New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-29

The passage OF the idttSI bounty IL
fair 10 presume that very few mertorious clams Of
this KIDD remain which have not been Tor
adjudication. Tie number of original applications
duriag tie year have been very few, and oC the
CO O. suspended for want Of sufficient evidence 10
Justify their allowance it is not 70 bc expected hat
any lar2e proportion can b. sustained by toe re-
qnrcd proof hitherto upat'ainable. The following
sta cement elbows be relative number ard amount o.
bounty land Issued during the last Two yesrs:
Whole ronller OF Warrants Issued. s'ssi 1875 s,7oS
whole number If Acres granted 91i7eD 2S7e6o 3lGs6o
WHOLE AMOUNT OF PENSIONS AND BOUNTY
LANDS.
Tie whole number OF acres Of land granted for
military and naval service, since the adoption OF tie
Constitution. Is CJ,SJl ,e64. Estimated II - al
acre, The aggregate value Of tins Government bounty
Is S., 252 81 50.
The aggregate auouut Of money paid by the
United States Government TO Army and Navy pen
sloners sioce rs organization, is So 6oS,5I o..
Total amount III pensions ana bounty laod, s7@,-
80 S4o 20.
TIP NEW PENSION ACT.
Congress at its late session, having passed gene
raj Peufion Get, approved by The Executive on the
l4,h day OF July, 1902, my attention. was at once
directed 10 tie preparation OF oTmsand Instructions,
ana to the or anzaiIon Of toe cerica force of tire
ohce. IN such manner as 20 secure "A prompt eXeca-
ton Of the law Liberal in its terms AID embracing
every branch o. the Military and Naval service OF ue
United States since March d loGl, Il large increase
If the bauoos OF this bureau mas naturally resulted,
with The prospect Of very material addition 30 the
expenditures tn behalf Of the pension list. Two
Classes Of pensioners, hitherto unknown IN our
legislstiOn-B and elsiers dependent upon "A
deceased officer or soldier for supportare humaney
provided for by this law, while the pensions 70 oiaer
classes, aid Particular v 10 o.sabsd soGnen Of the
navy, al & 10 widows aud minor children, on behalf
of both branches OF tie service, largely increased
These facts Ill addition 10 the consideration OF tho
great numb now empiOyec IN the army and navy
have led to aplreheusions, IN some quarters OF an
! exiravag.nt, II not insupporla6e, anDual bui-
den, Realizing from this law, in itself ceTtauly
no note liberal tLan simple justice derAnds toward
the armed defenders OF Tie country III this dy of i,s
tgla From the outset II has been 10Y cOnviction--
always supposing The results OF the war 70 De COM
flenrur.e with what may reasonably be expected
irvin the means employed--ihat The roal annual
sum required 20 carry out ibis law @ill IN no way
exceed 81 U00,CoO. Tho estimates submitted Tor tie
Uext fiscal year, indeed, call Tor sCne What larger
amount; but IL is TO borne 10 mind thai tne pres
eat law dating invalid pensions from the day Of the
soldier discharge, and Widows rensons irom tie
dn.c Of their hushabds' death, ther: viii be, IA
tie aggre gate, large amount o. arIearages lin soIue
cases fail years p,nsion TO be proviicd Tor ~ TIC
hrs. payment aer The certificate Issued. 10 meet
lhis extraordinary demand, fuficieuta appropriation
over anc above ;he annual aggregate ID believed 10
/ have oeen asked.
Without formally reporting details Of the trapsac-
lions OF this Office under the Law tor TIE rag
OF wear Ehs kItls'fEs1. 10 ~ Iti Just
submit general statement, snOvlag what number
OF applications have been received oaiirg mole tLan
a quarter oi tic current lis, al year, ana how many
caln.s Lave been allowed.
