The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30

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under the act of June "a, 1890, soldier
must have been honorahly discharged
from each enlistment contracted during
the war of the rebellion. Ii is also heid,
however, that desertion or dlshonorabie
discharge from an enlistment after the
close of the war is not a bar TO pension
under the act, either in case OF the SOL
der or of his widow or children
f. ID. p, Paterson, y. Jan invalid
pensioner under the general law might De
entitled to the $50 rate for total dlsabillty
of a hand, even If he could not obtain
that rate for loss of the hand because the
loss is not complete. The War Depart
merit (Surgeon- GeneraD Is not governed
hy the views of the Pension Bureau as 10
what constitutes the loss OF Inmb OF
total disability of the same.
j. II. HIN cases of desututlon or
imminent danger of death, pension cases
may be made special, and so the speciai
examination made special influence,
TOO, sometimes gets cases made Speclai'
p f. L., Cross Plains, Text Is be,
iieved that il was not customary TO eufoI
soldiers during the war with their middle
aames appearing in full. SO if soldier
has since the war changed ms mlqoie
name but retains the same INITIAL
letter, he probably need not trouble linn
self about proof that he is the same per
son that bore a certain middle name our
ing his war service.
give the information you request.
q. W. T., ShelbyVille, Il.-tor mfoTna-
hon relative to the public lanes ADDRESS
Comm. ssioner of the General Land once,
Washington, ID. I.
j. A. s., Milroy, PA widow cannot
obtain pension under the act OF June "a,
1850, for period antedating the hiing oI
her application under that act. ii she APP
plies or has applied under the general la"
and can show the soldiers death TO nave
been due 10 his service, whether size can
show il due to the disability for which lac
was pensiored or not, she can obtain pen
sion from the date of his death.
II. A. C, Maine, HInn.-it an applicant
fer invalid pension Is ordered Tor medlcai
examination before a Board OF Examining
Surgeons at q distance, the order may be
Eetuned to The Pension Bureau with the
request that an oT0er he issued for eAdnll-
nation by nearer Board, and the ciaiIn-
ant may indicate the Board which he
prefers.
z. j. NJ, Eureka junction, Wash
There is no Federal law under which q
pensioner can be compelled 10 pay over
part Of his pension To his wife, or under
which she can obtain the payment OF part
Of il TO herself for her support.
Ill. W., Aapa, Cal.-An Invalid pen
sioner under the general law does not lose
the right TO reclaim his former pension by
accepting pension under the act OF June
III
under the general law, he can do so with
out proving his title again, as all evidence
he has 1iled remains IN his case IN the
Pension Bureau. If in a claim for in
crease on pensioned disa bility the report OF
the medical examination had is unfavor-
able, it is usually impossible 10 overcome
she unfavorable report by the filing Of evil
dence
Mrs. L. D., Wolf Creek, Wis.-The act of
Aug. s, 1882, provides that in case OF an
insane invalid penSioner having no guard
Ian, but having wife or children de-
pendent upon him lthe wife being woman
of good character), the Commissioner Of
Pensions is hereby authorized, In his dis
erection, 10 cause the pension 10 be paid TO
the wife, upon her properly executed
voucher, or in case there is no wife, 10
the guardian III the children, upon the
properly executed voucher of such guard
IAN" The matter OF determining whether
the pension shall be paid TO the wife rests
with the Commissioner of Pensions, TO
whom application should he made.
NJ. +. j., Abba, ICwa-If a soldier s
death can be shown TO have been due To
his service and line OF duty, his widow
can obtain pension under the general law
for the period Of her widow hood, whether
she applies before or after remarriage A
widow IL also entitled under the general
Law without regard To- the date OF her mar
fiage 10 the soldier, but if claiming under
the act OF June q, 1890, she must have
been married to him before the Date of the
act
6. X Luckenbach, Tex-Six months is
not an unusually long period of delay after
the filing oil the completing proofs IN a pen
sion claim. The delay il more frequently
much greater than six months. An inquiry
made through Senator or Representative
I'm Congress may usually be had for the
asking and viii receive attention in the
Pension bureau when the inquiries of the
clai,nant and his attorney would re ignored.
>. T. j., Stony Point, y. Your Ques-
ton ~ not sufficiently definite To permit of
reply. II you have reference To a pen
sion claim, il may he said that the filing
and acceptance OF the pension application
is but the first oi many steps in the pro
curement ri pension
w. f., National Military Home, Kan.-A
soldier who volunteered for three years in
October or November, 1851, and was dis
CHARGED for disability in April, 1862, is not
entitled 10 the 500 original bounty unless
discharged for wound or injury incurred in
the service and line of duty. The addi-
tonal 500 bounty law expired by limita
ton July I, 1880.
L A. w, Houston, Tex.-Ahy sort of
legal divorce Is recognized in the Pension
Bureau. The legal wife al the date of the
soldiers death is entitled 10 pension under
the general law if his death is shown as
due 10 the service
w. M-h pension claimant cannot
prove by persons Of his present acauaint-
ance that he Is the identical person who
served under another name IN a certain
organization during the war he will have
10 have comrades identify him by sending
them picture of himself and recalling
circumstances that will enable them "a
testify that they identity him as the per
son tohom they knew under another name
in the bervice.
II III
March 2, 1895, provides that the mailing O
pension check, drawn by pension agen
in payment oi a pension due, to the ad
dress OF pensloner shall constitute paw.
ment IN the event Of the death Of a pen
sIoner subsequent 10 the execution OF the
voucher therefor" II the amount Of the
check does not exceed SiO0, il NAV b,
made payable 10 the person lawfully en-
titled 10 it. Apply 10 the Auditor for tn,
Interior Department, Washington, ID. c."
l.. Ii. A, Locksburg, Ark-As TO how
many Special Examiners handle pen
sion claim during a special examination
depends upon the number OF Witnesses 1,
be examined IN the case and the distanc,
that they live from the claimant or from
each other. A case that has been unde
special examination for nearly two years /
evidently delayed because OF the witnesse,
being scattered, living in different State
Or IN different parts Of the same State
W IL. ID, Huntsville, Mo.-Commutatiol
in lieu OF artificial limb is allowable upol
satisfactory evidence that the limb is prac
tically useless, where there is no aetna