The National tribune., 1900-04-12
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges
ticns Made.

@. l.. T., TGcoWafd. Mich.-If a rem
sioner allows his Icnsion to remain un-
drawn for three Years, his name Is tropI cd
from the roll and can be restored only upon d.
new application aEd Evidence Il Tie COL
finuauce Of his title TO pension. II a PEN
sioner fails TO draw for several quarters,
1t would seem better for him TO send 10 the
u. S Pension Agent for voucher to cover
the entire reriCd. rather than execute the
voucher lie has on hand. The Pension
Agents do net send out vouchers for the
next quarter until the voucher for the Pre-
ceding quarter is returned duly executed
A. ). b.. LihleJiitc. fdSs.-The Middle
Division of the Pension Bureau Is that
adiudicating division that has charge q
pension claims of claimants wio served IL:
war Cf tire rebellion organizations from
Micnigan, Ohio and Pennsy Gnla. Or
dinar;ly a olaim should not be IN the Board
OF ley lew more than mchth.
E.: A. s.. Edrdy, ILd.-Geleral Order
No. :.15 of 1Si was dated Sept. IL, sos.
and appears t g; have amended the original
yeteranizing Order No. 19l Of June %.
1862 by inserting the requirement that
volunteers serving in thrce-years orSanl-
cations We're moi TO be reenlisted unless they
had less than one year u serve on their
original three-years' term. The Govern
ment reserves the right to correct or dis
regard the erroneous acts OF its officers.
You were evidently reenllSted under Cen
eraI Order 235 OF July 26, 1864, which
authorized the reinlistment of volunteers
serving in the three-yearS organizations
who had less than 60 days 10 serve. The
reenllStment term was Tor one year, two or
three years, as the volunteer might elect.
If the discharge given you at reeniiStment
states that you were discharged to reenliSt
as a veteran i'll accordance with the orders
of 1863 and General Order No. 20 Of 1864,
1t is evidently error, because these orders
We're not operative after April l, 1864, and
you state you were not reenl!sted until
August, 1864. If you were entitled TO re-
enlistment as a veteran before April 2,
1864, possibly the matter would be recti-
fled by special act of Congress; at least,
that is the only course open to you.
"A. w., Lorrdle, ". Y.-If the soldier
was released from the service on writ OF
habeaS corpus sued out by his father on the
ground of minority, 1t would seem that he
can obtain an honorable discharge under
the act of March =, 1888, and can obtain
such pay as may be due for time he actu-
ally served as soldier.
Spanish Var Vd.-lt appears that but
very few orders for medical examination
have been issued i'll Spanish war pension
claims in less than a year after the appll-
cation was filed. In thousands that have
been on file more than a year, no eX-
animation order has yet been issued.
Orders for medical examination are gCCd
for three months from date of issue. so that
your absence at the time the order is issued
would not matter.
G. ". w.. Ldporte. Te1.-It is not at all
unusual for claimants of invalid pension
under the act of June %, 1890, to be granted
pension on new application within a few
months after the rejection of prior appli-
cation. If you did not have a medical
examination under your last application,
it is evident that the pension should have
dated back to the filing Of TIE former appli-
cation.
T. IT, j., Clereldnd O.-The facts in
your case are not completely stated. If
you are pensioned under the act of June
q, 1880. and have been allowed the same
rate under the general law. you are at
liberty to accept the new certificate under
the general law. You are not obliged TO
accept the rejection of the general law case
on the ground that ii is of mo benefit" and
may insist on issuance of the general law
certificate.
r.. ". b., Van Buren,. Ind.-Soldiers
and sailors of the war of the rebellion, of
service of at least so days and honorably
discharged, who entered less than 160
acres homestead before June 22. 1874, are
entitled to sell their additional homestead
right BY virtue of a decision of United
States Supreme Court rendered in 1896.
constituting section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes. The original right is not as
signable, but may still be exercised by
those entitled thereto.