The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-11
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D. ON, Newell. N. C-1. Would an old Mex.
lean soldiers widow draw pension if he had
married her in 1896? 2. Could his son, if the
widow could not draw. who is an idiot, 40 wears
OF age. draw pension after his fathers death ?
His father Is drawing SIT per month as SOL
der OF the Mexican war. Answer /. Yes. If
entitled; the date OF her marriage to the SOL
der is not factor in any claim she NAV file
under the act of Jan. 80, 1887. g No.
G. ~, Guthrie Okla.-Will you please answer
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the following
questions for many old comrades. When we
draw pension and check is mailed to US bv
the Government, can we not demand gold of
the National banker in cashjng our check for
US! He gets gold for the check, and charges a
per cent. for cashing. Answer. You may do.
mand gold. but it by no means follows that
your demand will be complied with. You can
not compel banker to cash your pension
check. If he cashes it he may elect whether he
Will pay you coin or paper money, and there is
no Federal law that regulates his commission
for cashIng the check. Your assertion that the
banker receives gold for the check may or may
not be true AS q matter of fact, the chances
are that he deposits the check in bank and re.
ceves therefor not money, but credit, against
which he checks. Pension checks are payable
in any lawful money, and not exclusively in
gold. as you appear to understand. Quite
likely you may be able to now get gold for
pension check, or for any other money oblipa.
ton. as no OCCASION now exists for boarding
said metal.
>. d., Lockport N. "a soldiers widow dies
within a few days Of quarterly pension being
due; said widows funeral ex penses being Maid
by life insurance. Who receives pension due
said widow, no children being under Is
Answer. Under the circumstances stated the
accrued pension rcvcfts to the Government
$. Y. W., Marts. Iua.-Please publish for in
and state what it means Answer Section Is
of said bill provides :sseTbat upon the rejection
of claim for pensiopeunder said act of June q,
1890, on the ground Of no pensionable degree of
disability, the applicant shall not be required
to file new or supplemental declaration. but
on filing in his case The sworn statement of a
reputable physician that reasonable degree
Of disability does in Act exist, an order for the
applicants medical examination, before another
board Of surgeons if desired shall issue: and
in case the report of such board aud the evil
dence show the existence of a pensionable dis
ability at the time Of ding, the pension, when
allowed, shall commence from the date Of filing
the application rejected as aforesaid or if other
wise, from the date subsequent to said filing at
which The disability began to exist, as shown
by the evidence" 1t appears to us that it ex
plains itself aud endeavors to remove the
present necessity, in snch cases. of filing a new
declaration and intends to protect the claimant
so far as the date of commencement of his pen.
sion is concerned.