The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-24
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sug-
gestions Made.


IAN communications for this column should
be accompanied by the true name and correc'
address of the inquirer. The reply. however
will be marked rs may be desired. NoattehlloI
will be given 10 anonymous inquiries: III no re.
ply is printed within three weeks, write again.
Ma. R-Section 47OS, Revised Statutes
provides: 1.-THE remauiage OF any
dependent mother entitled to pen
sion shall not bar her right to such pension
to the date of her marriage, but on
the remarriage of any dependent
mother having a pension, such pen
sion shall cease
j. c. NJ. Bradford, Pa.-The pay OF
private soldiers in the late war was Sll per
month until Aug. 6, 1867, whel 1t was IN
creased TO S13 per month. BY act OF june
20, 1864 il was increased TO 81 per month,
dating from May /, 1864.
Alta Colo.-lf a soldier dies from cause
not traceable 10 the service. leaving no
widow, his children under 10 are Jointly en-
titled TO pens on u der the act OF June u,
1850, at the rate OF IS, and 81 additional Tor
each child under is, from the date of fling
application until they attain the age OF 10.
If the soldier left pending at his death a
pension claim of any sort, his children
under Is are entitled TO the accrued PEN
sion thereon up to the date of his death.
If a widow left rending at her death
claim under the act of June p, 1SN', her
children under Is at her death would be
entitled 10 the accrued pension thereon TO
the date OF her death. Consult a competent
attorney.
S. A B.. South Fairlee, Vt-When
widow pensioner remauies, the children
under Is are entitled to the same pension
that the widow would have been entitled to
continue TO draw had she remained
widow.
J. b. D., Roxsboro, Pat appears from
the last official report of the Commissioner
of Pensions that on June 30, 1897, there
were 1882 survivors of the Mexican war
on the pension roll and 514 claims Of such
pending in TIE Pension Bureau. ms
probably represents approxima ely the
number OF survivors still living, within
few hundreds.
NJ T., Iamoure Bridge, La.-H the
Treasury Department in considering
claim for lOunty and back pay, etc, raises
a question as to the identity of the ella M
ant with the soldier on account OF whose
service the ella m is made, it may be well
TO inform the Treasury Department OF the
fact that the claimant is pens ioned, giving
the number of his pension cc.titicate.
w. NJ. r., Etna, n. Y.-Mere living apart
would not constitute divorce. new
marriage contracted by either party would
be imperative and void. Only the legal
wife could claim pension widow.
J. 0.-Clo hing accounts on account OF
military service are in general settled by
the Quar.ermaster- General, U.SA Claims
by the Commissary- General of Subs stence,
u. S. A. Travel-pay communication claims |
are settled by the Auditor for the War De- |
partment, Treasury Department. The |
clothing Communication TO enlisted men in |
the volunteer service during the late war |
was $3.50 per month; the subs stence COM
mutation, % cents Per day; the ira el-pay |
coLlmutation, one days pay and subslst- |
ence Communication for every 20 miles bv |
the mos direct travelled route from place |
of discharge to place Of entry into the |
service. Claims of this character are not |
numbered as are pension claims.
L. j., Vaudeville, Il.-By a decision |
rendered April 10, 1896, it was held that the |
claims of brothers and sisters for rens on |
are not valid unless filed before the APP |
plicants become 10, or unless filed or gin
ally before July 1, 1880. This decision, |
though it revolutiOnized the construction |
OF the arrears law of 1879, has been |
affirmed by the present Administration in |
recent decision.
A. H., Hulington, O.-When an invalid
pens oner dies leaving neither widow, or
child under 10, and leaving ample means
TO cover all reasonable and proper expenses
of last illness and burial, no payment can
be made from the accrued pension due at
the date of his death.
NJ lton, Pa.-The act of July IA, 1862, is
the basis of the general law as to allow
ance OF pensions arising from service since
March 4, 1861. Ii and numerous amend
ments are embodied in the Revised Statutes.
As rule it is difficult to obtain a certain
rating prescribed for a certain degree OF dis
ablement for any period antedating the
first medical examination had under the
claim for pension. A degree of disable
ment, of service origin, requiring the fire.
quent and periodical aid and attendance of
another person, entities to $50 Per month
under the act Of July II, 1882.
j. c., Brooklyn, \. Y.-There is no law
under which the adult child OF an 1872 sol
der can obtain pension. In some instances
Congress has by special act made pro-
vision IN such cases.
ID. W. s., Holden Mo.-If the soldier
dies of disability not traceable TO the serv-
ice, his widow would not be entitled to
pension under any law if married TO him
since June 70, 1850.
j. NJ. r., Birmingham, Iowa.-In a re-
iected pension claim it is well to obtain
and file important additional evidence
whenever such can be obtained. Ever if
an appeal is pending, the evidence should
nevertheless be forwarded to the Commits
sloner OF Pensions, not the Secretary of
the interior.
l.. II. NJ, Carbon CaE-Al pension GER
tificates are issued by the Department of
the Interior through the Pension Bureau
An increase Of pension under an act OF
Congress providing that all pensioners draw
ing less than a certain rate shall he in
creased TO that rate, would commence
from The date Of the law
Cornell Ave, indianapolis, Ind.-Any
bounty and pay due on account Of the
service of the soldier in the late war NAV
be collected by his widow or children or
other next of kin.
ID. l.. w, Midland, Mich.-If an invalid
pensloner under the general law originally
applied for pension before July ], 1880. but
his pension when granted was made to
CONNER, from date subsequent to June
80, Is . 1t would appear either that no
formaI .eplicatIon was actually filed in the
Pension Bureau before July !, 1880, or that
The pension was finally granted upon dis
Unity which was not formally alleged and
aimed on until after June 80 1880
*. ID. d., Knoxville, Miss.-The stoppinp
Fas well as the granting OF pensions rests
" with the Pension Bureau. Ordinarily a
pension would not be stopped and cut of
without first being Investigated by a
Special Examiner OF the Pension Bureau.
This would afford the claimant an oppor-
tunity TO SHOW the injustice OF charges
made. There is no fixed rate for catarrh
with loss OF sense of smell loss of teeth.
partial loss OF sight, or piles For partial
DEAFNESS OF 10th ears the rate would range
from IS to S27, according 10 the degree of
DEAFNESS. As TO whether pensionable dis.
ablement exists or does not exist more evil
oence than that of one person is required
Perjury IS criminal offense under the
pension laws.
L. L. ., Petersburg, Va.-Under an order
OF commissioner Evans the claimant or his
attorney rs not permitted to see the report