The National tribune., 1898-02-17

law than thct under which he formerly
drew pension; and under the construction
put upon the act of June -, 1870, by the
last Administration, and which still pre-
valiS, many pensioners under that act,
who were dropped when the pension roll
was revised, have again been granted
pension under the act, but only from date
OF filing of the new application, and there
tore in denial of any error in the former
action dropping them from the pension
roll. Ii is true that thousands OF pension
claims under the act of 1899 are being re-
iectcd on the ground of no penSlona.ble
degree of d'Sabi ity, because 1t is held that
TO be entitled to the So rate under the act
the claimant must be so disabled that he
would be entitled to $50 or more If his dis
abilities were proven nder the general
law, and proportionately Sabled to obtain
the lower ratings allowable under the act
of 1890
j. f. c., Pennington, W Va-The new
rule of the Commissioner of Pensions with
regard TO clLimS for increase relates simply
10 the consideration OF such claims and
not 10 Their reception in the Pension
Bureau. \ claim Tor increase may he filed
at any time, but under the new rule it VIII
not be cons dered until "A year has elapsed
from the date of the last previous ad ju-
dication, whether rejection or allowance,
Y. d., Bloomvllle, O.-The rate of in
valid pension under the general law for
total deafness of one ear is so per month.
There is, no fixed rate for II gunshot
wound of the arm. If the arm is very
much sabled. probably a higher rating,
for the same and the deafness, than S:3
can be obtained
,. G., Newport, Pa.-When an Invalid
pcns:oner is now drawing under the act of
June u, 1899 but has established pension
title under the general law, his right to
higher rating than S12 depends upon the
Il
from his disabilities proven under the gem
eral law claim. lie IS at liberty to apply
for increase in the ord nary form, and if it
IS found that he is entitled to more than S12
under the general law, the increase will be
granted in the usual manner, and he VIII
be transferred to the general law.
j. l.. c., Wakefield. Iil.-A person would
not necessari Y he buried from pension as
dependent mother by the fact that another
sol has been legal Y FOUND To support the
mother. The legal obi alton may be as
ValueieSS as many iudgmen, obtained in
courts, but which II is impractcable To en-
force. Any person who knows, or who
thinks he knows, OF pension being I'M
properly drawn should file a swo-n state
me1t of the facts with the Commissioner of
Pensions.
B w, Oakland, n. "a bill passed the
Senate Jan. -, 1898, providing - that here
after no pension under any law OF the
United States shall lie granted, allowed, or
paid TO the wi.;ow of a soldier, sailor, Off
Ger, naval or military. marine. marine Off
Ger, or any other mae person entitled to a
pension under any law of the United States,
Or TO the minor child or children OF W dow,
unless it shall be proved and established
that the marriage of such widow 10 the sol
der, 81 Tor, officer, marine, or o her person
on account Of whose service the pension is
asked, was duly and legally solemnized
prior TO the passage Of this act, or unless
tie marriage shall take place hereaf er,
and prior TO or during the military or naval
service of the solder, sailor, officer, marine
or other person on account of whose service
the pension is asked or claimed. This
bill has not passed the House OF represent
atives, and may or may not become a law.