The National tribune., 1901-03-14
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges-
ti0ns Made.

J.. NJ. D., San Diego, Cal-The pension
bill introduced in the House of Represen.
tatiyes by Representative Calderhead, of
Kansas did not become law. 1t WAS
not considered by the House, and SO did
not reach the Senate.
l.. d. H., Oxford, Ohio.-No genera
pension bill was passed by the last Con
xress pensioning State troops called out
10 repel the Kirby Smith raid
n NJ T-Without seeing the oinclal
letter Won have received, it is not possible
to definitely advise you. If your case mas
been on appeal for about ~ months, II
will probably be heard from before very
long. 400,
Poor Widow.-An act of March ), 1901,
authorizes the restoration of the penslon
of widows who were pensioned under the
general law and whose pensions We're
terminated by remarriage and the second
husband is deceased or is divorced on the
widows application therefor, provided
that they were married to the soldiers be
fore or during the period of service. NO
nroyision whatever is made for the res
toration of widows pension under the
act of June %, 1890, or act of May y;
1900, after death or divorce of second
C. H. w, st. Louis, Mich.-Pension on
any particular disability under the gen
pral law commences from the date of HI
ing application for pension thereon. AS
your pension claim appears TO have been
in the Board of Review of the PENSION
Bureau when you were lately ordered for
medical examination, you should near
from the matter in a few weeks:
l. L. r., Bucksport, Met is held
that the act of June 81, 1890, contem,
plates that the soldier must have received
an honorable discharge from each and
every term of enlistment entered upon
during the period of the war OF the re-
bellion.
r. G. Grayson, Ky.-If the widow is
not entitled to pension under the act of
June 81, 1890, or act of May 8, 1900,
either on account of not being in depen-
dent circumstances such as are prescribed
by the law, or by reason of marriage TO
the soldier after June 26, 1890, the chill
dren are entitled upon the death or remar-
riage of the widow, if they are then un-
der 16.
r. A. H, Creston, 1owa.-An act of
March 3. 1885, directs that in the consid-
Grafton of pension claims it shall be pre-
sumed that the soldier was sound at en-
iistment, but that this presumption may
be rebutted. So, the soldier is not obnged
to proye that he was sound, but II the
Pension Bureau has any reason for think
Ing or suspecting that his disability exist
ed before enlistment, the matter may be
Investigated.
L.. NJ, Braggs, I. T-For accrued PEN
sion due an invalid pensioner at his death,
the widow or children, under 16, should
make application to the Commissioner OF
Pensions.
Veteran.-If pensioned at only So un-
der the general law for certain disabllI-
ties, it is doubtful IL any rating whatever
could be obtained for the same disabilities
under the act of 1890, as amended by the
act of May 8, 1900, unless the general
law rate is considerably less than it prop
erly should be. Application could be
made under the act of 1890, as amended
by the act of 1900, without in any way af-
fecting rights under the general law. The
Rttorney's fee for securing pension under
The act of 1890, as amended by the act of
1900, is $40.
II. T. c., Selinsgrove, Pa.-f the sol
der left without a discharge before his
lime was out, and without having sery-
ice Of six months previous TO May /, 1860,
the fact that the war was over does not
aeip him to get a discharge under any gen.
tral law. The fact that he went, appar-
sntly with the full knowledge and consent
Of his officers, does not help the matter
from legal point of view.
]. L.. Michigan-An invalid pensioner
arawing on account OF the loss of limb
may apply for increase on account of any
disability which may reasonably be re-
garded as due to the amputation. 1t is
rate could be actually secured, because of
the system of ratings which often does
aot admit of a higher rate for pensioner
because his disability is not sufficient to
entitle him to the next rate above that he
Is receiving. For instance, an invalid pen
sioner drawing S45 per month for ampu-
tation CT leg at the hip, could not get
the next higher rate, $50, unless he could
show to the satisfaction of the Pension
Bureau that his condition was such as to
require the frequent and periodical aid and
attendance of another person.
W. S. B.-The pension of an insane
soldier, divorced from his wife, may be
drawn by the guardian of his children un-
der 10. Application should be made to
the Commissioner of Pensions for the
proper authority.
w. ]. NJ, Phoebus, Va.-As you enlist
ed for three years after July 30, 1861, and
before the extra bounties of 1863, and
were honorably discharged after two
years service, you were entitled to re-
ceive, and probably did receive, SlOO
bounty under the act of July 22, 1861.
The additional bounty act of July %,
1856, under which you were probably en-
titled to an additional 500 bounty, ex-
pired by limitation on July /, 1880.
s. K, Oakdale, Neb.-The regular Or
der" in the consideration OF claims in the
Pension Bureau, especially when under
special examination, is very irregular.
Your case is quite likely to be in the Spe-
cial Examination Division for from one
to two years, or longer, according to the
scope of the investigation and according
TO how scattered the witnesses are.