The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-02

Will toe given to anonymous inquiries. IL no re
ply is printed within three weeks. write again.
f NJ. San Antonio, Tex.-A soldie
taking up Government land under The
homestead law is entitled to credit onl,
for his service during the period OF thu
war of the rebellion, and not for any sub
sequent service after the war.
p E L., Curtis, Text does not mat
ter at what Period Of the war OF the rebel
lion you served, If you served so days o.
more and were honorably discharged. In
that case you are entitled to the benefit o.
the homestead law relative to soldiers and
sailors of the war of the rebellion (section
2J04 Revised Statutesl. For full informa-
ton as 10 the public lands address the
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
Washington, ID. c.
". II. Y, Livingston, Mont.-The para
graph you quote from this column In a
former issue answers your question. The
widow is entitled only 10 the IS rate, as
she is drawing under The act of June q,
1890.
w. III. b., Elgin IIl.-Tbe general law
rating for loss of sight of an eye was in
creased from IS TO SIP by ruling dated
Dec. 4, 1891.
r.. II. S., Big Clifty, Ky.-When on ap-
peal 10 the Secretary of the Interior the
adverse decision OF the Pension Bureau
is reversed, the case goes back TO the
the Secretary is supposed to be carried
out in short order. But it sometimes
happens that where n special point is in
volred the Pension Bureau undertakes
10 have the decision reversed and the
former action OF the Bureau sustained.
Ordinarily, the allowance Of the claim
should follow within month or two alter
the favorable decision OF the Secretary.
w III. ". Lansingburg n. Vt is
not clear what is meant by your state
ment that the Pension Bureau sent TO
the pensioner TO return the papers in his
rejected claim II he is drawing under
the act OF June 81, 1880, at a less rate
than S12, and is IS years old, il is prob
able that The Pension Bureau comedies
that il was error 10 reject the claim for
increase and means 10 allow il.
II. T.. B., Ellsworth, Pa.-The present
Administration sustains the holding Of
the last Administration as to what
classes of persons are entitled 10 pension
under the act of June q, 1890. Ii is held
that the term all persons in the
military or naval service means only regu-
larry enlisted officers and men, whereas
the Harrison Administration held that il
meant The different classes enumerated
in section 1893, Revised Statutes-the
general pension law-which would in
cIude any master serving on a gunboat
or any pilot, engineer, sailor, or other per-
son not regularly mustered serving upon
States"
L. ID. H., West Jefferson, OFT is i'm
practicable, on account of limited space
10 print here a complete statement of
the pay OF officers of volunteer troops
during the civil war" Please state what
particular information you desire.
G. NJ, Salina Kan.-The Army Nurses
pension law of 1892 has reference only TO
women nurses. There is no general law
allowing pension TO men who served as
contract nurses in the hospital service
during the war of the rebellion.
c. j. H., Mattapan, Mass.-If the PEN
sion Bureau does not consider that tn e
medical examinations had under your
former applications for invalid pension
under the act of June 81. 1880, show that
you were pensionabiy disabled during the
period covered by those examinations
there is small chance, under present
rulings and decisions, of getting your pen
SION dated back to the filing of your first
appiica ton nder the act of 1890.
w. Where is no fixed rating TO, |
various diseases, such as rheumatism, |
kidney disease, chronic bowel trouble
hemorrhoids, etc. The rating depends
upon the degree Of disablement for man
udi labor that IS attributable 10 The dis |
ease.
W.. S. K, West Mansfield, O.-Nhen a !
pensloner dies after executing The QUAR-
terry voucher, the check for the same ma e /
be m ade payable To the next heir or heirs
if il does not exceed siGO. Apply to the |
Auditor for the interior DeIaTtntnt, Wash
ington, u. c.
j. j. B., Xenia, Hit is evidently
held by the Pension Bureau that the de-
gree OF dlsablement of the pensioner,
from causes shown to be due 10 the serv-
ice, Is not such as 10 entitle him TO s72
per month. There is no way in which he
can get increased or restored TO S72 per
month from $50, unless he can show that
he requires practically constant aid and
attendance Of another rerson.
New Subscriber, Baltimore. There is
an appliance such as you mention 10 aid
the hearing Of deaf peISons-a fan-like
appliance, the edge OF which is to be held |
between the teeth. The Government does
not furnish anything Of this sort 10 pen
sioners on deafness.
II. j., Baltimore Md. Your claim
under the general pension law is eyi
IDENTIFY one OF the thousands lying in the
pigeon holes Of the Pension Bureau. |
first because you arc a pensiGner under
the act OF 1880. and, second, and the
most welghty reason, because the allow
ance OF your claim would involve proba blv
a gooG sized arrearage, something which
the present Administration is as shy OF !
as was the last Administration. Per
haps your member Of Congress or one Of
your Senators can stir up the matter for
s"N' 81 spN hrAsS dIA attorney, perhaps ne
can use some extraordinary effort sue
cessfully.
A. h. Aft you applied for increase Of
pension on pensiOned disabilities 10 |
months ago, and have not been ordered
for medical examination, il is surely time
you heard from the case. But such de-
lays are not unusual in the Pension Blu
rcau. Your attorney is entitled TO ex-i
anime the papers in your case, excepting
all data regarded as confidential" and
transcripts Of records Of the War Depart-
ment. Pension cannot be obtained under |
the general law for disability that has |
come on since discharge unless if can he |
shown To have clear connection with |
other disability that is due 10 the service |
Swans, lnd.-Jhe mere fact that :; sol |
der served, married, and still lives under
a name not has true, legal name does not |
lnvalldate his right 10 pension nor his |
marriage.
NJ. j. C.-As you were married 10 the
soldier before June u, 1890, and are draw
ing the SIS rate Of pension, il appears that
you are pensioned under the act of June
u, 1880. You cannot obtain the si2 rate
unless il can be shown that the soldiers
death was due 10 the service and line of
duty.
ii. +. T., Mt. Oliver, Pa.-rf your fun
name was not used in the service, and
you wish TO use your full name in apply
ing for and obtaining pension, there is no
objection TO your doing so; but you will
probably be required 10 establish clearly
your identity as the man who served
under the name shown on the records.