The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-28
VETERANS INQUIRE
ABOUT PENSIONS
AdiutantGeneraI's Office Flood.
ed With Applications Under
the New Order.

Since the issuance of the order Of the
federal interior department allowing
special pensions to Civil war veterans
over sixty two years Of age, the state
adjutant generals office has been flood
ed with applications from hundreds Of
veterans in all parts of the state who
have not before been on the list on &C.
count of not having had any disability.
A large number of inquiries have been
received as to the scope of the order
from veterans who are at present re-
ceiving pensions and many from those
who are not.
Maj. Oscar Seebach has secured from
j. L. Davenport, deputy commissioner
OF pensions, a statement outlining the
purposes and limits Of the order. The
order, which was issued March Is, and
which became effective April Is, pro-
vides that all veterans of the War Of
! the Rebellion who served over ninety
days in that conflict and are over sixty
two years old shall receive Sc per
month; all over sixty five years, So; all
over sixty Height years, SO; all over
seventy, $12. 1t is specifically stated
that age shall be the only requirement
necessary to render a veteran eligible
! to the pension.
We have had many inquiries as to
whether a veteran who is now receiv-
| ing a pension for disability will be al
! lowed the age pension in addition to
! that which he already gets, and as to
what examination may be necessary
| before the applicant will be placed on
| the list" said Maj. Seebach. 1.-The pen
sion commissioner has definitely ruled
| that the effect of the order on those
| having pensions already will only be to
| increase such pension up to the age
limit if the pension already allowed is
| below that amount.
How the Rule Works.
eff man who is over sixty-two
years old and is not getting pension
| he will be entitled to $6 per month till
| he is siXty-five which will be increased
| to So when he is Sixty-fve, and so on
| till he receives $12, when he is seventy
years old. On the other hand, a pen
| Sioner sixty eight years old, for in
stance, now receiving So, will, as re-
| suit Of the order, be entitled immedi-
ately to $40. Veterans who are already
receiving pensions equal to those al
| lowed will not have their monthly sti-
pend increased.
mo physical examination is neceS-
| sary. All that the applicant is required
| to do is to send in his name, his SerV-
| Ice. his age and the other information
| called for in the blanks which we fur
| niSh for the purpose. When the appl1-
| cation is received it will be investigat-
| ed, and if the mans army record is
| found to correspond with his statement
| he will be allowed the pension.
| 80 great has been the flood of APP
| plications and letters Of inquiry into
this office since the order vas published
| that we have had to work nearly
double time in order to keep up with
| the rush Hundreds of veterans who
have not heretofore been receiving pen
sions are coming in with applications.
| Grand Army men are we'll pleased
| with the order issued by the interior
department. and believe that it will
mean the distribution of $4,000 yearly
| in the state Some question arose as
to the authority of the interior depart
ment to issue the order, but in the re-
port received by Maj. Seebach from
! Washington it is stated that the order
| has been found to be entirely legal.