The National tribune., 1901-06-27
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges
tions Made.

J. A E., Franklin, lnd.-Ihe provision
of the act of June %, 1880, for the eNten-
sion of the pension OF ldlotic, insane OF
otherwise permanently helpless children to
beyond the age of Ii, is held not to apply to
children over Ii ut the date of the soldier
death or over IL at date of Application,
if their claim is under the act of lS9o, or
whose disablement did not exist when they
were 16. >.
r H.. Santa Ana, Cal.-All appli-
cations for restoration of pension should be
made to the Commissioner of Pensions.
T. ID. L., Oliver Springs, Tenn.-There
is no special rate of pension for blind or
otherwise permanently helpless children
See reply to J. A. E., above.
A. D., Bedford, Tenn.-The Gibson bill,
referring TO pensioning, under the act 11
1890 certain eX-COnfcderates who sub
sequently served faithfully in the U: 3
army or navy, is no longer before Con-
Cress. as the last Congress came to an
end without action and the new Congress
does not convene till December.
Z. ]. D., Millensburg, OhiO-Section i,
of the act of June %, 1890, relates to all
pension claims of dependent parents,
whether on account of the war of rebel
lion or not. 1t applies to claims arising
from the Spanish and Philippine wars,
a. w. S. D., Lowell, Mass.-Unless the
soldier has an honorable discharge from
each and every term Of en-
UStmenI contracted uuIlHS lut pSlAou
of the war OF the rebellion, he can
not obtain pension under the act of 1870.
If he receives an honorable discharge
from the enlistment under which he III
Cured Densionabe disability, he might OBJ
tain pension under the general law. If
the soldier had served at least six months
faithfully before May 1, 1865, and desert
ed tfrom volunteer service) after that date,
the charge of desertion may be removed
and an honorable discharge secured under
the act of March =, 1889. The Board of
Pension Appeals of the Interior Depart
ment is over 80 months behind in the work.
Very likely the appeal will have to wait
several weeks, even if it were made
special as there are, necessarily, hun
dreds of appeals made special.
p. R., Marble Hill, Mo.-The numeratOr
of the fractions used to represent ratings
In the reports of Pension Examining Sur
geons represents dollars. Thus, 6-1S
would be understood as ST. But the sum
of the rating for various disabilities, as
reported by Examining Surgeons, by no
means represents the rating the claimant
is likely to receive All Examining Sur
geons' reports are subject to more or less
radical revision by the Pension Bureau.
S H, Ionia, Mich.-Pension claims in
the Pension Bureau are referred to the
Board of Review with a recommendation
of allowance, rejection, or reference to Il
may disregard the recommendation and IN
some cases recommended for allowance or
rejection may see fit to order an inveStiga-
tion by Special Examiner.
Old Soldier, Washington-Where a SOL
der was married under a name not his
own, of course it is necessary to show by
the testimony of persons who know the
facts, that he was married under that
name.
c. E. S., Glenwood, Iowa-There is no
law allowing a helpless child 'S12' per
month in addition to what the widow re-
ceives. If, however, the widow dies or re-
marries, said child will receive thereafter
the pension the widow received, besides
the 81 per month.
d. W.-Considerabl strong evidence is
required to overcome an adverse report of
Pension Examining Surgeons. One doc
tors evidence might do it. Nine witnesses
testifying from personal knowledge of the
origin or existence of certain alleged dis
abilities in the service ought to be sutfi-
cient without an official record of the dis
abilities.
i. f. S., York, Pa.-Even after the re-
lection of a pension claim is sustained by
the Secretary OF the Interior on appeal,
the claim may still be re-opened on ad
ditional evidence or error in the decision
being shown.
P. n. NJ, Portland, Mich-The act of
March 2, 1895, provides that ''the mail
ing of a pension Check, drawn by a Pen
sion Agent in payment of pension due, to
the address of pensioner, shall constitute
payment in the event of death of a pen
sioner subsequent to the execution of the
voucher thereof" If the check does not
exceed 500, the Auditor for the Interior
Department will, on application, make
the same payable to the heirs entitled
thereto. If it exceeds 500, it will be
made payable only to a duly qualified ex
ecutor or administrator.
j. A, Evening Shade, Ark.-Service in
the Confederate army or navy is a bar to
pension under the act of June q, 1890
tor May 8, 1900. Pension can be obtained
by the soldier, or his heirs, only under the
general law, on account of disability origi-
mating in U. S. service
]. ]. W., Faulkner, Ga.-See reply to
J. A, above. No new law has been enact
ed debarring ex-Confederates from pension
for loyal service.
A. F., Wautoma, Wis-SS and 50 ad-
ditional for each child of the soldier under
16, is all widow can obtain under the act
Of June q, 1890 land May 8, 1907