The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-17
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

H. K. New Orleans, Lain 1885 was pen
stoned, and in 1895 / was married. and am
now trying to show that my pensioned disa-
bility originated while was First Lieutenant,
though l was pensioned as private. In the
event of my death what would be the rate of
pension Of my widow? Ans,cer. If you should
die of q disability conceded by the Pension
Bureau to have originated while you held tho
rank of First Lieutenant, your widow could
draw SIT month. Having married you SUBJ
sequent to June 81, 1890, she will not be en-
titled to pension, unless you happen to die from
cause originating in line Of duty in the
service.
widow who has remarked draw pension? 2. Is
the daughter, now over the age of Is years. and
enjoying good health, and possessed Of her
mental faculties, entitled to pension? Answer.
1. A widow who has remarked may draw PEN
sion from date of soldiers death to date of her
remarriage if she can prove to the satisfaction
of the Pension Bureau that the soldiers death
was a direct result of the disability contracted
in line of duty in the service; otherwise no
title g. Not unless all these conditions exist,
viz: the soldiers death must have been directly
due to his military service and line of duty
therein; he must have lied before the daughter
attained the age of 16 years; the widow, if
any, of the soldier must have remarked or
have died before the daughter attained the age
"
daughter would be only for the period from
date OF death of the soldier, or from date of
removal of title of the widow by either death
or remarriage, to date she attained the age Of
Is years.
r. b., Surer, Ore-Please state whether the
first GO, 100000 of demand notes had printed on
them the legal tender clause. Ansacer They
did not. but as they were receivable for all
public dues and were paid in gold when pre-
sented, these two qualities prevented deprecia-
ton. They were issued under the acts of July
II, 1861, and Aug. 5, 1861, while the first legal
tender notes were dated March 10, 1862.
CD. c., Custer, Ne5.-1. Is there silver GER
tificate issued against every silver dollar
coined aud in our Treasury? 2. What is
meant by the seignorage for the coinage of
which bill was attempted to be passed year
or so ago? 3. How many standard silver dol
| lars are there now in the Treasury? a. How
much of the National debt was paid during
| President Harrison's Administration 5. How
much money was turned over to the Demo-
cratic Administration by President Harrison
Ansmer. l. No. Aug. !, 1885, there were in
| the Treasury 1852, 244 standard silver dol
| lars, and in circulation 81, 999 797 of same, q
total of 43l, S52 04l; while of silver certificates
there were on Aug. /, 1896, in the Treasury,
| IL 375 $685. and in circulation 331 ,656, GIL, a
| total OF silver certificates of 344, OBJ, 504. 2.
! Under the Sherman act, which was in opera
ton from July IA. 1890, to Nov l, 1893, there
were purchased 1864, 6S253 fine ounces OF
silver at cost Of $155, 93l, 002, for which
Treasury notes (not silver certi6cates) were
issued. On July ]. 1896, there remained in
the Treasury of this silver 13l ,83S, AS ounces
which cost $ll6. 9O3 9O9. %. which. when coined
will make ITO, 457, 40 standard silver dollars OF
37l4 grains pure silver to the dollar. The differ
ence between the cost (S11S, 903, 909.23) and the
number of dollars that can be coined out of il
170, 457, 470) constitutes the gain seigniorage
aud this difference is 81, 535, SCOTT This
amount ofsilver bullion OBI, 1898, 1879. 46 ounces)
which cost the Government the sum of $110.'
900. 9O9. 3d. is worth to-day in the markets Of
the world 66 cents an ounce, only $57, 0l3s
2l1. ga, or $3l, 800, 69759 less than the Govern
ment paid for it; and if to this loss we were
to add the so-caled seigniorage, there would b
. net loss to the Government Of $50, 800 25S. sc
on an investment of $1lS, 500, 909.23 3. On Aug
/, 1885, there were in the Treasury 379.852
244 standard silver dollars. 4. President Har
rison reduced the Understanding debt $3O5,
225, 1855. S. When President Cleveland wa
inaugurated the second time there was Z SUE
plus in the Treasury Of $l24, 0s4, 7422A