! The whole number Of applications FOR army inya-
Id pensions, under the &c, o JAY f. Ic2 was, 10
Nov. 1870, 4,sU. or the number 40 have been
20 tiled. The whole nuuiber OF applications Of
widows lsrmyl under tins law, 10 the same date,
was D. i6l; OF mOtLers, YVl; Of minor chlifep, ~;
and OF sisters, 10. Only q small portion OF these
applications haye been returned IRON ,he AdJuteut-
GeLerals Office, to whica, after beng Registered,
! ackuow legged, and brieied hey were . Tor tie
Necessary d1rscn0nt as 10 the service aad death Of
tue party Oh whose account u pension is chained.
Bot i25 OF these CLAIMS Lud been admitted OH the let
instant.
! In the Navy branch l63 invalid applications bad
been fled al tue above d.les, Of which u were
/ allowed aud 102 suspended or not sctod OF; 10
widoNs applications, OF which II were loved
20 applications OF mothers, aud IN behalf OF minor
children.
I The necessary proportions having been cora-
pleted, ali the caies not vet dlsp0s.d OF VIII lie
taken up IN tur6, AMI acted on Hltn the eas, poss
DE delay IL shOuld te remembered that consider
abe ger ceuiage OF applications Wall not DO found
allow able on examination. IL Is $40 TO lie borne
.ind that the total number OF ap lchflons on nc
count Of the present war lU,Soi includes large
proportion Of all tie supposed cases Tor pension ta
nave arisen curing ,erOd o. LCttl.4ee eAieAclus
over period OF eighteen months. TIE number %
soldiers Gifchar I'd certificate Of CsADIhty 10 by
no m.ans measure Of tie number that are entitled
TO receive Invalid pensions. Tue latter Glars, III
TACT, ipcludes ant sDau proportion OF ne former
OF the thousands vino de the batis-neid, OF III
! The hospital, IL will probably bs found that Ito
/ larger lemuer have neither widow nor dsIencent
! relatives entitled 10 receive pelsiOn uucer toe
late act
PENSION EXAMINING SURGEONS.
Under lie provision, II tie eighth section or the
pension act oil July, Is, 1902 il has become my oniy
10 designate suitable physicians aud s0rgeOns 70
make Toe blenuiel eS4niia ATOMS Oh pensioners Ie
qQired by act approved March ., io3y. ana also
Of 81 Hc.nts Tor invalid pensions under tie hrs,-
named act. Ia doing 30 regard hiss been had Lei,
only 10 the professional sl1u md standing ~ The
perous seiecicd 4.so 10 their integrity and in
Partially III reuCeling ius, vefdct o. TIE cases
coming before Ii IL NY cOuiiGen. .iel that
tIis provision OF the new Law VIII be productive Of
very material benefits. TIC evils thu have arisen
from Tue practice OF accepting the certificates
ol TWO pLysicIais Al CIVIL lie, wnocYer they mibat
te, aud whatever Their fitness Tor The iinpos tent
work, provided they were formally ceriihed 10 BE-
respectable N th,r Profession, Laye long been sui-
tested am culy CONSCIOUS toat tho raocess OF The
aruuous itOIs deyOiyed upon this oiCe by the .ie
psr.lOn act will &c, ena, great dcgiec, Oh the
Intelligent faithful, and cordial co-ope:aioa OF the
otbccis thus selected.
Toe number ana locations Of examining surgeons
having ecu let 70 ny discretion, II Ii prcpr 10
stale that have dgugled 10 make appointment Is
only where tue convenience oil applicants seemed 10
reGgre such an officer, and tba. 1t has not been
Thought yest ~ appoint such e1auiinero where Tie
COZ slant ana READY attention o! regular nImy sor-
peous could be reiied Oh. To these officers lave
IN many cases been under many Obligations for their
rrou u response ana faithful affection 10 calls 81
n KIND, ana in particular aside from enc Surgeon
General VI the United S.ales army, ana h.s iGl-
mediate assistautsl TO De X. 5. SaueIloe OF New
! York CIV, md to DR.. George L. Cooper OF Phiia-
delpnia. TIE augmenleI uu'ies more particularly
deyOved UPON these several officers, and the greatly
Increased DumJeT dsena geo soldiers app ING Tor
pensOns have seemed 10 rsAdeE IL eApeoicne 10 re-
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