Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-11-26

the roll of this class of pensioners 1923
names, whose pensions aggregated 81
25O.l13.O5. On the Both of June, 1874,
there were on the roll of army widows
and dependent relatives 107, SIC names,
at an aggregate annual rate of $l3,557,-
1876 56. the increase for the year being
4 SIP names, and the decrease of pensions
OF this class Icing $424, 568.03
On the Both of June there were IDOL
navy invalid pensioners, at an aggregate
annual rate of $3.50, 492, an increase in
the year of 121 in the number OF pen
sioners, and $18, 954.25 in the annual rate
of pensions of this class. On the 3Oth OF
June there were l, 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 Is in the number
of names, and $6,984 in the rate of pen
sions.
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 Both of June
1890 pensioners of this class at total
annual rate of 81 Sol 520-a decrease for
the year of 646 in the number of pen
sioners and $62, 061 in the rate of pen
sions of this class. The names OF Sl3
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 increase for the year OF 259 in
the number of pensioners and $24,o64 in
the rate of pensions.
The total number of pensioners of all
classes on the Both of June, 1874, was
236. 241. decrease of 2,170 during the
year; the aggregate annual rate of pen
sions of all classes on June 30 was $685.
254 OH IS, decrease from the preceding
year of $5,64513 The roll contains the
names of 4l0 widows of soldiers in the
Revolutionary war.
Certain specific increases allowed to
invalid 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 payments TO widows, minors, etc,
reduction may reasonably be expected.
During the year 234 claims for bounty
land warrants were allowed, the warrants
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 800 cases
were prosecuted during the year. The
existence of suspended claims is a
temptation to INSCRIPTIONS agents to
fabricate testimony with view to OBJ
tanning the allowance of claims not adj
MISSILE upon existing known evidence.
The last act of Congress granting bounty
lands has been in force for twenty
years, sufficient time for all those who
are entitled to the benefits to avail them
selves of its provisions. 1t would, there
fore, in the opinion of the Commissioner,
be consistent with justice, and for the in
terest of the Government, that limit
should be put by Congress to the period
during which the various acts granting
bounty lands should continue in force.
During the last fiscal year the Special
Service Division has performed important
service in the detection and prevention
of fraud in the prosecution of claims for
pensions. Claims were investigated by
this division numbering 1858, and during
the year thirteen persons were convicted
of violation of the law relative to the
prosecution of claims, and five awaited
trial at the close of the year.
The amount of appropriation that will
be required for the pension service dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80, 1876.
will be $50 100000.