The National tribune., 1899-01-19

Mrs. NJ. F., Capps, Mott does not
matter what DELAYED the filing OF an APP
pfication until a day or two after july l,
1896 If the application, was not actually
received in the Pension Bureau on or be
fore June 80, 1880, there is no way In
which the arrears under the arrears law
OF 1879 can be obtained.
Nemo.-Evidentiy the disabilities now
named in your pension certificate under
the general law are not TO be regarded as
new disabilities, inasmuch as they are
the natural results of your former pen
stoned disabilities. Your rate mas been
Increased only S3.-from S14 to Sl7,-be-
cause it is evidently held by the Pension
Bureau that you are not SO disabled as to
he entitled TO the next higher rating, SZ4;
and In your case there is no intermediate
rating between ST. and SPA TO when you
can go. The amount OF Zee aioweu your
attorney 1927 confirms the opinion thar
the recent allowance in your case is
"straight increase" as 1T is called: ne
legal fee in such cases is 81 only, whether
the pensioner is drawing under the gen
eral law or the act of 1880, unless the at
torney filed the application ON when the
case was allowed before March 8, 1891.
The attorney will get himself into trouble
if he receives from you more than the
legal fee for his services. The legal fees
are maid out of the pension money
through the L.. 5. Pension Agent paying
the pension.
w w. F., North Reading, Mass.-See
renlv TO J. II. c., above. AS only two
DAVIS per week are devoted by the Pen
s;on BtIreau to the consideration OF claims
In which the applicants are already in re-
GENT Of pensions, and as increase claims
are very numerous, il is plain TO be seen
that the delay in this class OF cases Is
often necessarily very great. Your attor-
news are probably giving your case every
Ar
dismissed from case before the Pension
Bureau only in the event Of his being IN
neglect under the rules Of practice. III is
NOT nossible always for d claimant 10
know whether his attorney is really neg
lecting the claimants interests
J. r.. Radford, Hit is too late for you
IA hope 10 have your case passed upon
Nv special act by the present Congress,
which expires by limitation on March
pexf There is little or no chance OF Sc
curing favorable consideration Of a pension
Claim in Congress unless your Member OF
congress and one Of your Senators, at
least take a personal interest IN the mat
Ter a bill must be prepared and prop
erly introduced and referred 10 the appro-
priate committee, up to winch point there
is little or no difficulty, but beyond which
point very few special bills ever go.
j. 6. Ellisville, Hit is true that all
sorts of extravagant sums were paid as
BoUntIeS lOf hha4itb tiit VI Oh vi liit
rebellion, but by States, Counties, Town
ships. and Municipalities. The u. S.
Government never offered more than S4OO
bounty for recruits. Probably no one re
ceived more than $500 u. S. Government
bounty: which would occur, for instance,
I'm case Of a man who enlisted before
April I 1862, for three years, and veter-
anized after two years service, receiving
500 bounty for original enlistment and
$500 bounty for veteran enlistment.
J. l.. s., Vansycle, Ore.-The equal
cation bounty bill" was passed, but vetoed
by President Grant, and Congress failed
10 pass the bill over the veto. Ii is not
likely that such bill will ever become Z
law at this late day.
A. c. p, Stevens Point, Visit you
claim is allowed on disabilities not GOV
cred by your pension certificate under thu
general law, the allowance will date from
the time said disabilities were first claim
ed on. If, however, the allowa nce ha
reference only 10 disabilities covered b.
your pension certificate, the allowanc
will commence from the date of the frs
favorable medical examination since tia
filing of the last application. An officia
examination by a specialist in disease
OF eyes and ears, il is believed, is very az
TO be advantageous 10 a claimant havin
such disabilities.