The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-31
OUR CoRREsPoNpENrs

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withina week. and Il IA this column within three
weeks-l
J. IT, p, Sulphur RocE. Ark-1 Where does
| the money come from with which to pay pen
4 sionsf some Of my Democratic acquaintances
claim that IL is a direc: tax on the people 9
DO any Of the Northern States maintain sepa-
rate schools for colored pgpils2 3. Are there
any states IN the Union in which one can be-
| come a voter by residence therein Of six
months or les5f AHsWer. L. Pensions are paid out
OF the general revenues of the Government g. and
outside of the income tax, which some contend
to be direct tax. no direct tax is levied. So
far rs pensions 90, tho receipts from the Inter
nal Revenue would more than suffice for their
payment. 2. We think not 3. Yes Maine,
three months next preceding an election: Min
nesota, four months; Arizona. Colorado Idaho,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska. Nevada, New Hamp-
shire. New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, and
Utah, six months.
Nrs C. d., MaysriUe, Me.-WiIl you please
tell me yhy am not entitled to S12 per month,
the same as other widows? / applied for my
pension in 1890. and only receive s. per month";
/ have two minor children. They receive 81
per month. AnsTer. If pensoned under the
act of juno q, 1890, then 50 per month is full
rate. The 50 additional on account of-not TO
each minor child is a part of your pension,
being in the nature Of an increase thereof,
and does not belong to the children. To get
the Sl2 ratio instead Of the 50 one. requires that
you should have married the soldier prior to
March 10, 1886, and that you shall conclusively
prove that his death was directly due to a
cause originating in line Of duty in the service.
Mrs. s., NeD Westminster, B. C-Has Con-
gress yet repealed that section of the act Of
March ]. 1899. under which payment Of pen
sion to certain non-residents is denied2 IN
scer. No: but the Senate recently passed. as an
amendment to the Pension appropriation bill,
a measure providing for the repeal OF this OBJ
nOxious law; the House disagreed TO this and
other amendments of the Senate, and the bill
is now in conference.
H j., New York Cty.-Is there a United
States statute relative to desecration Of the
United States flag by advertising device OF
otherwise2 AHsUsr. About year since the
Hon. Mr.. Caldwell introduced in the House a
bill Oh. X. 53i5 10 prevent the desecration Of
the lag of the United States. The bill was
referred TO the Committee on Judiciary, and
was finally favorably reported to the House.
No action has since been taken.
ID. S. g.. Reading. Pal am pensioned for
piles and dysentery contracted in the service;
a hernia has since appeared a result of the
piles aud dysentery; can / be pensioued for it
as a result2 4Hsrsr. We are of the opinion
that the Pension Bureau will not concede your
hernia as a result of your pensioned disabili-
ties; still. you might try.
III. s., DupaH O.-A soldier applies for pen-
sion under the act of June q, $780, is exam |
ined in 1902 and rejected; files medical tessi- |
mony TO reopen, and the Pension Bureau calls |
for new application, and orders him for exam |
ination before one of its new boards; is the |
claimant compelled to appear for examination, |
or can he wait for an Administration friendlier 1
to the soldier? AHswsr. He may wait if he |
wishes to; he must be the judge as to the I
wisdom of such a step.
j. Y. d.. Rnolceihurst, NJ IA woman, after
a brief acquaintance. married man, and after
living together n week, he left her; nine and
a half years afterward the woman married q
soldier, who has recently died. Is she entitled
to pension as his widow? She has not heard
from first husband since he left her Ans,rer.
III land it appears that she did not) she did not
secure divorce from the first husband, it is
not probable that the Pension Bureau would
the validity of the second marriage,
which is prerequisite to pension.
j. ". L.. Ottum,cG, Iotga.-Why was the ar
rears act repealed, and where is the justice in
its repeal; and is it probable that arrears back
to discharge will be granted soldiers establish
ing their claims under the old law? AnstUer.
The arrears act was not repealed, properly
speaking; the act of March 3. 1879. that pro-
posed to give arrears, also limited its benefits
to those who should present their claims prior
TO July !, 1880. All statutes of limitations
work hardshps. and it cannot be contended
that they afford equal justice. We think there
is no prospect of the enactment of % bill allow
ing arrears back TO discharge, as it would ne
cessitate raising upward of thousand million
Of dollars; and while in all justice one soldier
Is equally entitled with another to arrears
back to discharge where he establishes a claim
under the old law, yet he now has no title if
he failed to file his application prior to July ],
$780,
r. G. H.. Hudson Md. and ssrera1 other in
iuirers.-Is there any truth in the circular sent
put broadcast from Washington referred to in
The newspaper clipping here quoted:
ENTITLED TO S1O0 BOUNTY.
81. circular sent out from Washington