The National tribune., 1904-06-09
PENSION POINTERS.
INQUIRIES Answered and Sugges.
tiOnS Made.

A subscriber asks that the following be
published in Pension Pointers:
Sec 23O4. X. s. Every private SOL
dier and officer who has served in the
ARMY of the United States during the re-
cent rebellion, for so days, and who was
honorably discharged, and has remained
loyal to the Government, including the
troops mustered into service OF the Unted
States by virtue of the third section or
an act approved Feb. Ii, 1867, and every
seaman, marine, and officer who mas
served in the Army of the United States,
or in the Marine Corps, during the rebel
lion, for 80 days. and who was hOnOrably
discharged, and has remained loyal to the
Government, shall, on compliance with the
provisions Of this chapter, as hereinafter
modified, be entitled to enter upon and
receive patents for quantity of public
lands not exceeding 1GO acres, or one
Quarter-sectiOn, to be taken in compact
form. according to legal subdivisions. IN.
Guiding the alternate reserved sections OF
public lands along the line of any rail
road or other public work, not otherwise
reserved or appropriated, and other lands
subject to entry under the homestead laws
of the United States but such homestead
settler shall be allowed six months after
locating his homestead, and filing his
declaratory statement, within which to
make his entry and commence has settle
ment and improvement"
Amended by act OF Congress OF
March 1, 1901, so as to include within
its provisions every private soldier and
officer who has served in the Army OF
the United States during the Spanish war.
or who has served, is serving, or shah have
served in the said army during the sup
preston of the insurrection in the Philip
pines for 80 days, and who was or shall
be honorably discharged; and every sea-
man, marine, and officer who has served
I'M the Navy of the United States or in
the Marine Corps during the Spanish war.
or who has served, is serving, or shall have
served in the said forces during the sup
preston of the insurrection in the Philip
pines for 80 days, and who was or shall
be honorably discharged"
C. p. E., Vermont.-When a pensioner
dies without sufficient property TO pay the
expense Of his last sickness and burial,
and leaving neither widow nor minor chill
dren, those who bear these expenses may
collect the pension which was owing to
him at time of death. to reimburse them;
but no more will be paid for such expense
than the amount of pension.
w. s., Glasgow, Pa.-The legal widow
OF the soldier can collect his accrued pension
owing him at the time of his death. 1t
the direct cause of his death was dis
ability incurred in service. she is entitled
to pension. even if married subsequently
to June q, 1890.
A. M. VA demand upon the Hon
orabts Commissioner of Pensions for the
Immediate adjudication of a claim for
pension would probably result in rejection,
for the reason that there is now some
thing lacking to warrant favorable action.
Your proper course at this time, is to re-
quest another order for medical examina-
tion. and signify your willingness to COM
ply with it.
]. E. W.. Topham. vt.-Act Of June
u. 1902. benefits only those who have
served i'm Indian wars prior to 1858
Patience Tried-1st. To benefit a great
many thousand soldiers and widows who
could not obtain title to pension under the
then existing laws. I'd. Answered in No.
l.. 81. The disability arising from service
has had precedence by about % years. but
your eerr,when yna state. as in illustration,
month and $6 for ages' the rate given for
age. which is accounted a disability. is
not to be added to any other disability
and is not applied TO any one pensioned
under the general laws. because age is q
disability which was not incurred in serv-
Ice. 4th There is nothing inconsistent
either in Rule IS or in its application.
This rule is not new law; it is rule
issued TO the employees in the Pension
Bureau for their guidance in making the
rates which shall be given to applicants
for pension under act of June q, 1890
Let US suppose tndt you are penSlOneu
under the general law for hernia. for
which the rate is $40 per month; you never
can get an increase on that account; you
are obtaining the highest rate which you
can ever get for that disability under act
Of July IA. 1862. When you reach the
age of 20 years you become entitled under
act of June q. 1890. to S12 per month.
but to obtain this rate you must make
an application under that law. The two
laws are entirely separate and distinct from
each other. 9Th is not a question. but
statement 9th. You are again in error.
After a claim for increase. or additional
or original under a different law than that
by which claimant was pensioned has been
allowed, certificate is issued and the
claimant notified Of such action: he then
surrenders his certificate and receives the
new one. Lastly: You may file a claim
for what yoH please, but you have no title
beyond that given by one Of the two prin-
cipal pension laws. Your title is to Sc
per month for wound under act of July
IA, 1862; or $6 per month for age under
act of June q. 1890. and 50 per month
for other disa bilities which are shown
to exist by the Board of Medical Ex-
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