The National tribune., 1900-03-01
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges=
tiOnS Made.

M N, Houston. Ter.-Soction 4To1
Revised Statutes, provided: The periol
of service of all persons entitled 10 tn
benefits of the pension laws
shall be construed 10 extend to the time OF
disbanding the organization to Wnlcl
such persons belonged, or until their actua
discharge for other cause than the cXpra..
ton of the service of such organization.
1t was COMMONLY the case that volunteer
organizations i'll the war of the rebellion
were mustered out at some point in the
South, and their discharges prepared as
of that date and place, but not actually
delivered and the men paid off until they
had proceeded in n body. under military
control, TO some Northern point. where
they received their pay and discharges and
We're diSbandcd
f. H.. Chelsea, HdSs.-Thc provisions
appropriating money for the support ol
State or Territorial Homes" for disabled
volunteer soldiers apparently recognize
the right of the State authorities to retain
part of the pensions of inmates, by pro
viding that one-half of any sum. or. sums
retained by State Homes on account Of
pensions received from inmates shall 'be
deducted from the aid" given by the [. 5.
Government towards the support of the
inmates.
S. j. ST Notary executing a PEN
sion voucher has the pensioners $ certifi-
cate in his possession, retaining and pre-
serving the same at the request of the
pensioner, probably il is not absolutely
necessary for him TO get it out and look at
1t every time the penSloner comes 10 execute
his voucher. The evident purpose of re-
Quiring the Notary 10 certify that the Ger
tificate has on that date been exhibited TO
him is TO guard against fraudulent i'm
personation of a pensioncr, the possess ion
of the certificate being prima-facie evidence
that the person exhibiting the same with
tho rrppar Vplchpr iS tla ugrSD1 who ic
lawfully entitled to draw the pension. The
Notary may ign as one of the witnesses
to the signature of the penSiOner. even
though the pensioner signs by mark. He
cannot however, be one of The identifying
witnesses if such are required.
D.-If an attorney who has given bad
advice 10 a penSioner with reference TO a
matter in the courts, resulting in the loss
of money of the penSioner, is enrolled al
the Pension Bureau, it is possible that the
Commissioner Of Pensions might take
notice of the matter if the facts are Set out by
sworn statements and are such rs TO indi-
cate that the attorney is .'disreputable' and
not worthy of the confidence of pansion
claimants.
ID. W. NJ. Washington, Kdn.-It was
the act of June 20. 1864, that increased the
pay of the Army; privates being increased
taking effect from May /. 1864. The
clothing allowance of enlisted men during
the war was $3.50 per month after May %
1861. Previous to that it WAS $3.50 per
month for volunteer infantry and S3 per
month for mounted troops.
A. s.. st. Louis. Wo.-Tne signature
of the claimant is not necessary 10 any
appeal in pension case in which there is
a recognized attorney of record.
w. III. B., Strykcr. O.-Hernia which
is shown to be due TO disability Of service
origin would be recognized as pansionahlc
under the general law. The fees in pension
cases are dependent on success. The fee
in a claim for increase Oh account Of pen
stoned disability or its results is 81. If
the claim for increase is based on addi-
tionai disability Of service origin, the at
tOrney's fee may be as much as SO. There
is little likelihood of any special pension
legislation for prisoners Of war.
c. E. o., Quincy, H.-The Representa-
tive from Your Congressional District, can
probably obtain for you from the War
Department full statement of your
military record
b. c. c., Eik City, KGn.-Tf the pen
sioner's eyesight has failed 10 an cxten;
that for all practical purposes he is unable
10 get about alone at any time or under any
circumstances without risk of life. it would
seem that he should be regarded as entitled
TO the SD rating