The National tribune., 1899-04-20
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sug-
gestions Made.

rAr communications for this column should
tC accompanied by the true name and correct
address of the inquirer. The reply, however,
will be marked as may be desired. Noattcntion
Will he given to anonymous inquiries III no re.
ply is printed within three weeks. write again.
P. s., Kunkle, O.-Teamsters employed
in the QuartermaSter'S Department are
not pensionable under present law. Such
claims must have been filed and favor
ably acted on before July 4, 1874.
II. b. H., Independence, kan.-By sec
ton of an act of Congress approved July
Il, 1862, the pay OF Chaplains was fixed
at $500 per month and two rations per
day when on duty.
C. F. H., Oregon City, Ore.-lf the pen
sioner left insufficient assets TO cover the
EXPENSES of last illness and burial, the
person who pai:; or is responsible for such
expenses may obtain reimbursement from
the accrued pension. If he had left a
widow or child under 16, the accrued pen
sion would be payable without regard TO
what money or property the pensIoner
left. Apply to the Auditor for the Interior
Department, Washington, ID. {.
S. Aft your claim has been rejected,
and you wish to appeal the same to the
Secretary of the Interior, you would better
await the disposition of the appeal before
seeking a special act of Congress. 1t is
not necessary to wait for any certain
period after rejection by the Pension Bu-
reau before seeking special act of Con
gress. To prosecute private pension bill
in Congress you need, especially, from
the beginning to the end, the active inter
est of your Representative in Congress or
of one of your Senators. a bill should be
prepared and introduced in either branch
of Congress, and after reference of the
same TO the proper committee the real
work begins and considerable persistency
will be necessary to secure consideration
in and report from the committee.
Ia Nnr
secure "blank discharge certificates from
the u. S. service" These forms are pre-
pared and issued only by the Federal
Government.
j. H., New Cumberland, W. Va.-If you
cannot obtain the evidence which the
Pension Bureau requires in your claim,
your statement of the reasons why you
cannot obtain such testimony will not
induce the Pension Bureau to allow your
case without such evidence.
II. A. N, Irwin, Pa.-H you are wholly
unable TO perform any sort of manual
labor in consequence of disability of serv-
ice origin, probably you can obtain the
$50 rating. OF course, if your condition is
in part due to disability not yet proven Of
service origin to the satisfaction of the
Pension Bureau, you may be unable tG
get such rating on your pensiOned dis
ability alone.
Old-Time Subscriber, Cavendish, VT
As you have been notified that yOu
case is being considered with view tc
its early settlement, it is probable that il
is in The Board of Review. The mem
oranda in the upper left hand corner o.
letters from the Pension Bureau indicate
from what Division of the Bureau tn.
communication comes. AS all cases
which proceed to settlement go through
the Boa d of Review, the presence of {
case there is neither favorable nor un-
favorable. Only cases that are ready for
either rejection or allowance go through
the Board of Review. The Board some
times suggests special investigation OI
another medical examination, or the call
Ing for further evidence. Ordinarily {:
case should be heard from within a month
after it goes to the Board.
t. H. L., Guinea, O.-See reply to Old
Time Subscriber, above.
A. J. b., West Olive, Mich.-Invalid |
pension under the general law could not, |
under any circumstances, commence from
the date of filing of a prior application
under the act of June 81, 1890, but only |
from the date of filing of the general law |
application.
Mrs. S. P, Woodstock, Iowa.-To OBJ |
tain widows pension under the general
law it is not necessary TO prove that the |
soldiers death was due to his pensiOned
disability. If it can be otherwise shown
TO the satisfaction Of the Pension Bureau
that his death was due to the service, the
pension can be obtained.