Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-11-27
Pension Statistics.


GEN. ]. II. BAKER, Commissioner of
Pensions, under date of Oct. 10, 1874,
has submitted his annual report to the
Secretary of the Interior. During the
year 5,75S applications for army invalid
pensions were allowed, at an aggregate
annual rate of $39, ,332 so; the pensions
of 8,063 pensioners of this class were in
creased at an aggregate annual rate of
$416, ,25750; the losses to this roll from
death and other causes were 6, 105,
whose pensions with the amount of re-
ductiOn of the rates of other invalid pen
sions aggregated $377, ,452,J5 annually.
On the Both of June, 1874, there were
102, ,457 army invalid pensioners on the
roll. The aggregate annual pay of this
class was $10,05S, 377. "a. The increase in
the number of this class was 1858, and
the aggregate increase of pensions was
$431, 13745. During the year 3,051 new
pensions for army widows and dependent
relatives were allowed, at an aggregate
annual rate of $116, ,433, and the PEN
sions of 1882 pensioners of this class
were increased at an aggregate annual
rate of $403, ,111.22. There were stricken
from the roll of this class of pensioners,
1928 names, whose pensions aggregated
$3.50, 1905. On the 30lh of June,
widows and dependent relatives 107 ,516
names, at an aggregate annual rate of
$13, ,537, 1856, the decrease for the year
being 4,572 names, and the decrease of
pensions of this class being $424 ,56S. o.
On the Both of June there were 1,551
navy invalid pensioners, at an aggregate
annual rate of $169, ,492, an increase in
the year of 121 in the number of PEN
sioners, and $1S95425 in the annual rate
of pensions of this class. On the Both of
June there were | ,7S5 pensioners on the
navy roll of widows and dependent rela-
tives, at a total rate of $2S7 ,534, an in
crease for the year of 10 in the number
of names, and $6,984 in the rate of pen
sions.
The names of 81 new pensioners were
added to the roll of survivors of the war
of 1919, and l 1,217 of this class were lost
by death, leaving on the 30th of June
II, 1920 pensioners of this class, at total
annual rate of 81 ,691 ,520-a decrease tor
the year of GAG in the number of pen.
sioners and $62 ,061 in the rate of pen
siOns ofthis class. The names of Sl3 wild
ows of soldiers of the war of 1912 were
added to the roll, and 554 were lost by
death during that period, leaving on the
Both of June 5,3l2 pensioners of this class
an increase for the year of 250 in the
number of pensioners and $24 1854 in the
rate of pensions,
The total number of pensioners of all
classes on the Both of June, 1874, was
236, PAL, decrease of 2,170 during the
year; the aggregate annual rate of pen
sions of all classes on June 80 was $26,-
54,07l 10, a decrease from the preceding
year of $5,64513 The roll contains the
names of 410 widows of soldiers in the
Revolutionary war
Certain specific increases allowed to in
valid pensioners by laws passed at the
last session of Congress, and the steady
increase of the number on the invalid
pension roll, will probably bring the dis
bursements to invalids for the present
| fiscal year up to those of last year; but
in the payment to widows, minors, etc, a
reduction may reasonably be expected
During the year 234 claims for bounty
| land warrants were allowed, the war.
rants calling for 35,640 acres of land.
The number of applications for bounty
lands received during the year was 500
There are now upon the suspended files
of the office nearly 100000 applications
for bounty lands. OF this number 35C
cases were prosecuted during the year
The existence of suspended claims is 1
temptation to unscrupulous agents tC
fabricate testimony with view to OBJ
tanning the allowance of claims not ad
missible upon existing known evidence
The last act of Congress granting boun
ty lands has been in force for twenty
years, a sufficient time for all those whI
are entitled to the benefits to avail them
selves of its provisions. 1t twould, there
fore, in the opinion of the Commissioner
be consistent with justice, and for thu
interest of the Government, that limi
should be put by Congress to the peroC
during which the various acts granting
bounty lands shall continue in force,
During the last fiscal year the Specia
Service Division has performed importan
service in the detection and prevention