The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-06-17
PENSION POINTERS.
INQUIRIES Answered and Sug'
gestions Made.

AZ Nepada, Mo.-As q rule examlnat.on
orders appear now to he issued by the iensIon
Bureau within a month or SIX weeks a''eA VIZ
application is filed.
IL. A. A., Greenfield Mdss.-lnvalla penslons
granted under the act OF June 20 iSso, may So |
Increased up to Sl2 per month WHY" rs III
highest rate allowable under the ac', ~ ~
tain higher rate than Sl2 II must oe s"o"n
that the disability is due to the service. |
y I5-If the rate of pension OF an omcer
xr;aow nnacr the general law does not CORE
epopd TO the rate allowable Tor the hignest
rank attained by the officer during MS service,
II is evident that at the time OF the eripih OF
,he disability which caused the officers death
he was not holding the highest rank 10 "nich
he attained Brevet rank is not considered IN
determining the rate of pension. whether OF
officers their heirs.
r IL r. Geafe!d Ioua-Under the rules OF
practice before the Pension Bureau an attorney
in pensioa case who negiects the same LOT one
wear. or, if it is rejected, who negiects III 'or
three months after rejection, may oe super
seeded by the claimant appointing another at
torney Ii is not true that an attorne! eau
obtain his fee in a pension case "Hhoo. r &c
gard TO whether the case is allowed or not. i ne
fees are dependent upon success anu are Pa'u
out Of the pension money allowed.
= mr. y Mem Florence Pa-We fear that by
eeneralizing your disability IN the manner you
did when YOU first claimed pension under the
general law, you have lost the arrears ihat w
would otherwise have been entitled 10. E'i-
IDENTITY the commencement OF your pension iicih
the date when YOU specified your DISABILITIES
is correct under present holdings Oh the Dep"i'
ment.
Graffoa-Children are evidently pot ehti a
10 nension under the act of juno q, lS9o ii
their mother was married to the soicier ai'er
June 26, 1890.
nensiou case is permitted to examine all papers
and data pertaining to the case IN the Pension
Bureau including the reports OF examining
Surgeons hut not including data from inc
records of the War Department or other IN
formation deemed confidential. In general IL
does not matter whether the soldier 5 "luo"
was his first or second wife in determining her
nension title If the soldiers death is due to
his service the widow is entitled to pension
nnder the general law. Ii his death cannot be
shown to he due to his service she may be en-
titled under the act of June q. 1890
A NJ A. Fire Points, O.-The soldiers oeath
heinr due to his service the widow is entitled
TO pension under the general law from tie GATE
of his iea b to the date of her remarrIage. Inc
children of the soldier who were under 10 at
the date of her rcmarriage are entitled from
said date until they became 10, without REGARD
10 their present age. If pension case unces
the act OF June %, 1890 has been rejected on
the ground that the claimant is not disabled IN
reusionable degree, his case may be Appeared
to the Secretary of the Interior, if he wishes,
or he may have il reconstructed at the Feusioh
Bureau By the fling of a new declaration
r. h s. Ban Citu Mich.-Although there IS
now greater liberaiity in the matter OF ratings
of pemsions under the act of June q, 1870, the
nrac,ice instituted by the last Administration
has not been as yet specifically and directly re.
versed. Tire Government revenue, or lack oil
revenue is largely responsible.
O. IL l.. Memphis. n. What you refer to
is evidently an act of March 3, 1883, which pro-
yides aniong other things that pension OF $50
per month shall be allowed for disability OF
service origin which incapacitates " for per-
forminc any manual laior, but not so much as
to recnite regular personal aid and attendance"
T. J. A. East liverpool, O.-fou evidently
refer 10 tie act of Jan. 5. 1SS3. providing Tor
an increase Of pension to survivors OF the
Nexicau war in certain cases. The law has
not ieen amended as yet.
d. d. b. Albright. w. Fd.-H pensioned
under sbe general law the child in the case you
mention would be entitled 10 S14 per month;
il pensioned under the act Of June q, 1880,
$40 per month.
C. IT, r. Bent0nriue, hrk.-You should hear
from your increase claim before long, though
such cases ere given much less prompt attention
than cases in which the applicant is not already
in receipt OF pension. If the case is allowed,
notice Will he given to you well as 10 your
attorney. The findings of Boards Of Examin-
ing Surgeons are not often disregardcd when
they appear aft fGatively to be based upon
careful aud thorough examination OF the ap-
piicalt.
j. L. X, Armourdale. Kan-The recruit
bounty o. $500 first paid In tie Fall of 1868,
under the circular of the Provost Marshal
Generals Office dated 0c'. "a 1868. (for volun-
teer recruits for three years. is still colectable
in any ca in which il is due.
s. T.. Sultan. Hdsk.-See answer to Graf
ton" above. The pension act of June %, 1890,
provides " that said widow shall have married
said soldier prior 20 the passage of this act, in
order 10 he entitled to pension under the act.
pension due her husband at the date of his
death, without regard to the date OF her mar
rage.
It'll. NJ. National Military Home. WTs-The
following is from the aet of Aug. g. 1882,
amending Section s766. Revised Statutes,
United States: PrOriaed, That in case of an in
sane Invalid pensioner having no guardian,
but having wife or children dependent upon
him lihe wife being woman Of good charac-
ter. the Commissioner of Pensions is hereby
authorized. in bis discretion, to cause the pen
sion to be paid to the wife, upon her properly
executed voucher, or in case there is DO wife
TO the guardian OF the children, upon the
properly executed voucher OF such guardian
When an invalid pensioner dies, biz
widow nlsy obtain the pension accrued at ths
date Of bis death, upon application to the Com
missioner Of Pensions at Washington, and fur
nishimg satisfactory proofs OF her right 10 re-
ceive the same.
J. u. H., YorE, O.-Where there is more than
one child Of a soldier claiming pension and
some o! them die before it is granted, the in
teFest OF the deceased 20 10 the other children
and not 10 the heirs Of the deceased. As the
entire amount OF pension due is paid, the en-
tiTe fec OF the attorney is paid.
a NEW STATE SONG.