The National tribune., 1899-07-06
" 49, Cinein, oLsee reply to

". A. F.. Cincini 81, O.-See reply tc
j. M. Y. s., Woneroc, Wis.-Men
drafted for three Years during the war OF
the rebellion became emitted to S1cO bounty
on the same conditions as volunteers.
iional bounty allowed by act of July IS.
1866, are now barred. They must have
been filed before July 1, 1880. Other
| bounties may be collected if due and un-
paid.
J.B.H.. Chicago.-A three-years volun-
teer enlisted after July II, 1864. and dis
charged after one and half years service
because of the close of the war, was en-,
| titled to only 5000 bounty.
j. G., Mofit, Colo-From your state
ment of your service it is impossible to say
whether or not YOU were entitled to any
bounty. If Your service was in the nine
molths militia of 1862, you are not en-
titled.
G. G., Eudord, Kan-See reply to
j. NJ. V. s., above. Three-years yolun-
teers who enlisted before Oct. "a, 1868
were not as a rule entitled to more than S1OC
original bounty and an additional bounty
of S1G0 under the act of July 2S, 1866.
You appear to have received both these
bountieS.
". II. H., Wilmington, W-You were
entitled to but $50 additional bounty under
the act of July 2S, 1886, because you were
jury incurred in service and line OF duty:
TO have been entitled to 500 additional
bounty yoiI must have served your full
tenn of tnree years or been discharged on
account of wound or injury received IN line
of duty.
W. S. r., Dewitt, Mo.-A soldier of the
war of the rebellion who was honorabiy
discharged in July, 1864, after three years
service, was entitled to S10O bounty, pay
able at his discharge.
H. W. s.. Battle Greek, Mich.-If the
testimony of comrades is enormously re-
jected on the ground that the comrades had
no personal knowledge OF the matters to
which they testified, let them make new
a fidavits stating particularly how they
know the facts TO which they testify.
H., Philipsburg, PG.-Except in cases
of wound or injury, the disablement from
which is not varying, it is practically i'm
possible TO obtain rerating under the
general law. The present Commissioner
of Pensions seems to be over-anXiouS to be
allowed to take up and consider pension
cases in his own good time, without sug-
geStion or hurrying inquiries from anyone.
S. NJ, Erendale, Pd-You have been
misinformed. AS you were formerly pen
stoned under the general law, you are en-
titled to apply for increase even though YOU
are now drawing the maximum rate of S12
under the act of 1890; and if you are found
entitled to more than S12 on account of your
be granted.
Stanton.-As to the chances of favorable
consideration in pension case where
grip" was the immediate cause of death,
see the decision in the case of Silver, DE
partment News" column, issue of May 25.
If the immediate cause of death was disease
growing out of grip" probably there is NO
chance for favorable consideration.
j. II. H.-The fact that your claim
under the act of 1890 is given the same
number as your rejected general law claim
does not indicate that the new claim is re-
garded as continuation of the old claim.
Your act of 1890 pension, if granted, will
commence from the date of filing your
claim under that act.
Veteran, Morrisrille, Vt.-Unless it is a
question as to your title to one of the grade
ratings-s24, $50, $50 and s72-you are
hardly likely to obtain readjustment of
your increase claim. You are at liberty to
appeal to the Secretary of the Interior, but
neither an appeal nor evidence is likely to
be of any avail unless you are clearly en-
titled to a grade" rate that is denied yea.