The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-12

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J. r. J., Kansas City, Kan.-There al
fixed rates for any of the diSabilitit
you name The highest rate alIowab
under the act of June %, 1890, is So.
obtain higher rating it must be shown
the satisfaction of the Pension Bureau tn;
the disabilities were incurred in the ser,
ice and line of duty.
H.. A. s., Eldon, Mo.-When additions
testimony is filed i'm n rejected pensio
claim after an appeal has been taken
the Secretary of the interior, the evidenc
must first be considered by the PenSio
Bureau. The Board of Pension Appeal
appears TO be five or six months in arrear
with the business before il.
B. +. W.-h the disability of which tn
soldier died can be shown to be due To tn
service and line of duty the widow can oh
tain pension under the general law.
does not matter that the soldier was no
pensioned under the general law. Tn
Commissioner of Pensions furnishes free
on application, suitable forms on which 4
make application for pension, but few
claimants are able 10 successfully carr.
through the prosecution of pension
claim, and experience shows that IL is bet
ter 10 employ d competent attorney at the
outset-not a lawyer merely, but an at
torney thoroughly experienced IN pension
practice. The attorneys fee is moderate
and wholly dependent upon the success oil
the claim.
H. E. b., Union City, Pa.-Ninety days
service during the war of the rebellion is
required n all claims for invalid persion
filed under the act Of June p, Is O. without
regard Ia the nature of the disability
alleged and whether or not the alleged dis
ability was as matter of fact incurred n
the service.
+. l.. C., North Star, Mch.-When an in
valid pension claim. rejected by the Pen
sion Bureau, is Teopened by the Secretary
of the Interior on appeal, it is usually CT
dered allowed. Nc further medical exami-
nation would lie likely 10 be ordered by the
Commissioner Of Pensions unless such
course was sugge ,ted by the Secretary.
NJ. -. NJ, Bentleyville Pa.-The accrued
DenSit n of a person penSioned as depend
ent pa, ent is not payable on his Or her de-
cease, except in case the penSioner left in
sufficient assets To cover the expenses of
last illness and burial. The widow of
person pensioned as dependent father
would not be entitled to his accrued pen
sion, except as above.
+. f.. Medford MaSS.-Under section
4766, ReEised Statutes, as amended by
the act of Aug. G, 1882, the Commissioner
of Pensions may, in his discretion, if an
invalid pensiCner is imprisoned as run
ishment for offenseS against the laws,
cause the pension Ia he paid To- the wife
(she being of good cfaracter) upon her
properly executed voucher; CT, If there IL
no wife. then 10 the guardian of lie chill
dren, upon the properly executed yGut her
of such guardian. y divorced wife does
not have this right rci .I- would tie
wife or the guardian e tie e Iron he
obliged 10 receive nc ;-cinst
their will. If a Te..sioner L. is to draw
for three wears he is d.Ju: cd from The
pension-rol. Within that rcricd kc r-2y
hold his voucher as long as he V: IS
W. O., Beverly, Mass.-"NeterGn volun
teerS," in a strict sense, were these who
after previous service in the military
forces of the United States of not less
than nine months. from which they re-
ceived an honorable discharge-re-enlis
before Arril 2 1861 as volunteers for three
years. Napoleon reached ST. Helena in
exile on Oct. Is, 1915.
E. T., Es1ridge, Kan.-Invalid pension
granted under the general law should
commence from the date of the soldiers
discharge, if the disability on which PEN
sion is granted was claimed on in due
form by application filed in the Pension
Bureau before July ], $50. When an in
valid rensioner drawing under the gem
eral law applies for pension under the
act OF June p, 1850, the pension granted
hereunder would date from the filing of
his application, and not from the date of
medical examination.
ID. n. H.. GloyerSville, n. Y.-The ad-
ditional bounty law expired by Limitation
on July ], 1880.
r. II. F., Vanceburg, Ky.-See reply to
Il. L. W, above. 1t is not material that
the soldier himself never applied for pen
sion.
J.. S. H., Vevay, Ind.-The widow of an
invalid pensioner is entitled in her own
right TO all accrued pension due an invalid |
pensiOner at the date Of his death. This |
applies as well 10 pension due on an in
crease claim pending at his death as to |
the pension due on the certificate which |
he held at death. The pension is not part |
of the estate, and is not subject To division /
among the heirs other than the widow.
j. ii. s., Naughans, Mss-The Board of |
Pension Appeals Of the interior Depart |
ment appears TO be over five months in |
arrears with its work.
l.. c. d., Rolfe, Iowa.-If it is desired to |
ascertain, with greater particularly than
rs usually vouchSafed the claimant or his /
attorney, the precise grounds of rejection Of /
a pension claim, the best means for pro
curing this information would be an in /
quiry made by q member OF Congress-
j. c. b., Hastings, Mich.-The pension
Of an invalid pensioner can be paid TO his
wife, in his lifetime, only in case he is
insane OF in prison. The fact that the
soldier had abandoned his wife and was
living apart from her would not entitle the
wife TO his pension.
Mrs. J. =. j.. Eldora, Iowa-A remarked
widow may claim and obtain widow S pen
sion under the general law for the period |
from the date OF the soldiers death 10 the
date OF her remarriaCe. The pension for
that period belongs to her and does not 60
10 the children under IS unless she should
die without obtaining such pension. The
children OF the soldier under IS at her re-
marriage would be entitled to pension
under the general law from the date OF her
remauiage until they become &C. An ap-
plication made by the widow before re
marriage, for widows pension under the
act of June p, 1890, would not benefit the
children. \ separate application must be
made by the children, and If they are now
over i6, they have lost their rights under
the act Of 1880.
II. s., Livonia Station, n. WHEN a
pension claim is rejected the better course
rs TO appeal TO the Secretary Of the Interior
instead OF having the case called up in the
Pension Bureau by member of Congress.
III an appeal properly describes the case
and states the grounds Of objection To the
action OF the Pension Bureau, it will be
considered.
w. II. NJ, Decatur, Ind.-Your former
inquiry Tor this column has not been re-
ceiVed.
#. Z. W, Willis, Cal.-It is not essential
that pensioner residing or sojourning i'm
a foreign country execute his voucher be
lore q United States Consul He NAV |
execute II before any officer authorized Ia
administer oaths for general purposes and
forward the voucher TO the nearest United
States Consul for q certificate Of the official
character Of the officer before whom the
voucher was executed
w. e., Bonner Springs, Kan.-A soldier
claiming invalid pension under the gen
eTal law as First Lieutenant and having an