The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-19

tbe same bounty as if he had served out
his full term; and all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed" The word wounds" is broadly
construed in the sense OF injury, hurts, or
other damage as contradistinguIshed from
disease or sickness. Deafness would tie
construed as wound" if caused by ex-
ternal violence.
III. F. F., Satsuma, Fla.-No law re-
ouires a pension claimant TO employ an
attorney. The attorney has some nights as
well as the claimant, and the Pension
Bureau will not permit the clalman TO
change attorneys whenever and as often
as he thinks proper. Nor will the Bureau
hermit the attorney to retain his attorney
shin while continually neglecting his
clients interests. What may appear to the
claimant as a failure on the part OF the at
torney, to work for the claimant S interests
NAV not properly be chaTgeable TO the at
torney but to the delays and neglect OF the
Pension Bureau. This is so commonly the
case that il may be fairly presumed that
when the Pension Bureau cannot be heard
from. il is not because the attorney has
not sought and is not seeking TO secure
action but IS because the Pension bureau
makes no response TO the repeated in
INJURIES and requests of the attorney. The
thousands OF cases in which II seems I'M
possible TO secure any action, or even
obtain reply TO inquiries made, are mex
plicabIe.
n. A. NJ, Coyleville, Pa.-The widow OF
q soldier Of the late war can take up land
under the homestead laws upon the same
terms that the soldier himself might If liv-
Ing. For information relative TO the public
lands address the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office, Washington, d. G."
J. NJ. b., Norman, o. T.-No bounty
was allowed commissioned officers OF vol
unteers in the late war for their services
vl1x. xa,asn rod l1
service as an enlisted man in 1862, and
was promoted 10 the grade OF commissioned
officer before two years service, would not
be entitled TO any bounty II you have re-
ceived duplicate receipts 10 sign, IT would
indicate that something is found due you.
III. G. V. ID. Y.-The Pension Bureau has
no jurisdiction IN the matter OF the ap-
pointment of guardians for pensioners or
pension claimants. IL may, however, re-
cuire the appointment Of a guardian, and
ii may refuse TO recognize the guardian
duly appointed by proper authority. Mere
lack of intelligence or lack of ordinary
education would not be ground for the APP
pointment OF guardian.
w. II. N, Middlebury, Vt.-The rate of
Invalid pension under the general law for
total deafness OF one ear is SO per month;
for total deafness of one ear and slight OF
other the rate is $50; for total deafness OF
one ear and severe OF the other the rate is
t25. A soldier drawing the $50 rate for deaf
ness could not go higher unless, from com
bined causes proven to be due TO the serv-
fee and line of duty, his displacement is
in the opinion of the Pension Bureau
equivalent in degree TO the loss of hand
or foot. II drawing the SIS rate, he could
not go higher unless, in the opinion of the
Pension Bureau, wholly unable TO perform
any manual labor whatsoever ins conse
quence of his combined disabilities proven
OF service origin.
Joseph. Haverhill, Mass.-Desertion from
the Regular Army prior TO the war of the
rebellion is not a bar TO pension under tn,
act Of June q, 1880, for faithful servic,
under enlistment or enlistments entere,
Into during the war of the rebellion.
G. III. 1.-The date of marriage to the
soldier is immaterial in the determina tiol