The National tribune., 1901-10-03
DEPARTMENT NEWS.

ED RATE-Order ST., July "A, 1901
Chiefs of Division: In view of Depart
mental decision of June 20, 1901, in case
Of Ambrose T. Sanquinette, Ctf No. 1884,
906, paragraph on page 50 of Treatise
on the Practice of the Pension Bureau,
approved by the Secretary of the Interior
on April 8, 1898, is amended to read as
follows:
Should it Gncapacity for earning a
support by manual labor be found, how
ever, not to have existed at the time when
the original application was filed, but
from a subsequent date prior to medical
examination, the rate allowed the appli-
cant from date of filling such declaration
being below the maximum, may be in
creased from the date of the certificate Of
medical examination showing increased
degree of incapacity for earning support
by manual labor" II. Clay Evans, Com
missioner. Approved July 80, 1901.
Ethan A. Hitchcock, Secretary.
The following is copy of Paragraph
of the Treatise on the Practice of the
Pension Bureau approved by the Secre-
tary of the Interior on April 8, 1898, be-
fore amendment:
Should it Gncapacity for earning a
support by manual labor be found, how
ever, not to have existed at the time when
the original application was filed, but from
g subsequent date prior to medical eXami-
III,
applicant being below the maximum rat
Ing, may be increased accordingly from
date when such wound or injury was in
surred, or disease contracted, provided the
degree of disability for all contributory
causes is thereby enhanced to a sufficient
extent to justify higher rating.
Should it be found impossible to fix
the exact date when such wound or injury
was received or disease contracted, the
hiphar rptp shall nnrnuenpa from tho date
of the certificate of medical examination
showing its existence"
ACT OF JUNE %. 1890 REJEC-
T1ONS.-The following is a new order,
No. 3I9. of the Commissioner of Pen
sions:
Chiefs of Divisions. Following the
views expressed by the Department July
20, 1901, in the case of Martin Wagner
Current Decisions, 125), the practice out
lined below will hereafter be followed:
First-No claim under the Act of June
81, 1890, or general law, shall be deemed
to have reached final adjudication until
all necessary evidence for legal adjudi-
cation has been obtained and legal ap-
proval or rejection had upon said evil
eence.
Second-No claim under the Act of
June q, 1890, or general law, shall be
rejected upon the so-called ground of mo
benefit" for if q claimant is entitled to a
rating, from a medical standpoint, such
rating shall be spread upon the face
stands already rejected upon legal
grounds.
Third-In the event that any claimant
Is accorded any rating under the Act of
June q. 1890, but is already on the rolls
under the general law, he shall be mott
fed Of the action taken under the Act of
June n, 1890, as follows:
sGVo11 Informed %bof Tho
titled claim for pension under the Act of
June q, 1890, has been approved at
-, on account of inability to earn a
support by manual labor, but as you have
been pensioned under the general law at
s., an issue will not be made under the
Act of June q, 1890, for the reason that
1t confers no benefit, unless you should
desire to surrender your pension under the
general law and request an issue under
the Act of June 81, 1890. A fee of s.
Will be deducted from pension allowed
under such issue to be paid to attorney"
Fourth-In the event that claimant Is
accorded any rating under the general
Act of June 81, 1890, he shall be notified
Of the action taken under the general law
as follows:
you are informed that the above-en-
titled claim for pension under the general
law has been approved at $, on &C
count OF --, but as you have been
pensioned under the Act of June 81, 1890,
at $, an issue will not be made under
the general law, for the reason that it con-
fers no benefit, unless you desire to sur
render your pension under the Act of
June q, 1890, and request an issue I'M
der the general law. A fee of $ will
be deducted from pension allowed under
such issue to be paid TO attorney"
Nothing in this order shall be construed
as to delay the final adjudication of any
claim to await completion of another
claim pending in behalf of claimant.
81. CLAY EVANS, Commissioner.
Approved Sept. 8, 1901.
Thomas Ryan, Acting Secretary.