The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-04-21

lOfMdliO1, the purpose Oil which Is the
prevention OF possible future fraud.
such proportion thereof i'm cases of partial
deafness as the Secretary of the Interior
may deem equitable" Though the rate
for total deafness OF one ear and nearly
total of the other is SIT, pensioner
already in receipt Of S2i and obtaining
pension on such degree of deafness as
additional disability, might be rated at
only S27 for all disabilities of service origin
unless the Pension Bureau is satisfied
that in consequence of his combined dis
abilities OF service origin the penSioncr is
wholly unable TO perform any manual
labor whatsoever.
H., Iriquois, S. DIFF no furlough was
actually issued il is dou btful If commute
ton of rations can be collected for period
of absence without formal permission. No
claim Tor communication Of TationS would be
considered in advance of il being deter
mined that the soldier is entitled to pay
for the period of such absence. All claims
for communication of TationS should be made
TO the "Commissary General of Subsist-
ence, u. >. A, Washington, ID. C."
w. f. W., Shickiey, Neb.-The Pension
Bureau does not write to Postmasters to
ascertain If claimants are entitled to a
pension" AS a rule, the inquiries made OF
Postmasters are limited to the matter of
credibiiity OF claimant and Witnesses who
have given testimony.
j. Z. s., st. JohnSbury, Vt.-After a
pension claim is sent to the Board Of Re
view it ought to be heard from within two
months. The Board is supposed to be
practically up to date with its work, but
there is other routine through which
case must go after it passes the Board,
which requires time.
w. s., Michigan.-The lawful name of a
person would be the name that he or she
has legal right to, and not some name by
which he or she has been known or has
adopted. The marriage OF daughter Of
soldier does not defeat whatever title to
pension she may have.
5. Is. s., Cincinnati, Ono u. S. bounty
was allowed for one-year eniistments be-
fore July Is, 1864 unless the soldier was
discharged for wound received i'm battle.
To be entitled to veteran bounty the re-
enlistment must have been for three years
n. j. r., Delphi, Ind.-A widow is not
pensionable under the act of June 81, 1880,
unless married to the soldier before the
date of the act. II, however, his death is
shown to be due To his service she is en-
titled under the general law, irrespective of
the date Of her marriage To him. What you
refer TO has not become law though recon-
mended by the present Commissioner of
Pensions.
w. L., Spencerport, N. Y.-See reply to
n. j. r., above.
l.. A. IT,, Denver, Colo.-It is not true
that widow is entitled to the same rate of
pcHoioh dS tfic SOlU1tE WITHOUT REGARD
the amount he drew" He may have been
entitled To draw S72 per month, or even SfO0
per month, for disability of service origin,
and yet his widow might be entitled to only
Si2 per month.
w. III. ", Apollo, Pa.-Invalid pension
under the general law, unless il be simply
increase OF the rate on account Of increase
of the pensioned disability, commences
from the date of filing of the application
5. O.. r., Redland, Cal.-Employees of
the Quartermaster' Department, such as
teamsters and labOrers, are not now en-
titled to pension under any law, unless
their claims were prosecuted before July 1,
1874. Claims for property taken i'm dis
loyal States by the UnitedStates forces have
practically no chance Of favorable consider
alton or reconsideration at this late day.
L. H., lewiston, ldahO.-No land war
rants have ever been issued by the United
States Government for military or naval
service rendered since March 3, 1855
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