The National tribune., 1897-04-29
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sug-
gestions Made.

. pension claim after the completing evidences
| is filed. A leading firm of attorneys in this
city informs us that66 per cent. of their PEN
sion cases allowed are completed less than six
months previous to allowance.
" II. W, adelaide, O.-Three years volun-
teers who enlisted after July 81, 1861, and be-
fore Oct. "a 1863, were entitled to $500 original
bounty If discharged before two years service
| for wound or injury received in tho line Of
duty. 1t was not payable to those discharged
| before two years. service for disease.
| B. E., Churchs Ferry ~ DIFF soldier who
served at least 80 days in tho United States
service during the late war, and was honorably
discharged, dies leaving no widow, but child
| under l6, the child would be entitled to PEN
sion under the act of juno 81, 1890, from tho
date of filing applications the rate Of pension
| being $40 per month. If the soldiers death
| was due to his service, the child would be en-
titled to pension under the general law at $14
! per month from the date of the soldiers death.
| The child is entitled to the pension accrued but
| unpaid to the soldier at the date of his death.
| A guardian should be appointed.
| Mrs. S. ", Thompson Pat is quite likely
| that at some future time, years hence. re-
married widows of soldiers and sailors of the
| late war will be entitled by law to have re-
| stored to them their pensions that were cut off
| by their remarriage. There is no law fixing
| the amount of income that will debar a widow
| from the benefit of the pension act of June 81,
| 1880 The present extra session Of Congress is
thus far devoted to the Tariff bill and certain
| appropriation bills which for want of time did
| not get through at the last session Of the last
Congress-.
| f. w. B., New Albany Ind-When soldier
| dies leaving his pension claim Incomplete, and
his widow dies leaving it still unsettled, his
children are entitled to complete it and secure
the pension. if under l6 years of age at the
date of his death.
A. ". M, 7homasuiHe, Ga.--All increases OF
| pension on account of pensioned disabilities
| are dated from the medical examination show
ing title to higher rating. II more than one
| medical examination is had under the applica-
ton, and both show title to higher rating, the
| increase should date from the first examination
| p Q. r., New YorL.-The rate for total deaf
ness OF one ear and severe of the other is $25.
! 1t is always well to consult competent at
torney when you have business to be prose-
cuted before the Pension Bureau. The fees
are by law dependent on success, and SO you
lose nothing if your claim fails.
f.. Il. t., Hutchinson, Kdn.-A soldiers chill
dren by his first wife, from whom he was di-
vorced, are entitled to pension under tho gen.
eral law from the date of his death until they
became 10. his death being due to his service
and the second wife being dead If his death
was not due to his service the children are not
entitled, being now over 16
Mrs. W. H., Richford N. Y.-The widow of
from the date of lust payment to the date of
his death. 1t can be obtained upon proper ap.
pication to the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, ID. G. There is no law providing
| for the payment OF the expenses of burying
soldiers of tho late war. Probably you rofer
to the law which. provides that whore PEN
sioner dies leaving Insufficient means to pay
| for the expenses of last sickness and burial,
| and left one otherwise entitled to draw tho
| pension due to the date Of death, reimburse
ment may be collected out of the pension by
the person who bore such expenses.
p N. s., Saginaw. ,3fich.-The rate of widows
| and children's pensions under the general PEN
| sion law is Sl2 per month, to which is added
| So per month for, each child under 16 II,
| however, the widow was married to the soldier
after March 10, 1886. her rate of pension would
DO So per month with So additional for each
child under 16), the same as tho rate Of widows
and childrcn's pensions under the act'of June
| 81, 1890. zssFr a...t,ssts . 81 se.s.ess@
j. b. T.. Woodruff. s. G--The Civil Service
| law does not cover four.h-class Postmasters.
| d. L. Dr., SpringdGle, Tenn.-An invalid pen.
sioner who does not consider that he has been
| given as high a rate Of pension az his disabil-
| tiles entite him To may apply for re.rating.
| Consult an attorney.
| j. A. d., Trenton. Mo.-An invalid pensioner
under the act OF June q. 1890. may prosecute
| claim for pension or increase of pension under
draw his pension under the act OF 1890. The
disposition made of his claim under the general
| law will not affect his right TO his act of 1890
pension, and even il his claim under the general
| law should be rejected he need have no fear
now of being dropped from the pension roll.
A. s. s.. Kim5aN, s. D.--The legal fee Of an
| attorney of record in claim for increase of
| pension on account of pensioned disabilities is
So. being reduced from $40 by the act of March
| 3, 1891.
| j. A. c.. Severance Kan.-The act ofJune 81.
| $780, does not provide for pension on account Of
| age. What you refer to is probably the order
| of the late Commissioners Of Pensions, Judge
Lochren, dated Sept. 2. 1893, in which occurs
| the following: In cases in which the pensioner
| has reached the age of as, his rate shall not be
disturbed if he is receiving tho maximum, and
il he is not pensioner he shall receive the
maximum for seniIity Alone If there are no
| special reasonable disabilities shown" This
order refers only to invalid pensioners and ap.
plicants for invalid pension under the act OF
June 81. 1890.
G. MS, Franklin, NJ Y. and numerous others
| No general pension law has been enacted re-
storing the pensionable right of widows whose
| pensions have been terminated by re-marriage-
| During the last Congress several special bills
were passed covering individual cases OF widows
| whose pensions had been terminated by re.
marriage aud who had again been widowed.
n
is quite likely to be enacted within tho next
| decade.
| A. r. Stony Point, NJ Y-The maximum rate
under the act of June 81, 1890. is Sl2 per month;
! the minimum, So per month. For disabilities
| such as you describe We should think rating
| of not less than So could be obtained.
| T. r. e., Batter, w. Va.-Drafted men and
| substitutes stand upon tho same footing. under
| the pension laws, with those who volunteered
in the military or naval service during the late
| war.
| J. e., Elk City, Kan.--Under the first section
Of the act of June 81, 1890, if the soldiers
| death was due to his military service and he
| left surviving him neither widow nor legiti-
mate minor child, his mother is entitled to
| pension, if she is now in dependent crcum-
| stances. If tho mother were dead, the father
| would be entitled under the same conditions.
| AS regards the re-rating of pensions under the
| general law. while 1t is true that a soldier, not
| satisfied with the rating allowed on the arrears
| granted him from the date OF his discharge,
| may apply for a reratng success is very
doubtful unless the evidence in the case COW
| cring the period for which the re.rating is
! claimed, is especially strong aud makes unmis-
| takabiy clear the fact that a higher rate should
| have been granted for that period. AS a rule,
claims for re.rating of pension granted under
! the general law do not succeed, except in cases
of specific disability, the rate for which is fixed
| by law official rulings
| H. A. r., Knights. pam officer is entitled.
under the general law, to q rate of pension ac-
cording with the rank he held at the time of