The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-12

immediate examination Of each Ct the invalid pension
approved BY the department., would be an effective e.
NEEDY and Is respectfully Isconmendec
Y.-HAvY PENSIONS.
In this GLASS included, first, invad, seeond Wild
l. Every officer, seaman and marine, inc wing
engineers fremen, and coal beavers, In The Navy "
the United States, who is disabled in the hoe of
his duty is entitled TO pension for life during dsab
y according to the nature and degree OF said disabi
ity, not excseoing in smonnt half the monthly pay to
which persons Of tie grade in the nsva service
entitled as the pay existed ON the LIST day Of January 1885,
to from the time Of plotting the tes nony
the case The number Of persons this lat including
prvaeer $50 the amount Of money required
TO pay there annually, is $40 SIT 90.
q The widows persons killed in battle who
died in the naval service of the United Statos, by
reason Of disease contracted Of casualties by drown
rg her rise, of injuries received while 10 the
line Of duty, entitled to receive pension during
woowhood equal in am cunt to half the monthly pay
10 which serving in the grade If their
bar DIS entitled to the psy existed
1st cay Of January 1856 TO from the death
such person In of the marriage death OF said
vioow The orphan child Children OF such deceased
person. entitled TO receive the amount until they
respectively arrive at the age Of sixtsen years.
The nun her Of WIDOWS this list is .,.. 400
Amount Of money required to pay them an
The number Of orphans is................ "a
Amount of money required to pay them
The Of this d: is to date and the os.e ~
pondenes is promptly answered.
under the following divisions
That which relates to boun ties given for services In
the Revt utionary war; aud the 1912 In this d
wien five warrants of 100 additional
Of so acres, have bten issued If
servces eighty four nts Of $50 each under
the acts OF Dec. "a 1871 and JAM IL, 1872 and
rants Of $40 eac under the act of Dss TO- 1914
have been issued services in the 1912
Nineteen certificates of right 10 locate is
sued urder the scts Of Dec "a 1884, and Jan H. 1872
and rev certificate to locate rant issued under
the Dec TO- 1914 Of $40 acres upon which no pa
h1ppc NJ pd
One hundred and six apl LEGATIONS for land warrants for
SCI vices IN the war Of 1872 file, having
examined and establD hei. The humber Of suRpended
claims in tt division about four hundred Besides
these pencing applications, there outstanding
ten hundret and twenty two land for the single
bounty of one huRdred and sixty each and thirty
two warrants for ths double bounty of hundred and
twenty acres each, isued the preceding act but
not located Before any these warrants be made
available to the certidcate right to loo
must be sud from this Office also found that many
OF the application under the act of 1850 only be ad
nitted under some Of the preceding acts No war
rant certfcate of right to locate been issued in
this division since the 26th day Of June 1853 the day
when tie law expired by Its limitation, authorizing
the issuing of land warrants for services in the
tionary and the Of 1912. The amount of sus
pended un or the various acts above entoned
demonstrates the propriety, not he necessity of ex
tending the provisions Of the of June
term OF five years. which IL respectfully commended
The following statement will show the Of war
rants issued under these various acts juno 49, 1885,
soldiers Of the war of 1871
Warrants for the single bounty of 100 eAsh A. 62s
10
s. issued by special act Of Legislature for $50
Warrants issued i. the eaaesi;, and medical and
other staff of the Canadian volunteers, amount
ing in the Aggregate to II s72 acres. ........ IS
Warrants for $40 acres each, to non commissioned
Warrants fer 100 acres each, to non commissioned
n. tot: NUMBER Of acres Issued a: above sas ss
That which relates to bounies under the Of Feb
The whole number Of applications nndsr this act
for the year ending Sept 80 1852 inclusive 10 1879
The number Of applications for money, In lieu Of
lana, D....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
Total. -. ......................s ,l7s
Warrants for leO acres each issued. 2o4o
~ ................ 4Sl
Certificates f,r 500 none; in lieu Of land
Applications suspended and rejected. ........ eS2
III. whole number Of claim. presented under his act for
land to Sept. 3d. 1853, inclusive, s...... 81 e22
Applications for scrip money, in lieu of land. 1850
Total. .q5 98l
These claims have been disposed Of as follows
Warran'a for lso acres each issued.
Certificates for scrip of 500 each, in lieu land ssss
5" money ' sss /" t e
Applications suspended and rejected .....,.... 7,247
The busrefs in this division is up to cate.
That which relAes to bountss under the acts Sept
%, 1850, ar March %, 1852.
The applications hsnd under sets, At the date
of the last annual report, were as follows
Applications ul der he aes Of 1850. 1881
Do. on suspended aIes under both acts 55,iil
Applications received and filed during the year to Sept
Under the act Of 1850. 1854
lSbz...... 1888
- 27,5o7
There cases have been disposed Of IS follows
Warrants issued In applications under the act
ia5a a9ss
Applications in hands Of ExAm and at rolls 3els
ON suspended hles under both acts ...... 50,713
Total. ........................ ....... s2,7ss
The business in this division il nearly two months in
The following statement will show the operations under
these acts to Sept. 80. 1858, inclusve-
Applications aled uhdsr the act Of Sept; %, 1867
% ''' Florida, and other rim indian wars 47IcI
IS ofassrs in Mexican war 1861
Applications fled under tho act Of 1857. 1865
Total. 1885, 1852
Upon these applications wa rants have been issued
For leo acres each ................ 5000
""ss .............""..... Sss25
Cases now hands Of Examiners and 49,
~ Iohr'.. o,olS
ION suspended Hlss ................ SO ia
- 236, 1872
II will require IL s66 500 Of land to satisfy the
warraI already issued under the act of March IL 1877
II bS1 40 to satisfy those that have already
rsued under the acts of September g. $780, March
%, 1852 making aggregate of Is s97, 500 acres.
In executing the act Of September g. 1850, found
large number Of claims fled by individuals bsongsg to
various indian tribes who still retain thsi tribal charac
ter but claim to havs been soldiers in the wars
cIibed in taid entitled its Some
there claims have been admitted and warrants issued
Others have been suspended because the claimants could
not comply with the rules established for all claimants