The National tribune., 1903-02-05

| Representative would very likely be glad
to introduce bill for you. but nothing
could possibly come of it in this Congress,
which adjourns finally on March 5. next.
The former Medical Referee is still EN-
ployed in the Medical Division of the Pen
sion Bureau.
j. G.. Il. N.-Appeals now being filed
| with the Board of Pension Appeals of
the Interior Department, it is thought will
| be reached for considerable within n year.
There is no certainty as to this, however.
lie any further additional evidence OF inn
portance can be procured in an appealed
claim. such evidence should be filed with
| the Commissioner of Pensions.
j. NJ, Bcntonvile, Ind.-Pcnsion by
| special act of Congress commences only
from the date the special act becomes n
law; never from the date the bill was in
troduced in Congress. When an invalid
pensioner applies for increa Sc on pension
ed disability, lie is reexamned as to all
his pensioned disabilities as well as to
| ally other disabilities. regardless of what
be bases his claim OH. If service-pen-
sion bill should become law. in all prob
ABILITY the Serv!ce-pension would not be
an additional pension, and the bill would
benefit only those who could obtain there
under Il higher rating than is allowed them
under the disability laws.
&. l.. H., Mt. Pleasant, Mich.-Unlcss
the guardian of 4 pensiOner embeZZles pen
sion funds, the regulation of guardians
and matters pertaining to their appoint
ment is under the sole jurisdiction of the
judicial officers making such appoint
ments.
l.. O. D., Williamsburg, Ohio.-Thc
general low rate OF invalid pension for
total deafness of one ear and severe deaf
ness of the other is SO per month.
L. r. NJ North Tpnakn I[nn-k mr.
son in the military or naval service of the
United States, serving as a commissioned
officer or enlisted nan, cannot draw pen
sion while in such service. 1t would seem
that he might legally make application
for Il pension while in the service, for
disability incurred under former enlist
ment. but in theory of law, at least. he
would not be regarded as Il fit subject
for a pension and at the same time a fit
subject for military or naval service.
j. NJ. p, Wilmot. S. D.-A L. S. pen
sioncr does not forfeit his pension by re-
moval TO foreign country or even by
becoming a subject or citizen of such
country.
L. NJ. G., Hoosick Falls, n. "a serv-
ice-pension law would not be likely to pro-
vide that the widow might draw what
the soldier would have been entitled to
draw if living.
L. r., Cameron, Neb.-A child that is
idiotic, insane or otherwise permanently
disqualified for earning a support can OBJ
tain pension beyond the age of 16, if such
condition existed when the child was 1G
years of age. Of course, the child must
have been under 16 when the soldier
died, and if the claim for pension be made
under the act of June %, 1890, it is nee
essary that the child be under 1G at the
date of filing application.
J. w. L., Mass.-The fact that the sol
der originally applied for general law
pension before July /, 1880, would not en-
title him to arrears back to date of dis
charge on any claim filed after that date
on different disabilities. The mere fact
that all the disabilities were incurred at
the same time or from the same cause
would not necessarily bring his subsequent
claim in as part of his original claim in
the matter of arrears. For instance, q
soldier claiming on an injured leg from
being thrown from his horse, could not
subsequently bring in an injury to the
shoulder or head. incurred from the same
fall, and have it treated as part of his
original claim in determining the question
of arrears.
C. A. r., Silver Greek, N. Y.-Section
2 of the act of March 3, 1879, is as fol-
lows: "All pensions which have been or
which may hereafter be granted in conse-
quence of death occurring from cause
which originated in the service since the
4th day of March, 1861, or in consequence
of wounds or injuries received or disease
contracted since that date, shall commence
from the death or discharge of the person
on whose account the claim has been or is
hereafter granted, if the disability occur
red prior to discharge; and if such disable
ity occurred after the discharge, then from
the date of actual disability, or from the
termination of the right Of party having
prior title to such pension: Provided. The
application for such pension has been or
is hereafter filed with the Commissioner OF
Pension prior to the LIST day of July, 1880.
otherwise the pension shall commence
from the date of filing the application; but
the limitation herein prescribed shall not
apply to claims by or in behalf of insane
persons or children under 16 years of
age"