The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-26
PENSIONS.
Annual Report Of the Commits
SiOncF.
Washington NOV. 16)Dispatch to the New
York Times.

IW0ShlngtoC (NOv. lO) DlSpatcn 10 the new
York Times.
Gen. j. 81. Baker, Commissioner Of
Pensions, under date of October Is.
1874, has submitted his annual report
to the Secretary of the Interior.
During the year 5,75S new applications
for army invalid pensions were allowed,
at an aggregate annual rate Of $685.
$3.50 the pensions Of 8,063 pension
ers Of this class were increased at an
aggregate annual rate of SAG, 257 so :
the losses to this roll from death and
other causes were CLOS, whose pen
sions, with the amount of reduction of
the rates of other invalid pensions, ag-
gregated $377, 452.55 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 $lU,058,37E54. The
increase in the number Of this class
wa3 1858, and the aggregate in.
crease of pensions was $43l,l37.-
As. During the year 3,051 new
pensions for army widows and depend
ent relatives were allowed, at an aggre-
gate annual rate of Sl16,423, and the
pensions of 1892 pensioners of this
class were increased at an aggregate
annual rate of $4O3,11l.22. There
were stricken from the roll of this class
of pensioners, 1923 names. whose pen
sions aggregated $1,250,ll3.O3. On
the Both of June, 1874, there were on
the roll of army widows and dependent
relatives 107,5l6 names, at an aggre-
gate annual rate of S13, 537, 1856, the
decrease for the year being 4, 572 names,
and the decrease Of pensions Of this
class being 1924, 56S.03.
THE NAVY PENsIoN-RoLL
On the 30th of June there were 1851
navy invalid pensioners, at an aggre-
gate annual rate of Sl69,492, an In
crease in the year of III in the number
Of pensioners, and $lS,954.25 in the
annual rate Of pensions Of this class.
On the 30th Of June there were 1875
pensioners 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 $6,9o4
in the rate Of pensions.
THE VETERANS OF 1872.
The names of 81 new pensioners
were added to the roll of the survivors
of the war Of 1872, and l,2l7 of this
class were lost by death, leaving on the
30th of June Ii, 500 pensioners of this
class at totel annual rate of $l,69l..
800, decrease for the year of GAG in
the number Of pensioners and $62,06l
in the rate of pensions of this class.
The names of Sl3 widows Of soldiers of
the war of 1912 we're added to the roll,
and 554 were lost by death during that
period, leaving on the Goth Of June
1912 pensioners Of this class--an in
crease for the year of $50 in the num-
Der Of pensioners and $24,S64 in the
rate Of pensions.
WIDOWS OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
The total number Of pen: toner's of all
classes on the 30th of June, 1874, was
1924, decrease Of 2,l70 during the
year the aggregate annual rate Of pen.
siens Of all classes on June 30th was
$26.254, OHIO, decrease from the pre-
ceding year of S., 545.l3. The roll con-
tains the names Of SO widows Of sol.
diers in the Revolution.
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 inv:lids for the pres
ent fiscal year up to those Of last year :;
but in the payments to widows, minors,
etc., a reduction may reasonably be ex.
pected.
BoUNTy-LAND WARRANTS AND CLAIMS.
During the year 234 claims for
bounty.land warrants were allowed, the
warrants calling for 45,640 acres Of
land. The number Of applications for
bounty lands received during the year
was $40. There are now upon the sus-
pended files of the office nearly 100000
applications for bounty-lands. Of this
number $50 cases were prosecuted dur
ing the year. The existence of sus-
pended claims is temptation to I'M
scrupulouS agents to fabricate testi-
mony with view to obtaining the
allowance OF claims not admissible upon
existing known evidence. The last act
Of Congress granting bounty LANDS has
been in forcc for twenty years. suti-
Gent time for all those who are entitled
to its benefits to avail themselves of its
provisions. 1t would, therefore. in the
~ An ha
sistent with justice, and for the interest
Of the government, that limis should
be put by Congress to the period dur
ing which the various acts granting
bounty-lands shall continue in force.
PENSION FRAUDS.
During the last fiscal year the SH-
cial Service Division has performed im-
portan, service in the detection and
prevention Of fraud in the prosecution
of claims for pensions. Claims were
investigated BY this division numbering
1868, 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.
TIE MEDICAL DIVISION.
An acco unit is given in the report of
the services Of the medical divis on of
the office, and the Commissioner says
there can be no doubt that if higher
fees were paid to examining surgeons,
better talent would be at the command
of this branch Of the service, and, while
more exact justice would be dcne to IN
dividusl pensioners, saving to