The National tribune., 1902-02-06
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges-
tions Made.

s. D.. Argyle. \. N.-If your claim f0l
invalid pension under the act of June -
1890 should he allowed Mt Il rate higher
than you are receiving under the genera
law. your general law pension will be
dropped. The pension laws forbid per
son receiving two separate and distinct
pensions at one and the same time. You
could not draw pension under the act OF
1890 and continue To draw under the
general law at the same time.
y. NJ T., Mcclure. Pa.-The pension
act of June %, 1890, applies only to
widows married TO the soldier (of war OF
1S61-5) before June 21. 1890. The act
of May @. 1900, did not change the law
in this respect.
Oho-The general law rate Of pen
sion of the widow Of a Chaplain of the
army Ganking as Captain would he S2u
per month. If, however, the widow was
drawing under the act of June -, 1880
Tor May .. 1900, her pension would he
the same as that Of Il widow of an en-
listed man. as there is no difference
based on rank in rates under that law.
". T. W. Chatield. Minn.-Thc gen
eral order of the War Department you re
fer to had reference only to threc-yearS
volunteers enlisted before July 22, 1861.
The provisions of the general order were
not observed except in so far as they
were subsequently confirmed by law.
Mrs. VI. Y. Hcmphll. Tcx.-MeXican
war widOw-pensiOners are not survivor
pensioners. The act of Jan. >. 1893. au-
thOriZing the increase Of the pensions Of
survivor pensioners of the Mexican war.
under certain conditions. does not apply
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the Mexican war.
The act of March ~. 1856. authorizing
the increase of widows pensions. applies
cnly to pensions granted under the gen
eTal pension law, which relates only TO
military or naval service of date subse-
Guent to March /, 1861. You arc evil
IDENTIFY pensioned under the Mexican war
service-penSiOn act of 1887.
]. X. Fort Wayne. Ind.-For ''dupli-
cate discharge" in place of one lost or
destroyed, apply to the Chief of the
Record and Pension Office, War Depart
ment, Washington, ID. c."
A Subscriber.-You are at liberty to
file such additional evidence as you can i'll
your rejected general law pension claim.
If you have furnished all the evidence you
can, and your claim is pretty well estab
lished. perhaps an appeal TO the Secrc-
tary of the Interior is justified Your at
tOrney should be able TO advise you as 10
this.
E. w s., Cherry Hill. Md.-Your in
ouiry is not understood. When n pension
j; allowed it is not paid to or through
the attorney. Ten dollars is not an Illegal
fec in a widows pension case.
]. W n, Asotin. Wash.-The Oregon
volunteers in the Indian war of 1867
can obtain pension by proving disability
incurred in the service and line of duty.
There is no service pension law relating
to that war. There is a servicc-bill be
fore Congress which will cover these cases
II it is enacted into law.
A. E.-The act of March 2. 1895. pro-
vides that ''the mailing of pension
check, drawn by pension agent in pay
ment of pension due, 10 the address of
pensioner, shall constitute payment in
the event of the death Of a pensioner sub
sequent 10 the execution of the voucher
therefor Any unindorsed pension checks
on hand at the date of the pensioners
death could be cashed of course. If the
amount exceeded 500, probably the ad
ministrator or executor only could indOrse
the checks.