The National tribune., 1896-12-10
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within week. and II in this column within three
weeks.1
J. r. p, Normal, M-To settle dispute,
please state what days arc legal holidays. An
s,cer. For your State only those SO declared by
the Legislature thereof. As to National (so
called) holidays. there are but two. Christmas
and July A. that are celebrated in all the States,
and therefore are National because Of this
fact. Congress cannot say what days shall be
legal holidays, except for those localities under
its exclusive jurisdiction (the Territories and
the District Of Columbia). In many States
Memorial day is legal holiday, while in 9th
ers Robert E. Lees birthday is legal holiday.
G. f. H., anthony, Z. PLEASE inform me-
/. Has Congress ever passed law refusing to
allow widow pension because she married
the soldier since the war closed? 2. II q sol
dier's widow be drawing q pension, and marries
another soldier aud he dies, can she again draw
pension? Ansrer. l. Congress has, by act
Of March 10, 1886, enacted that widow who
was married to the soldier subsequent to March
10, 1886, shall not get the $12 rate therein pro-
vided for those widows whose husbands deaths
have been shown, to the satisfaction Of the PEN
sion Bureau, . direct results Of army service,
but only the So rate. II has also provided by
act Of June ~, 1890, that no widow married to
the soldier subsequent to June "a, 1890. shalt
be pcnsioned under the new law TACT Of June
"a, $780, Legislation Of this character is not
an innovation; as so long ago as the widows OF
soldiers of the war Of 1872 were pensioned. it
was provided that only those widows who were
married to the soldier prior to the treaty Of
peace which terminated the war should be PEN
stoned. 2. If married to him after June q,
1890, she could not be pensioned unless his
death should be shown direct result OF . cause
originating in line Of duty in the service. 1t
death was so shown, she would be pensionSd at
the rate Of $l2 month if married to him prior
TO March 49, 1886. or at % month if married
to him after said date.
IS r.. Homewood, IH-Is soldiers widow
entitled to q pension. whether she be rich or
Door, providing the husband had an honorable
discharge? Answer If tho widow can prove
that the soldiers death was direct result Of .
cause originating in line of duty in the service
she is entitled to pension. irrespective OF her
financial condition. If, however, she cannot
establish claim under the general law. BY
showing his death direct result Of his army
service then she has title, If at all. only under
the act Of June q. 1890, and under that act she
must be in dependent circumstances.
j. L., Phelps, ~ Y-Please state in your col
umns why man who served three years is not
entitled to pension. Answer. We do not know
why he Is not, other than that no one 10 so on.
tilted uOlCS8 tUeI6 0XiStS III uIS C0So tuo GU
ments necessary to confer title under some one
of the laws. II suffering from q pensionable
disability Of service origin. pension therefor
can be had upon the presentation of proof sat-
isfactory to the Pension Bureau; or il no disa-
bility Of service origin. then II disabled from
causes not dua to vicious habits in degree suf-
fieient to entitle to Q rating under the act OF
juno a. 1890 he may establish title under said
law. Under existing laws pension is not .
fo~ fo;thful aorviNo hNt m al1AH
for disability either Of service or other origin.
The law makes no distinction in favor Of the
three years man a. against the three months
man. The length and value of the service are
not yet lawful factors in the settlement Of q
pension claim, other than that there must have
been SERVES Of ct least 30 days.
A. r., Star of the West, Ark.-Please answer
the following questions in the Correspond
ents column Of your paper. !. A woman
married soldier on Jan. 5, 1874, and he died
on Sept. 10. 1875; she then REMARKED ia
another soldier on March 3, 1876, who died
May %, 1890; is her title to pension on account
Of second husband affected by the fact that shs
married five months and % days after the
death of her first husband7 2. Is there any
law requiring widow 10 remain widow 10
months before she can contract another valid
marriage? 3. Will the fact Of her second mar.
riase so soon sitter the death Of the fTst hus-
band defeat her title to pension under the ac1
of June "a, 1890? 4 Will tho fact Of the death
Of the second soldier husband prior to the mp.
prevail of the act Of June "a, 1880, prevent the
widow from being pensioned under said law
Assrer. l. No. 2. We think not; each State
however, has its own peculiar marriage laws
but Ne do not think that any has provided any
such restriction - the one painted out & II
You mean her title to pension under the act oil
June ~, 1890, a. based on tho service Of thu
second husband. then you ara advised that i
the other requisites Of title are present. in thl
| case, the fact Of having married tho second sol
| der so soon after the death Of the first 10 q
| itself no har to pension. The legality of mar
riage il determined By the law Of the State il
which il was contracted; il valid there, il i
valid every whore. 4. The fact has no bearing
| on her title under the said set
| T.. D., Wing M-Will you please answer tha
| following question: II . man foreign born serves
| In the U. s. Army or Navy ct any time dsrinl
| tia rebellion, and received an honorable dis
charge, does that make him citizen Of TIL
| United States without ever getting ont natu
| rslization papersf Answer. Ne; An alien q
serving il net Q citise. Of the United 6lsta
until no shall have patitionsd the proper eour
| for letters Of nataEalisation. aud until suel
petition shall have been erantsd ~ tbs eoart
| The fact q auch SERVES and Reasonable diseAaEe
doeA hewaver, ralievs IN alien from fling
"declarakioa q intention" and ha il not n
qniraa 70 pxove mere than one years Iesidsae
/ II the usite6 6takee ploFiena - hia pa1i13eo