New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-19

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The annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pensions
for the present year will be unusually interesting
count OF the thorough manner in which the statistics OF
| our pension system will he presented. The main por-
tons Of the report have been finished, and the whole
will be embraced 10 the report Of the Secretary OF the
Interior to Congress During the fiscal year GUIDED June
&c. tho increase Of the pension rolls has been greater
than for any year since that ending June &c. 1867 BY
| the allowance OF new claims, there have been
| added TO the rolls G317 army invalid pensioners;
| 7,l2o army widow and dependent relative pen
sioners; 151 navy invalid pensioners; 1A navy
! widow and denendent relative pensOnersi IiOZl
/ survivors OF inc war OF 1872, aud 8lC5 WIDOWS
OF soldiers OF that war, making gross audIlon " ny
rolls Of 80 1893 now pensioners ~ the last uscal Se
losses tn the rolls by DEATH Teenstment, recovery from
disability Of invalid pensioners, or failure 10 claim p"y
marriage " widows aud dependent relatives, expiration
minors pensions, failure TO claim payment oil pen
war Of Is2 6oi by death OF widows OF soldiers Of said
war; 1921 fetal loss OF 9l2 The gross ADDITIONS 10 tno
a net gain OF 2I734 pensioners I3r lh9 ye tho
which, added to the rolls or 1871, make SO ,s sne
2322o In addition, there have been Increased inc pen
sions of SOLO army lnyaids 6S nav nS1 Of s. $50
involving total increase To the annual amOuht OF the
nension roll of S2sl5s7 IS per annum. This Increases
i6e total annual amount OF all pensions in the sum OF
s2G55s3, making the total amount Of all pensions upon
tne juno 80, 1872 s25s555s The increase 10 the
number OF pensioners for the year was 1il5t mahns
total number of pensioners inc go 1872 l541Iy no
| amounts appropriated for the payment OF pensions
| during tho last fiscal year were; For Ai9g
for survivors OF tue war OF 1919
SI5OOOOO Tor navy pensions, s5OOOOo. LUG @
balances the hands OF pension agents were AIny'
1884 $50 navy, SIS CO., which amounts nave Deeh Gov
cred into the Treasury Inc appOpIAtoS s i0 nv
sent fiscal year Army sJO,OOOOi navy SoVVyI
der TIC acts June II ad so 1870 at the close O the st
neal wear there had been issued 1910 communication
orders IN lieu Of artificial limbs, aud 4t9 bids had D1o
approved Tor limbs furnished Ia Kind IheIe WSrS lsso
n So <ss Communication orders amounting TO S2ll5C ana
$40 bins have becn approved for limbs tnInisheo III h
amounting Ia cas- The Total number OF claims alOWea
thus Is 9SOl. The last remaining lew OI lne WuoNs
of Rev OutOnary soldiers are slowly but surely decre
~ tttarp
1870 ~ 1871, GA 1872 $40. Efforts have been made 70
collect information relative to the supposed SURVIVORS VI
their pensioners in order that register OF their names
r I "nntini,e,1 ,n the last shall have passed
away Circulars have been sent to tho postmasters al
their places OF residence, and other persons, from whom
Information could be obtained or these circulars 6ot
nave been returned without satisfactory reports, and 6J
Win the iull Information sought Ot these 5ol were re-
noGe AS living aud $50 as having died since January,
80 Tlere were ON nle unadjudcatcd. June &c. 1872,
| ofli6 claims VI invalid pensionesj 5S162 cldlms Oh
wdOws, orphans, aud dependent relatives ana loSV Oh
,plcr, and WIDOWS OF the OF lSl2; total, b20io
claims. Tue Commissioner estimates thaJ inc claims on
account or The war Of 1872 VIII be disposed OF D te
u May next. lie states that the Investigation or frauds
continues 10 receive SPECIAL attention. WIN sueh GI1y
g results UUtn IN detection ana repression O MlOnS
dong, Us demand the continuance OF inc prseIi.
policy. IL estimated That SJOis0OOJ WIZ DC required
lur tue pension service dullng tue next nscal year.
