Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-12-05
UNITED STATES PENSIONS.
Pension Roll of ths Army. and Navy
of the War of 1919

Pension Roll of the Army. and Navy
of the War of 1919
Gen. ]. 81. Baker, Commissioner OF
Pensions of the United States, has sub
mitted his annual report to the Sesre-
tary of the Interior. During the year,
5,75S new applications for army invalid
pensions were allowed, at an aggregate
annual rate of $39, ,332.5O the pensions
of s,063 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 8,
105, whose pensions, with the amount
of reduction of the rates of other inva-
lid pensions, aggregated $377, ,452. So
annually,
THE ARMY PENSION ROLL.
On the 3Oth of June, 1874, there
were 102, 457 army invalid pensioners
on the roll. The aggregate annual pay
of this class was 10,058,37754. The
increase in the number of this class
was 1858, and the aggregate increase
of pensions was $431, 1877 As. During
the year, 3,051 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 $40s,
111.22. There were stricken from the
roll of this class of pensioners, 1928
names, whose pensions aggregated ST.
$50, 1906. 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. SO, the decrease for the year being
4,572 names, and the decrease of pen
sions of this class being $424, 568.03.
THE NAVY PENSION ROLL.
On the 30th of June there we're l.
551 navy invalid pensioners, at an ag-
gregate annual rate of $3.50, 492, an in
crease in the year of 121 in the number
of pensioners, aud $18, ,s54 25 in the an.
nual rate of pensions of this class. On
the 30th of June there were 1,795 pen
sioners on the navy roll of widows and
dependent relatives, at total rate OF
$2S7, ,534, an increase for the year of Is
in the number of names, and Sc, 994 in
the rate of pensions.
THE VETERANS OF 1912,
The names of 571 new pensioners
were added to the roll of survivors oi
the war of 1872, and 1,217 of this class
were lost by death, leaving on the 30tI
of June, II, $50 pensioners of this class
at total annual rate of 81, ,691, ,520-a
decrease for the year of 646 in the mum.
Der of pensioners, and $62,016 in the
rate of pensions of this class. The
names of S13 widows 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,
5,312 pensioners of this class-an in
crease for the year of 259 in the mum
Der of pensioners, and $24, 1854 in the
rate of pensions.
WIDOWS OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS
The total number of pensioners of al
classes on the 30th of June, 1874, wa'
236, 241, decrease of 2,170 during the
year ; the aggregate annual rate of pen
sions of all classes on June 30th wa!
$26, ,254, OIL. 10, decrease from the pre-
ceding year of SIS, 645 13. The roll con
tains the names of 410 widows of sol
diers in the Revolutionary war.
Certain specific increases allowed tC
invalid pensioners, by laws passed a
the last session of Congress, and thu
steady increase in the number on the
invalid pension roll will, probably
bring the disbursements to invalids 70,
the present fiscal year up to those O.
last year but in the payments tx
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 35,640 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 100000 ap
plications for bounty lands. OF thil
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 upor
existing known evidence. The last &C
of Congress granting bounty lands hal
been in force for twenty years, sufi
cient time for all those who are entitled
to its benefits to avail themselves of it,
provisions. 1t would, therefore, in tn,
opinion of the Commissioner, be con
sistent with justice, and for the interes
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.
That Little Girl.