New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-06
and warrant Fraud.-The Pension once.

Correspondence Of ! ne -rtune-
| WASHINGTON sunday, Nov I. l.4'.
| some time since | alluded to the ndlsputso {
| feet Of i've different Land Warrants having be II
| issued H. the Pension Once Ipon "a many d''fe-
ent sets spurious papers papers, ali il the mime
o. c2e and the same soldier, who0 By operation Of
law he was entitled to bat one warrant, Since
thst time upon investigations that have made II
thu Pension Otnce, fad that there are other in
stances vhero more than ons Warrant has been
| issued in the name OF the ssme soldier There "a
| 10 department Of this Government ia worse
! condition than the Pension Oaco, nor one where
sgrant abuses require greater or more prompt re-
formation Whether this is attributable wholly 10 the
Commissioner but in psrt to him AID the rest 10 hs
subalterns will Dot pro,end TO assert Ono tsc how.
ever admits Of dispute. ne pubic, az well IS the
Government; look 10 him as the responsible person for
al abuses arising GU; Of the Administration Of The 81
fsirs Of he Office and he Ia unable 50 10 manage and
control those affairs give little sa.isiscc q
TO such persona necessarily brought IN contact
with him. bis place should be assigned 70 some one who
Gao accomplish Whist others doiog daily. large
n0mber OF applications Of poor widows and guardians,
in behalf Of suffering minor heirs for and Warrants
are reported in answer earnest entresies, az mt''
AND applicants VINO usu lntI Phpfit tFffIft
and eighteen months since, in many instances now
reuuired TO commence ds moro. abandon altogether
any attempt procure from the Government the small
pittance coming to them from their deceased ancestor
mention this from personal III VII, or pOIuca
ureiudice toward the present incumbent, bui soc
t,o,, .erse of duty The public good and the rights
Of soldiers and their heirs demand that changs sn'od
be made in the Commissioner OF Pensions, or ths,
radical reformation should be shected IN 'he usy man
ayenent OF tina, Office and transaction OF the business
connected with H. There yet upwards OF twenty
Thou sand claims for Warrants undsposed Of and tax
ing the past month as criterion, IL Will re- Hoo
to wears or more for the present incumbent 70 dispose
oC them Under proper management, and with a
prompt energetic, accommodating head, TINS bureau
could get rid Of all this species OF business IN ons quar-
Tire ,nany frauds that have been perpetrased upon
the Pension Office most OF which, 10 my judgment
could by ordinary diligence and pfecauon nave o-n
guarded against especially the ISSUING Oh uuPn0S'o
arrants the same persOn has cOtpeieu 'uuso tn
trt Led with this matter TO act with more prudence
and to institute rigid examination INTO All sppl-
cations for Warrants. This appears msLiesty rom
nm nspscton of the records and books OF the PENSION
Office itself For instance, from February 10 June lst
Inclusive, there we're over 1900 applications LOT LAo
Warrants disposed of each month from July 10 Ssp'
tember the average 10 thousand, while IN the
| month OF October but J25 were disposed o. Iheto
are vet some 900 5000 cases TO be acted upon ana
1t could consequently bsye been for the want oil
pications that the cause OF tn RAPID dunu'i"h
! In the numbers i sposed OF by the Tension once.
You can judge some little of the extent OF the fraud
In and Warrants when tell you that appears on W
cord In the Pension OFF - that there has already bee
actually Cancelled $40 Warrants that have been pu, ~
circulation being totally void, and fraction nnd"r
$50 suspended for further investigation. TIC number
Of such cases are rapidly augmentng. 20 appears ny
the returns In the Pension Office for the months OF
tsmber and October. The fact IL. that IN" pubic @
should be relieved ia all matters connected with mn
subiect by rigid examination and prompt report o.
Committee Of Investigation directed by CoHeress
Tbi. would shield the COmmiseiOner from uhmer'ru
censure and NJ the same tmo would TX whatever 80
sponsiby upon him Tor these abuses the facts Sort
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