The National tribune., 1900-01-25
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges.
tiOnS Made.

VI. f. r., Edison. O.-Under the gen.
eral pension law children are entitled tc
pension during the period of their minority
without regard to the fact that they did
not apply till after they had passed the age
OF 16. But Commissioner Evans for ovel
two years past has been endeavoring tc
have the law so construed as to deny these
claims unless the children applied in theil
own right before becoming 16. The de
cision in the matter has been deferred from
time to time, and is still under considera
ton" 1t is doubtful whether a dis
ability of the foot or leg alone would be con
sidered as such "helplcssness" as to entitle
a-continuation of a child's pension beyond
the age of 16.
j., p. G., Spartdnsbnrg, Pd.-You are
rated evidently on hernia alone. If il
can not be retained by truss, possibly you
can get higher rating than s12.
Anrious One, OhiO.-'rhe passage Of
would probably not change the unpen
sionable status (under the act of June 81
1890 of widows married to the soldier
sine" June y, 1890.
j. g., Richmond, Ind.-From the state.
ment of your service il is impossible to say
what would be your chances of obtaining
pension. If you belonged to the Missouri
Home Guards of 1861. and the service OF
your organization was recognized by the
Hawkins Taylor Commission sent out tc
Missouri in 1863 to investigate and report
as to what Missouri organizations of the
Spring and Summer of 1861 We're to be
regarded as in u. S. service, you can prob.
ably get pension under either the general
law or the act of June %. 1890.
j. T.. r., Ne1U York City-T'he fact
that the soldier was subsequently dis.
charged from the Regular service on ac.
count of disability probably originating
in his volunteer service, would not be OF
any weight in the matter of claim for pen
sion under the act of June 27, 1890, because
it does not affect the question as to his
present disablement; that is, the degree of
present disablement. All service should
have been stated in applying for pension.
Ii Is possible that pension could be secured
under the general law on account of the dis
ability for which the soldier was discharged
from the Regular service.
5. ". b., Fort Dodge, Kdn.-If the Child
be under IS at the date of the widows re-
marriage the child may upon proper appli-
cation be granted the same pension as the
widow received, to continue until reaching
the age of 16.
l.. c. r., MarshdHmIe. O-After the
rejection OF pension claim the attorney
of record has three months within which
TO take further action, at the expiration of
which period new attorney will be recog-
niZed if duly appointed by the claimant
If the claimant does not appoint a new
attorney, the former attorney may continue
to act after the three months expires
G.. C.-NO woman can claim part of her
husbands pension on the ground of his
desertion of her (under act of March 8, 1890
unless she is shown to be of good moral
character. A divorce granted by court
having. jurisdiction would cut off her right
certainly.
A. B. s., Chino, Cdl.-T'he fact that the
widows second husband was subsequently
n 1<nr n 4
not restore her right to pension as the
widow of the soldier. The act of Aug. 5,
1892, provides pension for only such female
nurses of the war of the rebellion as wc-e
employed "by authority which is recog-
nized by the War Department." There