The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-14
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IT. p, Portland, Ore: j. g., Palatka, Fla, and
others.-Inguiry is made concerning the status
to pension of survivors and their widows of the
various Indian wars subsequent to the year 1912
and prior 70 1882, and reference is had TO the
list of pensioners of these wars recently pub
lshed in our columns The facts are these: For
service alone in any Indian war subsequent to
tho year 1912 or prior to the year 1882 Congress
has provided pension, but for actual dis
ability contracted in any such war disability
pension may be obtained; or where the soldier
dies from = disability originating in one Of
these wars his widow may, upon duo proof of the
fact. be pensoned; serrice alone in any of these
Indian wars prior to 1882 after 1912 is not
basis for pension. Most Of the pensioners re-
ferred to pensions based on disability con-
tracted in the service) were placed OIL the rolls
wears ago; il is obvious that now after the
lapse of go many years, il is well-nigh impoSsi-
bic to connect any present disability with serv-
ice in these wars; nor is there any great en-
couragement to try to establish claim for
death due to. service rendered prior to March
A. 1861, as pension, when allowed, usually dates
only from the filing of the last material testi-
mony in the case. Quite likely at no remote
date Congress will provide service pension for
these Indian wars, as it has already done for
those from 1892 to 1912 by act of July 81 1892.
E. A., National Home Ind. Soldier dies and
leaves widow does she have to file an applica-
ton for the accrued pension due the soldier, in
addition to an application for pension as widow?
wv idow files a claim under the old law; is she
required to file claim under the act Of June
81, 1890? AnSteer. l. She should. 2. She is, if
she wants to get pension under said act-act
of June27, 1890.
N. b., Union, " "a Contract Surgeon,
while in the war of the rebellion, contracted
blood poisoning, from the effects of which he
still suffers. and was in consequence obliged TO
retire from the practice of his profession; is he
not entitled to pension for such disability?
q Has the Commissioner of Pensions recon-
mendea the discharge of III clerks from the
Pension Bureau. and called for an extra $50
Special Examiners? Ans1csr. 1. He has title
undar the old law if he can establish his claim
to the satisfaction of the Pension Bureau. I'm
der present rulings he is not entitled 20 pension
under the law of 1890. .. 1t is our under
standing that he has recommended the dis
charge, at the close of the fiscal year, of ia
clerks of the Pension Bureau but we do not find
that ne has asked for any more Special Exam
inors than have been appropriated for hereto
fore. The discharge OF the III clerks referred
to will be by operation of law /; that is, there
will be money available for their salaries
after the Both of June. 1895; this reduction Of
the appropriation bill. for the purposes men
toned. has the approval of the Commissioned.
E. L. C., Vest Chehalem, Ore.-Was there a
law passed in 1884, and expiring in Juue. 1895,
prov iding for the payment of a bounty of Sl0O2
Ansrer. No; the law referred to relates to the
remuster of certain officers, and has nothing to
do with bounty.
j. K, Canton, s. Din August, 1890. APP
piled for pension under the act of June 81, 1890;
was examined four times. and was rejected in
February, 1894; reOpened the claim in May,
and in December was allowed So month but
] was not allowed from the date that filed my
claim; MY certificate is marked original. Why
was not my pension allowed from August, 1890,
aud what does the word original mean? IN
SCer. Under the present rulings an invalid pen
sion n nder the act of June 81, 1890, dates only
from the filing of an application subsequent to
rejection, if the claim has been rejected. The
word Original in pension certificate means
thatshe certificate containing it is the first one
issued TO that particular pensiOner.
G.. S. d., Chicago, W.-Are specific ratings
allowed under the act of June 81, 1890? What
would be the rating Hereunder for the loss of
an eyer AHsWer. Under the present rulings
specific ratings are not allowed under the act
referred to; under the old law the rate of PEN
sion for loss of al eye would DO SIT a month.
but under the act of June 81, $780, it would
be determined entirely by the extent to which
tho loss of an eye incapacitated the applicant
from earning a support by manual labor.
Don't neglect catarrh for IL leads to ptIon