The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-01-06

ply 10 printed within three weeks. write again
W. II. r., Sparta, n. IA person is
certainly entitled 10 reasonable compenSa-
ton for service 10 a pension claimant in
writing letters, etc, but Just to what eX-
tent and in what manner can best be de
termsned by inquiry oi the Commissioner ol
Pensions, marking the letter OF inquiry FOL
the Law DIVISION"
+. b., Owosso, Mch.-There is no Fed
eral law projecting property of nsly sort
bought with pension money or exemptlne
the same from taxation by the States.
S. III. W, Pinckneyville, ill.-A pension
claimant may amend his claim at any
time by the addition or withdrawal OF dis
abilities or by explanatory statements.
NJ. A. p, Selinsgrove, Pa.-Nhen an in
valid pensioner under the general law is
allowed a less rate than he has applied
for, ii is evident that the Pension Bureau
does not regard the evidence in the case as
showing title TO the special rate sought for.
1t may be that the medical examination
had in the case had much to do with the
action OF the Bureau IN fixing the rate. a
person sub ect To frequent and sudden at
tacks of disability due to the service, which
require the presence and assistance OF
another person TO aid and care Tor him
until the attack passes off, is probably en-
titled TO the $50 rate for the frequent and
periodical" personal aid and attendance of
another person.
c. c.. Plymouth.-You are mistaken.
Order 225 of Commissioner Lochren and its
system of ratings of invalid pension under
the act of June 81 1890, still stand unre
voked. There is no fixed rating for fiStula.
The prospect OF any general person iegIs-
iat!on at the present session OF Congress is
bel eyed not to be good
ii. III. r., Joplin, Mo.-Under the gem
eral pension law the widow can obtain
pension during the period of her widow
hood, even though she does not apply
until after her remarriage. The children
OF the soldier under the age of 10 at the
date OF her remarTiage would be entitled 10
the pension from that date until they be-
come Is. If the second husband of the
widow dies and she can establish a title TO
pension on account of his service, he hav-
ing been a soldier, the fact that she drew
pension on account of her first husband
does not debar her from pension on account
OF the second husband.
S. L., Brooklyn, n. Y.-Soldiers who
served in New York regiments can obtain
from the State Adiutant- General, at Al
bany, free OF charge, substantially the |
same information relative TO their service
that is borne on the records of the War De-
partment as TO their enlistment and final
disposition.
j. q. NJ, Madison, Ind.-There is no
special form OF appeal prescribed in bring
ing rejected pension cases 10 the attention
OF the Secretary OF the Interior. The ap-
peal may be in the form of a letter, properly
describing the claim and setting out what
is believed 10 be the error of the Pension
Bureau. 1t is impossible TO say what the
chances of success are in appealing a
given case. 1t frequently happens that an
apparently plain case proves unsuccessful, |
because, owing TO the regulations of the
Pension Bureau, an appeal must neces-
sarily be taken without full knowledge of
and the opportunity TO controvert all the
evidence and confidential information"
on file in the case.
Virden, Ill.-Widows are entitled to pen
sion under the general law without regard
20 the date of marriage 10 a soldier. But |
the soldiers death must be shown TO be
due TO his service. To obtain pension
under the act of June q, 1880, which does
not require widow or children to show the
soldier S death to be due to his service, the
widow must have been married to the sol |
dler before June q, 1890.
S. w. S., Lorraine, Tenn.-To be rated |
as commissioned officer under the gen.
oral pension law it must be shown that the |
claimant was commissioned officer when |
the disability alleged originated. 1t is not |
sufficient that the soldier was afterwards |
promoted TO the grade of commissioned |
officer.
b. +. F., Winthrop, Me.-A certificate of |
honorable service, usually called a 'dupli- |
cate discharge" can be obtained from the |
War Department only by the soldier him |
|
III within Tour months after desertIon from |
one command during the late war, a SOL |
der again enlisted, but not for the pur- |
pose OF procuring bounty or other gratuity, |
whether local, State or Government, or fee |
as substitute, TO which he would not have |
been entitled under his original enlist |
ment. and served faithfully thereafter and |
was honOrably discharged, the charge of |
desertIon may be removed.
ID. L., Chepstow, Kan.-H claim for in |
crease OF pension filed five years ago has |
never been heard from, it would seem that |
1T has been overlooked. An inquiry filed |
In the Pension Bureau, especially through |
a member OF Congress, would probably Sc
cure some information as to its where |
abouts. There Is no law emitting a sol |
der OF the late war 10 S12 per month be- |
cause he is 65 years old Assistant Score |
tary Davis, Of the Interior Department, has |
ruled that an applicant for invalid pen
sion under the act Of June 27 $780, shall in |
general be regarded as entitled TO at least |
the Sc rate il he IS 90 years OF age.
Nj. j., Fort Wayne, Ind.-When an origi- |
nal discharge has become ilegible or has |
fallen 20 pieces, a so-called duplicate dis |
charge, or certificate OF honorable service, |
can be obtained upon application TO the |
Chief OF the Record and Pension Office, |
War Department, Washington, ID. c." No |
provision IS made for the issuance OF |
duplicate discharges" on parchment
T. I. E., Terre Haute, Ind-It is not |
true that Sc IS the lowest rating on any |
one disability" Six dollars is the lowest |
rating for any pensionable degree OF dis |
ability. Pension is granted for the dis |
ablement and not for the cause of the dis |
ablement.
New Subscriber, c. D.-The widow of a |
soldier OF the Regular Army, discharged |
since the war OF the rebellion and who died |
OF disability due to his service, would be |
entitled 10 pension under the general law.
q. p, West Carrollton, O.-The act of |
june y, 1890, Is not a "pauper" pension |
law. The question as 10 the means of |
support OF applicants for invalid pension |
under that law is not taken into consider |
alton, and widows are barred under the |
law only If they have an income. indie
pendent Of their own labor that is greatly
In excess Of, say, S100 per year
q. I. e.. Coal City, Ind.-Neither widow |
nor children are entitled 10 pension under |
The act oil June u, 1880, if the widow. the |
mother OF the children, was married TO the |
soldier subsequent to June 20, 1850.
Is. w, Quincy, lll.-The fact that the |
children OF a soldier have become 10 be |
fore the granting OF the pension to the |
wioow does not entltle them TO the addi- |
uonal rate allowed the widow on account |
OF the children for the period OF their pen-
sionable minority.
c. q. III. B., Ontario, Cal-At the ont
break Of the war of the rebellion the nav of /
Sergeants, Corporals and priyates Of cay
airy, artillery and infantry was sic, sl3 |
Bnd Sll, respectively; by act of Aug. 9, 1861. |
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