The National tribune., 1898-02-10

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be accompanied 10y the true name and corfecI
address of the inquirer. The reply, however,
will be marked as may be desired. Noattentlon
viii be gwen TO anonymous inquiries III no re-
ply is printed within three weeks, write again.
NJ. NJ, Nuncy, Pa-The accrued pen
eion of n &c eascd invalid penSloneT Is
payable ony to his widow or his children
under 16 a, the date Of his death. IL he
lief insufficient assets to cover the expenses
of his last line. and burial. SO much as
may be necessary can be collected from
the accrued pans on.
New S .bscr b TT Is held that desertion
from an lis.mcnt in the Regular Army
after the close Of the war $ no bar To PEN
sion and the act of june p, 1880, Tor Serv-
ice in the uar of the rebellion.
NJ. H., PaTick, Wyo.-A divorce is
judicial act. Peope cannot dive &C them
selves under the law by Simply living apart
AID holding no communication with each
other.
b. T. W r, Ind annapolis, Ind.-Widows
and children of sold erS OF the Regular
Army drawing PENSION 70. d satliity m
cured IN ScrV &c Stree the close OF the war,
are pc sicna BILE under the general law, If
the soldiers dca n can be shown TO lie de
TO the service and line of duty. 1t is not
es ential that he be EenSioner, or. If a
pens oner that death be due 10 the pen
stoned disability. NidovS marred since
March Il. 1885, are entitled only to the 50
rating IVY tn 81 add Onal for each child
under 10. u~leSS married TO the soldier be
fore or dur ng his service.
j. +. ". Benton, la.-A widow canrot
complete tn sold ier's clam for increase
on pensioncl disability that was left pend
ing at his death, unless he had been eX-
amined unaer his claim previous 10 his
death. As increase on account OF pen
stoned disab lily commences from the date
Of the medical exam nation, there is no
date from which increase could be com
menced unrer the law, he having did
without medical e. animal on under his
claim. If he was penSio cd urdcr the act
of June -. 1870. and Cied leaving ella IN
for TensiCn under he general law on file,
the wiCow can complete tha+ clam and
OBJ ain he 2crrTcd peI1s on thereon up 10
the date OF his death. If his death was due
t. disability due 10 his service and ne OF
duty. the widow can obtain pension under
the general law from the 0a,e OF his Ceath.
". C.-The attorney OF record i'll a pen
sion ella IN on fie in the Pension Bureau
may be SUPERSEDED after one year OF neglect
TO Prose ute the claim before the Bureau.
The claimant may We power OF alto ney TO
another attorney and on the filing OF said
power the Pension Bureau Will determine
whe her the first attorney may be super
ceded
a. W. Spring Ar,or, Mich.-The recent
order of Commissioner Evans " In refer
r fers 10 claims on file as well as those here
after fled.
c. B., East Braintree, VIA widow mar
Tied TO the sold er since March is, 1886, is
entitled TO pension under the general law
without regard To that fact which only
affects her rate IS instead OF Slz1 OF pen
on 4 not pens'oned as the widow Of a
commissioned officer. Tie three months
militia OF 1861 were promised " pension, if
disabled in service. by section 3 of the act
OF April -, 1915, which declared SubStanti- /
ally that all the laws and rsgUlat ols rela- /
tive TO the pension ng of officers AID men
OF the Regular Army shall relate e4ua ~ to |!
the officers and soldiers Of the miiit a, |
whilst in the service of the United States" /
Tie General Orders OF the War Department /
issued under the first call of the President 1
Tor three years volunteers on " 3, 1850 |
provided that any volunteer who may he |
received into the service of the United !
States under this plan, and who NAV he |
wounded or otherwise disabled in the serv-
ice, shall be en- tiled 10 the benefits which |
have heen, or may be, conferred on persons |
disab led in the Regular service" This vas I
substantially enacted into law by a similar |
provision in the act of July 22 1861 The
act OF July II, 1862, provided for all dis
ahled IN service from and after March f.
1861.
w. B., Grants Pass, Ore-If an N. aid |
pensioner under the general law desires 10 |
his pension some disabilities MT frozen Of |
service origin, he can do so by applr wing for
pension under the act Of june q, 1890, |
under which a rating can be fixed on dis |
ablement from all d sabil ties not due 10 |
VICIOUS habits If by so doing he obtains |
the highet rate allowable under the act of |
1899, which is SIP, and desires q further in |
ere sc has right 10 his her rate can be de-
terrined Icy filing an ordinary claim f r in
crease, but his title to higher rate than
Si2 under the general law viii depend upon |
his diSallement from the DISABILITIES of |
pToven service origin emitting him 10 more
than SD
T. AT, Mound City, m.-Only the legal
wife OF the soldier at the time of his death |
can draw WIDOWS pension. If ttey had
been divorced, remariiage or q judicial |
annulng OF the divorce would be neces- |
sary TO make the wife the legal widow
NJ. Nj, Brooklyn, \. Y.-Claius for /
bounty, pay, etc, before the Auditor for /
the War Department appear TO BE- sett'ed |
generally between two and three months |
after all Official requirements have been |
complied with by the claimant Children
oi the soldier take share and share al Ike /
in such claims
VI. H., Brattleboro, Vt.-The act Of Aug.
Z, 1882, provides jhat /" the oren aud no.
torious aGulterOus cohabitation Of a " dow
who Is a pens Oner shall operate 10 fermi-
nate heT pension from the commencement
oi such cohabitatiOn." The facts ,c!atiye
to any apparent violation OF this law may
be reported 10 the Commissioner OF Fen
sOns.
]. u. b., Fall River, Mass.-Thc slIrcst
way 10 reopen claim for invalid pension
under the act Of June p, 1890. rcjerted on
the ground Of 20 pens enable degree OF
disability, is ie a new appi6 alton,
VIII Oh Will lCe a new medical examina-
ton.
Vi. - ~Section 1870, Revised Statutes.
prov When soldier is honorai ly
disc Ayed rom the service (exceot bv wav
If pL-ishment for an offcnscJ. he shall
be allowed transportation and subsistence
from the place oil his discharge to the place
OF hls enlistment, enrolment or original
muster into the service. The Government
may iurn 81 the same in kind bur in case
ii shall not do 50, he shah be allowed
iraNel pay and communication of subsistence
Tor such time "a may be sufficient for h m
10 travel from the place If his discharge
10 the place Of his enlistment, enrol ment
OT original muster into the seIy.c &c, com
putcd at the rae OF one day for every 20
miles If tranSI CITATION and subsistence
Was not furn. shed, and for any reason the
commune alton therefore was not paid the
later may now lie collected. The com
mutation could not be collected without
tie claimants knowledge, unless his
SIGNATURE were forged.
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