The National tribune., 1902-08-21
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges.
tiOnS Made.

Subscriber, May. Ark.-Disabiiity Incl
| dent to age is considered in fixing pen
sion rate under the act of June %, 1890.
| If. however. pensiOner were rated at
Sl2 under the act of 1890. solely ON disa-
| bility of service origin, it is probable that
| if pensioned under the general law on
these disabilities the rate would be at
| least $24.
| +. A. L., Fenton.-A copy of the text
of the bill you refer to was printed in
this column in the issue of July 81. The
| bill will doubtless be considered by the
! Senate at the next session of Congress.
w. ]. c.. Urich. Mo.-A volunteer was
not entitled to be designated as a veteran
| unless after at least nine months service
as volunteer and being honorably dis
| charged. he re-enlisted for three years as
a volunteer.
S. Z. s.. Montgomery, Pa.-The U. S.
Government has made no provision for
the care of children of soldiers Of the war
of the rebellion yet living.
+. ID. r., Fond du Lac. Wis.-Volun-
teers for three years who enlisted after
July q, 1861, and before July IS, 1864,
were not entitled to the original bounty of
800 unless they served the full term, or
were discharged for wound or injury in
CURED in service and line of duty. The
additional bounty act of July 22. 1866,
expired by limitation on July /, 1880
Subscriber. Belfast.-The appeal on a
former rejected increase claim would not
necessarily be disturbed by the allow
ance, by the Pension Bureau, of a sub
sequent claim for increase. A new appli-
cation for increase may be filed at once
after former application is granted.
II. w. r., Hartford, Conn.-The gen.
eral law rate of pension for disability re-
quiring frequent and periodical aid and
Attendance n bnr 10
assistance is required in dressing and un-
dressing, etc. that is regarded as FIRE
quent and periodical
G. A.. Petersburg. Mich-An Assist
ant Surgeon Of Volunteers i'm the war of
the rebellion had the rank of First Lieu
tenant. A hospital record of a disability
of service origin would ordinarily be suf-
ficient evidence without the testimony of
officers or comrades. if the disability were
a disease. If the disability were wound
or injury. other evidence than the hospital
record would likely be required to show
incurrence in line OF duty. unless the hos
pital record indicated incurrence in line
Of duty.
A. c. p. Stevens Point, VISA de-
eision rendered by the Secretary of the
Interior on April 6. 1895. says: Manual
labor in the pension law does not mean
labor with the hands merely, but labor
performed with bodily exertion or muscu-
lar effort" A full pension" may be con-
sidered $12 per month. though $1OO is al
lowed for loss of both hands. The $72
rate is allowed for total blindness, loss of
both feet. total disability of both hands,
and for any other disability which re-
quires regular and constant aid and at
tendance.
j. E. c., South Framingham, Mass
No new law has been enacted increasing
the pension rates of those totally disabled
or who are drawing S72 per month The
bill you evidently have reference to was
printed in this column in the issue of
July 81.
X. NJ. B.-The widow having been pen
stoned under the act of 1890. with allow
ance for the child, probably the child can
obtain continuance of pension under the
permanently helpless" provision of the
act of 1890. but the revised pension will
commence only from the date of applica-
tion therefor. not from the date of last
payment to the widow.
]. w. S., Oden, Ark.-Formal applica-
ton must be made for restoration of PEN
sion, the same as for original pension.
J. H. T., Meriden, Kan.-The follow
ing is the provision of the pension ap-
preparation act of March 5, 1896, to which
Won refer.