Efforts are being made by certain Grant politicians In
Virginia to induce tho President to remove several
prominent carpctbag Federal officials in that State
senator Lewis and Congressman elect Smith OF Rich
mond called on him few days and intimated this
desire. They claimed that the native Virginans are
alone entitled TO the credit Of carrying tie State tor
| Grant aud declared that their majority would have
peen greater tho Carpetbaggers had not nterfered
| Tho President said something committal about
C1y Service aud tho consultation ended To-day kush
burgess, has resided IN virginia ~ years, anu W1o
IA az present Collector OF Internal Revenue at Rich
mund called President for the purpose OF conaer-
acting the influence OF the antCarpetDaggeIs' ano TO-
cey.d more positive assurances OF thorough ENFORCE
nicnt OF noth tine Clyh Tenure act and the felofAou
The report OF the Commissioner OF Patents for the
year ending Sept go 1872 has been transmitted to the
secretary Of the Interior The number Of applications
for1paents during that year. including reissues and de-
Sims was l95s7; number Of applications FOR extension,
2s for the registry OF trademarks $780, There were Is
sued go patents extensions and $50 certificates OF
registry OF trademarks aud $500 caveats were filed.
The fees from all amounted 10 S700954 S. The
total expenditures sC23553 90 The receipts over
the expenditures S74O0 90. The Commissioner VI
Patents states thar his office has Ougown It's original
plan Of organization in 1885, and that 1t il now absolutely
inventors and to the country the
benefits OF the patent system He urges the Importance
Of separating the Patent Office from the Department,
aud states that the evils OF the association OF the Office
with the Department is scarcely felt under the admins
tration Of the present Secretary he has recognized
the fact that the work Of the Patent Office Is radically
different from that OF other Bureaus requiring dlf-
frrcnt qualifications upon tne part OF their employees,
aud hence not uterfered with its pecul ar duties
Were IL certain that all his would De equally
is Inc necessity for aspiration would be less appa-
rent conclusion, the Commissioner urges tue neces-
sity for working room, and room Tor The es Oh his
| office.
Acknowledgement williams Is sending circulars 10 the
Governors Of the states requesting them to furnish or
cauo TO be furnished to that Department. the statistics
Of crime under tho laws their States for the present
| wear for Ills forthcoming report 10 Congress He also
addresses the United States DlsttctAttOrneys, with
ike purpose view requesting them TO furnish reports
al the business in the several Courts in the United
states setting forth the condition or all cases embraced
under tue heads OF Customs, Internal Revenue, Post
Cfl.p rranto. aud miscellaneous the number oil
sucn disposed OF, aud how disposed Of
TIC statement is made by Government officers having
charge OF American interests at the Vienna Exposition
| that a company in NewYork Is now making arrange
ments by which reduced rates Of transportation Will be
secured III well known that many inventors, with
their products will be I'm attendance upon the expos
ton, and the managers OF tue excursion party will
arrange matters for them through the and
for educators and scientific generally through the
| Bureau of Education. Several lodges OF Knight
| Iempars aud other orders will make excursions TO
| mnde arrangements with the NewYOrk companies who
| have charge OF the excursion
! The Southern Claims Commission is now engaged in
preparing It's annual report TO Congress and public
session was held to-day Since the last report they have
examined and will soon adjust several thousand claims
| the majority OF which for small amounts. Many
questions OF importance wero discussed in the last
port aud the coming one will not probably be very long
or contain suggestions IL II looked Tor eagerly
| by the claimants, however.
soLICIToR-GENERAL BRIsTOw AND THE PRES
| IDENT-REsIGNATIoN OF A VETERAN Gov
ERNMENT oFFICER-MINOR NEWS.
| GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHJ
Tho followlngis the Presidents letter accepting the
| resignation Of Solicitor General Brstow
| EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Nov. IS 1872
DEAR sIR In accepting your resignation OF the office
of this day rendered, permit to
press the regret feel at seyerng official relations with
feat Col md