The National tribune., 1899-05-25
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges=
tiOns Made.

rAl communications for this column shculd
le accompanied 10y the true name and correct
address of the inquirer. The reply, however,
will be marked rs may be desired. Noattention
Will be given TO anonymous inquiries. III no re-
ply is printed within six weeks. write aGain.J
]. NJ, National Military Home, Kan:-A
dishOnorabIc discharge from an enlist-
ment subsequent TO the war OF the re-
bellion is not bar TO pension under the
act of June q, 1890, for service termnat-
ing holorably i'll the war OF thc rebeliion.
As TO the general pension law, a clS-
honorable discharge has no effect what
ever. whether received from service III the
war of the rebellion or from subsequent
service.
person has a right to charge an attorneys S
Zee in pension claim in which he does
not appear as attorney of record. per,
son may have reimbursement Tor actual
expenses necessarily incurred in aiding
a claimant 10 secure his evidence, but To
request or accept a fee for such services
seems to be a violation OF the fee law.
The only fee allowable is that provided
for the attorney OF record and is deducted
from the pension money and sent the
attorney direct by the United States Pen
sion Agent through whom the pension IS
paid. See Section Ass, Revised Statutes,
as amended by the act OF July 4, 1854.
Z. M.-The fact that the soldier had
drawn pension under the general law
would have no effect in determining
whether or not his widow is entitled under
the general law, unless his death was
due TO the disability for which he mad
drawn pension under the general law.
a widow may draw under the act of June
81, 1890, and at the same time prosecute
her claim under the general law. 1t IS
now held that the widow may continue
10 prosecute any claim which the soldief
had on file at his death, even though the
a1p Of faI a claimant
appoint a new attorney at any time ana
the Pension Bureau will determine
whether under the rules the new attorney
may be recognized i'll place OF the former
attorney.
w. IT. Y, Gridley, Mo.-You may
properly amply again for pension under
the act of JuEe %, 1890, Notwithstanding
that you are contesting by appeal the
rejection of your claim for increase OF
your general-law pension.
Mrs. b. H., Vanceburg, ky.-Section
1866, Revised Statutes, as amended by
the act of Aug. s, 1882, contains pro-
vision "that in the case OF an insane
invalid pensioEer having no guardian
but having a wife or children dependent
upon him fthe wife being woman OF
good character, the Commissioner OF Pen
sionS is hereby authorized, III his GIS-
cretion, to cause the pension to be paid to
the wife upon her properly executed
voucher" If the wife is appointed the
soldiers guardian, she need file simply
the evidence OF her guardianship; other
wise, she should file evidence that she
is the legal wife ard as TO her good char
acter and evidence of the soldiers COM
mitment TO the insane asylum.
7. D., Brooklyn, n. Y.-Where an in
valid pensioner under the act of June q,
1890, is IS years of age or more, and so
claims the s12 rating, the Pension Bureau
orders a medical examination probably
for the purpose of having the professional
opinion of the Examining Surgeons rela-
tive to the claimants age.
NJ. J. NJ, Bedford, Ind.-Ordinarily a
pension claim cannot be made "Speciaf
in the Pension Bureau unless the claim
ant is in destitute circumstances or on
the point of death. 1t is understood that
q special adiudicating division or sub
division has been formed in the Pension
Bureau to consider Spanish wax pension
claims, but it would seem from reports
that such division or subdivision is
mostly ION paper" as yet.
W. II. s., Tiffin, O.-The reissue" OF a
pension may. mean much or little; re-
issues are made to correct rank, TO cor
rect error in rate or name of disability, to
allow pension on additional disability,
etc. The Commissioner of Pensions will