The National tribune., 1903-08-13
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
pEAFNEss-Acr OF JUNE 81, 1890.

DEAFNESs-ACT OF JUNE 81, 1890.
In the pension claim of Georg" NJ Den
mis- under the act of June 81, 1880. thu
Pension Bureau held the claimant no
pensionably disabled under said act al
though he was practically totally deaf il
one ear and could hear only the loudes
conversation with other ear at four feet
distance. In the decision on appeal it is
stated ASST. Sec'y Miller, May %, 1909
'Pensionabe basis under the general
law and that under the act of June %
1890, wlIile similar in that each has refer
ence. among other things, to physical con,
dition of an invalid claimant. differ essen
italy in this that while the former looks
only to the degree of ,incapacity for the
performance of manual labor, the latter
| looks to the effect of such incapacity to
earn support
THE only question is as to the effect of
such incapacity upon the ability to earn a
support the claim under consideration
being under the act of June u, 1890.
What is the effect of such n degree of
deafness: He is practically deaf in right
ear and can only hear the ioudest CONVEX
sation with left ear at four feet. Such a
condition greatly handicaps him in the
race of life.
Assuming that he is sound in every
other respect. though the certificate shows
n,atisn, anJ n;Ias tbara ora NAN, L;,ds If
~ .i,. - ~ :; -.
L,. -, 81 ~, To- f,ass In 800, - !.
st,,od ,b,+ bo b,d 70 ,,;,.o IN , Ircrot;va
n.;t;a,, ".,oa,,t"a,in,, ,h;nI l., L.d foI
- Co.. 80, - b., ro,snn 81 doof
ness. He might seek many jobs in many
lines of industry and be reasonably turned
away because the work requires good hear
the ', r., ".''''
1It would bo ur;rs+ 70 assume ba might
,,rr H.. e,,n,,or, ~. aarmontar ,n,on
a for,no,. ar the Ill caII;noS where
sor,o haa,in., ;S No, asSsntiaI tborob cor
.aini,- aJ,.',,,,,,r1n,,s IL ,,;abt arosn
.ha - 80 -, tra5as hr. r. fern,..r
occunation bavine haen entiralv different
in nature. he would. as said in the case of
William Featheriy g z. d. 1O6l, be rather
- Ia h.. - &c -,,;eI h. nomId go ,
snrrort 7, u.as hold in tba oose of E;xon
pIDp ~ ID n 90 .hn+ ~, T., % ,.;aI,,
- 80, i" :. '';on III. ID. tho OF &c
u IN one .: ,Son IT, LII IN" I'LL ny ho con.
tonSod ,b,t tho r,ora loss of an ere is
sunh y, nhr;dnomant of ,biIitx 70 earn a
S,rr,ort a.. :. tfo doa fnoss Of cIa;m,rt Tba
% 49,, w .an,,ro or,n1n,.nan,,. an5
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e oIIo,ad :; i'' ,ranId I'a safa nract;co in
70 oatinS .ba ands Of irstica 70 send the
nr',,i;1.a,,, ~ suao;.i;S. IN oor d;soases for
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MINORS ARREARS OF PENSION
LIMITATION.
,: NJ, nc
1000 80, ~ a. c. "
a.. =. - - - 20 A.
~ a. 'ne ..i I n:.so M ' ~
lien Inei t'oi mn isi W, Vi no - "
$50, 1850 al. = a. 1000 III
~ ~ On i;S..;o - -, 40 49,,
in a. InJ III 49, -. . ',,t;i
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tesisid'ioii '.heu ioi ,ouiu NC m VA seu W
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iis ieiihs VI 'ne NJ. nt.ne vi 'ne
IN I'm Jill. ~ h Ii; - y.
t o1a MAI III rs p.'r ~ noiu I r,she
eiaihs '",i't u''1ti Ia" 90 eA Ioone id"- ~
oruer II a.i'eu jury - iJVo, anu ID III
Tecle! 10 'n ne liollorioie Co mn Vi
iensionSi ne sTN. - as ,a l11ioMs;
l1"r ie'ter VI Nay +, 100 auuresseu 10
the ltoi,orapie secretary. ana your opinion
At H. oiii""! tne ode' e'iH'
ing the statues reiative 70 me pe,iaio,
rights OF minor chiidreh OIL deceased SUI
uiers' nave peeii gwen careful co,iSi'itth-
tion ana your view Oh the Ia" mas my
nearly concurrence.
lou nave gwen clear anu concise ms
tory OF legislation on behaif OF minor emil
dren- IN acknowledgement order, and your con
struction OF the law IS wen ioftihed by
numerous citations Of high authority.
on have also well stated, relative to
limitation prescribed in the act OF March
}. 1879, known as the Arrears Act. that
the Department has uniformly held that
there was no limitation as to the date
upon which minor could lille claim Tor