The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-10

likely that any "private opinion" of the
special examiner would be of any weight
in the face of credible evidence and in the
absence OF circumstances affording rea-
Sonable grounds for a private opinion"
apart from the evidence After special
examination is completed, the case may
usually be heard from within two or three
months. But this Is not the lnVariabie
rule The special examiners are in part
not regularly appointed such but are ex-
aminerS (clerkS) detailed from the Pension
Bureau. The work of the Special Examina-
ton Division appears To be from a year or
two years behind.
j. n. Lagrange. Ind.-If soldier was
detained in the service beyond the date Of
the expiration of his term of enlistment, it
| depends upon circumstances whether or
not he is entitled to pay and allowances
for the full term of service.
d. S. carlton, KAHN States where
married woman may be appointed guardian
of minor children, 1t Is lawful Tor her TO
| draw pension as such. The fact that
pension in her own right as widow was ter
| minated by her remarriage does not debar
| her from the right TO act as guardian for
her children, under proper appointment,
and draw pension for them while they are
under Is.
Stanton.-The right which a claimant
| has TO be present in person or by attorney
| at the taking OF evidence in the special
| examination of "A pension claim is in gen
| eraI of comparatively little value, owing to
| the expense Of travel, where the witnesses
| are scattered and To the practical impoS-
| Sibiity, IN most instances, OF the claimant
| being represented by attorney. The at
| torney OF record in the case might not
properly accept any additional compensa-
| ton for pro.racted attendance on the
! special examination.
C. L. r., KeysviIIe, Md.-A three years
volunteer enlisted in August, 1862, and
honorably discharged for any reason after
two wears service, was entitled to 500
bounty under the act OF July p, 1861
| Under the additional bounty law of July
2S 1855 he would be entitled To 500 more
If he applied before July l. 1880, and if ne
had not received or was not entitled TO re
| ceive bounty in excess Of 500 under other
laws. II after discharge from his three
| wears term, he volunteered for one year
CATER july II, 1854 he became entitled
/ under such enlistment to further bounty
| of at least S33 .33 but not exceeding Sl00,
! and so would not be entitled TO any ''ad-
| difional bounty" under the act Of 1866 1t
| appears from present decisions that any
! property aifording a widow claimant under
the act of June u, 1890, AN income in ex-
| cess of the pension she would be entitled to
| DaT annum under said law IL sufficient to
! debar her from pension hereunder. The
title of widow children To the accrued
| pension Of a deceased invalid pensioner is
| not affected by the amount Of property or
| income she or they have.
j. w A., Iowa Falls, Iowa.-ff "A request
made of the Commissioner Of Pensions for
| the return Of discharge certificates or other
| papers not properly retainabe evidence,
| embodied a proper description OF the case
| in which they were filed and has not clio
tied any response, it is probably in order
| to make the request anew through Sena-
| tor or Member of the House OF Representa-
| tiyes, whose requests usually receive
! nrompt attention when those of the claim
| ant or his attorney may appear To be over
| looked.
| sioner Of Pensions" only theoretically, for
the most part considers and passes upon
the claims filed in the Pension Bureau
It would he physically impossible for one
man 10 transact the business that is done
in the name of the commissioner of
| Pensions" The Board of Review makes
the last examination OF pension claims
| completed, and is composed, presumably
of picked men best fitted and qualified by
| experience and Otherwise to perform this
| important duty.
j. J-When a rejected claim for increase
| on the penSioned disability is rcopened
| the increase If granted, would in general
| commence from the date of the new medi-
cal examination had after the case was re-
| opened, unless upon a reconsideration Of
the report of the first examination il should
be conceded that such report should prop
| erly be regarded as favorable TO the claim
| IL claim for increase is made on disabili-
ties not covered by the pension certificate,
| whether they were originally alleged be-
fore the original allowance or subsequent
| thereto the pension Increased Tate) there
| on would commence from the date when
| said disabilities were claimed on.