The National tribune., 1901-04-11
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges
tiOnS Made.

]. B., Amy, Mo.-The legal attorney s
fee for collection of bounty, arrears of
pay, etc, at the offices of the Auditors
for the War and Navy Departments, Is
10 per cent. of the amount cole ted, II
the amount does not exceed $500. Only
3 per cent. is allowed on the eXCess over
$500.
Old Soldier Subscriber, Cromwell Ky.
No land warrants are issued for mill
fary or naval service of date subsequent
to March 3, 1855. If, however, honor
ably-discharged soldiers and sailors OF %
days service in the war of the rebellion
took up homesteads or less than 1GO ac es
on the public land before June -, 1871,
they have the right to sell their right to
enter an additional homestead whi with
their former entry will aggregate not
more than $50 acres. If their original
entry was made while they We're still IN
the service, their additional honest al
right is salable, notwithstanding that they
were never on the original homestead.
NJ. ]. c., Augusta, Me.-f the wife
of an invalid pensioner be dead, the per-
manently helpless and dependent child
whom the pensioner has deserted may be
paid half of his pension under the act of
March 8, 1899.
M-If after medical examination for
increase the opinion of the Pensions Bu-
reau is that the pensiOner is really en-
titled to less the pension may be Ietu ell.
NJ. L. r., Wichita. Kan.-The soldiers
death being due to the service and line
of duty, the widow may, under the act
of June Z, 1888, Notwithstanding her re
marriage obtain pension under the gen
eral law from the date of the soldiers
death up to the date of her remarriage.
Under the recent act of March 3, 1901,
she may apply for and secure the con-
tinuance of her pension from the date Of
her application under said act she having
been married to the soldier before or DUR
ing his service.
w. G., Hamilton, Ohio.-A copy of the
army appropriation act of March 2, 1901,
may be obtained on application to the
Secretary of State. There does not ap-
pear to be anything in the law of benefit
TO members of the 1st Ohio Inf, Spanish
War.
f. NJ. NJ, Auburn, Il.-The additi, nal
limitation on July !. 1880.
NJ. c.. Traverse City, Mich.-The rate
Of invalid pension under the general law
FOR total deafness of one ear and slight
of the other is $50.
G. A., Rayvilie, Mo.-Section 1, of the
act of May 8, 1900, amending section 2, of
the act of June %, 1890, is held to amount
to nothing at all. The provision was en-
acted in the face Of the declaration of
the Commissioner of Pensions that he
was doing and had been doing just what
tle ulIeCtcu. 1uS
as to claims for invalid pension under the
act OF June q, 1890, continues the same
rs before the passage of the act of May
8, 1900.
]. G. G., New Haven, Conn.-The at
torney would be entitled to another fee
for securing the restoration of a perman-
tntly-helpless child to the pension roll
under the act of June 81, 1890.
Y. Y. 1.-The provision in the act Of
March 8, 1901, relative TO the restoration
Of certain remarked widows to the PEN
sion roll, that where such widow is al
ready in receipt Of a pension from the
United States she shall not be emitted TO
restoration under this act' is apparently
plain, and yet it might be literally con-
strued to mean simply that If the widow
is a pensioner already she cannot be re
stored" under this act and continue to
draw her present pension as well.
Widow, Old Hickory, Ark.-PriOr Con |
federate service is not bar to pension
on account Of disability incurred in sub
seeuent q. S. service under the general
pension law. Widows and other heirs are
also entitled if the fatal disability was in
CURED in U. S. service. But it is held
that Confederate service is bar to either |
soldier or heirs obtaining pension under |
the act of June %, 1890 (or May 8, 1900. |
II. ii. c., Laura, Ohio.-Under the |
Army Regulations members of the Volun |
teer Army discharged within three months |
after entering the service, for disability |
which existed before enlistment, were en-
titled TO neither pay nor allowance except |
subsistence and transportation home. I'm
less the soldier was discharged within |
the time and for the reason stated, 1t is
not apparent why he did not receive his
pay and allowances.
A. o., Mansfield, Ohio.-Where the sol |
der remarked without a divorce from his |
first wife, who, however. died before he |
did, it depends upon the law of the State |
whether a common-law marriage would |
be regarded as having existed between |
soldier and his second wife from the date |
Of death of the undivorced fist wife
S. n. T., Flushing, Mich.-The Pen |
fion Bureau does not recognize any right |
of person who has testified in pension |
case to have shown or read to him his af- |
fdayit in the case when he is called on by |
g Special Examiner TO make another an
davit. But no person can be compelled |
to testify In the special examination, |
whether formerly witness in the case or
not, except upon being duly subpoenaed |
before q. S. Commissioner.
n. G.-The Pension Bureau will not |
send you copy Of the report Of the Ex- |
Ginning Surgeons in your case. Your |
member of Congress or Washington at |
torney can probably obtain a copy for |
you. 1t is possible that your case was re-
aected notwithstanding a favorable report |
NHu Recommendation OF lHe EXAMINING |
Surgeons. This is common occurrence. |
G. R., Jamaica. \. Y.-Under the gem
eral pension law the pension of Second |
Iieutenant's widow would be SIS per
month; that Of the widow Of a First
Lieutenant would be SIT per month. This
would depend, however, upon whether the
soldier held the rank at the time his fatal
disability originated in the service.
G. PA widows pension terminates
with her remarriage. II she had read her
quarterly pension vouchers, she would
have seen that she cannot draw her PEN
sion without swearing that she has not
remarked and furnishing two witnesses
In corrobOration of her statement.
L. s., KutztOwn, Pa.-If the person to
whom the soldiers arrears Of pay and
bounty was paid by the Treasury De
pfrtment was not in fact the soldiers
legal widow, it would seem that upon that
fact being shown, payment must be made
again to the legal widow.