The National tribune., 1897-09-23
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sug.
gestions Made.


| lsw that will require a person to give up his
property in order to obtain County aid for
person, even relative whom he IS under no
| legal Obligation to provide for.
W. J. f., Bethlehem, Iopa.-Papers filed with
| Committee oil Congress rs evidence III support
| of a private bill remain on file with the COM
| mittee even if the bill does not pass. Papers
furnished by shy ofthe Executive Departments
| from their files are returned TO the office or
| Bureau where they belong after they are no
| longer needed in the matter. If person
wishes to have q private bill introduced, the
| first step is to have the bill drawn, together
with petition signed by himself and setting
| GU, the facts in his case. The claimants Rep
| retentxtive in Congress, or one of the Senators
! from his State, will introduce the bil and
| petition, on request, and have them referred to
| the proper committee. After that the progress
| OF the matter depends upon he Representatives
or Senator interesting himself in having tho
bill reported back from the committee and
acted on.
p M, RrerSide NGho.-Tbere is no law or
ruling emitting an invalid pensoner to SIP
per month because be i. over % years of aye.
Assistant Secretary Davis. of the Interior De-
pariment has recently decided that an appii
cant for invalid pension under The act of june
%. 1890, shall in general be deemed entitled to
at least the minimum rate of So per month, IT
he is So years of age or more.
". H. r., FiitiscG. Iord.-There were many
persons in the military service during the late
war who do not come under the pensi0n laws
because they were pot enlisted as soldiers. but
for some special service, as in tho Quarter
masters Department or Ordnance Department
j. c. r., Hammond Minn.--It is believed that
Witnesses to a pension voucher should write
thcir names themselves, If they can write, or
make their crossmark There appears ID be
no statute upon the subject, but signatures
written by scmehody else would hardly be
recognized sufficient, even if written with
the general Knowledge an consent o. the per-
sous bearing the names attached. The United
States Pension Agencies are usually very strict
in this matter.
IT, ". p, HesterriTe C.-The act of March
3. 1865. is now regarded US est,iing to a bounty
Of 500 tho widow children OF every uOtniL
teer ms distinguished from Regulars, substi
tutcs. aud drafted mem who died IN the mill
inry service during the late war of the rebel
lion. This applies to the widows and children
o. three months troops. 1G0days troops. ETC.,
who are not otherwise entitled. All b0untie5
| are payable through the Treasury Department;
| sr.ny bountes through the Office OF the Audit
or for the War Department.
J. H.. Harrison Nont-A general bill to pen
sion ex-prlsoners of naI has been regularly in
trodurc in Congress TOR some years past hut
with apparently smsil prospect of reaching IA
fsvorable conclusion. i he present owners
and management of THE NATIONAL TRtBUNE
are not i'll any way concerned III the pro-ecu-
tion Of pension other Claims against the Gov
eminent. ! he successors OF the late George
| +. Lemon in tbs business of prosecuting pen
sion and other war claims are Mossrs Milo b.
Stevens & Co.. of Washington, Chicago, Clsve-
| land, and Detroit.
| W. w. Taylor, Ter.-It would seem that an
| invalid rersloner granted SO per month under
the act of june 81, $780, by the last A'iminis-
tration would be entitled 10 tho maximum of
| sl2 under more just Interpretation Of the law.
| Ii the evidence allowing the pensioners condi-
ton back to he time fling o. his hrst appica-
ion under the act is of convincing character.
| il is possible that the EaxirDum rating will he
allowed for the entire period.
A. J. j. IFeslepriRe Ky.-A claim attorney
may not act under his commission os Notary IN
any claim in which lie has attorneyshp
| interest When pensioned disability under
| the general law is 4 wound of q limb 1T would
seem that uniform rate should he allowed for
The entire pension period, as The degrea Oh dis
| ablement is apt to have been as MUCH ct the
| beginning of the pension as at the present
time.
C. w b. Dog,estown OFT is held that tho
children of marriage subsequent TO June %,
| 1890 are not, under any circumstances, entitled
| to pension under the net of June 81 1890.
W.. T., Waterford, Pa.--There is no fixed
| time within which pension claimant may ex-
| pecs to hear from his a ter the Pension
| Bureau has notified him that it is being con-
sidered with view 10 its final disposition.
A. C., Cline, Tcr.-A Postmaster cannot take
his own Acknowledgements 10 hia pension
voucher
T. Il. ". HiRd's Creek. Tenn-The pension
Law doss not permit the payment of pension 10
anyone but the pensioDer himself, unless he is
insane or Imprisoned under sentence.
H. II. H., Elk fork Hy.-It is believed that the
act Of March g. 1896 provides in unnlistskable
act Of June 81, 1880, shall commence from the
date of fling Of the frs; application under the
act evidence on file showing the disability to
have then existed. The Board of Pension Ap.
psss OF the Interior Department appears to be
about two months in arrears.
Constant Reader Dorer, n H.-Under the gen.
eral pension law person who served a SOL
disr sailor in the United States military or
naval service during the late war is entitled to
pension for any disability due to the service and
line Of duty. Disability that existed aud was
manifest At enlistment is not pensonabe
under the general law.
j. Dr. H., Elkhdrt, Tex-There is no law pro-
hbiting person from drawing pension and
salary as Postmaster at the same time. The
law which prohibited persons in the civil serv-
ice of the Governments from drawing pension
was repealed years sgo.
Mrs. j. w., HaNimantic. Conn.-The accrued
pension of dependent mother can be collected
only by the person who bore or is held respon.
sible for the expenses of the pensioners last i'll
negs and burial. If the pensioner left sufii-
cient assets TO cover such expenses, no part o!
the accrued pension can be collected. Only SO
much can be collected as is necessary to defray
the necessary expenses Of the character indi.
Gated.
III. S. L., Grandriew, Tenn.-Soldiers dis
charged for disability were discharged OH
Surgeons certificate showing their unfitness
for military service.
L. f., Fiat Gap, Ky.-Charges of deserton
from the military service during the late war
are removable under some circumstances
. under the provisions of the act of March g
, 1889. If you will state your case, you will be
advised fully.
l.. r., Bradford, Pa.-No comm utation is al.
lowed by the War Department in lieu of trusses
p Y g., Leligh. Ind. Tsr-Widows and the
} children under l6 at the date of the soldier
death are entitled to pension under the general
law if the soldiers death was due to his serv-
ice. If the soldier served not less than 80 days
during tie late war OF the rebellion and was
, homorably discharged the widow and the
children under l6 at the date of appicat ioi
,, are entitled 10 pension without proof that the
! soldiers death WAS due to the service.
j. u. b.. Ererett. Wdsh.-A pension claimant
| is not restricted to "A certain time within which
e 90 seek reconsideration of his claim after it.
rejection, unless his claim was for increase OF
G account of his nensoned disabilities in which
/ class Of cases the general rule is that after
q three months new application is necessary.
n y. w. r.. Los angeles, CaL-Ihe usual method