The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1874-12-02
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UNITED STATES PENSIONS.

UNITED STATES PENSIONS.
Pension Roll OF the Army and Navy
of the War OF 1s12.
Gen. j. 81. Baker, Commissioner of
Pensions of the United States, has sub
mitted his annual report to the Secre-
tary of the Interior. During the year,
5,758 new applications for army invalid
pensions were allowed, at an aggregate
annual rate of $39, ,332. 80; the pensions
of 8,O63 pensioners of this class were
increased at an aggregate annual rate
of $416, ,257 so; the losses to this roll
from death and other causes were 3,
105, whose pensions, with the amount
of reduction of the rates of other inva-
lid pensions, aggregated S377, ,452. 55
annually.
THE ARMY PENSION ROLL.
On the 30th of June, 1874, there
were 1O2, ,457 army invalid pensioners
on the roll. The aggregate annual pay
of this class was $10,05S, ,377.54. The
increase in the number of this class
was 1858, and the aggregate increase
of pensions was $431, 1877 As. During
the year, 3,O51 new pensions for army
widows and dependent relatives were
allowed, at an aggregate annual rate of
$416, 433, and the pensions of 1882
pensioners of this class were increased
at an aggregate annual rate of $4OS,-
111.22. There were stricken from the
roll of this class of pensioners, 1923
names, whose pensions aggregated 81
$50, 113. 05. On the 30th of June, 1874,
there were on the roll of army widows
and dependent relatives, 107, SIG names,
at an aggregate annual rate of $13, ,537,- :
1876. Sc, the decrease for the year being
4,572 names, and the decrease of PEN
sions of this class being $424, $3.50
THE NAVY PENSION ROLL.
On the 3Oth of June there were L.
551 navy invalid pensioners, at an ag-
grsgsts annual rate Of Si6SS, 4.332, AZ IN
crease in the year of 12l in the number
of pensioners, and SIS, ,s54 25 in the an
nual rate OF pensions of this class. On
the 30th of June there were l, 785 PEN
sioners on the navy roll Of widows and
dependent relatives, at total rate of
1887 ,534, an increase for the year of Is
in the number of names, and Sc, ,9S4 in
the rate of pensions.
THE VETERANS OF 1912.
The names of 571 new pensioners
were added to the roll of survivors of
the war of 1912, and 1,217 of this class
were lost by death, leaving on the 30th
OF June, II, 1920 pensioners of this class
at q total annual rate of 81 ,691 500
deer ease for the year of 646 in the mum
ber of pensioners, and $62, ,O16 in the
rate of pensions of this class. The
names of S13 widows of soldiers of the
war of 1872 were added to the roll, and
554 were lost by death during that
period, leaving on the Both of June,
5,312 pensioners of this class-an in.
crease for the year of 259 in the mum
ber of pensioners, and $24, 1854 in the
rate of pensions.
WIDOWS OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
The total number of pensioners of all
classes on the 30th of June, 1874, was
236, 241, a decrease of ITO during the
year tn, aggregate annual rate of PEN
sions of all classes on June 30th was
$26, 254, OH. 10, a decrease from the pre-
ceding year OF $5, 645. 13. The roll con
tains the names of 40 widows of SOL
diers in the Revolutionary war.
Certain specific increases allowed to
invalid pensioners, by laws passed at
the last session of Congress, and the
steady increase in the number on the
invalid pension roll will, probably,
bring the disbursements to invalids Tor
the present fiscal year up to those of
last year but in the payments to
widows, minors, &C., reduction may
reasonably be expected.
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS AND CLAIMS.
During the year, 234 claims for boun-
ty land warrants were allowed, the war
rants calling for 35, $40 acres of land.
The number of applications for bounty
lands received during the year were
529. There are now upon the suspend
ed files of the Office nearly 100, 900 ap-
plications for bounty lands. OF this
number $50 cases were prosecuted dur
ing the year. The existence of sus-
pended claims is temptation to un-
scrupulous agents to fabricate testi.
mony, with view Of obtaining the al
lowance of claims not admissible upon
existing known evidence. The last act
of Congress granting bounty lands has
been in force for twenty years, a suffi.
cient time for all those who are entitled
to it's benefits to avail themselves Of its
provisions. It would, therefore, in the
opinion of the Commissioner, be con-
sistent with justice, and for the interest
of the Government, that limit should
be put by Congress to the period dur
! ing which the various acts granting
| bounty lands shall continue in force.