The National tribune., 1899-09-21
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges'
tiOns Made.

can not be determined from your inquiry
what law and amendment you wish. Please
be more definite.
N. NJ, Soldiers Home, d. C.-The
types made an error in the response in
issue of Aug. "a. II should read: IF the
claim be under the general law the rating
allowed will be not less than S., the rate
for loss of thumb"
j. T. A., Huntington, Ind.-The de-
cision you refer to as to extra pay" relates
to certain soldiers of the Spanish war, not
to those of the, war of the rebellion.
@. f. T., Croun Point.-No United
States law eXemptS pension money or
property purchased with such from taxa
ton. 49,
H-The time limitation on the fling
of claims for removal of charges of deser-
ton under the act of March z. 1889, was
stricken off by the act of March 2, 1895.
j. A. c., Seddlid, Mo.-Under sections
4766, Revised Statutes. the Commissioner
OF Pensions may pay the pension of invalid
pensioners imprisoned as punishment for
offenses against the laws" to the wife Gf
of good character) or to the guardian of the
| children under age. II no wife or minor
children, then the pensioner may continue
| to draw his pension himself during term of
Imprisonment. Your other questions re-
late to matters of prison regulation and
discipline.
| o. p. p, Liberty. Ind.-Under the act
| OF June 27, 1890, the dependent mother
may have her pension restored from date
OF application, Notwithstanding her former
pension was discontinued by reason of her
remarriage. Should she again remarry
the pension would finally terminate.
| Subscriber.-The children are not en-
titled in their own right during the lifetime
or widowhood of the widow, notwithstand-
| ing that She is not entitled (under act of
1S9O). II she should die or remarry while
any Of the children are under 16, claim
could then be made (under 1890 acD by
S. F., St. Helena, Cal.-It is only the
deserted wife that can claim part of her
husbands pension under the act of March
3, 1899, not the wife that deserts her hus-
band.
FL. C. s., Grand Island, Neb-Pension
is allowed for disability proven incurred
in line of duty, without regard to length
of service. If the soldiers death be proven
due to service and line of duty, his heirs
are entitled without regard to length of
service.
o.. N. c., Fulton, Visit is common
thing for pension claims to be rejected
after "all the evidence asked for" has been
furnished. If you have additional evi-
dence on file, send it to the Commissioner
of Pensions. If not, write a letter by way
of appeal to the Secretary OF the Interior.
| T. Il. S., Hot Springs, S. D.-A horse
claim rejected can probably not be re-
opened at this late day. Apply to Auditor
for the War Department.
| W. p. s.. Poole, Ky.-There is no law
providing pension for soldiers and sailors
of the war of the rebellion who have reached
a certain age-"62 or 65" or otherwise.
A decision rendered in July, 1897, holds
that applicants for invalid pension under
the act of June q, 1890, who are 65 years
old or more, shall be held entitled to at
least SO per month, unless unusually Wig
orous for their age.
A. w.. Dayton, N. UT is your claim
for rerating or readjustment of your former
rates that has been rejected. Your newly
increased rate is not disturbed thereby.
r.. K, Herring, O.-Your general law
the date your application was filed, ante,
dating your special act pension by about
six years, as You give the dates; so that
even if the rate should be less than you are
now receiving, you could get the arrears
up to the date when your higher present
the special act pension undisturded.
W. C.. M. Shelbyriile, Mo-Even if
never discharged from the volunteer serv-
ice, the soldier could hardly be regarded
as in service beyond the date OF muster
out of his regiment Apply to Chief of
Record and Pension Office, War Depart
ment, in matter of securing discharge.
"WaSon-masters' were ordinarily not en-
listed men, but civilian employees of the
cuartermaster's Department:
| u. w. H., EGdnSCiue, Ind.-Ihe Board
of Pension Appeals ordinarily disposes of
from 500 to 800 appeals per week. The
last group of appeals taken up were docket
numbers 4440O to 4450O.
A. B. c., Chicogo.-A "bob-tail" dis
charge, so-called discharge without honor,
is not bar to the extra pay allowed by
acts of Jan. II and March 3, 1899 Spanish
war).
J. j. NJ, Sandusky, O.-It is not neces-
sary that you be disabled for following
your trade in consequence of disability
incurred in the Spanish war. General law
pension is allowed for physical impair
ment affecting the ability to do ordinary
manual labor, without regard to what the
claimants occupation may be.