The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-21
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

Correspondents should write each question ON
. separate sheet OF paper. give full name and adj
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wilkins weak. aud II IN this column within thrss
weekal
III. ". f., Windsor. Ont was pensioHed and
under the act of March l., 1893, my pension
was suspended, as was q nonresident. Will
it now be restored to me, and from what date
AaS1ser. Under the act of March 2, 1895, pen
sons suspended by reason of non- residence
will DO restored to date from time of last pay
ment. On March 6, 1895, the U. g. Pension
Agent at Washington, ID. c., by whom all nom
resident pensioners are paid, mailed vouchers
to the last known postoffice address of every
non. resident pensioner whose pension had been
suspended under the Act of March !, 1893, and
these vouchers were for the amount of pension
due from date Of last payment to March 4,
1895. Such nom resident pensioners as do not
receive vouchers by reason of change of post
Office address or otherwise can write to Col. 8.
J.. Wilson, U. 9. Pension Agent here, and ask
for same, being sure to state the number Of pen-
sion certificate and company and regiment In
which service was rendered.
Il. ID. g., Quincy. Mass.-Is pensioner under
the old law at the rate Of 50 a bouth TO now
pct 30 q ul0Utu, Anu III SO, ITOm wDab uaCe Emu
row must he apply for it? Anarer. The act
of March2. 1895, raises him to Sc per month,
without any effort on his part, from and after
March g, 1895; he does not have TO apply for it,
nor need he even write about it, as in the due
course of business the United States Pension
Agent by whom he is paid will send him new
vouchers in place of those he now has, in
which the rate will be specified as Sc from
and after March 2, 1885, and will send slip to
L. atto cbad Tn rho mansion CarfiHeufa uho
that from and after March 2, 1895, the rate
will be 81. No new pension certificate will be
issued.
p b., SheI5yrille. Ind.-Please inform me as to
the penalty for post-d dating pension vouchers.
AHs,eer A fine not exceeding $500. or fnprison-
msnt for term not exceeding three years, or
both.
j. L., Equity, O-Is there law that permits
an attorney or the claimant to inspect the
port of the Examining Surgeons? Answer
There will not be by the time you read this,
as it is repealed by an amendment to the PEN
sion appropriation bill.
IT, g. O., Lisbon, Idwa.-Te settle dispute,
please inform me whether where q soldier dies
leaving a widow aud minor child,and where
the widow drew So month aud the child So.
the widow can, upon remarriage, have her
pension of So added TO the 81 Of the child. aud
make It's pension $40 month. AHsper. Your
statement Of the case is net correct Up to re-
marriage the entire pension Of SO O month
belongs exclusively to the widow; the adj
ditioual 81 allowed by reason of 8 minor child
(but not to it) being ali increase of the widows
pension. Upon the remarriage of the widow
duly-appointed guardian Of the child can, upon
proper application and proof. secure for the
child the rate of $40 per month that the widow
formerly drew.
W. W., Middlebury W-Ths Commissioner
Of Pensions notifies pensioner that unless he
shows to the satisfaction Of the Commissioner
that he is entitled to the amount that he is
drawing his pension will be reduced; be il
given 80 days in which to file testimony, but
allows the time to elapse, and is then ordered
for medical examination, reports, and is ex-
amued; If tire report of the local board should
show him to DO entitled to more than he Is re-
ceiving. will he get an increase he not having
applied therefor? AHsTer. No; q pensioner may
get reduction of rate without any appica-
tion therefor, but to get an increase, based on
greater degree Of disability. he must formally
apply for it.
g. 10 L.. BaltonuiHe, Wis-A pensioner APP
plies for increase, and just before the allowance
of his claim guardian is appointed for him;
claim allowed. but soldier dies before the |
vouchers are signed, and leaves a widow; who |
is entitled to collect the pension, the widow or /
the guardian? 4fnS,ger. The widow.
g., Washington, ID. C., inquiries whether at /
the battle of Fredericksburg the rebels used l
railroad iron as missiles in their artillery We
do rot know how it was in this particular in
stance, but il WAS not unusuaI occurrences
for them 10 SO do.
j. II. NJ, Ontario, o., aud others.-See answer
to A. d. G. above.