The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-08-13
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

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J. McD National Soldiers Home. Ea.-Pease
state the date when the pay of private SOL
dier was raised from $l3 TO SIG a month. An
swer The SIG rite began on May ], 1864.
T. C. r., TOgus, Me.-Please inform me
whether in my case, here stated, it Is necessary
for me to comply with the requirements of the
Pension Bureau? These are the facts: In July,
1890 / filed claim under the act of June q,
1890, setting forth date of enlistment, service
honorable discharge, etc, after a service of
more than 80 days. and that was permanently
disabled by diseases, which wero named, not
due to vicious habits; the application was
acce pied as formal, but superficial medical
examination failed to rate me, and my claim
wins rejected then, to comply with the present
practice, ! fled new declaration, and set forth
nv disabilities, company, regiment, etc, but
did not put in date of enlistment and dis
charge, nor did / set forth i'll so many words
that / was honorabiy discharged after 80 days
service since all this WAS in the first applica.
| ton and seemed to me wholly unnecessary in
the second Now | am required by the
ton to supply what ! omitted in the second
one, and this may deprive me of quite little
| pension, TO say nothing of the expense and
| annoyance of executing new declaration.
Ans,rer 1t is essential to the rther considera-
| ton O. your claim that you should comply with
| all official requirements AS to why such q
! requirement is necessary VIC would not attempt
| to state as do not perceive that the interests
| of the Government are advanced by swearing
a second time to facts shown by it's official
record.
III. w., Viaeland, n. What was the highest
premium paid for gold during the late war?
Ansaer On July II, 1864, it took 81. 85 in green
backs to buy 81 in gold. The average for the
month was S2.58.
IT. p, ShelbypiHe, No. fled application for
pension, general law, in March. 1888; was ex-
| amined by Medical Board in May, 1896. My
| attorneys now ask me to furnish evidence as to
my disabilities from service origin from March,
1883, to present time. The most positive evil
| dence is required. !. viii / not be called
upon to also furnish evidence of same character
from date Of discharge to date Of filing, in
March, 1888? 2. In claim of minor children
that are under 16, will the Pension Department
recognize public administrator who had
served in the Confederate army as the legal
guardian Of said children and pay tho pension
to him. or would they have to either have some
other person who had not aided in rebellion
act as guardian or wait till of age before they
could draw their pension? 3. Is q guardian
required to make oath that he has not aided
| or sbetted the rebellion against the United
States2 AnsUer. !. Undoubtedly you will.
1t will recognize as the guardian of the minor
any person so appointed by competent author
ity, If that person be appointed both for thu
: person and the estate of the minor. Service
in or sympathy with the late rebellion does no
I render guardian ineligible. 8. No reason WIZ
he should be, as the payment to him Is in BIZ
6ducary capacity.
B. c., Columbus, Neb.-In 1885 filed CLAIM
for pension under the old law. and have beer
rejected the second time, and have fled new
declaration. Now, il that is allowed, will pen
sion date from the first application? Ansacer
1t will if therein you alleged the same dis
, ability that you did in the first one and il tn
, allowance be made on that same disability. II
, on the other hand, you alleged o new disability
and If the claim should be allowed thereon
then You would get pension only from date Q
. filing that application In which it was Arst q
: up. Whore . claim under the old law 10 n
l jected 1t IL not necessary to it, rsopsniDg
Ola n nau daclar ration.