The National tribune., 1895-01-24
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". L. p, National Military Home. 'Ran.-To
settle dispute, please inform mo whether
there is any law that will take the pension-all
of it, including arrears-of an old soldier who is
now serving cut sentence in the penitentiary,
and allow it to his wife, An old soldier and pen-
sioner, now in the penitentary, claims that the
Warden pays all his pension, including arrears
allowed on an additional disability TO his wife.
He was getting So a MONTH and was allowed So
more. The wife has bought property in her
own name with the pension money. Now, how
can the soldier recover his pension money and
get title 70 the property when he Is liberated?
AnslCer. The law provides that the pensions of
invalid pensioners, who are or may hereafter
be imprisoned as punishment for ofenses
against the laws, may, in the discretion of the
Commissioner of Pensions, be paid, while so i'm
prisoned, to their wives, they being women of
good character, and in this case il would appear
that the Commissioner, in his discretion, had
directed the payment of the pension TO the
wife; such payment would properly include
arrears allowed on pending disability, and
there would seem TO be no legal method by
which the soldier could recover any portion Of
the pension paid in the manner described.
IHqttrer.-A soldier died in 1884, leaving four
children but no widow; the youngest child was
adopted by the uncle. No application for PEN
sion for these children was made under any law
until a few months ago, when the grandmother
claimed under the act of June % $780, as the
guardian of the only other child, now gnder IS
years of age, naming in the application the
child who was adopted by the uncle. How can
tho uncle get pension for the youngest child, as
he (the uncle) is now resident OF one of the
Central American States. Can the grandmother
get ii. having named the child in her applica-
ton? Anstcer. The only way to secure pension
for the child adopted by the uncle, is TO have a
guardian appointed for said child, and then file
formal application for pension; the guardian
must reside within the jurisd lotion of the court
granting the letters Of guardianship. Mention
by tho grandmother in her application will
amount to nothing, as she does not appear to
be either the legal or the natural guardian of
the youngest child.
j. w., Bailey's Colo.-Will you please answer
the following question through the columns of
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE? Having seen in
the newspapers that widows of soldiers now
drawing pension that are able to live without
it will be debsrrcd from the same. III there is q
There has been 10 recent legislation affecting
a widows title to pension. What you refer to
is a widows title to pension under the act of
June 81 1890. Under that act, as now inter-
preted, the receipt of much of an income. say
above 500 year, the possession of much
property, is held to forfeit title. Widows who
draw pension under the old law are not affected
so far as title thereto goes, by the amount of
property they may possess.
T. G. T., Emtenton, Pal was married in
1861; went to the army in 1862; lost leg in
1864. If / die from disease not contracted in
the army, what pension would my widow draw?
AnS,Cer. Eight dollars per month. if shown to
be sufficiently dependent, and if she married
you prior to June q, 1890.
H. G. d., McReeH, W-Soldier applied for an
increase of pension and was rejected by the
Pension Bureau appealed to Secretary, and
lost his case there. How can he get new
heariugs ARSGer. If the claim was one for
straight increase, no new or additional disa-
blity il is closed, and all he can do is to file
new claim aud begin over. If claim for adj
ditioual pension (new or pending disability, he
might file with the Commissioner OF Pensions
testimony pertinent to the cause of rejection
with a view to reopen.
f. C. H., Seek Pd.-Hss any action yet been
taken on the bill providing for payment of 81
per day to ex-prsoners of war? .4nSper. No.
d. L., Port Huron, Mich.-Please inform me
whether If / should move over to Canada,
could draw my pension the same as do here
came over from Canada and got my pension,
and would like to know whether it makes any
difference where live. ARsger. Ii you are q
citizen of tho United States. then q change Of
residence to Canada will in no degree affect
your right to a continuance of pension. If not
a citizen of the United States. then if you be-
come nonresident you can draw pension only
under the old law so lOug as the act of March
1. 1893. stands unrepealed.
Mrs. M. s., KentOn, O.-Can dependents
mother who draws pension under the act of
June 81. 1890, get pension back to date of her
sons death2 ARscer. No. not unless she filed
a claim prior to July !, 1880.
z. G. b.. New GermantOrn. PI.-Please name
the Commissioners of Pensions since the year
1865. r-Answer. Barrett, Cox, VanAernam.
Baker, Atkinson, Bentley, Dudley, Clarke,
Black. Tanner. Raum. and Lochren.
b. H. NJ. Lineoia Neb.-ls a comrade who Is
drawing pension for total disability of arm.
entitled to draw Communication for artificial arm?
2 Is there a law pensioning all soldiers who
80 yeais old2 Ansger /. Yes. if pensioned
therefor under the old law at the rate of $50 |
per month. 2. No.
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