The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25
AS TO PENSIONS.
Questions as to steps Necessary An
swered by Attorney GencrnL


Waco, Texas, June 23.-County Judge
j. N Gallagher is considering a considera-
bic number of applications of Confederate
veterans for pensions. All proofs must be
in hand, in support of applications, in
time to be acted upon by the August term
OF the county commissioners court, in
order to be entered upon the rolls TO.
payments of pensions next October.
Judge Gallagher received the following
from Acting Comptroller Curl:
Austin, Texas, June Il, 1S99--Hon. j. N.
Gallagher county judge McLennan coun-
ty, Texas Dear SIMPLIFYING to your
favor OF the 18th instant, asking for ad-
ditional blanks for pensions, / beg to say,
the same have been sent you.
Your inquiries VIII be answered in the
order presented:
l, The answers to all questions written
on typewriter will be satisfactory.
:. beg to say, the blank form is pre-
pared in conformity with tho law, which
requires list OF all property owned by
the applicant. The circular mailed you
on the 10th instant a copy of which is
herewith inclosed, fully explains your in
curry as to the term "indigent' as used
i'll the law.
D. The law docs not specify any amount
Of property or income. This must noces
sarily be left largely to the discretion Of
county judges, keeping in view the con-
strlciion of this department of the term
Irdigent"
A. My circular of the nth instant, which
Is herewith inclosed ans wers this ia
quiry. You will note that the county judge
Is given jurisdiction to hear the appllca-
ton for pension this may be done under
the rules OF evidence and practice which
obtains In the county court. | have no
! blanks other than those heretofore fur
nished you. The applicant is supposed TO
have an attorney, who, under the direction
of the county judge, is expected to pre-
pare all HETEROGENEOUS needed-this de-
partment can not undertake to prepare
and furnish blanks for nterrogatories.
o. The identity of the applicant must, OF
course, be proven to the satisfaction Of the
county judge. You viii also note that the
rules of evidence which obtain in orr court
give the applicant the right to prove any
fact by any number OF witnesses. II he
is unable to prove all the allegations re-
CURED to be made and proven by two wit
nesses he may call in other witnesses tc
prove other facts. For instance the APP
plicant can bring two witnesses to prove
his service, but they may know nothing as
TO his health or INDECENT circumstances
heFee, he can call witnesses 10 prove his
physical condition and circumstances who
know the facts, and witnesses elsewhere
may testify to his services.
The physician is expected to exercise
good judgment and get at the exact condi-
tion of the applicant, and when all the
facts are developed the county judge Is re-
qulred to pass upon the case as made.
II the applicant is under 60 years Of age
he must show that his disability is the
approximate result OF at least three
months actual service in the Confederate
army. The physicians certificate need
state only the physical condition. unless
he knows or as an expert can further say
that such disability IS the result of such
service III the army.
can not conceive OF any reason why
applicants are not competent witnesses for
each other. Il the county judge can say