The National tribune., 1900-06-07
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges'
tioHs Made.

T. O., Floyd. Wis.-The decision of ex-
Assistant Davis you REFER to can
not he identified. 1t was long ago
held that the SIS rate was superseded by
the S24 rate, for disability equivalent III
degree to loss of hand or foot.
q. w. W., Macon City, Mo.-The act
of March 3. 1879, amending the Arrears
Law of Jan. -. 1879, is still III force.
The provision that if the disability
that is, the sabement-''occured after
the discharge, then 1.-THE pension shall
commenced from the date OF actual dis
ability has been but seldom applied III
practice: but even where it might be ap-
piled. the continuance of the disease
causing the disability '-disablement--
must be shown during practically the en-
tire period from discharge. 1t does not
helm any case in which for a long period
of years after discharge the claimant is
unable to produce any evidence as to his
condition The act of June -, 1880, was
in part designed TO provide pension for
those unable to prove title under the gen
eral law.
claiming under the new pension act Of
May 8, 1900, has unproductiye property
of great value, it is possible she may be
denied pension even though she has not
an actual net income exceeding 500 per
annum from sources other than her daliy
labor The law, however, apparently, is
Very GNDllGlI III lhS Nlhoh vi
titled if her "actual net income" tapart
from her own labor does not exceed $3.50
per year. and would seem to preclude any
attempt to determine what the widow
might derive from her property if in diff
ferent shape or turned into cash.
A. z. A. Marion. 1owa.-pcnsions Of
dependent parents, granted on account of
the Spanish war. come under the gen.
eral law as amended by section l of the
act of June 27, 1890. Pension com
mences from date of filing application
(fled since June 80, 1880. according to
the terms of the act of March ), 1919,
and section l of the act of 1880.
r. E. F., Strafford Corner, n. H
Where death cause is complicated with
some acute disease, such as pneumonia, II
is very difficult to furnish such evidence
as will be regarded by the Pension Bu-
reau, or Department proper, as showing
death at least in part due to disease OF
service origin. An appeal to the Secre-
tary of the Interior from the rejection by
the Pension Bureau would do no harm.
But the essential facts should be clearly
and fully shown in evidence. Evidence
filed in the general law claim Will be con
sidered in her claim under the act OF
1890 and recent amendatory act OF May
8, so far as applicable.
y. T., ToguS, Me.-Increase under the
general law, on disability not covered by
the general law certificate, commences
from date of filing the Application II the
application be filed since June 80, 1850.
You ought to hear from the claim with
In a month after the special examination
is completed.
G. w. A, Cambridge City, Ind.-So!-
diers of the volunteer army of 1S6l-5
who were marked as deserters after May
i, 1865, can have the charge removed and
a discharge issued, if they had served for
six months prior to May !, 1868. II
marked as n deserter before May ]. 1860,
and never returned to the service, the sol
der must show that during the remainder
of the term for which he enlisted, or I'M
til the muster-out of his regiment. he was
physically unable to return to his com
mand or to report to the nearest United
States military authorities.
Z. J. B., Dickinson Centre, y. IA
pension claim rejected by the Pension Bu-
reau may be appealed to the Secretary
of the Interior by writing letter TO the
Secretary of the Interior" describing the
case and pointing out the objections to
and errors of the Pension Bureau decis-
Ion.
w. T., Lula, Miss.-You were entitled
to transportation and subsistence, or
money Communication thereof, from place of
discharge to place of entering the service.
You probably got one or the other at time
of discharge.
J. p. D., Elk City, Kans.-Increase Of
general law pension on account of dis
ability resulting from pensioned disabil-
fly is straight increase of pension, and the
ettorney's fee is 81.