The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-16
S0rANDERlNG OUR MONEY
ruE INCREASE ~ THE cOST OF
PAYING THE PENSIONERS.

ruF INCREASE ~ THE COST OF
PAYING THE PENSIONERS.
Extensive Frauds In the Pension Bureau
1b,ree that ri Least s5,O00.OOO Year
are FrnuduIentIv Paid on Pensions 3d.
100000 VI ore said to be Inaccounted For.
WhsHINaToN, Feb 15.-The chaplain OF
the Senate In his opening prayer said:
We humbiy beseech Thee to PARDON rs We huwht
,-,v rhee to hop ia out Of ths siaensugn Of bust
ia, he moral character of this people shine ior'u "
TIE
tee on Territories. reported favorably on the
Hep,t, bill to enable the people Of New Mexico
10 form a constitution and state Government
md for the admission o. the said state into the
Union on An equal footing with the Original
Eta,cs. Placed on the calendar
NJ s,enccr u{ep Ali), from the Committee
49, ,,o nis,rict Of Columbia. reported a resolu-
lion tnstructing the District Committee 10 'u-
suire into the necessity OF repairing PennsYl-
vania avenue from the Capitol to flttoehth
,treet; ascertain the best material to be used
She cost Il the same. and the proporiionate
amounts TO be paid by the United states aud
the property holders on the avenue ana report
By ill or otherwise. Agreed TO-
INV Passion APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Mr.. Morrill, dlicp Ne) called Nv ne House hlll
IN king appropriations tor Invalid ah IN oiin.r
The bill is passed rs the House mace appro-
triations 10 part ~ follows Pensions Tor army
n.,,,'i,nnt re ofiy"s' titiplt "a; Survivors End
widows Of tho W ar Of lsl2. sl.JtLOn. The COM
mittee on Aprr1pliauons iepOtied amen me ne,
etrlkiug out the amounts iuserteu al,eI tach
class as above, and Inserting the SUN tota U.s.
Mr DAVIS. Dem. ". v said he did nor agree
with the committee in regard tn these ameud-
ments. lie Thought the appropriations should
be kept separate and distinct.
Morrill, ken. - sal
fore the ~cna'e auuropri ted the same amount
AS whpn IL passed tue House. Heretofore the
amounts had been consolidated aud not mem
toned la separate items, and the committee
thought II best to adhere 10 tho usual practice.
To classify the appropriations under sonar ia
heads would cause many distinct and separate
aeclunts to be kept IN the pension bureau. and
~ pension agents throughout tue country.
s30OO,Oo0 MISSING.
Mr. Davis DEM. W.Val sail the accounts IN the
Pension bureau were kept under separate heads
now. Tho whole nGmner ~ pensioners now ON
sio,s Ia, Sss 500 20 sIaa. and The Gmoomt
appropriated was CIV. 0l0O. more than $3.0u.'
w excess u the suIi tMd. Ibis three miillJn
dolIars was expended in some way, but did not
60 to the rensiouer-.
The amendment proposed by the Committee
on Appropriations to cousundatc the amounts
WIS agreed To-, as well A. other amendments OF
minor importance.
Mr.. Davls dem, West va moved 10 amend
the clause In regard To the coming, ut cNpenses
o. he Pension Bureau So II should read, sucn
contingent EXPENSES as NAV be tecgmnendei
by the secretary OF the Inter- r. Agreed 10.
Mr. ingalls, rep, kan.) said early IN tue SEES
sion he introduced a bill to appoint forty gents
10 inNe.tisate the frauds upon the Pension liu-
tean. lie believed with the Senator from West
Virginia tMr. DAVIS that extensiye frauds were
perpetrated, aud of the s2OOOO.000 appropriated
at least k50tO,OOO were fraudulently or imprJp-
erly paid 10 consequence Of deaths, remarrages
OF " d0ws. and minors becoming OF age. Ho
hoped the It'll introduced by him would Oe
passed 50 that an eDd might he put to these
lie oil was reported to the Senate. and the
amendments made in committee agreed to. lt
Was tbeA read third time aud passed.
Public LANDS.
The Senate then took up the bill to repeal sec.
ton 2-SJ OF the Revised Statutes. making re-
strc,ions In the disposition Of the puhnc Ian ;
In tho States Of Alabama Misstssl , ri Lou 81 ma,
Ar'snsns AMI Ei"ridn Tbo neuiiin, o1,est Ion
vas on tue gmendment Of Mr.. Elmunds. " mat
he puolc lands affected by this act shall he
from time TO time, according TO the provisions
u tine Existing law, and shall not he subjec; to
pfiva'o eng yuntll 30 offered" The amendment
Mr Blaiweii Rep.. Mass) submitted the fol-
lowiu- additional section:
ThttHo Secretary of the Interior 10 hereby author.
1ea ga i's,ea TO cause .9sTSs' to be made iro
cor'a.rte not mole than $50 each. any
,hefeof nor ess than 10 per '' ser ,ue an
s. =, wfhl1 which to remove the wood and timber
cd 20 . snS, o. seeona it us the Sd sad
a1er AYE osee remoyed from any lot pr,vion ,.
/ q landn; upon ch iot an average OF tree OF
Me9n ,.s ,es 70 &c 50 re.cryrd to be marked 4 me
81 i've oaS co. rel dar SHAH be reserved uAle-s ur
pfc.acni stue United states, BY ,peeine order 10
p4rlcust cas ., snail otherwise G4rect.
The ameniment of Mr.. Boutwell, was rejected.
ST.. ,iarl.a moved to strike out the second
s"o'iD e We bill. providing that the act snall
take effect llety days from It's ssage. Agree 4
The hill vs. then reported to the Senate, and
The amend ruts made in committee agreed -.
Il was then read third time and passed. Yeas,
THE 3.65 BONDS.
Mr.. Morfn. Rep. Me-. from the conference
committee Oh Tho disagreeing votes OF the Two
II ses oa tLe I'll to pay tue interest on the IS
Ds'rict ~ Columbia bonds, made a report,
Walch WAS rrad. IL was ordered That the repo I
BE- printed. anl ITS further consideration was
lad over unI. morrow.
he bil perfected ny the committee, Is as
y a'ae c'n~''io toners o. he District Of co'um9s s
~A.... leplymrnt of the irtofo.t 90 ne
IT, f.r %" % tur bonds OF .all District ISSUED
'., .,..a % the act Of Congress appru, a
dmt "a s a. 70 sGr ' 5a s9'S'ssS' 4
'r.--r 20 Jay the taue ir.u aiN uur Apent
- ..tr1..a aeretoiors mad, By Cjnsr'-', ~
.eiYfa 9S .Ha'i, on 1nt me =, prGt',iy
o. ia ers. cAclualne FUNDS rai,~d ior ths
. q tfs .a.. l'der o i,y virtue Of saii ct I
~" &C., Na' SID {, inmissioLers are mere y
tou vUttlIe an wur, and t On sire, a,
.l..'.. pl' .p' -1r when Is o be lade In 1865
. sS' q ' s. G'S St af J iaS! s.
.- .li'. r.i.lrcs The Fret and : 'coud
l'r' r ''- i.ri-ury I the IiiteU ~ta rs 10
c'.mo'. Issue ,rr' a,a.e, taers.oi -,
tM rr 'it o.. a.' aud Issue ~ cerilnca'es for
r Pes ''f or already pert, rmed and ma
&c .t',lui.'.. -uu, Of eI50. oOCO INCLUDING
y. nr eeu converted INTO 3d5 bonds
'S a no. '0 % S. b Il re 'o oi