, 1876-03-25
THE PENSION BUREAU.
nEAaoAs Why IT HuoULD NOT he TRANSFERRED n
TUE NAn DErAATMENr.

TIE "AA 1EfAA1Mhs3' 1
vAat,1yorox n. O.. March nt.--t'cn, j, Af.
nnai af wIsconsn IN ono or Of tho bost authorities
upon pensions and ponsIon Inv. LAS prepared |
yorv e|aborato rcoors ia opposition to the propo-
eltion to transfer tho Pension Bureau to the
War Department. This report contaiuB many
facts not gouorally known, and eives c,oar
insight Into tho operations of tho tel,ston no-
renu. Tho following is q Byuopsis OF tho cason-
tinl fcst,1tes Of tho report
n,ara,a ~ s,,nort,v revert 1touso Nil Nh. atso In
ssSp{s1s q t. nEoss o tnstur tbe poason Bureau
aTom IN tMS ,ae. inie1Es e3 1sa oronoeou II, tia.
. rn,nss r ~ rcmose ti,s aIi,,eaon and fiM aI-
31stcn' Of leH''" e''''a IRON LILO e' 70 ' ''''''
tasx, *. ,o,d.,ce, NJ Inn War eu.rtcnt arc towards
si5 Il sassenss t. ts ts s;a .spss ,,, Ind sn
a5,to rsnntrnu Ii,o mnEI liinrsl INTERPRETATION, aud
% tho methods l 1t soonstrung ' military lsw woall nvari
ey y dnsion .ystru vhic ;nyalves 40 npny sopsrato
sntorcsts rhs syate oi application ~ now psac-
tn,sss Ise IL uss ssrseea renarodmnot cold osery-
snlna"'n % S,nty1and IL 1ounca in tle graft
asi'o te.5, 4 Iasinsa :; ~ aud IL s1. '3,
r,ras',e r!ea s.aia41 Of riuso tako from purely
military stsupein xoad i1rg ef5 r. S ar 9fas @
nelat ~ esiiI not p2cssI IN o fnnslou
9co: i. .tefnnoss should not ,ses u aa, tnttaao e
w. ~, tinTs shold not Jcfcst o hrs7o
bus uorant Or foraeta Hoi1ief s ., nearly cverv
lno Puiaee Ml,o a =. ~ ~ ~. haan ~ - tha yni'iec
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=! tlatn ~ ' a = h.a tnsn .n; sh,i IN tGn
loH ~ ~ tss naeB @ @ -. ,{at.na r. =" tmned
eensr1t eona7.t nIn,i.snn nsui ~ rsIoctinn' 49,
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lho WAf DeIa!sa.eMt IL. ss.My ITEM nos trntiua1s ~ M ans,n
soh u o ; @ 49, T. ai. ' ~ " on..".in ~ dI.c.so
tnas " ae tstc III. @ 1uSJ ~ J1, II @ T.. .ho n1nndl
tceaHilx ~ u Ms , so so a No. -,at a. @ nr
40 MlnAatSn " -. nasst u.e. ", III, ,,Ut .crt ~
tap., sn't.e 1ut ~ f. ci.,ttu, 'A' "'1
easnlgs W ."9 s s tovo ,h,a arbitrary
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tho lUsso.. Ma o"i'S ~ ,t. .t Isn.~. roo
l4!o nnax sua a.s ~ " , - ~ .hn snlI;"- ,ser mi
sho sesivo cAslso xto lNnsotSpan as ~. ~ srHnnent
app..auon ~ ,, ~ .nute5 ~ s,tv" nsnortmcnts ~
o. oWnaoa oetMoen tue sseRSoso oet III iT
eut II .s, NJ $3.50, uaHse"'M n't,a H. .ic,o n.na.t.
tascns sSsss S; -. ptusa1S pt1S, ~ ,f ~ usrs ion W.
a ~ 1a1i" ~ ~ G.,+.c. ~ dts.,sv M tscn
ts1ssa, no " ~ .s.,, ~ " ts ntsssst.ts
afu q @1us1 ~ - isstas ~ Nv 1917 In
IN tuo case, ano ~ tn1epAf@oS eoa'oe' N'NA VIZ
rreseh1 Eensao1it te8utt1.slu1tH1' ~ .1H 80 x,o, ~ i.
an Af1hy rAtnR =. 1oA nea5s ~ ~ ,u', ,rs,n ~
penhion fatana % tne SUNG ataso mos "so M"ma 1aS
eceept .tan soors r,,,,. Il A a, - TTyrcsa1n nny
fruln t1lef establAaea slnNs' lnstG:o!n , HH VIZ w
Change ~ tsls Rlsat io@tusg ~ t. tNn.aot.! 1u1Ms 1
Wnu!u result III coua ana t!o eiosstas
Inc nfaHi1" i ,h Su ~. ,t @ ~ itnNiSrcii~ cnn
purify civil 1aey MO nnt dfnct!y O. inalIteuy con
neced with tho army. Thon upon waat lfanear!tS y.
good Hnyefhnso1 nfolef 10 en4a.ees i!it sGls
and lrFl1t8@ " HAnsteF tEo1n taFH W 1'1sA15 M
| shority7 ..... !,
AZ srr9nsoas opa'oMn y ess ~ na ~ sssn ~ ~ nsoo
Olnce IL derived from aud dependant upon ne N.'
Department, Wa III f&ct nut 0ne.1oAFt0 o4 ~ Cus.