The National tribune., 1897-06-24
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sug
gestions Made.


Grant was President, and WAS vetoed oy i'in
The following from the Joint Resolution Oh
Feb. % 1862, indicates the reason why Nv
bounties were offered for enlistments into ."e
navy until toward the end ct the "ar'
inasmrcb as nersons enlisted in the naVai ser
vice received prize money, persons 30 en,s..as
shall not be entitled TO receive any uou"5
upon their enlistment 1Ee tra. aPP In.;n
bounty for enlstments into Inc navy uus
Tho laie vrsr occurs in this same joint resoia-
linton os follows: Sec 2. And be 1t iurther
resolved. That there shall be pala TO essi en-
listed able or ordinary seaman, hereaiter en-,
listed into the naval service, an advance 0,
three months pay, as q bounty, TO DE le'unueS
to the Treasury from any prize none! 10 Mhs s
such enlisted man may DO eniftiea. ohuef
the act of July /. 1864. all persons ,herea f
enlisted into the navy marine corps oeioie
July ], 1865. became entitled to the same bounty
as persons enlisted into the army oarims .he
same period The act OF July ~, 1901, ',e
first bounty law of the late war, PROVIDED oiiis
for the enlistment of volunteers rs caNaiis,
infantry or artillery. and did not appiy 70 sHo
navy. That Won have had claim humoer
and certificate number in the prosecution OF
vour business before tho Pension Bureau, ana
that vour certificate number is different from
the claim number you had, indicates hoIhihs
cut of the usual order. 1t is only wnen ne"
number is given without there being chahse
from claim number to certificate bumeef, tha'
a claimant would be put on inquiry 70 So.
tain whether his case IS not bcfns con'oenu'
with some other case in the Pension Bureau.
~. II. c., Sn,ethport, Pa.-If you nave nov
piveu the attorney to whom you have wrle.en'
a hover of attorney IN yonr case, y GU a.e P'i'
leeed to apply through another. II an az
tornev who has fled authority from the ciaim-
ant in case neglect the case Tor one year, n'
NAV be suuerseded without his consent.
4. Cal No III.
mustered into the u S. Service Aug. ", 1907:
HI p. joplin, Mo.-There is no feoerai
statute having any bearing on the matte, 70
which you refer. If the G-A.R. POST uhuei-
took to be responsible for the payment ior Tue
additional Establishment of the grase-s'ese'
the fact that the stone was furniehee ife1 y
the War Department does not relieve the rosy
of anv resnousfbilitv. or relieve the widow II
she ard not the Post ordered and became re-
sponsibIe for the additional work on the stone.
E. r.. Lincoln. Neb.-Bounties proviae0 uy
United States laws for service during the 'a.e
war NAV still I've collected If due ana npPSio'
Tie rate of pension under the general Pehsioa
law for disability of service origin lncap~cn az
ing for performing AIRY msnuaf iaoor, pu.
not SO much as to require regular PerSon"' ~"
and attendance" is $50.
J. A.. LINN, Iomd.-Ihe widow OF a deceased
soldier who had applied for pension unoer INC
act of June ~, 1890, bat died before MS ciaim
was established. is entitled to complete the
tlsim and receive the pension thereunGei up
to the Gate of the soldiers death. Ibis IS
under the act of March 2, 1895. Her title TO
pepsion in her own right under the act OF June
q. 1890. depends upon her having been married
10 the soldier before the date of the act and
being al the time of application for pension
practically without sufficient means OF support
other than the proceeds of her own labor or ths
contributions of others not legally oound Ior
her support If the soldiers death can be salts
factorily shown to be due to his service. she IS
entitled TO pension under the general pension
law. wi,hout regard to the date OF her mar
rage a1.d witErout regard TO her circumstances
IT, H. National Military Home. hcn-1he
act OF July % 1861, provided bounty OF sl0O
for volunteers for two and three years VINO
served two years or during the war ii sooner
ended. The bounty was payable at discharge.
This act was amended By the subsequent acts
of March 3, 1863, and March 3, 1865. 1t ap-
piled to two and three years enlistments from
Juiy %. 1861 to Dec. "a, 1863 new orsaniza.
rio,lsl or Oct "a 1868 Told organ iZationsl, and
from April ., 1864, TO July is. 1864.
f. J. d.. Corydon. IoSa.-Tbe War Depart
ment will on application furnish, free of cost
includng transportation. suitable beadstones
properly inscribed. to mark the graves OF SOL
diers. saiers or marines who were in the serv
ice OF the United States during the war of the
rebellion. and have been buried in private
village or city cemeteries. This is Under ths
act Of Feb. 3. 1879. Address the Secretary o.
War az Washington.
Grot.o Brooklsn, ~ Under the act o
Fen. "a. 1891, officers of the volunteer army il
the lsle war may, under some circumstances
be mustered back to and paid from the dat
from v hir! they took rank under commission
You could net in any ever be mustered ant
paid as Captain back Of the date from which
sou took rauk under your commission as Cap
TAIN hut for the period you commanded th
company antedating the date of your rank yo
- ala be entitled to the extra pay allowed
commanding officer for the responsibility Q
the arms and other equipment of the company
II you viii state your case, you will be advise
more folly.
E. H. v. UcrnocL, O.-Tbe following is til
provision in the act of June %, 1890, relativ
10 insane. idiotic or otherwise permanent
helpless" children: Provide That in case
minor child is insane, idiotic otherwise pei
nauently helpless. the pension shall continr
during the life Of said child, or during I'll
period of such disability, aud this proviso sha
Apply 10 all pensions heretofore granted c
hereafter 10 be granted under this or any forms
statute and such pension shall commence froi
the date of application therefor after ;he pa
sage Of this act" The disability you nentio
might or might not be regarded as comm
within the law. according 10 the severity an
frequency Of the attacks.
L. ~ j.. Toledo 0-fou are entitled TO pei
sion as widow at Si2 per month under the gel
eral pension la~. il you can prove to the sati
faction Of the Pension Bureau that your lai
husbands death was due directly or indireetl-
10 his service.
j. e. Cory Pd.-You cannot obtain any pei
sion nnder the general pension law for I'll
injuries you have incurred since your scrvic
Without fuller knowledge OF your case /,
impossible TO say how much pension you won
be entitled to under the general pension la
70, The disabilities due to your service. III
testimony of a non-eommissioned officer on 81
to have the same value as that of a comm
stoned officer If at the time of the matters
which lie tcstiies he was in command of II
company First Sergeant's testimony h
long been treated as OF equal value with that
commissioned officer.
g. T. D., StGyton, 0re.-Ifyoa were discharg
for wound or injury incurred in the servi
ard liBe Of duty. you are evidently entitled
bounty Of 500, il you have not collected 4
Same since your discharge. Wound or j
jury z" has been quite broadly construed.
H. r.. Ver0Ro Wls.-There is no fixed rati
under The general pension law for sunstro
and its results. The testimony OF the CAPITA
and two comrades of the company aud of
medical officer OF the regiment ought surely
be sufficient to establish the origin aud ext
ence Of y disability in the service.
~. II. o.. COtt0HT0Od Point. Mo-Orieit
invalid and new disability pensions shou
date from The filing of the application.
claimed under the general law since June
1880 or under the act of June 27 1890
creases o! pension on account OF pensioned q
ability date from the favorable medical ,