The National tribune., 1908-08-27
PENSION o ] POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Suggestions
ftl lGE
n Made.

F. W. A.-Bnder. the act of March g.,
| 1899, if the soldier deserts his wife for
| more than six months and she Is in
necessitous circumstances and woman
of good moral character, she can draw
one-half of his pension: but in the case
that you mention the soldier appears to
be willing to support his wife in good
home which he has provided, but she
will not live with him because she does
not like the location, hence 1t would
seem that the desertion is on her part.
All of the facts would have to be pre-
sented to the Commissioner of Pensions
for his decision.
! A. M, Justice of the Peace.-A PEN
sioner must sign his own name to the
voucher. 1t cannot be signed by the
executing officer.
II. ]. r., Converse, Ind.-If the widow
whom you mention remarked prior to
| filing her application under the act OF
April 19. 1908, she would not have title
under said act. Her only hope would
| be under the general law, and she could
not draw pension under the general law
unless her husband died of a disability
incurred in service and line of duty, in
which case her pension would COM
| mence at the date of the soldiers death
and terminate at the date of her re-
| marriage.
L. M. "a remarked widow of a
| Mexican War soldier cannot draw pen
sion in the event of the death of the
second husband unless she was the wife
| of soldier during the wartime and In
receipt of pension under the general
law prior to her remarriage.
D. M.-General order No. SO. series
of 1865, dated May s, 1866, directed, in
substance, that Immediately upon the
| receipt of those orders by Commanding
| Generals of armies and departments all
volunteer soldier of the cavalry arm
| whose terms of service would expire
prior TO Oct. /, 1865, should be mus
tered out and discharged from the SER
vice of the United States.
F. P, California.-f a widow is PEN
stoned under the general law and was
4 the wife of the soldier during the war
time and remarries and forfeits her pen
sion, she can be restored to the pension
rolls upon the death of the second hus-
| band if she is in necessitouS circum-
stances.
w. A. c., Hickey, OFF a soldier
| dies and leaves a widow, the entire
amount of accrued pension Is payable to
the widow as soon as legal widowhood
| Is established to the satisfaction OF the
Pension Bureau.
G. A. Spreckels, California.-f you
are drawing So a month pension under
the general law-that is, for disability
| incurred in service and line of duty
you should apply for increase under the
| general law if the pensioned disability
| has increased. Otherwise your title to
a higher rating would be under the act
of June 81, IS90y If under 62 years of
age If over go years of age, apply un-
der the act of Feb. g. 1907.
| yeteran.-The term Of service is
counted from enlistment to muster-out,
and, not to date Of, final payment. -,
| w. E., Tehnessee.-Upon entering q
National Soldiersf Home the pensioner
surrenders his pension certificate to the
treasurer ofGthe Home, who takes care
of the money! and pays it to him as he
requires it for lhisi,uh
A. N-Refundment Of income tax
only affects cases where tax was deduct
| ed on pay ef officers which accrued by
reason of raypustsr since July 5, 1870
| The act of March, 4, 1907, made no new
provisions in regard to bounty. Said act
merely removed the limitation of July
1, 1880. from the act of July %, 1866.
| w. H, Georgia.-The question which
you ask will come under the State code
and a local attorney will be the. one to
advise you. Under the general pension
| laws il a soldier deserts his wife for a
|
| is in necessitous circumstances, she may
draw one-half of his pension; but when
a wife deserts the husband she cannot
recover any portion of his pension.
| L. A.'F., Alabama.-Your enlistment
| in the navy being prior to July /, 1864
you will not have title to bounty.
| L. C. B.-1. The act of April 19, 1908
provides s12 a month pension from the
date of filing claim. The general law
or act of July IA, 1852, grants $12
month pension to widows of privates
from the date of soldiers death. 2. A
| soldiers widow can draw pension under
the general law at s12. provided the SOL
dier dies of a disability incurred in SER
vice and line of duty. 3. Fee agree
| ments are legal for s25 in original gen.
eral law claims
M Mn regard to special acts, Con-
gress has no rule or order for acting
/ on special acts. Many times the bill
| never gets further than its introduction
/ Unless a bill is particularly meritorious
i and urged before the committee, II
rarely becomes law.