The daily union., 1856-01-20

amount paid is $IO52s4 H. The number Of pensioner
now on The rolls is 47s, with annual pensions to tn
amount OF S98,924.
These pensions are granted on account of disabilities in
CURED IN the naval service and 10 the parties continue
during the continuance of the disabilities account
which they granted and their widows during wild
owhood and TO children until they arrive at the age OF
| years. u
These four general classes include all the pensions allowed
In this Office. Death and other the hand
and the allowance of new pensions the other con-
santiy making changes In the rolls The whole amount
out during the on account OF PENSIONS OF all these
From the foregoing statements will be seen that the
whole number of applications for pensions and for in
creases OF old, which have been allowed during the
year is 2,O45. The annual amount OF those allowances
IS $ld5362 81 aud the amount of embraced by
them is S36o26i 80 Thus the financial result Of the ope
ratons OF the in this branch s the allowance OF
Immediate claims the treasury for that amount Of
res and OF prospective claims to the annual amount
toned TO continue for years 10 Ny predecessor
having charge Of this Office until the 3st Of July last all
the business before mentioned of course conducted
by him. Under has efficient administration Of the oo
this branch of its business brought and kept up
OF business another branch, though necessarily affect
ing, yet has not been allowed TO materially delay the
proper despatch OF that in this. g.. .....l tl lsT
.s. u.-BoUSTY LAND. ..r
The business of the office in this branch also is divided
INTO several classes
lsBonty land under prior to e act Of Feb
ruary IL, ls47. s.. #s.t
This is for services in the of the revolution and in
that of 1912.
OF this class there have been issued during the year end
ing September 30 1855, six for in all 800 acres
for revolutionary services; and 4S warrants for, in all
1850 acres of services in the war of 1872 The
sued under these various acts up to the close of the
is 209lS2Q for services in the war OF the revolution aud
4,9O9,232 for services in that OF 1872.
2d.-Bouny land under The act Of FeJruayy ii, lS47.
This is for services in the late war with Mexico.
The number of warrants Of this class which have been
issued during the year 800 for in all 72o acres The
whole number of for which have been is
sued under this act up to the close of the year. l305o
S00 In addition to this there has been issued under the
act scrip in lieu of land to the amount Of 1884 1875
3dBounty land under The acts Of September 2s 1850 and
March 22, 1852. ... sI ...e
BY the act first named bounty land is granted for
vices n any Indian since $780, and for the services in
the of 1872 and in the Mexican Of those en-
tied under any former BY the latter act il is granted
TO those not entitled under any former any services
in State territorial troops which have been paid for by
the United States since June s 1872 whether in
otherwise H-f E#u E#s.
OF this class there have been issued during the year
364S warrants for, in all 257 ,Os0 The whole
Der of for which warrants have been issued under
these acts up to the close of the year. is b. 3826S0
The business of the Office under the foregoing acts is
in great degree superseded by the act Of Sd March last
4th.-Bounty land under The act Of March 3, 1855.
This is for services in the United States troops in any
war since $780, and for services in State territorial
troops which have been paid for by the United States
whether in not The peculiar feature of this is
that ii requires much shorter period Of service to ente
thereby granted without reference to different duaons of
service To every party entitled any bounty land under
the act by it is granted such as together with
any he may have received under any former act will make
leo aeres in all.
The business of the Office under this now forms the
leading feature of all its operations in its magnitude
ceedng all others combined The sweeping extent Of the
act embracing SO large class Of claimants and various
other in addition TO the natural mpaence for the
allowance Of claims have and do give this branch Of
business the greatest prominence.
variety Of have combined to delay the action Of
the Office in this branchsome temporary and elicvable
Others permanent and beyond remedy. u
The extent Of the business under this act will readily ap
pear from the accompanying table marked A. TO which
refer to avoid particular mention here This excessive
amount Of business suddenly thrown upon the Office
without opportunity for previous preparation OF itself
calculated TO create confusion and delay To meet the
gences Of the provision made for the addition
Of fifty clerks for that business Thus in addition
the difficulty Of so much business necessarily added
the further Of and inexperienced clerks to do H.
With these difficulties my predecessor entered upon this
business which at the outset oyerpowerng and
der such circumstances the reasonable wonder
10 be- not that omissions should have occurred hut
that 20 few comparatively AS have ...