The National tribune., 1902-01-09
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges
ti0nS Made.

J. D., San Jose. Cal.-Invalid pension
ers at SIT per month under the genera
law can 90 to the next higher rate, S21
if in the opinion Of the Pension Bureau
the pensioned disability is shown to be
equivalent i'll degree 10 the loss of hanC
or foot.
Moxahala, Ohio.-The act of Aug %
1851, empowers only 'fOurth-class post
masters" to administer oaths in the eXecu
ton of pension vouchers. No authority Is
given TO Deputy PostmasteIs by the
statute.
A. Z. A., Marion, Iowa.-It is not clear
just what you wish TO know. All dis.
abilities not due 10 vicious habits and
which in the view Of the Pension Bureau
materially incapacitatc the claimant for
earning support by manual labor are
taken INTO consideration IN determining the
rate in invalid pension allowed under the
act of June -, 1890. Disabilities for
which the claimant has been pensioned
under the general law are of c0uIse not
excluded, unless it is held that they do
not incapacitate for the earning a sup
port by manual labor
w. j. IL. T.-lnvalid pensioners draw
ing 81 per month or more under the gen
eral law can derive no advantage from
the act of June 81, 1890, as 81 is the
highest rate allowed under the act Of
1880. In seeking increase of general law
ItIsIbh lti ulNibIlllH Slo"lh1 Jul VI VI
caused by pensioned disability, if the Pen
sion Bureau declines to recognize any con-
nection between the two in spite of re-
liable evidence submitted showing the con-
nectiOn, the claimant has the right of ap-
peal to the Secretary of the Interior.
Reader, Roseburg, Ore.-The act of
March 10, 1886, increased the general law
rate of pension of widow pensioners from
$S to So, provided they were married to
the soldier before that date or before or
during the soldiers service if his service
was subsequent to that date.
e. L., Harmonsburg. Pa.-There is no
U. S. law providing for burial expenses
of an eX-SOldier, except the law which au
thorizeS payment of his accrued pension
for that purpose if he left no widow or
child under 16 surviving and did not leave
sufficient assets to cover such expenses
What you refer TO is probably Il State
law.
f. H., Buffalo, n. Y-Inquire of your
County tax officers as to tax exemptions
under your State law. There is no q. S.
statute eXempting from taxation property
purchased with pension money.
Subscriber, Kansas, Ill.-A rating of
12-1S is equivalent TO a rating of ''$12.
There is no way of telling what would be
the Pension Bureau rating of disabilities
rated by Examining Surgeons at an aggre-
gate of 24-1S or more. a person could
OILY guess. IeTIdlD II Is InaL IIe rate al
lowed would not be S24 unless the total
disablement from all causes proven que !
to the service is clearly equivalent in de- |
gree to the loss of hand or foot.
]. NJ. l., Sinclairville, N Y.--Jt has |
been held that town or county can not |
obtain reimbursement from accrued pen
sion for the burial expenses of deceased !
invalid pensioners.
NJ. J. p, Butler, Ohio.-The pension law |
of July IA, 1862, is the basis of what is |
called the general pension law. The pen |
sion of Sergeant's widow is no greater |
than that of private's widow. A Ser |
geant is an enlisted man, the same as |
private. The only distinction the general |
law makes as 10 ratings according TO rank |
is as between enlisted men and commits
stoned officers, and the various ranks of |
the grade of commissioned officer.
Z. c., Newark, n. Y.-The rate of !
widows pension under the general law
would not be SO unless she were married |
to the soldier before March 10, 1886. or |
before or during his service, if he served |
after that date. The widows pension |
title does not depend upon the kind of |
pension the soldier was drawing when he |
died. If his death can be satisfactorily |
shown TO be due to disability of service
origin, the widow can obtain a general |
law pension even though the soldier had
never been pensiOned under the general
law.
]. II. s., Knoxville Pa.-Unless the
claim rejected by the Pension Bureau is
for increase on account of pensioned dis
ability, there is no limit as TO the time
within which an appeal must be filed.