, 1872-11-18
WASHINGTON.
Special Despatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
PENSION REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-The annual report OF
the Commissioner Of Pensions, for the present
year. will be unusually interesting, On account OF
The thorough manner in which the statistics OF
our pension system will be presented. The
main portions OF the report have been finished,
and the whole will be embraced in the re-
port of the Secretary Of the Interior to
Congress. During The fiscal gear ended June
greater than for any year since that
ending June 80. 1867. BY the allowance
of new claims there have been added to
the rolls, 6,S17 army invalid pensioners 7,12o
army widows and dependent relative pensioners,
Isl navy invalid pensioners, 124 navy widoWs
and dependent relative pensioners, 1904 sur
vivors of the war Of 1872, and 3,105 widows Of
soldiers Of that war, making gross addition to
the rolls Of 33,sss new pensioners in the last
fiscal year. The losses to the rolls by death, re-
enlistment, recovery from disability of inTalid
pensioners, OF failure to claim payment OF PEN
sion for three years: are 2,28l BY death @
tiyss, expiration Of minors pensions or
failure TO clsim payment OF pension
for three years, 6,097 by death OF the survivors
of the war of 1872, 604; by death Of the widows
Of soldiers Of sad III toti % loss 9sa 9f
AN33 sAA~
total loss 9,lo4, gives net gain Of "a, 7s4 pen
sioners for the year, which, added to the rolls
Of 1871, make the total number Of pensioners Of
all classes, June 80, 1872, 2s2, ,229. In addition,
army army invaids, es navy invalids, 200 army wiid-
ows and minors, and navy widows,
total OF $3.50, involving q total
increase to annual amount Of the pension roll
Of S211, ,53785 per annun1. This increases the
total annual amount. of pensions in the sum Of
vpoEirr tho fnfa1 AmnY1nf 0f all
pensions upon the rolls June 80, 1872, 1854
SIS. The amounts appropriated for the pay
ment Of pensions during the last fiscal year we're
for army penions, $28 $50, 900; for survivors of
the war Of 1872, 81, 500, ,0o0; for navy pensions,
$500, 900. The une1pended balances IN the hands
Of pension agents we're Army. 1884 ,5823 SO
navy. a25, ,6G9.57, which amounts have been re-
covered into the Treasury. The appropriations
for the present fiscal year are: Army, 930, ,0Uo,
600; navy, $3.50 1000, under the acts Of June y
and So 1B70. At the close Of the last fiscal
year there had been issued 7,770 communication
orders in lien Of artificial. limbs furnished in
kind. There we're issued also $50 communication
orders, amounting to s27, ,15o and 526 bills have
been approved for limbs furnished in kind,
amounting to 3025. The total number Of
claims allowed thus far Is $500.
The last remaining four OF the widows
OF revolutionary soldiers are slowly,
but surely, decreasing. The number OF widows
of the war Of 1912 on june 80. 1853, was 8s8;
AAo oo AoOS$ W. - -0'-} '~''
1871, 634 June so, 1872, 578.
Efforts have been made to collect information
relative to the supposed survivors, that regis
ter OF their names residences, condition, ages,
timed until the last shau hare passed away.
Circulars have been sent to the Post
masters at their places OF residence,
and to other parties from whom
information could be obtained. or these clrcu-
lars, Ssh have been returned, Is without satisfac
| tory reports, and 5S1 with the full information
aought. OF these, s81 were reported as living
and $50 a. having died snce Jan. l, 1870.
| CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
| Attorney General WilhamB is sending circulars
furnish, or cause to be furnished, to that De-
partment, the statistics Of c1ine, under the laws
year, Tor for h;s ss'''5 forthcoming ~ 5spoFs TO t.
Goagsss he asG t ha ths
purpose, Of requesting them to furnish
reports Of the business in the several Courts in
the United States, setting forth the condition Of
| all casea embraced under the heads' of customs.
internal revenue, Post Office quo 1ca,ranto, and
| miscellaneous, the number OF auch disposed OF,
and how disponed Of.
| internal REVENUE MATTERS.
| Supervisor butcher is in the city, on business
| connected with the reduction Of the collection
internal Revenue, however, states that nothing
| in that direction will be dons until after
the 1easaembing OF Congress. The exist.
| ing law requires the, reduction Ct
the number Of Internal Revenue Col
lectors and Asseaasos to 16o, on Or before the
lst OF January next. But prominent revenue
ofaoials are Of the opinion that Congress may, at
| it's approaching session, see fit to abolish the
Office OF Assessor, and all internal taxes, except
those on spirits, tobacco, ana matt hquofa'
Senator Cameron and Congressman O'Neil, it
seems, did not return to Philadelphia with the
| delegation of thirty who came here to f1 up the
| Philadelphia Post Office, and that, not satisfied
with their rebuff by the President, Yesterday,
| from following his Civil Service ideas
| by appointing subordinate OF the Office in.
stead Of one Of the " "Cameron ring" It ap-
pears they did not succeed any better to-day 1o1
they found the President IL still worse e. humol nc
| than he WAS yesterday. 1t ls thought tnas tne
| Office will be filed at once.
| Postmaster General Creswel1 has returned
from his home in Maryland, There, for the past
week or SO, he has been engaged ln preparing
information win be added, and the report will be
| ready for the printer: It will contain more
tables Of figures, and chow more labor in i8 pre-
| paration than any previous report.
| Special Despatch to 17ls Chicago Tribune.
THE NEW YoaK PRESS ON THE PHILADELPHIA
| POET OFFICE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The journals Of Ill par.
ties here heartily approve the Presidents ACTOR
regarding the Philadelphia Postuasterahip. Il
is said that when the Office Of Surveyor Of tht
Port, about to be vacated by Mr. Cornell, il
filled by new appointment, the President vii
be guided by the Civil Service regulations. Th.
dismay Of managing politicians in New Yort
over this unexpected blow from the White
House. is widespread and 1udiorous. Tom Mur
phys friends claim, however, that he will no
make Cameron's mistake Of attempting to carry
his points by storm, and that his personal relaF
tions With the President arc assured.
| To the Associated Prtss.
| WHITE HOUSE VISITORS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-senators Camaron
Osborne, sad Spencer, and ex-senator Wade
were among the callers on the President to-day
Many others also called to pay their respects
The ante-chsnber OF the executive Office pre-.
sented this morning scene Of animation tha
has not characterized it for many months.
Governor Hartranft, Of Pennsylvania, is stil
in Washington. He WAS 1t the Navy Depart
ment this morning, in conference With Sec1etar,
Robeson.
I ANNUAL REPORT.
Second Comptroller Broadhead has completed
his official report. It is merely detail OF of1ce
| work. and contains no recommendations.
DIR. EOuARD.