The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-09-09

e. ~. Austin, Ninn.-If volunteer recruit
for one year. enlisted after July II. 1864 and
honorably discharged received no bounty. it is
possibly because he was enlisted as n repre-
sentative recruit for person who was liable
TO the draft of Sept. >. 1864.
s. M g., Sherman Te1.-When a widow PEN
sioner remarres before the soldiers children
arrive at the age Of IS years the children are
entitled to apply for and receive pension from
the date OF the widows remarriage until they
severaiiy attain the age of Is. The pension
does not continue to them after the widow .
remaIriage unless they apply for the same in
due form 10 the Commissioner Of Pensions.
j. J. r.. abingdon, M.--During the pending
OF claim for invalid pension medical exam
inaton by n Board Of Examining Surgeons is
required at intervals of two years. unless the
claim IS based on specific disability such as
the loss OF an eye or limb. If claimant for
increasc-was last examined over four wears ago.
since which time his claim has lain dormant
and he is BOW ordered for examination again
1t would seem evident that the new cxamina-
ton is ordered for the reason above stated, and
because the Pension Bureau intends to take up
and settle the case.
N. K, Lenera, Kan.-Tt is believed that those
pensioners under the act o. June y, 1890 who
were reduced or dropped from the roll during
tho last Administration on tho alleged ground
that the degree of their disability did not en-
ally receive full justice at the hands OF the
present Administration. claim for rerating
would DO the proper method of bringing atteu-
ton to n case where the pension reduced
L. H., Stiiwater, Oka.-The degrees of in
ability 10 perform manual labor are determine ed
in pension cases chiefly from the reports Of
Examining Surgeons who have examined the
applicants. One man receives less pension
than another because, under the system of
rnti ta ia rfa6 ,GaH do
nearly than the other the amount OF manual
labor that an ordinarily able bodied man could
do III day. The degrees in manual labor y
are degrees OF ability or inability TO perform
the amount of manual labor of a sound able
bodied man. For certain disabilities certain
rates are provided by law or official ruling, so
that one pensioner whose rating is measured
simply by the accepted degree Of his disability
may receive less than another pensioner. 10
more greatly disabled, apparently, but who has
some disability for which certain rate is pro-
vided.
c. o. 2, Salt Lake City. Uta6.-Tbe legal fee
of the attorney of record IN n claim for increase
of pension on pensioned disabilities is only s.,
unless the claim was undertaken by him be-
fore March ,, 1891. in which event the fee
would be $40. If, however, the claim for in
crease is based on disability not covered By the
pension certificate, fee of $25 is allowable
under the fee law of July A. 1884. When a
claimant does not agree with attorney as to
his compensation within the law it is his
privilege to employ some other attorney. The
attorney cannot he compelled to act for the
claimant on the claimants terms.
Il. Il. ~, Hudson, Ind.-A claim for invalid
pension filed under the general law ON disa-
bility Of service origin will not be aft cted by
the filing of claim under the act of June 81
1880 The claimant may prosecute both cases,
Or he may abandon the one or the other, as
seems 10 his interest.
Mrs. IT. r., Bjggsrdie. W-While the widow
lives and draws pension the allowance for
permanen'ly-helEIess child of the soldier re-
mains at 81 per month. After the death or
would be added to the s..
j. j., Waupun, Uis.--Attorneys are useful in
pension cases only as their know ledge of the
laws and official practice and their experience
in pension cases enables them to be of material
to the claimant. competent at
torney always earns his fee, which is as small
for the best service as for the poorest. The
rules Of the Pension Bureau do not require
claimants TO have attorneys, but nearly all
claimants do employ attorneys to represent
them before the Bureau. The attorneys fee is
dependent upon the success of the claim, and
is made so by law.
Il. C. r., Shabona, IU.-" Reissue" of pen.
sion is technical term which signifies the
issue of a new pension certifca to include an
additional disability. to change the date of
of the pension, or to change
the rating for a past period. "Rerating" of
pension is the changing of the rate for a past
period. If pensioner believes he has been i'm
properly rated an application for rerating may
be made to the Commissioner Of Pensions.