The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-24

mony, that such re-enlistment was not
made for the purpose OF securing bounty
or other gratulty that he would not have
been entitled TO, had he rena ned under
his orig nal term Of enlistment; that the
absence from the service did not exceed
four months, and that such soldier served
faithfully under his re enlistment"
Correspondent.-MeTe separation, whether
OF long or short duration, does no. conSi-
tute divorce. The legal wife al the date OF
a sold er's death is alone entitled to recOg-
milton as his W dow under the pension laws,
even though she had not lived with him for
many years.
j. r L., Perry, Fla.-Section z7l6, Revised
Statutes, provides: "No money on account
of pension shall lie pa to any person, or
to the widow, children, or heirs of any de-
ceased person, who IN any manner volun-
tarily engaged in, or aided or abetted, the
late rebellion against the authority OF the
United States" The act of March 3, 1877,
as amended by the act OF Aug. /, 1892, pro
vides that the above law shall not be
construed toapply to such persons as after
ward voluntarily enlisted iii either the army
or navy Of the United States, and who
while in such service, incurred disability
from wound or injury received or disease
contracted in the line OF duty" The rating
for deafness Of both ears under the gen
eral law ranges from 81 to $50, according TO
the degree Of deafness: the former being for
the smallest penslOnablc degree Of deaf
ness OF both ears, and tie latter BEING the
rate allowed for tai deafness Of both ears.
There Is no fixed rating for lung disease.
The rating is fixed according TO the degree
OF disablcment therefr0m.
J. w, Newton, Iowa.-If claim for re
issue is based on d. ID 1T es not covered
by the pension certificate, the ella m, if al
lowed, would cary rcrat ng from the date
WHOM such disabilities were formally
claimed on.
Milton, Pa.-As a rule a claimant loses
nothing by prosecuting SIEVE al Claims at
the same time. II pens oned under the
general law, and seeking prescribed rate
for u certain degree Of GiSa Element he ma V
not be able TO obtain il on account Of the
pensioned disabilities, and it will be TO his
advantage to establish, ii poss be his title
Ia rating on disabilities not covered by the
pens on certificate.
G.. A. Coaltewn, Pa-The recogni Zed at
torney Of record in a rejected pension ella IN
does not require any spec al authorization
from the cld.ma f.r any action which he
may Ceem proGer looking To the successful
termination OF the ella IN. An order for
med cal exam nation may be, and generally
is, applicable to all ella ms Of the appl cant,
if he has more than one pending in the
Pension Bureau.
A. j. Lake Core Pa.-The act of july II
1892, provides: That sold ers and Sd Iors
who are shown 10 be totally inca paci;ated
for performing manual lahor by reason of
iniur. es received or sease contracted in
the service OF the United States and i'm line
OF duty, and who are thereby disabled IN
such Il degee as TO require frcauen and
periodical, though not re Iilar and constant,
personal aid and attendance OF another yer-
son, shall be entitled to rece We a pension
Of $50 per mon IN from and after the date of
| the certificate of the Exam ming Surgeon
or Ro9rd OF Examining Surgeons SHOW ing
such degree of disability and made subse
quent 10 the passage OF tn act"
L. W, KalSpell. MOnt.-When the re-
lection Of pension claim has been sus-
! tanned Ivy the Secretary Of Tie Inter or ON
| appeal, the recrtion may be further con
tested by the filing of additional evidence
| in the Pension Bureau and requesting the
| Secretary OF the interior TO reconsider the
| former decision.