be allowed. then sp-
pication be made to the Auditor of the
Interior Department for reimbursement ex-
penses but until the pension elaim be allowed
;aid Auditor will not act in O claim for reim-
bursement.